Table VI. — New initiatives and areas of increased emphasis 



Financing agency 



Fiscal year 



1968 

 (millions) 



Food from the sea. 



Sea grant programs... 



Comprehensive estuary study 



Ocean-related environmental prediction 



Assessment of Continental Shelf minerals 



Data systems study 



Deep-ocean recovery and submergence systems, and deep- 

 ocean technology. 

 Ship for research near polar regions 



Apency for International 

 Development 



Bureau of Commercial 

 Fisheries.. - 



National Science Foundation. 



Army (Corps of Engineers) . 



Commerce 



Interior 



Several agencies 



Navy 



United States Coast Guard. 



$1.8 



2.1 



4 



.4 



2.6 



.6 



.7 



'16.4 



12.0 



Total- 



40.6 



1 Includes $5.5 for deep-ocean technology and $10.9 for increased efforts in deep submergence systems. 



opment. The traditional "freedom of the seas," multinational scien- 

 tific expeditions, and other programs of international organizations 

 all attest to existing cooperation between seagoing nations. The De- 

 partment of State, working with Council staff and other offices of the 

 Executive Office and with many agencies, is examining the opportuni- 

 ties the oceans offer for increased international cooperation in the 

 Nation's interest. 



2. Food From the Sea. — The food-from-the-sea program offers a 

 new opportunity for the United States to provide world leadership 

 through a long-range program to exploit the oceans as a relatively un- 

 tapped source of protein for the undernourished. First steps involve 

 overseas demonstration projects utilizing fish protein concentrate. The 

 Agency for International Development has been designated the lead 

 agency; the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries will develop the neces- 

 sary technology. Other Federal agencies will assist, especially those 

 whose ships can collect data of value in locating fish stocks. The an- 

 nual cost of the program during fiscal years 1967 and 1968 will be 

 about $4 million. 



3. Sea Grant Programs. — The recent Sea Grant College and Pro- 

 grams Act, Public Law 89-688, aimed at education, training, applied 

 research, and information transfer, will be implemented immediately. 



More college graduates and technicians are needed to apply marine 

 science to practical uses, including a stronger orientation to ocean engi- 

 neering and multidisciplinary approaches to marine science affairs, 

 and to providing a point where Federal, State, academic, and indus- 

 trial interests may focus on local problems. 



The National Science Foundation, with policy guidance from the 

 Council, will administer the program. The initial cost of the program 



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