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VI. IMPLEMENTING SEA GRANT LEGISLATION 57 



Perspective 57 



Purpose of the Act 58 



Features of the Program 58 



Implementation 61 



Funding , 61 



Criteria 62 



VII. OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA 65 



Data Needs 65 



Present Status and Next Steps 67 



VIII. MAN'S USES OF THE SHORELINE 71 



Competition for Coastal Resources 71 



Urban Planning 72 



A Major Initiative : Understanding a Large Estuary 73 



IX. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF.- 75 



Further Use of Shelf Resources 75 



Commercial Activities on the Shelf 77 



Federal Research Activ ities 78 



The Future 78 



X. OCEAN OBSERVATIONS FOR WEATHER AND SEA STATE 



PREDICTION 81 



Environmental Prediction 81 



Benefits 81 



Technological Tools 82 



Oceanic Research 85 



Improving Prediction — New Areas of Emphasis 86 



XI. ENGINEERING IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 89 



Ocean Engineering 89 



National Security 90 



Search and Recovery — An Area of Emphasis 90 



Rescue of Personnel From Submarines 91 



Salvage 91 



Ships and Deep Submersibles 92 



Mineral Resources 94 



Certification and Standardization 94 



Man-in-the-Sea 94 



Test and Evaluation Facilities 95 



General Purpose Technologv and An Area of Emphasis 95 



XII. RESEARCH— THE BASE OF THE MARINE SCIENCE 



EFFORT 97 



Research Content and Scope 97 



Fiscal Year 1968 98 



Trends 98 



XIII. LOOKING AHEAD 101 



