Part One 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 9 



A New National Policy 9 



First Council Report 9 



Categories of Public Need 10 



Limitations 10 



I. MARINE SCIENCES AND NATIONAL GOALS 13 



The Oceans and Society 13 



National Policies and Objectives 14 



II. MOBILIZING FEDERAL RESOURCES 17 



The Federal Role 17 



Federal Activities 18 



Coordinating Federal Programs 18 



Marine Sciences Council and Advisory Commission 21 



Council Activities 23 



III. NEW INITIATIVES AND AREAS OF INCREASED EM- 



PHASIS 25 



Defining and Classifying Marine Science and Technology Programs _ 25 



Trends in the Federal Program 27 



Council Analysis of Federal Programs 30 



New Initiatives and Areas of Increased Emphasis 31 



IV. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE NATIONAL 



INTEREST 35 



U.S. Policy and International Cooperation 35 



Expanding Opportunities for Scientific Cooperation 36 



Cooperation in Using Marine Resources 36 



The Increasing Role of the United Nations 37 



Polar Exploration 38 



International Use of the Great Lakes 39 



Bilateral and Multilateral Foreign Assistance 39 



American Commercial Interests Abroad 43 



Protecting Order in the World Community 43 



V. UTILIZING FOOD RESOURCES OF THE SEAS 45 



The Problem and a Solution 45 



The World Market 45 



U.S. Market for Fish Products 46 



Resources of the World's Waters 46 



The U.S. Fishing Industry 47 



International Fishing Agreements 51 



Institutional Constraints 52 



A New Initiative for the Future 52 



First Step — A Demonstration of the Potential of Fish Protein 



Concentrate. 53 



Management 56 



