partial insights into the strengths and weaknesses of our marine science 

 programs. 



The Commission will be called upon to identify still more opportuni- 

 ties for a concerted public and private effort — to develop the resources 

 of the sea through a creative and cooperative partnership of Govern- 

 ment, industry, and the academic community. 



The depth of the sea is a new environment for man's exploration and 

 development, just as crossing the West was a challenge in centuries 

 past. 



We shall encounter that environment with the same conviction and 

 pioneering spirit that propelled ships from the Old to the New World. 



We shall bring to the challenge of the ocean depths — as we have 

 brought to the challenge of outer space — a determination to work 

 with all nations to develop the seas for the benefit of mankind. 



LjuJi^-- — 



Lyndon B. Johnson. 

 The White House. 



