TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 Part One 



INTRODUCTION 1 



I. MARINE SCIENCES AND NATIONAL GOALS 7 



Role of the Marine Sciences Council 8 



Role of the Marine Sciences Commission 10 



Implementation of Fiscal Year 1 968 Initiatives 12 



Council Encouragement of Multi-Agency Cooperative Endeavors. 14 



Areas of Increased Emphasis for Fiscal Year 1969 15 



The Fiscal Year 1969 Program . 18 



II. EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND UNDER- 

 STANDING 21 



Marine Science in the United Nations 23 



Other International Bodies 26 



Bilateral Cooperation 26 



International Fishery Arrangements 27 



Consultation with Other Nations 28 



Federal Policy Coordination 28 



Strengthening International Arrangements 30 



III. ACCELERATING USE OF FOOD FROM THE SEA 35 



State of the Fishing Industry -- 36 



Federal Programs to Assist the Fishing Industry. 39 



Using Food from the Sea in the War on Hunger 41 



Accelerated Development of Fish Protein Concentrate 44 



Supporting Studies 44 



Looking Ahead 45 



IV. ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT OF NON-LIVING RESOURCES. 47 



Significance of Offshore Production 48 



Federal Marine Minerals Programs 52 



Resource Management 56 



Future Development of the Continental Shelf 57 



V. ENHANCING BENEFITS FROM THE COASTAL ZONE 61 



Rational Uses of the Coastal Zone 62 



Coastal Engineering 65 



Water Quality 66 



Health 67 



Conservation and Recreation 68 



Case Studies : Chesapeake Bay and Seattle Harbor 69 



Increased Emphasis 71 



Federal-State Cooperation 72 



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