Marine Science Affairs 



Ocean-generated storms cause millions of dollars of damage annually along 

 our coasts, but marine weather warning services are available to less than 

 one-third of our coastal areas.^ 



The first annual report to the President, entitled Marine Science Affairs- — 

 A Year of Transition, described initial efforts to respond to these challenges. 

 It emphasized the transition from scientific oceanography to application of 

 these scientific discoveries, and the transition from considerations largely 

 at the program level to a new concern and responsibility at the policy level 

 of Government. The phrase marine science affairs reflects the necessity of 

 coupling marine science and technology to the publicly agreed upon needs 

 and desires of our society. 



During the past year, the agencies of the United States Government, 

 separately and in collaboration, have made many accomplishments. 



The transition to more effective use of the seas has been continued and 

 accelerated. 



This Second Annual Report to the President is entitled Marine Science 

 Affairs — A Year of Plans and Progress. The first chapter outlines the Govern- 

 ment-wide program and approach and highlights new developments. The 

 next six chapters describe Federal programs in marine sciences that serve the 

 following basic needs and national purposes : 



— expanding international cooperation and understanding 



— accelerating use of food from the sea 



— encouraging development of non-living resources 



— enhancing benefits from the Coastal Zone 



— facilitating transport and trade 



— strengthening military programs for national security 



The remainder of this report is primarily devoted to activities oriented 

 to serve a variety of purposes, namely : 



— understanding and surveying the ocean environment 



— information management 



— scientific research 



— manpower: education, training, and facilities 



— engineering in the ocean 



Each chapter sets forth priority areas in marine sciences recommended 

 by the Council to the President and reflected in the President's budget for 

 Fiscal Year 1969, now before Congress. To place these special areas in 

 perspective, the report also discusses on-going efforts and associated fund- 

 ing for the Government as a whole, with funding data delineated both by 

 purpose and by agency. Also described are recent accomplishments of the 



" Letter from Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey to the Honorable Alton A. 

 Lennon, Chairman, Subcommittee on Oceanography, House Committee on Merchant 

 Marine and Fisheries, August 17, 1967. 



