Marine Science Affairs 



water communications to keep pace with increasing underwater research 

 activities. 



12. Continue last year's initiative of Mapping of the Continental Shelf. 

 Improved reconnaissance-scale mapping will assist in identifying new min- 

 eral, oil, and gas deposits and will contribute to timely private investment 

 in resource development. 



The estimated Government-wide cost of these priority programs for 

 FY 1969 is about $79 million. 



The Fiscal Year 1969 Program 



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The total FY 1969 Federal program, military and civilian, totals $516.2 

 million, up about 15 percent over FY 1968 and about 17 percent over FY 

 1967. (See Appendix, Table A- 1. ) ^ 

 The increase for FY 69 over FY 68 funding results primarily from : 

 — increased support of priority developments in ocean engineering 



by the Navy 

 — a replacement Coast Guard ship equipped for subpolar research 

 — a new buoy development program by the Coast Guard 

 — an increase in mapping, charting, and geodesy for military 



requirements 

 — research and development related to coastal pollution from ship cargo 

 spillage. 

 All of the Federal activities identified within the scope of marine science, 

 engineering, technology, or resources development are detailed by major 

 purpose in Table 1.3 and by department and independent agency in Table 

 1.4. Figure 1 graphically shows where the Federal marine science and 

 technology funds are spent. Details by Federal organization, major purpose, 

 and function are given in Appendix A. 



* The scope of programs has been modified slightly to reflect more accurately the 

 coverage intended by the Marine Sciences Act. Some programs are omitted in this 

 year's report which are marine in nature but are not considered to be marine science, 

 such as acquisitions of marine lands and fishing vessel subsidies. To obtain figures 

 comparable to those in last year's report, the following amounts should be deducted 

 from the totals in Tables 1.3 and 1.4: FY 67— $38 million, FY 68— $8 million, and 

 FY 69— $7 million. 



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