The Vice President, 

 Washington, D.C., January 15, 1969. 

 Dear Mr. President: 



I am pleased to forward the Third Annual Report of the National Coun- 

 cil on Marine Resources and Engineering Development entitled "Marine 

 Science Affairs — A Year of Broadened Participation." 



This Report highlights Government-wide progress toward goals of the 

 Marine Sciences Act of 1966 ". . . to develop, encourage, and maintain 

 a coordinated, comprehensive, and long-range national program in marine 

 sciences for the benefit of mankind . . ." Building on strengths and accom- 

 plishments of the separate Departments and agencies in advancing our 

 policies and programs, the Council has endeavored to : 



— relate our ocean activities more directly to the needs and aspirations 



of our people; 

 — ^widen the opportunities for economic growth, world order, and en- 

 hanced quality of living for all citizens, by bringing marine sciences 

 more directly into the mainstream of public policy; 

 — foster the transition from scientific study of the ocean to intensified 

 application of scientific discoveries and higher-level policy concern; 

 — clarify Government-wide policies, priorities, and milestones and selec- 

 tively advance priority programs such as international cooperation, 

 the War on Hunger, Coastal Zone planning and management, and 

 the Sea Grant Program ; 

 — focus the resources of eleven Federal agencies toward common objec- 

 tives, through improved internal management; and 

 — reduce institutional impediments that retard effective development 

 of marine resources. 

 Although the Federal Government provides much of the leadership and 

 support for ocean research and exploration, active participation by others is 

 essential. State and local governments are responsible for the skillful manage- 

 ment of our crowded shorelines. Private industry provides the entrepreneur- 

 ship and capital to develop marine resources. The universities extend the 

 forefront of scientific knowledge and train needed manpower. Finally, other 

 nations are also rapidly moving seaward. Thus, we have intensified our con- 

 sultations with all marine interests — at home and abroad — recognizing the 

 necessity for broad participation and collective action in achieving marine 

 science goals. 



This Report describes Federal marine science programs and budgets, pro- 

 posed for Fiscal Year 1970, for the following major purposes: international 

 cooperation, military security, fisheries, transportation. Coastal Zone activi- 

 ties, health, and non-living resources. Complementing these efTorts is a broad 

 base of supporting activities: research and engineering, manpower and edu- 

 cation, environmental services, and exploration and mapping. In addition, 

 we have provided some unity to these diverse marine science activities in a 

 chapter on marine geography that portrays man's present and projected uses 

 of the seas. 



To advance our Nation's stake in the sea. Federal funding for Fiscal Year 

 1970 is proposed at $528 million. 



Under your leadership, this Nation has developed a new awareness of the 

 importance of our coastal lands and ocean resources. We have begun a new 



