National Goals 



the character of the Lakes, such as pollution, water levels, and ice con- 

 ditions, has an impact on both the United States and Canada. 



7. Intensifying deep ocean technology research and development to 

 enable the Na\7 to respond to increasing demands for operations in 

 deep water and to provide advanced engineering knowledge upon which 

 the Navy can draw to meet requirements of future military systems. 

 This effort is also contributing to a general engineering capability to 

 meet present and future civilian needs. 



8. Strengthening the harvesting sector of the domestic seafood in- 

 dustry, which in many areas cannot successfully compete with foreign 

 fishing fleets off our coasts due to high costs of domestic fishing opera- 

 tions. Possible steps are being considered to (a) assist States in modify- 

 ing laws and regulations that limit the efficiency of our fishermen, (b) 

 improve the fishing vessel subsidy program, and (c) increase oppor- 

 tunities for vertical integration of the fishing industry. 



9. Advancing development of fish protein concentrate technology as 

 an integral part of the Food-from-the-Sea Program to expand the use 

 by developing countries of fishery stocks which now lie dormant near 

 many areas of malnutrition. Construction and operation of an FPC 

 demonstration plant in the United States should assist commercial 

 development of economical production processes, while overseas market 

 development activities should facilitate commercial investments and 

 ready acceptance of FPC in needy areas. 



10. Encouraging private industrial development of fuels and minerals 

 increasingly needed in the United States and worldwide which have 

 been identified on the Continental Shelf and Slope. Programs are 

 directed to a reevaluation of offshore leasing policies, protection of 

 the environment from possible harmful side effects of extraction activ- 

 ities, and reconnaissance surveys of the Continental Shelf. 



11. Instituting new measures to insure safety of life and property as 

 maritime activities and congestion increase along our coasts and on the 

 high seas. Specific steps include (a) implementation of the newly de- 

 veloped National Contingency Plan in the event of a pollution emer- 

 gency, (b) development of a worldwide navigation plan incorporating 

 advanced land and satellite-based technology to serve non-military 

 needs, (c) improvement of safety standards for offshore structures, 

 (d) designation of additional sea lanes to assist in the flow of ocean traf- 

 fic, and (e) establishment of safe procedures and rescue services for 

 civilian submersibles and underwater activities. 



12. Preparing for development and redevelopment of our ports and 

 harbors which are too often characterized by obsolescent facilities and 

 waterfront slums. It will be necessary to incorporate new technology 

 into a national port system that will serve ocean shipping of the future, 

 very likely to be chara>cterized by much deeper draft bulk carriers, 



