Marine Science Affairs 



Table 11-8 — Selected Milestones in Ocean Exploration 



INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 



Date 



Program 



Event 



Program. 



1963 International Cooperative 



Investigation of the 

 Tropical Atlantic. 



1967 International Convention 



for Investigation and 

 Conservation of Atlantic 

 Tuna Resources. 



1967 Indian Ocean Fisheries 



Commission. 



1967 Integrated Global Ocean 



Station System. 

 1967-1968 Operation EASTROPAC. 



1968 International Decade of 



Ocean Exploration. 



First international cooperative mechanism 

 for tuna research. 



One of first international, multi-ship 

 surveys. 



First meeting to enhance fisheries explora- 

 tion and conservation. 



Japanese, Canadian, U.S. compact for 

 oceanic research and fisheries regulation. 



Japanese, Canadian, U.S. cooperative 

 survey of North Pacific Ocean. 



Japanese, French, U.S. cooperative survey 

 of Equatorial Pacific. 



Establishment of Scientific Committee on 

 Oceanic Research. 



Established framework for Antarctic activi- 

 ties, particularly polar research. 



35 nation, 80 ship cooperative program of 

 synoptic oceanographic observations. 



Conventions reinforced principle of free- 

 dom of seas and provided broad frame- 

 work for ocean activities. 



23 nation, 40 ship cooperative, Indian 

 Ocean research and charting activities. 



Establishment of Intergovernmental Ocean- 

 ographic Commission to coordinate inter- 

 national oceanographic activities. 



7 nation, 14 ship study of seasonal abun- 

 dance of living resources. 



Preparation of convention to foster rational 

 conservation and fishery development. 



Promotes fishing exploration and de- 

 velopment. 



Initiation of international planning and 

 coordination. 



5 nation, 12 ship cooperative international 

 study of large-scale, air-sea interactions 

 and living resources. 



U.N. General Assembly endorsement and 

 steps initiated for national and inter- 

 national planning. 



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