Table A — Federal Marine Science Activities — Continued 



Agency Mission 



Department of Health, Education, Human hezilth, healthfulness of food, biomedical 

 and Welfare. research, and support of education. 



(Public Health Service; Office 

 of Education ; Food and 

 Drug Administration.) 



Department of Transportation Safety and protection of life and property in port 



(Coast Guard ; Office of the and at sea; delineation and prediction of ice 



Secretziry.) masses; navigation aids; oceanographic and 



meteorological observations; transport systems 

 analysis and planning. 

 Atomic Energy Commission Radioactivity in the marine environment ; develop- 

 ment of marine nuclear technology. 

 National Aeronautics and Space Feasibility, design, and engineering of spacecraft 



Administration. and sensors for ocean observations. 



National Science Foundation Basic and academic oceanography ; lead responsi- 

 bility for Arctic research and the International 

 Decade of Ocean Exploration i ; facilities support ; 

 Sea Grant colleges and programs. 



Smithsonian Institution Identification, acquisition, classification, and 



ecology of marine organisms; investigations of 



the geophysical factors of oceanic environment. 



National Council on Marine Assist the President in planning, development of 



Resources and Engineering policy and coordination of Federal marine 



Development. science activities. 



• Lead agency desigmation involves Federal leadership for stimulating the exchange of ideas with other 

 interested agencies; planning in terms of the identification of goals with the advice and assistance of other 

 agencies; and negotiating interagency support required for the achievement of goals in these areas — goals 

 to be achieved through multiple, coherent activity of the interested agencies — funding gaps, where possible. 

 No transfer of any agency's statutory responsibilities is involved. 



Underlying the Council's activities have been three fundamental 

 concepts : 



1. While the Government through its departments and agencies provides 

 much of the leadership and support for ocean research and exploration, 

 the development and exploitation of marine resources is the responsibility 

 of private enterprise. 



2. State and local participation are critical to the successful management 

 of activities in the coastal marine -environment. 



3. In view of the inherently international character of the oceans, a 

 multi-national approach to many uses of the sea is essential. 



Annual Reports — A Measure of Progress 



In accordance with the provisions of the Marine Sciences Act, the Presi- 

 dent annually transmits a report to the Congress on the state of the Nation's 

 marine sciences program, describing the activities and accomplishments of 

 the Federal departments and agencies, evaluating these accomplishments, 

 and setting forth recommendations as to future policies, programs, and 

 funding. 



