Table XI-2 — Marine Science Research and Development Projects' 



[15 most active areas— fiscal year 1968] 



Federally Federal-State ' 



Location supported - in-house projects Total projects 



grants 



California 



District of Columbia 



Massachusetts 



New York 



Florida 



Washington 



Oregon 



Alaska 



Maryland 



Rhode Island 



Connecticut 



Hawaii 



Michigan 



North Carolina 



Texas 



Total 1,251 895 2,146 



' Source: "Marine Research, Fiscal Year 1968," National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering 

 Development, July 1969. 

 - Total Federally Supported Grants — 1,564. 

 5 Total Federal-State In-house Projects— 1,025. 



As a consequence of this conscious effort to enhance and augment the 

 necessary pool of talent, the emphasis given to graduate and undergraduate 

 training evidences a handsome return in ongoing academic programs and 

 availability of manpower. This is shown in figure XI-4, indicating the results 

 of Federal investment during the 1960's. 



The introduction of newly trained personnel, plus the gain from scientists 

 and technicians transferring into marine activities from other fields, has 

 greatly eased the former manpower shortage in most marine science areas, 

 permitting a high degree of selectivity in personnel utilization. This has 

 been apparent in the growth of faculty for marine sciences courses taught 

 at the university level which has been responsive to the growth in student 

 interest as reflected in the rise in university enrollment (fig. XI-5) . Although 

 there has been significant manpower growth in the areas which are as- 

 sociated with traditional classical disciplines, there has also been a rapid 

 expansion in applied areas. In addition to the over 3,000 students enrolled 

 at all levels in oceanography and related marine sciences fields, the En- 

 rollment Analysis also identifies 1,860 students in marine-related basic sci- 

 ence, 1,104 in ocean engineering and marine-related basic engineering, 887 

 in naval architecture, 770 in marine food and fisheries science and 1,910 

 in marine operations and marine technology. Enrollment in associate de- 

 gree and technician training courses accounts for 942 students who are 

 not included in the growth curves in figure XI-5. 



The market potential for marine sciences graduates at all levels, and for 

 trained manpower in general, is becoming clearer. There are two reasons 



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