support graduate students. The Office of Naval Research supports approxi- 

 mately 200 graduate students involved in research projects at oceanographic 

 institutions. Agency support of these programs is as follows: 



[In millions of dollars] 



FY 1969 



FY 1970 



FY 1971 



Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. 



Department of the Interior . 



Smithsonian Institution 



National Science Foundation 2 



1 Less than $50,000. 



2 Sea Grant funds also support education and training (Table VII-1) . 



The Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Transportation provide 

 graduate training and education for their civilian employees, to aid in 

 career development. In addition, the Navy has a 2-year course in oceanog- 

 raphy as a part of its Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, Calif., and 

 also sends selected officers to civilian universities for further specialized 

 education. The Naval Oceanographic Office trains some 30 scientists an- 

 nually, primarily foreign officers and civilians, in basic and applied oceanog- 

 raphy and hydrography under funding support from the Military Assistance 

 Program, the Agency for International Development, the United Nations 

 Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and other sources. The 

 Coast Guard operates a school of 21 -weeks duration for its enlisted personnel 

 to train oceanographic technicians. Agency funding of these programs is as 

 follows: 



[In millions of dollars] 



FY 1969 



FY 1970 



FY 1971 



Department of Commerce 0. 1 0. 1 0. 1 



Department of Defense 1.7 1.8 1.6 



Department of Transportation 0. 1 0. 2 0. 2 



Particularly encouraging from a long-range viewpoint is the increasing 

 number of elementary and secondary schools which now include courses 

 in their curricula to give students an overview of the oceans and their 

 influence on mankind. Among the many school systems which have taken 

 this forward step are Orange County, Calif., Cocoa Beach, Fla., and Kittery, 

 Maine. In addition to the work carried out within the elementary curricula, 

 several marine-oriented societies and private institutions have been actively 

 supporting student activity in this area. The Marine Technology Society, the 

 American Association for Oceanography, and the National Oceanographic 

 Association have fostered a number of educational activities related to 

 student awareness of the marine environment, and organizations such as 

 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the International Oceano- 

 graphic Foundation have actively distributed information and advice to sec- 



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