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tram m ■yriad of ag«nel«s is brought toyathar to study and 

 dlscusa issuaa and challangaa of raaourca Banagaaant in tha 

 Gulf of Mazlco. industry and sclenca ara working togatbar 

 toward conaon objaotivaa and goala - sitting at tha aaaa tabla 

 striving to conmunicata, undaretand, and davalop aolutiona to 

 challengas. And, through coordination of rasaarch pro j acts / 

 duplication of affort is raducad and projacts can ba battar 

 dasigned to look at tha coavrahansiva "big pictura." in tha 

 long run this will produce graatar ratum for aach rasaarch 

 dollar spant. 



Thanks to Mobil's support, ths Flowar Gardens ocean 

 Research Project is off to a productive start. The potential 

 of this prograa for expanding our knowledge of the 

 eoaplexities of the Gulf of Mexico, the Boat productive body 

 of water bordering the United Statea, is unilJBltad. It aimply 

 requires the continued coaaitaent and energies of industry and 

 science. 



For aore inforaation contact Dr. Quanton Dokken, 

 Aseociats Director, Center for Coastal 8tudies/CC8U, 6300 

 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412; (512) 994-2736. 



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