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made policy decisions to shift survey resources from offshore 

 bathymetric mapping to inshore areas heavily used by commercial 

 navigation. NOAA recommended formation of a joint NOAA-DMA 

 working group to study the feasibility of using a recently 

 transferred Navy T-AGOS ship — a project requiring joint NOAA-DMA 

 funding and participation. DMA continues to meet with NOAA on 

 this matter. However, it appears that Navy will have to do the 

 surveys if the charts are to be available within the next few 

 years . 



