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Do you feel that the agencies which are now in the granting and 

 the contracting business are doing the maximum they can do to 

 encourage marine biologj^ or aquatic biology ? 



Dr. Hedgpeth. I must say I do not have too much information on 

 the whole process. I am familiar with the National Science Founda- 

 tion primarily where I have reviewed many applications. I do not 

 know, really, what percentage of these are actually granted. It has 

 not been the custom, unless the people specifically ask it, for the ad 

 hoc-ers, as they are known, to be informed of the fate of these. I 

 think this has been changed. 



Mr. Bauer. Is it a question of underfunding to get the maximum 

 that is desired within the economy, or is it a question of something 

 that is organizationally wrong ? 



Dr. Hedgpeth. Well, nothing in this world is perfect. I think 

 underfmiding is perhaps the most pressing problem, at least in my 

 limited experience 



Mr. Bauer. Are you familiar with the National Science Founda- 

 tion's program to encourage incentive to the development of personnel 

 interested in aquatic biology ? 



Dr. Hedgpeth. Yes. 



Mr. Bauer. Thank you. 



Mr. Miller. Mr. Flynn ? 



Mr. Flynn. No questions. 



Mr. Miller. Thank you very much, Doctor. I notice you are ac- 

 companied by Dr. John Olive. Is he here ? 



Dr. Hedgpeth. Yes. 



Mr. Miller. Have you anything you would like to add ? 



Dr. Olive. No, sir ; not today. 



Mr. Miller. Thank you very much. Doctor. 



Dr. Hedgepetii. Thank you. 



Mr. Miller. Mr. Robert Paul of the Sport Fishing Institute. 



STATEMENT OF ROBERT M. PAUL, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, SPORT 

 FISHING INSTITUTE 



Mr. Paul. Mr. Chairman, I have a rather long prepared statement 

 which I would prefer to submit for the record and make a few brief 

 remarks to supplement it. 



Mr. Miller. Without objection, it will be included in the record. 



(Mr. Paul's prepared statement follows:) 



Statement of Robert M. Paul, Executive Secretary, Sport Fishing Institute, 

 ON H.R. 10412 AND H.R. 9361 



Mr. Chairman, I am Robert M. Paul, executive secretary of the Sport Fishinj? 

 Institute, located in Washington, D.C. I am appearing before your committee 

 on behalf of Sport Fishing Institute in order to join other witnesses in urging 

 the early creation of an adequate national oceanosjraphic research program. In 

 addition, we would like to discuss briefly the implications of an expanded ocean 

 research program for sport tishing and the need to emi)hasize the biological 

 phases of the program, particularly as they relate to inshore and e.stuary areas. 



The Sport Fishing Institute strongly supports the efforts to strengthen 

 oceanographic research represented by the bills under consideration. H.R. 

 10412 to formalize coordination among the various Federal agencies concerned 

 with oceanography seems to be the logical first step particularly when it is 

 combined with the establishment of the National Oceanographic Data Center 

 proposed by H.R. 12018. The major points of discussion, in our opinion, relate 

 to specific details of the broad oceanographic program proposed in H.R. 9361. 



