LIST OF TABLES 



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1. Depth of ocean versus expanse 32 



2. Number of marine laboratories in the United States and territorial 



possessions showing growth from 1920 to 1960 58 



3. List of oceanographic research laboratories, according to type of 



organization 60 



4. List of oceanographic research activities, according to program and 



scope of geographical activities 64 



5. Budget for fiscal 1959, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution — 



Breakdown showing sources of income and types of expenses 69 



6. Budget and staff breakdown by performance component 70 



7. Ratio of doctorates to all degrees: 



a. In various broad fields of research 71 



b. For senior investigators in various fields of science 71 



8. Oceanographic ships 75 



a. Seagoing research ships 75 



b. Military research and development ships 75 



c. Oceanographic survey ships 75 



d. Resources and fisheries ships 76 



9. New oceanographic ships, currently funded 76 



10. Sources of financial support in various kinds of oceanographic labora- 



tories, fiscal year 1958 86 



11. Sources of financial support for oceanographic research, fiscal year 1958, 



as revised 86 



12. Conduct of Federal research and development by performance com- 



ponent, fiscal A-ear 1958 87 



13. Navy support of oceanography in comparison with its entire program. 87 



14. Recent trends in Federal funding of oceanographic research 88 



15. ONR program in basic oceanic sciences 91 



16. Breakdown of Federal oceanographic research budgets proposed for 



the next 10 years by NASCO, by activity 121 



17. Federal appropriations for oceanographic research as proposed for the 



next 10 years by NASCO, by sponsoring agency 122 



18. Future research and operating costs proposed for Federal sponsorship 



by NASCO, by agency 123 



19. Future capital recjuirements for new ships and vehicles, as proposed 



for Federal sponsorship by NASCO, by agency 123 



20. NASCO recommendations for new oceanographic ships according to 



function 124 



21. N.\SCO recommendations for new oceanographic ships according to 



size and cost 124 



22. NASCO recommendations for new oceanographic ships according to 



sponsoring agency, function, and size 125 



23. Oceanographic laboratories studied in TENOC 128 



24. Comparison of Navy operating budgets proposed bv NASCO and 



TENOC ■ 129 



25. Comparison of recommendations for Federal support of oceanogra- 



phy, fiscal year 1961 132 



26. Comparison of NASCO and ICO budget proposals for Federal sponsor- 



ship during the next 10 years 132 



27. Comparison of proposed and actual budgets for Federal sponsorship 



of oceanography, fiscal years 1960-61 133 



28. Navy funding for conduct of oceanographic research, 1951-61 149 



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