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5. IOC activities should be carried out through global cooperative 

 programs and regional proGraos underwaj'' such as CSK and CICAR, and the 

 work of various subsidiary bodies which deal with specific scientific 

 end technical problems — such as data exchange, IGOSS, and marine 

 pollution. Regional programs would be carried out in areas where no 

 sviitable rej];ional organization exists; I'/here one exists IOC would 

 cooperate with it, especially on matters of wider scope than encoEipassed 

 by such organization. IOC would increase its cooperation with all 

 organizations having responsibilities in the oceanic field. 



6. Ihe broadened IOC would work with existing United Nations and 

 other international agencies as appropriate, drawing on their experiences 

 and resources, as well as in turn assisting them. Tae strengthened IOC 

 program together with these cooperative activities should produce a net 

 result greater than the sum of the parts for the benefit of both the 

 Iifember Governments and the organizations concerned. 



7. IOC, in cooperation with iniO and its World V7eather Watch, should be 

 responsible for planning and coordinating the development of the Integrated 

 Global Ocean Station System (IGOSS) as part of the expanded program. 



3. IOC should be responsible for planning and coordinating services 

 such as those invol-</ed in an enlarged program of data exchange. To 

 simplify data management procediures, IOC should arrange with ICSU to assume 

 responsibility fbr establishing the guidelines for World Data Centers 

 (Oceanography), witli the understanding that close lOC/ICSU coordination and 

 consultation will be maintained via SCOR and the ICSU Panel on World Data 

 Centers (geophysical and solar). The IOC Working Group on Data Exchange 

 should examine the problems associated with accelerating and broadening 

 the exchange of marine science information — including listings, indices, 

 retrieval services — at the international level and improving its 

 availability and usefulness to all interested nations. The Working Group 

 should explore the possible role that IOC, V'orld Data Centers, and national 

 centers to serve regional data needs, might play in this area. Toward 

 these ends personnel with expertise in marine data management and 

 infonaation retrieval should be added to the staff of the IOC Secretariat 

 as new positions are created. 



9. The developing coastal nations of the world will require assistance 



if they are to mrjiage and administer their marine resources. IOC should, 

 accordingly, seek to assist its members toward this end. IOC responsibility 

 for mutual assistance and education and training should be strengthened 

 by according it responsibility for the programs now situated in the UI^ESCO 

 Office of Oceanography and the Ui-IDP- funded programs on oceanographjr 

 currently being administrated by UUESCO Office of Oceanography. To assist 

 the IOC, in performing this strengthened role it is recommended that 

 personnel be added to the IOC Secretariat to deal with these programs. An 

 expansion of cooperative relationships between universities and other 

 appropriate institutions in different countries should be encouraged. Tlie 

 IOC should investigate ways by which it might sponsor the sending of experts 

 to developing countries to assist the marine sciences program of those 

 countries. 



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