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$2,805,000. It is estimated they will amount to $2,579,000 in 1962, and $2,719,000 

 in 1903. 



Now would you say that is limited to motivation of commercial 

 importance of the fish that are concerned with the mission of the 

 Bureau of Commercial Fisheries? Or is it in the general sense re- 

 garded as an oceanographic phase which might he called marine 

 biology? 



Dr. Maxwell. I think it is certainly a combination of both, Mr. 

 Bauer. It is certainly oriented toward the commercial species of 

 fish, and a part of this program is also a part of a basic research pro- 

 gram which is essential to understand more fully the environment 

 which affects this fishery. 



Mr. Bauer. In other words, the motivation is from the point of 

 view of the commercial fishes. 



Dr. Maxwell. I would say that is true. 



Mr. Bauer. We have another one in the Bureau of Sport Fisheries 

 research program, of similar nature, with the motivation of sport 

 fishes. 



What 1 am leading up to is, do we have anywhere in our govern- 

 mental setup an organization that is concerned with basic research 

 in marine biology, which you know of, as their primary motivation? 

 Not how many fish you can catch with a rod and reel, or how many 

 fish you can sell in a fish market. 



Dr. Maxwell. If I understand your question correctly, Mr. Bauer, 

 you arc asking me if there is any organization set up that is concerned 

 specifically with this problem? 



Mr. Bauer. That is correct. 



Dr. Maxwell. I know of no such organization within the Federal 

 Government that is set up for this. There are certainly groups such 

 as the American Institute of Biological Sciences, which I would guess 

 has this as their primary objective. 



Mr. Bauer. That is true, but as far as the Government is concerned, 

 then, the Smithsonian would have the only purely scientific approach 

 to marine biology we have in the Government — is that correct? — out- 

 side of the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Naval 

 Research? 



Dr. Maxwell. No, I believe it is fair to say that our Panel, as it 

 looks at this program, looks at it from the point of view which you 

 have mentioned. A part of the research program is oriented toward 

 fisheries, a part of the research program is oriented toward Navy 

 problems concerned with biology, but in addition to this, there is the 

 part concerned which is under the auspices of the National Science 

 Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution, and others of this nature, 

 and these certainly fall into the category which you have mentioned. 

 Therefore, I feel that our group does look at this from the broad point 

 of view. 



Mr. Bauer. In other words, you would look at your group as the 

 coordination means for basic marine biology in the ICO. Is that 

 correct? 



Dr. Maxwell. I would say that is a part of our function, yes, sir. 

 We look at the other areas as well. 



Mr. Bauer. Now with respect to your objectives, which I think 

 are very admirable, did you have the opportunity of reading the trans- 



