We are also seeking agreement with other nations on a suitable 

 means for developing mineral resources beyond the limits of 

 national jurisdiction. 



Managing our Marine Resources 



Our efforts to improve the means by which we extract resources 

 from the sea must be accompanied by efforts to ensure that those 

 resources are managed properly to protect their continued 

 abundance. In America, as in other nations, there is a deepening 

 concern for the marine environment and the welfare of its associated 

 plant and animal life. There is also a growing worldwide recognition 

 that the welfare of the ocean resources is of international concern. 

 This concern has been manifested in the establishment of the United 

 Nations Environment Program and Fund following the Conference 

 on the Human Environment at Stockholm, and in the recent 

 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Wild Species of 

 Fauna and Flora. The Marine Mammals Act of 1972, which will help 

 in the preservation of porpoises, seals, whales and other mammals 

 which inhabit the seas and shores, is another significant step in this 

 effort. So is my proposed Endangered Species Conservation Act, 

 which would permit protective measures to be undertaken before a 

 species is so depleted that its recovery is difficult or impossible. 



The need for proper management of our coastal areas is 

 inextricably linked with the need for proper management of our 

 marine resources. Much of our population is concentrated on the 

 relatively narrow band of our national coastal zone. The problems of 

 urban development and land transportation within this zone, as well 

 as the impact of ocean vessels of mammoth tonnage, demand serious 

 consideration of our entire coastal transportation com- 

 plex — including deepwater ports and off-shore terminals. Recently 

 proposed legislation for the licensing of deepwater ports is another 

 key element in our effort to anticipate and resolve this problem. 



I believe that coastal zone management must be part of a program 

 for the proper management of all our national lands. For this reason, 

 my legislative program for this year included again my recommenda- 

 tion for a major National Land Use Policy Act, a bill which would 

 place special emphasis on the problems of our coastal zone. 



I have further requested that the Senate give its consent to the 

 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of 

 Wastes and Other Matter, adopted in November 1972 by the United 

 States and 91 other nations. I have proposed amendments to our 

 ocean dumping legislation fully to implement the Convention and I 

 am proposing legislation to carry out other international agree- 

 ments related to pollution control under the auspices of the 

 Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization. 



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