CONTENTS 



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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE iii 



PREFACE vii 



I. THE FEDERAL OCEAN PROGRAM: A CONTRIBUTION 

 TO NATIONAL SECURITY, THE QUALITY OF LIFE, 

 AND THE GENERAL WELFARE 1 



International Marine Affairs 2 



Energy 2 



Fisheries, Transportation, and 



Coastal Zone Management 3 



Supporting Programs 4 



Recent Legislation 5 



Level of Effort 6 



II. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES 9 



Preparations for the Law of the Sea Conference 9 



Marine Pollution 13 



International Marine Science Organizations 



and Bilateral Agreements 14 



Foreign Relations Aspects of U.S. Fisheries 16 



Assistance to Developing Countries in 



Marine Science and Technology 23 



III. ENERGY 25 



Deepwater Ports 26 



Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) 29 



Offshore Petroleum 30 



IV. DESCRIBING AND PREDICTING THE OCEAN 

 ENVIRONMENT 37 



Mapping and Charting 37 



The Coastal Environment 40 



Major Research Projects 43 



Data Management 50 



Instrumentation 55 



