Coast Guard divers used a submersible in a Bering Sea walrus study spon- 

 sored by NOAA, the National Science Foundation, and Navy. 



available undersea platforms for scientific projects jointly 

 sponsored by NOAA and other Federal agencies including the Navy, 

 Coast Guard, National Science Foundation, and Environmental 

 Protection Agency. This effort is part of its role in the continuing 

 assessment of the Federal civilian agency needs for submersibles 

 and habitats, and the coordination of the use of available commercial 

 and Navy assets by the civilian Federal agencies as recommended by 

 the Interagency Committee on Marine Science and Engineering 

 (ICMSE). 



MUS&T projects support coastal zone conservation and 

 management efforts, the survey and assessment of resources, 

 assessment of ocean dumping and environmental pollution 

 problems, and marine ecological studies. From September 1971 

 through December 1972, twelve operational projects were conducted 

 on all three coasts of the United States, the Bahama Islands, the 

 Bering Sea, Belize, and Puerto Rico. These projects involved the 



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