the Bureau is to perform research using facilities developed through 

 support by the Harbor Branch Foundation and the Atlantic 

 Foundation. 



The Center for Short-Lived Phenomena is involved in several 

 programs in marine science. Through its international network of 

 over 3,000 correspondents in 144 countries, the Center reports major 

 short-lived marine events such as oil spills and other toxic substance 

 contamination, sub-marine volcanic eruptions, island eruptions, 

 earthquakes and tsunamis, unusual marine biota events such as fish 

 kills, red tides, bioluminescence plankton blooms, sea animal 

 migrations and strandings, storm surges, floods, and severe storm 

 erosion. 



Oceanographic research information has been registered at 

 Smithsonian Science Information Exchange (SSIE) since 1961. In 

 1968, the National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering 

 Development designated SSIE to be the national information center 

 for unclassified current marine science research information. 

 Specifically, the Exchange undertook the responsibilities of a 

 national center for receiving, compiling, cataloguing, and 

 disseminating information concerning unclassified ongoing 

 research and development activities in the marine sciences. 



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