hard minerals, and to enhance understanding of the natural 

 processes which produce these resources. Studies are being 

 conducted on both the African and South American margins of the 

 Atlantic, on the margins of the Nazca crustal plate adjacent to the 

 west coast of South America, and on the mid-Atlantic Ridge. 



The Living Resources Program strives to provide a scientific basis 

 for improved management and use of the ocean's living resources. 

 Research efforts rely on the use of advanced methods in the 

 biological, chemical, and physical marine sciences to make an 

 intensive effort to understand marine ecosystems. Effort is focused 

 on a comprehensive study of physical, chemical, and biological 

 processes in coastal upwelling ecological systems. 



INTERNATIONAL DECADE OF OCEAN EXPLORATION 

 Funding by Program Area 



[Dollars in thousands] 



Actual Estimate Estimate 

 FY 1972 FY 1973 FY 1974 



Environmental Forecasting 



Environmental Quality 



Seabed Assessment 



Living Resources 



General Support 



Total 19,671 17,200 17,000 



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