CONTENTS 



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I. ADDRESSING CRITICAL ISSUES 1 



National Ocean Policy Study 2 



Law of the Sea 2 



Energy 6 



Living Resources 7 



Program Emphasis 8 



About This Report 9 



II. POLLUTION ABATEMENT AND CONTROL 11 



Protection 13 



Detection and Response 19 



Supporting Efforts 24 



III. LIVING RESOURCES 31 



Management and Assessment 32 



Conservation 40 



Resource Development 45 



Allocation 48 



IV. TRANSPORTATION 59 



Ship Construction and Operation 59 



Vessel Traffic Safety 62 



Mapping and Charting 66 



Deep water Ports 68 



V. NATIONAL SECURITY 73 



Ocean Operations 74 



Environmental Prediction 80 



Ocean Science 83 



Ocean Engineering 86 



Advanced Research Projects Agency 



Marine Science and Technology 90 



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