Investigations directed to environmental protection will receive 

 about $20 million more under the proposed FY '75 budget than they 

 did in FY '74. This sum includes increases for coastal zone studies, 

 investigations to protect endangered species, environmental studies 

 in the ocean research budget, and an additional $8.0 million in the 

 National Aeronautics and Space Administration budget for the 

 development of SEASAT, a satellite to be launched in 1978 for the 

 observation of ocean dynamics. A growth of $2.2 million is proposed 

 in expenditures for fisheries development and conservation 

 programs exclusive of projects for the preservation of endangered 

 species. An additional $4.6 million is planned to support the 

 enforcement of fishery treaties. The military programs of the 

 Department of Defense remain strong. All of these programs, 

 supported by the Navy and Advanced Research Projects Agency, 

 relate to the national security, but they produce technology and 

 information which is made available to civilian programs. 



About This Report 



This year's report, like last year's, discusses only selected 

 activities within the Federal Ocean Program. The activities 

 discussed include pollution abatement and control, the development 

 and protection of living resources, improvements in marine 

 transportation, and national defense programs. The broad scope of 

 ocean research programs in many different fields is shown in chapter 

 VI. Appendix A consists of program budget tables. Appendices B, C, 

 D, and E discuss special programs in detail. Appendix B summarizes 

 progress in the Deep Sea Drilling Project of the Ocean Sediment 

 Coring Program; appendix C discusses the French-American Mid- 

 Ocean Undersea Study, a successful international research effort; 

 appendix D, the International Field Year for the Great Lakes; and 

 appendix E reviews the status of the Federally supported fleet used 

 in the ocean program. 



