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INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF OCEANOGRAPHY 



FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH 



One of the questions on the requests for informa- 

 tion was "Income — Source — Amount," for the 

 purpose of ascertaining how much was being ex- 

 pended in each country on oceanographic work. 

 For many institutions the desired data were given, 

 but for others the question was not answered. Since 

 the data are inadequate for a satisfactory statistical 

 study of the matter, only a few comments will 

 be made. 



A discouraging fact is that some important 

 institutions are in financial difficulties. This is 

 true of the Institut Oceanographique, including the 



Musfe Oceanographique, founded by H. S. H. 

 Prince Albert I of Monaco, and of the Stazione 

 Zoologiche of Naples. It is probable that the 

 achievements in Spain have been nullified by the 

 devastating civil war in that unhappy country. 

 In some countries, particularly Japan and the 

 United States, there has been great progress within 

 the past ten years. In each of them oceanographic 

 research was backward, but they are now among 

 the leaders. Much interesting information is con- 

 tained in the records here given, but it is not suited 

 to statistical treatment. 



