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resource trusteeship responsibilities set forth in the Oil 

 Pollution Act. NOAA also coordinates enforcement efforts with 

 the Coast Guard not only in the area of fisheries enforcement, 

 but also with respect to marine sanctuaries. Coordinated efforts 

 such as these contribute greatly to safety of life at sea, the 

 safety and efficiency of navigation, and the protection of the 

 marine environment. 



NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM 



The National Sea Grant College Program, managed by NOAA' s Office 

 of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, is a network of over 3,000 

 scientists, engineers, educators, students, and outreach 

 specialists in over 300 institutions nation-wide. The Sea Grant 

 Program supports university-based research, education, and 

 technology transfer to support the needs of people, industry, and 

 governments concerned with coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes 

 issues. From dealing with the Zebra Mussel, to improving genetic 

 strains for aquaculture and investigating the pharmaceutical 

 potential of diverse marine life, the Sea Grant Program binds 

 academia and government to investigate techniques for deriving 

 sustained benefit from the oceans. The common goal of the Sea 

 Grant program at all educational institutions is to provide 

 educators with insights into contemporary marine and aquatic 

 issues, and to provide the strategies to bring information on 

 these issues to students. For example. Operation Pathfinder is a 

 program to provide curricular training in oceanography and 

 coastal processes, during 12-day summer sessions, to elementary 

 and middle-school teachers. To foster technology transfer to 

 industry, the Sea Grant Industrial Fellows Program began this 

 year as a trial effort, with seven graduate students selected to 

 collaborate for closer corporate/school ties. 



NURP 



NOAA's Undersea Research Program (NURP) is dedicated to 

 coordinating and supporting safe in-situ marine and large lake 

 research using the most modern tools available, including manned 

 submersibles, air and mixed gas diving, remotely operated 

 vehicles, and undersea habitats. In this effort, NOAA relies 

 heavily on U.S. Navy assets to support principal investigators in 

 civil studies related to: undersea biological productivity and 

 recruitment, coastal oceanic and estuarine processes, pathways 

 and fates of contaminant material, mineral resources, ocean 

 technology, and diving safety and physiology. For example, NOAA 

 has cooperated with the Navy in the use of DSV TURTLE; DSV SEA 

 CLIFF; the DSRV ALVIN; the unmanned Advanced Tethered Vehicle; 

 and the nuclear submarines NR-1, USS PARGO, and USS CA VALLA. 

 Since 1993, over $950 thousand has been transferred from NURP to 

 the Navy to cover part of the cost of using these vehicles for 

 civil ocean research. NURP is the U.S. representative under the 



