505 



HUMAN, PHYSICAL. AND FISCAL RESOURCES 



167 



1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1937 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 

 Fiscal Year 



FIGURE 4-26 Budget history of ocean science research programs in sev- 

 eral major federal mission agencies in current dollars for Fiscal Years 

 1982-1992. 



cal year 1987, DOE funding for ocean-related research increased 

 6.6 percent annually in constant 1982 dollar terms, but it is still 

 significantly (63 percent) below the level of fiscal year 1982 sup- 

 port in constant 1982 dollars. 



U.S. Geological Survey 



USGS supports marine geological and geophysical research. 

 During the past decade, it has emphasized mapping and assessing 

 the geological resources of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. 

 USGS ocean science funding — which includes two major compo- 

 nents. Offshore Geologic Framework and Coastal Geology — de- 

 creased 32 percent in constant 1982 dollars from fiscal year 1982 

 to 1983 (Figures 4-26 and 4-27). This reduction is due in part to 

 the formation of a new bureau MMS, which was separated from 

 the Conservation Division unit in the Department of the Interior 

 in fiscal year 1982. Since fiscal year 1983, the USGS marine 

 programs budget has grown 65.8 percent in constant 1982 dollar 

 terms, a 6.6 percent annual average increase. 



