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A Contitiental Shelf Laboratories 

 National Project, involvinff seabed 

 facilities, portable laboratories, and 

 support vehicles and equipment, i^ 

 7-eeoinmended to provide the facilities 

 and focus to improve and expand the 

 luitional capability to use the oceans. 



Additional logistic support would be pro- 

 vided by submersibles capable of matiiifr 

 with the undersea laboratory. 



The laboratories will serve many purposes 

 and many elements of the marine community. 

 They will provide valuable facilities for 

 both military and civil development. The 

 Xavy should share in the development and 

 use of the facilities and should supplement 

 NOAA funding to provide the capabilities 

 unique to Xavy needs. 



Tlie laboratories will advance such aspects 

 of diving technologj- as protection, commu- 



