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Federal Agencies with Major Marine Responsibilities 



National Council on 

 Marine Resources and 

 Engineering Development 



Defense 



Commerce 



iNavy 



Army Corps of 

 Engineers 



Environmental 

 Science 

 Services 

 Administration 



fvlaritime 

 Administration 



Interior 



National Science 

 Foundation 



JGeological Survey 



Federal Water 

 Pollution Control 

 Administration 



Bureau of Commercial 

 Fisfieries 



Healtfi, 

 Education 

 and Welfare 



Transportation 



Smittisonian 

 Institution 



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State 



Public Healtti 

 Service 



U.S. Coast 

 Guard 



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National 

 Aeronautics 

 and Space 

 Administration 



Office of 

 Education 



Agency for 



International 



Development 



Atomic Energy 

 Commission 



Bureau of Sport 

 Fisfieries & 

 Wildlife 



Bureau of fvlines 



Bureau of Land 

 fvlanagement 



Bureau of Outdoor 

 Recreation 



National Park 

 Service 



Office of Saline 

 Water 



in coastal engineering ; its Coastal Engineer- 

 ing Research Center is the key element of 

 Federal capability in this field. 



The Smithsonian Institution engages in 

 worldwide research in biological and geologi- 

 cal oceanography and in assembling and 

 managing the national collections of biologi- 

 cal and geological specimens. 



In contrast, within the Federal Govern- 

 ment there are also many marine activities 

 which, in the view of the Commission, are 

 peripheral to the parent agencies' primary 

 missions. As a consequence, these activities 

 have not acquired the visibility and attendant 

 support necessary to be effective. Many of the 

 scattered marine programs are too small to 

 have impact. Equally important, their isola- 

 tion from each other, which coordinating 



Because of far sighted recognition 

 of the infliience of the total marine 

 environment on n^aval operations, 

 the Xavy has been the principal 

 supporter of ocean science and 

 technology and mil conti/nMe a 

 strong program in support of its 

 national security mission. 



