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marine and nonmarine activities, let alone the 

 distinctions among fields of marine en- 

 deavor. Worse still, the situation is unstable — 

 definitions and budget classifications change 

 somewhat each year. No one description of the 

 field could be comprehensive or agreed to by 

 all parties. 



The National Council on Marine Resources 

 and Engineering Development, through its 

 annual reports and its efforts at coordination, 

 has made an admirable effort to bring order 

 to the situation. In determining the budget 

 figures for the present level of effort, the 

 Commission turned first to the Council for 

 up-to-date information. 



To comply with its separate statutory man- 

 date, however, the Commission adopted its 

 own definitions and categorizations, and they 

 differed somewhat from those used by the 

 Council. A detailed rendering of the differ- 



ences would serve more to confuse than illu- 

 minate, but in general, the Commission has 

 given less consideration to matters relating to 

 national security and ocean transportation, 

 and it has given much broader consideration 

 to matters relating to environmental monitor- 

 ing and prediction, activities in the coastal 

 zone, and marine technical services. 



On net, the level of Federal spending for 

 programs now in existence which fall within 

 the Commission's frame of reference is sub- 

 stantially larger than the $516 million pro- 

 gram estimated by the National Council in its 

 1968 report. The Council's figures covered a 

 narrower base; whereas over half of the 

 expenditures reported by the Council are 

 made by the Department of Defense, the 

 activities which provide the base for the 

 Commission's projections are almost wholly 

 civil in nature. 



Comparison of Present and Recommended Programs 



Global Monitoring 

 & Prediction 



Capability 



Coastal 

 Development 

 & Protection 



Resources 



Present 

 Programs 



approx. $900 million 



Use and Development 



of Marine 

 Resources 



Anticipated 

 1980 Program 



approx. $1,800 million 



