Table of Recommendations 



Appendix 



This Appendix highlights the main find- 

 ings of the Commission and references each 

 of the Commission's recommendations. The 

 notation following the brief paraphrase of 

 the substance of the recommendation indi- 

 cates the type of action required for its 

 implementation as follows : 



Leg. — legislation 



Admin. — administrative action 



Org. — reorganization plan or legislation 



Int'l. — international 



Non-Fed. — State or local government 



Leg./Admin. — legislation desirable but 

 not essential to buttress administration 

 action. 

 Where recommendations are directed to a 

 specific Federal agency, the agency is either 

 identified in the paraphrase of the recom- 

 mendation or indicated in parentheses imme- 

 diately following. Where NOAA is desig- 

 nated but there also is an existing agency 

 which could appropriately take action, both 

 NOAA and the existing agency are shown, 

 divided by a slash. 



The listing of major findings and recom- 



mendations is organized by chapter with 

 page references to the text of the report. 



Chapter 2 National Capability in the Sea 



There are needs for scientific and engi- 

 neering knowledge common to nearly all ma- 

 rine programs. The Nation must have very 

 broad capability to satisfy all these needs. 



Arrangements for marine science are well 

 established. The needs for support of marine 

 science run to provision for concerted attack 

 on big problems, a greater degree of coher- 

 ence, and greater continuity in funding. In 

 contrast, there is no strong civil marine tech- 

 nology program that provides the knowledge 

 required to make decisions on alternative 

 courses of action on use of the resources of 

 the seas, many of which will require major 

 investment. A national program in tech- 

 nology and marine science should emphasize 

 activities basic to a wide spectrum of poten- 

 tial applications. The large costs, imcer- 

 tainty, and general benefits of such a program 

 require the Federal Government to assume a 

 major role. 



Recommendations 



Action through 



Page 

 Ref. 



Marine Science 



Establish increased understanding of the planetary 



oceans as a major national goal Leg./Admin. 23 



Establish University-National Laboratories to undertake 



global and regional programs in ocean science (NOAA) . . Leg./Admin. 27 



Establish Coastal Zone Laboratories (NOAA/Sea Grant) 

 and amend Sea Grant legislation to authorize grants to 

 aid acquisition of facilities and ships Leg./Admin. & Leg. 29 



Move toward fewer but stronger laboratories with ade- 

 quate funds and staflF Admin. 29 



Expand Navy oceanographic research, particularly in 



acoustics Admin. 30 



