Commission's approach was to form seven 

 working panels, with two to four Commis- 

 sioners and an Executive Secretary assigned 

 to each. The panels were as follows : 



Panel on Basic Science 



Robert M. White, Chairman 



John A. Knauss 

 Panel on Environmental Monitoring and 

 on Management and Development of the 

 Coastal Zone 



John A. Knauss, Chairman 



Frank C. DiLuzio 



Leon Jaworski 



Robert M. White 

 Panel on Manpower, Education, and 

 Training 



Julius A. Stratton, Chairman 



Richard A. Geyer 



David A. Adams 

 Panel on Industry and Private Investment 



Richard A. Geyer, Chairman 



Charles F. Baird 



Taylor A. Pryor 



George H. Sullivan 

 Panel on Marine Engineering and 

 Technology 



John H. Perry, Jr., Chairman 



Charles F. Baird 



Taylor A. Pryor 



George H. Sullivan 

 Panel on Marine Resources 



James A. Crutchfield, Chairman 



David A. Adams 

 International Panel 



Carl A. Auerbach, Chairman 



Jacob Blaustein 



Leon Jaworski 



The panels became the principal mechanism 

 for assessing the status of marine matters in 

 their respective areas, for identifying the 



opportunities and prdblems, and for propos- 

 ing measures that need to be taken. 



The Work of the Commission 



It is difficult to describe adequately the 

 magnitude of the effort by the panels and the 

 full Commission in the preparation of this 

 report. Each of the panels conducted its work 

 in its own manner; however, the activities 

 of the Panel on Environmental Monitoring 

 and on Management and Development of the 

 Coastal Zone provide a typical example. 

 Working with the Panel on Basic Science, it 

 held hearings in various parts of the country, 

 during which it heard a total of 126 witnesses 

 from Federal and State governments, re- 

 search institutions, and industry. Addition- 

 ally, over 600 individuals were interviewed or 

 contacted through correspondence by that 

 panel. Consultants advised the panel 

 throughout its investigations, preparing 

 papers, reviewing draft materials, and re- 

 sponding to queries on particular matters. 

 The panel conducted visits to gain firsthand 

 knowledge of activities related to its mission. 

 The panel finally distilled an enormous mass 

 of material into the 291 pages of its two re- 

 ports, one on the coastal zone and the other 

 on environmental monitoring. 



After fact-gathering and initial evalua- 

 tion, the panels prepared material for 

 consideration at meetings of the full Commis- 

 sion. This process aided the panels in iden- 

 tifying the need for additional information, 

 for clarification, or for reassessing tentative 

 views and provided a means for coordinat- 

 ing efforts among the panels to assure cov- 

 erage in the overall study. Moreover, panel 

 use of the full Commission as a soimding 

 board sei-ved as an educative process that 

 prepared members for the drafting and final 

 approval of its report. 



