SOS 



Manned submersibles development, depth capa- 

 bilities, 180 



Mapping and eliarting responsibilities, 209, 210 



Marine research, 5. 7, 8, 23, 24, 33, 227 



Military sea areas, policing, 217 



Navigational systems development, 213, 214 



NODC te'stablishment, agreement and operation, 

 219 



Ocean crust structure and origin research pro- 

 gram, 172 



Ocean thermal structure analysis and prediction 

 program, 188 



Polar exploration responsibilities, 243, 244 



Radiosonde observations, 188 



Relationship with the Coast Guard, 238 



Relationship with NOAA, 232, 235 



Satellites, oceanographic applications, 210 



"Ten Tears in Oceanography," 278 



Undersea defense operations, 3 

 NCAR (see National Center for Atmospheric 



Research). 

 NEAFC (see Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Conven- 

 tion). 

 NEMPS (see National Environmental Monitoring 



and Prediction System). 

 Newfoundland, offshore iron mining, 132 

 NIH ( see National Institutes of Health) . 

 NIMBUS meteorological satellite: 



IRLS flight tests, 193 



Oceanographic research capabilities, 193 

 NOAA (see National Oceanic and Atmospheric 



Agency). 

 NODC (see National Oceanographic Data Center). 

 Northteast Atlantic Fisheries Convention (NEAFO), 



105, 106 

 NSF (see National Science Foundation). 

 Nuclear arms race, restriction from oceans, 3, 4 



O 



Ocean mining: 

 Basic dredge types, chart, 134 

 Continental shelf dispute, 143-146 

 Current state, 132, 133 



Delegation of Government responsibilities, 141 

 Federal support reconunendation, 132, 133 

 International legal-political framework, 141-157 

 Ijegal and regulatory considerations, 135-137 



Ocean Science and Technology Committee, assist- 

 ance to the Commission, 282 



Oceanic Foundation, assistance to the Commission, 

 282 



Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological 



Services and Applied Meteorological Research : 



Coordination of Federal meteorological programs, 



182, 183 

 Federal plan for marine meteorological services, 

 190 

 Office of Naval Research (ONR) : 

 Acoustics research program, 30 

 Basic marine science research, 29, 30 

 Commission recommendation : oceanographic 



program expansion, 30 

 Growth slowdown, 25 

 Marine research fimding continuance, 30 

 Trends in fimding, chart, 25 

 University-National Laboratories establishment 

 effect, 242 

 Office of Oceanography, UNESCO, 199 

 Office of the Special Assistant for Environmental 



Services of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. DOD. 182 

 Omega Position Locating Equipment (OPLE), 193 

 ONR (see Office of Naval Research). 

 OPLE ( see Omega Position Locating Equipment ) . 

 Outer ConUnental Shelf Lands Act of 1953 : 

 Commission recommendations : 



Flexibility to waive competitive bidding, 137 

 Amendment requiring Federal permission for 

 mining, 156, 157 

 Competitive leasing system, 124, 136 

 Industrial criticism, 135 



P 



Pacific Halibut Commis.sion, 92, 93 

 Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission, 96 

 Panama, marine fishery dispute, 108, 109 

 Personnel : 



Commission recommendations : 

 NOAA authority, 43 

 NSF university support exj)ansion, 43 

 University training support to coastal zone 

 personnel, 69 

 Definition and status, 43 

 Sources, 44 



Training support, 44, 6S, 69 

 Peru : 

 Continental shelf definition, 145 

 Marine fishery dispute, 108, 109 

 Petroleum : 

 Commission recommendation : development rates, 



127 

 Development of marine resources : 

 Current status, 122, 123 

 Domestic offshore exijenditures. table, 123 



