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6, A few studies on the genetics of marine organisms are 



being ce.rried out in university and privare research 

 laborcit:ories and some progress has been made in 

 serological research in government labs; however, 

 these areas still remain largely neglected. 



7. Although many investigations of the effect of added 



nutriei-its have been carried out in lakes, the results 

 are unclear and no large scale experiments have yet 

 been undertak-en in the sea. 



8.- Sorae marine species have been transplanted with varying 

 degrees of success. A recent example is that of the 

 sardine transplanted by the Hawaii laboratory of the 

 BCF, However, no carefully planned studies have been 

 undertar.en, and none appear to be developing. 



9c The nature of aggregations of organisms in the sea is 

 still mostly unexplored. 



10. Planning for biological surveys has begun both in 



governraent acr^^ncies and in university marine labora- 

 tories » The mapping of pararieters important to 

 fisheries development should be made an integral part 

 of all survey operations when the taking of these 

 observations is compatible with other objectives. It 

 is also important, of course, that biological mapping 

 be adequately considered in its o\m right in the 

 deveiopment of national plans for ocean surveys. 



As noted in Section V-C, the item for "surveys" in 

 the ECF 1952 budget is not, in fact, for the sort of 

 survey recommended by this Committee. 



11. We note v/ith satisfaction that a Hation-il Oceanographic 



Data Center has been established v;ith joint support o^ 

 navy. Interior, Commerce, national Science Foundation 

 and AEC and that it gives promise of serving effect- 

 ively both governmental and non-governmental needs. 

 Adequate funding for the IJODC is contained in the 

 1962 budgets of the sponsoring agencies. 



