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Specifically, the Committee offers the following comments 

 and recommendations: 



International Ice Patrol — Waters highly sensitive 

 to marine climatic change lie immediately to the west of 

 the International Patrol area in Ungava Bay and Hudson 

 Strait. We suggest that the Canadian authorities be in- 

 vited to make routine sections in these regions at the same 

 times of year as the IIP Surveys. 



Ocean Station Program — Vessels employed on the Ocean 

 Station Program should do far more than just make bathy- 

 thermograph observations. A great opportunity to develop 

 time-series observations of hydrographic phenomena is 

 being lost by not obtaining full oceanographic measure- 

 ments at regular and frequent intervals from these ships. 



Plankton Surveys — In view of the intrinsic interest 

 in plankton distributions and the value of plankton as 

 hydrographic indicators, we recommend that USCG vessels 

 be equipped with high speed plankton collectors or re- 

 corders to be used on cruise courses at regular intervals. 

 This should be done in cooperation v;ith other agencies 

 equipped with the necessary laboratories and personnel, 

 such as the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. 



Educational Opportunities--The operations of the 

 USCG, present and planned, offer unparalleled opportuni- 

 ties for the training of students in physical and bio- 

 logical oceanography. iJe recommend that serious attention 

 be given to this point. 



Legislation — Legislation to provide for an expansion 

 of the functions of the Coast Guard currently in Congress 

 should enable greatly increased U. S. Coast Guard partici- 

 pation in the national oceanographic program. The poten- 

 tial of this organization is great. We recommend passage 

 of this legislation. 



Funding — In view of the USCG potential, the level 

 funding for FYs 1960, 1961 and 1962 is astonishing, even 

 appalling. We would look for a substantial increase in 

 subsequent years. 



