2. RECOMMENDATIONS 
It is recommended that the function of planning, correlating and 
carrying out of ocean research and use activities supported by the 
Federal Government be strengthened considerably. Additional rec- 
ommendations areas follows: 
a. Prediction and Control of the Environment. Inadequate pre- 
diction of weather, waves, and ocean climate has been responsible for 
inefficiency in operation, as well as serious loss of life and equipment 
to those who are engaged in offshore exploitation of resources. There- 
fore, it is recommended that : 
1. Additional ocean weather stations for making measurements 
in mixed layers of the ocean and the atmosphere be constructed 
and installed. 
2. More efficient use be made of data furnished by existing 
ocean weather stations in prediction programs. 
3. Although modification/control of the environment still lies 
well in the future, steps toward its achievement should be taken 
now. 
b. Legal Problems. Uncertainties and imperfections in Federal 
and State laws and leasing procedures deter potential undersea pro- 
spectors. This is in sharp contract, for example, to the situation ex- 
isting on the Canadian Continental Shelf. Specifically, the Federal 
Government should do the following: 
1. Establish and clarify its arrangements for ownership, leasing 
and royalty payments. 
2. Clarify and minimize overlap in responsibilities of Federal 
agencies so that industry can readily determine which agency 
has primary responsibility for each area of interest, thereby sim- 
plifying procedures. 
3. Distinguish clearly between State and Federal jurisdiction. 
c. Navigational Systems. Accurate, reliable, and economical all- 
weather navigational systems are needed to permit industry to utilize 
existing charts and maps effectively and to perform its own mapping 
requirements. A company which has staked a claim in a given area 
must be able to relocate this area quickly, efficiently, and accurately. 
In this respect industry and government must work together in de- 
signing and manufacturing the best system. It is recommended that: 
1. Navy navigational technology be made available to industry. 
2. Classified information on this subject be made available as 
long as companies and individuals concerned meet proper secu- 
rity requirements. 
d. Surveys. The Federal Government need not conduct. detailed 
investigations from which industry traditionally develops its profit- 
oriented planning. Whereas the mining industry may want closer 
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