20 SEA GRANT COLLEGES 



by Athelstan Spilliaiis in 1963. The University of Rhode Island 

 and the Southern New Eng:land Marine Sciences Association spon- 

 sored a 2-day conference on the concept of a sea-grant college in Octo- 

 ber 1965. This conference was attended by 224 scientists and educa- 

 tors from 30 States. At the conclusion of the conference the following 

 resolution was unanimously adopted : 



"We enthusiastically endorse the concept of a sea grant college as 

 presented by Dean Spilhaus at this meeting and the general concept 

 of Senator Pell's bill (S. 2439), and we specifically recommend that 

 Dean Spilhaus be given the opportunity to present his views to the 

 appropriate Government bodies." 



The proceedings of this conference have been published and I 

 commend them to the committee's attention. 



Senator Pell. It will be printed in full. You may continue, Dr. 

 Knauss. 



Dr. Knatjss. A national committee was formed among those attend- 

 ing the conference. One of our tasks, as we saw it, was to distill some 

 of the ideas discussed at the conference into a simple statement. As 

 secretary of the group I would like to submit the committee's state- 

 ment into the record. 



Senator Pell. It will be printed in full. 



(The material referred to follows :) 



Pkepabed Statement of the National Committee for a Sea Gkant College 



A sea grant college would be an institution of higher education devoted to 

 increasing our Nation's development of the world's marine resources through 

 activities in the areas of education, research, and public service. A sea grant 

 college would specialize in the application of science and technology to the sea, 

 as in undervpater prospecting, mining, food resources development, marine 

 pharmacology and medicine, pollution control, shipping and navigation, fore- 

 casting weatiier and climate, and recreational uses. It would relate such appli- 

 cation to the underlying natural sciences which underlie social sciences as they 

 are affected by, and in turn affect, the occupation and exploitation of the sea. 

 Thus a sea grant college would bring to bear the wide variety of intellectual 

 resources usually associated with a university on the development of marine 

 resources. We are not suggesting the establishment of new schools, colleges, 

 or universities, but rather the development of this capability in State and 

 private institutions already deeply involved in the study of marine sciences. 



The potential contributions of education, research, and public service are 

 many. It is not expected that any single sea grant college would develop all of 

 these possibilities, or that all sea grant colleges would develop in an identical 

 manner. 



EDUCATION 



If this country is to maintain a position of leadership in the development of 

 marine resources, we must provide the necessary educational base. "We must 

 provide engineers, natural and social scientists who are familiar with the prob- 

 lems and the possibilities for the development of marine resources. We must 

 provide education at many levels, from teaching fishermen how to fish to teaching 

 the teachers of the engineers and scientists required by industry. Although all of 

 these various kinds of education need not be done within a single institution, 

 they can be. 



EESEAROH 



Successful higher education without concurrent research is impossible. This 

 is as true in engineering and applied sciences as it is in the basic sciences. A 

 strong research program is required in a sea-grant college if a strong educational 

 program is to be maintained. In addition, a strong research program is a sea 

 grant college will aid in the development of our marine resources. Much of the 

 work that ought to be undertaken to master the oceans and exploit their resources 

 cannot be afforded by any single segment of private industry. Initially, these 



