SEA GRANT COLLEGES 



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1 grant colleges for the education and training of par- 



2 ticipants in the marine sciences; 



3 (2) initiating and supporting necessary re- 



4 search and development programs in the marine sci- 



5 ences resulting in the acquisition of knowledge of a 



6 direct and practical nature, with preference given to 



7 programs that translate the findings of basic research 



8 to practices, techniques, and equipment applicable 



9 to the marine sciences; 



10 ( 3 ) encouraging and developing programs oon- 



11 sisting of instruction, practical demonstrations, pub- 



12 lications, and otherwise, with the object of impart- 



13 ing useful information to persons currently employed 



14 or interested in the marine sciences, to the scientific 



15 community, and to the general public ; 



16 (4) encouraging the development of the ma- 



17 rine resources by facilitating the use by participants 



18 under this Act of such portions of the submerged 



19 lands of the Outer Continental Shelf as may be nec- 



20 essary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of 



21 clauses (I), (2) , and (3) ; and 



22 (5) encouraging and facilitating the expansion. 



23 development, or creation, of regional "centers of 



24 excellence" in the various fields related to tlie 

 -^ marine sciences, while retainino; the traditional in- 



