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in respect to the Outer Continental Shelf under study at the present 

 time. The aim is to provide increased leadership in the development 

 of offshore resources through cooperation with industry, the scientific 

 and engineering community, and the coastal States. 



Permits have recently been issued to a private company to shallow- 

 drill exploratory holes on the outer slope of the Continental Shelf in 

 the Gulf of Mexico, This is indicative of the present industrial trend 

 to extend extractive operations seaward from the more shallow water 

 coastal work which has been done in the past. 



The extent of industrial activities managed by the Department on 

 the Outer Continental Shelf are shown by the statistics of mineral 

 production from the Federal leases in 1965 which follow : 



Table 1. — Mineral production from Federal leases, Outer Continental Shelf, 1965 



1 Tons. 



2 Barrels. 



s Thousand cubic feet. 



Source : U.S. Department of the Interior. 



In addition to research and development through grants and con- 

 tracts Interior administers other extramural support programs which 

 are concerned with many of the objectives of S. 2439. 



The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries sponsors a graduate educa- 

 tional program in the marine biological and physical sciences and in 

 fishery technology. One hundred and thirteen students have received 

 support imder this program since 1962. The Commercial Fisheries 

 Kesearch Act of 1964 also administered hj the Bureau of Commercial 

 Fisheries is now supporting 46 projects in State agencies for enhance- 

 ment of marine fishery production and to support the welfare of the 

 U.S. fishing industry. The recently passed Anadromous Fish Act 

 calls for rehabilitation of these fislieries on both coasts with the re- 

 search, development, and management activities being carried out by 

 States. Many university and college scientists and students receive 

 support through these progi^ams as their institutions perform the 

 R. & D. functions for State agencies. 



The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries has an extension service which 

 provides technical advice to shellfi.sh producers. Work of the Bureau 

 of Mines in development to sea mining technology is shared with in- 

 dustry. Operations on the Pacific coast are now proceeding under 

 arrangements with three companies. While this is not an extension 

 service in the true sense contem]3lated by S. 2439 it is an excellent 

 way to accomplish a rapid transfer of technological developments to 

 industry. Progress has been made in this program in perfecting an 

 air-activated lifting system, and model-scale units have recovered 

 mineralized materials from shallow depths off the coasts of California, 

 Washington, and Oregon. 



