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On the otlier hand, if we start now to accumuhite knowledge of our 

 marine resources, we will be ready with the facilities and equipment 

 necessary for development of these resources when they are needed. 

 And we will need them, Mr. Chairman. With the massive population 

 explosion will come the need for more and better food, water and other 

 resources that we know now to be available from the sea. And this 

 need is not a temporary one, instead, it will be a continuing and 

 growing one for which solutions must be found. I feel certain this 

 legislation will lead to the necessary solutions. 



I am frank to say, Mr. Chairman, that my second reason for appear- 

 ing today is to point out the role that several educational institutions 

 in my congressional district could play under this measure. 



One of the finest marine research centers in the country is located 

 at Humboldt State College in Areata, Calif. Under the program 

 established by this bill, Humboldt State could further expand its cur- 

 riculum in the marine sciences and add greatly to the positive contri- 

 butions it has already made in this area of study. The knowledge 

 gained by Humboldt State, coupled with the work of other institutions, 

 can provide us with a broad base of knowledge about our nearby 

 marine environment that can help us effectively develop these resources. 



I know that this committee will also he concerned with determining 

 whether 2-year colleges should be included in the provisions of this bill. 

 I would like to urge you to approve this possibility. A 2-year college, 

 the College of Marin, located in my district, has a marine biology 

 center at Bolinas, Calif., which has been quite successful in the past 

 and which could be greatly enhanced by the programs of this legis- 

 lation. 



In conclusion, I would merely like to express again my full support 

 for early passage of this bill. I hope you will agree with me that en- 

 actment will provide a great service to the future of our Nation. 



The oceanography centers in colleges and universities, will make a 

 contribution well beyond what we can anticipate at this time. I be- 

 lieve that those of us who represent coastal, congressional districts, are 

 in a unique position, as you are, representing the great State of Rhode 

 Island on the Atlantic seaboard. Our unique location, contiguous to 

 the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, quite naturally, places us in a position 

 to recognize the need and the opportunities for establishing ocean- 

 ographj^ centers in our colleges and universities. 



I would also submit, sir, it is vitally necessary that we work with 

 our existing institutions and as suggested in the bill, I am hopeful we 

 will have the cooperation of all the States. 



Certainly, however, as we look for a formula for finance, it would 

 seem to me that because of the vast international aspects, the_ Federal 

 Government must assume a high percentage of the financial obligations. 



Just recently, on the coast of California, we had evidence of the 

 overwhelming need for legislation of this type. 



Russian trawlers have been invading, shall we say, some of the 

 fishing grounds just off the Pacific coast. I know that the same situa- 

 tion has taken place on the east coast. As we review the international 

 political facts of life, especially in southeast Asia and Vietnam, we 

 must agree that our major battle is really ideological warfare. This 

 particular bill will greatly enhance America's position in the develop- 

 ment of an economic offensive designed to compete with our major 



