ie MARINE SCIENCE 
All I want to say to you is that particularly in the light of the 
missions and the capabilities which the Navy now has, there has never 
been a time in our history when this particular field has been more 
vital to us. 
We are interested in making as much progress as we can, as rapidly 
as We can. 
Again to this committee, in behalf of all the Navy, I want to express 
our deep gratitude for the attention which is being paid to it. 
The Cuarrman. Thank you, Mr. Secretary. We appreciate your 
coming up. We will look forward to the doctor coming and giving us 
some of his views on modifications or technicalities in the bill. I 
know the Navy has long supported the general objectives of the bill. 
Mr. Connatiy. Thank you very much. 
The Cuarrman. I wonder if Dr. Fernald could testify first, because 
he has to leave at noon, as I understand it. Will you come forward, 
Doctor. 
Dr. Fernald is the director of Friday Harbor Laboratories, Uni- 
versity of Washington, at Friday Harbor, which is a marine station 
of the University of Washington. We are glad to hear from you, 
Doctor. 
STATEMENT OF DR. R. L. FERNALD, DIRECTOR, FRIDAY HARBOR 
LABORATORIES, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, FRIDAY HAR- 
BOR, WASH. 
Dr. Fernatp. My name is Robert L. Fernald. I am an associate 
professor of zoology at the University of Washington and director of 
its marine station, the Friday Harbor Laboratories. I am pleased to 
have the opportunity to speak personally in support of the Marine 
Sciences and Research Act of 1961, which seeks to establish at the na- 
tional level an expanded and comprehensive 10-year program in study 
and research in the marine sciences. The stimulus and the encourage- 
ment which such a measure would give to this neglected area of science 
is sorely needed. 
At the University of Washington advantage has been taken of our 
geography and natural resources, and study and research in the ma- 
rine sciences in the broadest sense have been encouraged to develop in 
a number of different organizational areas. 
I might say that these include a number of organized departments 
at the Seattle campus, college of fisheries, the applied physics labora- 
‘ory, institution of radiation biology, fisheries research institute, and 
dthers. 
In addition one such area is represented by the Friday Harbor 
Laboratories, located on San Juan Island in marine waters between 
Vancouver Island and the mainland, which have been active for the 
past 57 years—except for a period during World War II—as a marine 
station of the university. These laboratories are administered as an 
independent unit under the dean of the graduate school with the 
cooperation of a number of interested departments and colleges, 
namely, anatomy, botany, fisheries, meteorology, microbiology, oce- 
anography, and zoology. I am happy to use the laboratories as an 
illustration of the role such smaller stations have and can play in the 
development of marine sciences. 
