SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONAL OBJECTIVES 



The mission of the Navy Ocean Science Program is to support 

 national defense. The need for ocean-science programs to support 

 other national objectives has been aptly described in several 

 reports, the most recent of which are the following. 



1. "Effective Use of the Sea," Report of the Panel on Ocean- 

 ography of the President's Science Advisory Committee, 

 June 1966 



2. "Oceanography 1966, Achievements and Opportimities," 

 Publication 1492, National Academy of Sciences, National 

 Research Council, 1967 



3. "Marine Science Affairs — A Year of Transition," National 

 Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Develop- 

 ment, Feb. 1967 



A vast store of environmental information and, in many 

 areas, a unique capability for operations at sea and interpreta- 

 tion of data, has been developed in the course of pursuing the 

 Navy Ocean Science Program. The Navy is fully aware of the 

 importance to the general welfare of the opportunities for in- 

 creased exploitation of the seas for purposes other than defense. 

 It is further aware of its responsibilities for contributing to 

 those goals by sharing its knowledge and experience with in- 

 dustry, educational institutions, and other agencies of the 

 government who have specific mission responsibilities for various 

 goals related to the well-being of the nation. The high cost of 

 research at sea and the present limited number of trained 

 scientists relative to the total national interest make it man- 

 datory that programs be carefully planned and coordinated with 

 a view to the totel spectrum of national interest. 



Some of the national objectives discussed in the previous 

 publications to which the Navy Ocean Science Program makes 

 a direct and major contribution, in the course of its normal 

 defense-oriented support programs, are discussed in the following 

 portions of this section. 



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