•words about the broader aspects of oceanography. In the Navy we 

 consider it as our field of special competence and we are entrusted 

 with close to half the Federal budget --or about 210 million dollars 

 in this current year of fiscal austerity. 



Work in the entire field however is carried on at three levels. 



First there is the National effort. This involves industries 

 like the oil business -- 15% of our oil already comes from under- 

 water -- and the fishing industry where our annual catch can be 

 greatly increased with a better understanding of the ocean currents 

 and temperatures, which influence the distribution of fish -- and the 

 growing aquatic recreation field where beach erosion, the character 

 of marine life, the most efficient design of boat hulls and other 

 oceanographic factors are most important. 



The next area is the Federal effort. There are close to 

 thirty major Federal agencies concerned with oceanography to some 

 degree. The Department of the Interior in fisheries. The Food and 

 Drug Administration in medicine from the sea. And the Coast Guard 

 with a variety of oceanographic interests -- to mention just a few. 

 This Federal effort is now being examined from an organizational 

 standpoint. The President has recommended and the Congress is 

 considering a broad new plan to streamline this effort under unified 

 executive direction. 



This brings me to the third area of oceanography, the military 

 aspects, for which the Navy, quite logically, is the Defense Depart- 

 ment agent. 



Our job of controlling the seas for defense requires that Navy 

 have the broadest program in scope in the Federal Government, 



To avoid duplication of effort and give us a clear-cut chain 

 of command we put all of our efforts under the technical direction of 

 the Oceanographer of the Navy, 



For organizational efficiency the program was set up in four 

 divisions. These divisions are Ocean Engineering and Development, 

 Ocean Science; Operations, and Environmental Prediction Services. 



Our newest and fastest developing area is Ocean Engineering 

 and Development, Seven major efforts are included here: undersea 

 search and location; submarine rescue and escape; salvage and 

 recovery; diving; instruments for survey and environmental pre- 

 diction; and underwater construction. We have allocated 57 million 

 dollars for these programs this year. 



Our first rescue vessel, the DSRV-I , which can be equipped 

 also for survey work was launched recently at San Diego, Our first 

 nuclear deep submersible, the NR-I , has already completed its 



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