The other members of the Committee are the Departments of: 

 Defense (Navy) ; Commerce (Coast and Geodetic Survey) ; Interior 

 (Bureau of Commercial Fisheries) ; Health, Education, and Welfare 

 (Office of Education) ; the National Science Foundation; and the 

 Atomic Energy Commission. The Committee also includes observers 

 from the National Academy of Science's Committee on Oceanography 

 and the Bureau of the Budget. 



In fiscal 1963, the Coast Guard expects to become a participating 

 member in the National Oceanographic Data Center Interagency 

 Agreement. 



The Commandant has been given authority to use the Coast Guard's 

 unique abilities, experience, and facilities to support the National 

 Oceanographic program. 



The program, which covers several agencies, is based on: the re- 

 port of the National Academy of Science's Committee on Ocean- 

 ography; program planning by the ICO of the Federal Council of 

 Science and Technology ; and review by a Special Panel of the Presi- 

 dent's Science Advisory Committee. 



The program's objectives are: to increase our knowledge of the 

 physical, chemical, and biological properties of the ocean; to deter- 

 mine its mineral and nutrient resources ; and to understand its inter- 

 action with atmosphere and shore boundaries. 



The Coast Guard will participate in the following seven activities of 

 the program. Other agencies, such as the Corps of Engineers, Coast 

 and Geodetic Survey, and the Navy, also have operating programs in 

 these areas. 



Ocean-wide Surveys. Collection of data designed to yield informa- 

 tion about the world's oceans. 



Inshore Surveys. Observations along the continental shelves and 

 marine estuaries, as well as along large inland bodies of water such as 

 the Great Lakes. 



Ocean Waves and Swell. The design and construction of ships and 

 other marine structures require systematic observation and study of 

 waves and swell. This is also required in order to forecast sea condi- 

 tions for ship routing, military operations, search and rescue, etc. 



Ice in the Sea. More information on sea and berg ice formation, 

 drift, and deterioration is needed by increasing polar operations, by 

 high-latitude and military research, and for the development of water- 

 ways in traditionally ice-bound areas. 



Radioactivity in the Ocean. Studies are necessary to determine 

 the effects of radioactive contamination upon the ocean and marine life. 



Oil Pollution of Navigable Waters. Long-range plans to cope with 

 this problem requires investigation into coastal circulation and estua- 

 rine flushing. Enforcement of the Oil Pollution Acts requires ocean- 

 ographic studies to determine the causes of problem areas, and solution 

 of the problems. 



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