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Great Lakes ; marine minerals, which includes marine geology ; min- 

 ing research ; and management of the Continental Shelf resources. Our 

 programs concern also research and management to improve quality of 

 water and to combat pollution in the tidal and coastal zones. Lastly, 

 we are considering associated program aspects in marine-based 

 recreation which extends from seashore parks and coastal wildlife 

 refuges and marine game fishing, to the acquisition and development 

 of recreational lands through the land and water conservation fund. 

 This, of course, would be partly Federal acquisition and partly by 

 the States. 



Geographic areas of concern extend from the tidal zone of coastal 

 areas to the high seas where U.S. industry is or has a potential for 

 pursuit of distant water fisheries, mineral and energy resources. 



We found upon examination of the Department's total involvement 

 with marine resources conservation and development and of activities 

 that were primarily influenced by marine locales, that the programs of 

 the Department were of considerable magnitude both in geographic, 

 manpower, and dollar considerations. 



By way of explanation of this point, there is attached a table of 

 budgets by major categories extending from the year 1966 through 

 1968. That table is presented here on page 13. 



I may add, in comparison with other Federal agencies and consider- 

 ing civilian oceanographic activities only, we have a very large budget 

 in comparison with others. I do not mean to imply by that, gentlemen, 

 that it IS sufficiently large. 



These figures will vary a little bit from those published by the Marine 

 Science Council in its first report because of changes of guidelines as to 

 what would be included. The top level of expenditures expected in 

 marine resource-related activities by the Department of the Interior 

 for the present fiscal year is $128 million. 



Through the cooperation of this and other committees of Congress, 

 the Department has been granted over the years a very substantial 

 capability in marine resources, research, and development. We have 

 a staff of over 600 professional personnel in marine resources work. 

 The Department operates 21 high seas ships equipped for biological 

 or geological oceanographic research and for marine mining and fish- 

 ing engineering development. We have an extensive array of marine 

 resources facilities, including research and technological laboratories, 

 national park and seashore areas, and coastal wildlife refuges. 



You will find on pages 15 through 19 a series of charts which show 

 on a classified basis the location and number of these. It will take only 

 a minute for me to give you some figures in this connection. 



Looking on page 15, the map shows there are 46 wildlife refuges 

 of significant size that are located on the marine coasts. This does 

 not count any refuges located on the Great Lakes. There are three 

 sport fishery research laboratories in existence, and two under 

 construction. 



Turning to map 16 on marine mineral research and exploration, 

 there are three such installations, two on the west coast and one on 

 the east coast. 



Turning to the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, there are 17 bio- 

 logical laboratories, seven technological laboratories, and four ex- 

 ploratory fishing bases, scattered, as you can see, on both coasts and 



