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If successful, the proposed program can be expanded to other areas thus permit- 

 ting the predictive mapping of potential food resources in the world ocean. 



The routine collection of environmental data by merchant ships contriljutes 

 significantlv to the capability of forecasting of ocean conditions and is a rapid 

 and relatively low cost technique for expanding the oceanographic competence of 

 the United States. . . 



The use of merchant ships for gathering routine survey data will permit the 

 more effective use of the specialized oceanographic research ships. By obtaining 

 regular information in areas that are presently either unsampled or are inade- 

 quately sampled new questions will be uncovered and better insight obtained to 

 understanding oceanographic processes. 



10. Budget 

 Personnel compensation : 



Principal investigator (direct salary borne by SI) Tech- 

 nicians (5) $23, 670 



Personnel benefits ^» ^"' 



Travel and transportation of persons : 



Air fare, economy class, District of Columbia to Seattle, 24 round 



trips, at $275 6,600 



Per diem : 



En route to Seattle and return, and for pre- and post-cruise 



work, 72 at $16 1, 152 



Stopovers in Japan between cruises, 200 at $18 3, 600 



Local travel to and from airports, excess baggage charges, etc., 



24, at $25 - 600 



Ship fare, Seattle to Yokohama, 24 round trips, at $500 ($25 per 



day per estimated 20-day trip) 12, 000 



Per diem on board ship, 24 at $58 per trip 1, 392 



Total 25,344 



Supplies and materials : 



Expendable BT's, 1,200, at $21 25,200 



Filters, photocells, pumps 5, 000 



Total -^ 30,200 



Equipment : 



'z sets, launchers and recorders, at $3,000 6, 000 



2 salinograph/thermographs, at $5,350 10, 700 



Total 16, 700 



Total direct costs 109,281 



Overhead 41, 527 



Total costs 150,808 



The Smithsonian Institution is an "Establishment" which is under a Board of 

 Regents. The Institution proper, as distinguished from a number of Government 

 Bureaus that have been committed to its administration by the Congress, is a 

 private corporation under the guardianship of Congress. 



The Institution therefore assumes a dual role, being both private and Govern- 

 mental. It performs research projects for other Government agencies as an educa- 

 tional institution under the cost principles of the Armed Service Procurement 

 Regulations, Section 15.3. 



11. Institutional Approval: 



William I. Aron, 



Deputy Head, Office of Oceanography and Limnology. 



I. E. Wallen, 



Head, Office of Oceanography and Limnology. 

 Sidney R. Galler, 



Assistant Secretary (Science). 

 James Bradley, 



Acting Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 



