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Commerce: 
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Anthony J. Goodheart; alternate Theodore 
V. Ryan. 
Bureau of Standards, observer, Mr. Joshua Stern. 
Health, Education, and Welfare: Public Health Service, Dr. James L. Verber; 
alternate, Dr. Allen Hirsch. 
Interagency Committee on Oceanography, observer, Mr. Robert B. Abel. 
Interior: Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Donald L. McKernan, Chairman; 
alternate, Dr. Julius Rockwell, Jr. 
National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Oceanography: observer, Allyn C. 
Vine ; alternate, Richard C. Vetter. 
National Oceanographic Data Center: observer, Dr. Woodrow C. Jacobs. 
National Science Foundation: Dr. Richard G. Bader. 
Office of Naval Research, Feenan D. Jennings. 
Navy Oceanographic Office, Gilbert Jaffe, alternate, Capt. T. K. Treadwell. 
Smithsonian Institution: observer, Dr. H. A. Fehlmann. 
Treasury : U.S. Coast Guard, Lt. Comdr. Richard M. Morse. 
WAYS OF ACCOMPLISHING OBJECTIVES 
During the past 2 years a formal procedure for an annual review of the in- 
strumentation and facilities section of the national oceanographic program has 
been inaugurated. We have found this annual process to be not only a rather 
good program review, but also an excellent mechanism for information exchange 
and coordination among Panel members. 
Another important means of coordination is accomplished at Panel meetings 
when experts are invited to brief the Panel on subjects of general interest. 
Recently a group from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center explained one 
method by which data could be relayed from ocean platforms back to data 
centers via satellites. 
Still another method is through small ad hoc working groups assigned to study 
special aspects of instrumentation and report to the Panel at intervals. One 
recently appointed group is gathering information on buoys, another on data 
collecting satellites, a third is determining how ocean engineering is serving 
and can better serve the oceanographic community. 
Because of recent progress and developments, some emphasis has been directed 
to providing and encouraging an information exchange system to keep us in- 
formed of accomplishments, progress, and plans in oceanographic instrumenta- 
tion and facilities. Following are projects of various Panel members to facili- 
tate information exchange and coordination: 
(a) Descriptions of oceanographic instruments that have been made and used 
(Encyclopedia of Oceanographic Instruments). 
(b) A file of specifications of oceanographic instruments (those that have 
been made). 
(c) Descriptions of oceanographic instruments that are being developed (in- 
house and contracted). 
(d) Proposals to develop oceanographic instruments (a privileged file for 
Federal use only). 
(e) Descriptions of instrument needs. 
(f) List of existing noncommercial marine science laboratories. 
(g) List of planned noncommercial marine science laboratories. 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PANEL 
Two years ago, during my testimony before this subcommittee, mention was 
made of the Government-Industry Oceanographic Instrumentation Symposium 
held in August of 1961. Since that time the proceedings of this symposium have 
been published and are for sale. Copies are available here for the members of 
this subcommittee. Nearly all of the general concepts and principles set forth in 
this publication are still current as are most of the data. 
Staff members have found the proceedings a useful medium for introducing a 
company to oceanographic instrumentation. Partly as a result of this and 
partly as a result of the Panel’s contacts with industry, some firms have aggres- 
a exploited their oceanographic capabilities, and are now working in this 
eld. 
