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INTRODUCTION 
This reading list of 500 selected titles has been prepared to help 
the student and general reader locate information about the ocean in its many 
aspects. It lists technical treatises, college textbooks, dictionaries, 
directories, bibliographies, periodicals, maps, films, histories, biographies, 
and non-technical books and articles under 36 subject headings, with reading 
level and contents indicated. Only titles in English are listed. Older books 
are generally omitted unless they are of exceptional interest. 
Further information on physical oceanography, including tides, waves, 
currents, and charts of our coastal waters, may be obtained from: Director 
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington 25, D. C. 
Further information on the geology of the coasts and sea bottom, 
may be obtained from: Director, U. S. Geological Survey, Washington 25, D. C. 
Further information on the plants and animals that live in the oceans 
and along the shore, may be obtained from: Commissioner, U. S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Washington 25, D. C. 
Single copies of this bibliography are available from: Interagency 
Committee on Oceanography, Building T-3, Room 1714, 17th and Constitution 
Avenue, Washington 25, D. C. 
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