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Numerous smaller international programs 
will be undertaken cooperatively between the 
U. S. and several Latin American countries. In 
general, these will be regional studies involving 
neighboring countries wishing to concentrate on 
problems too large for the capability of any in- 
dividual country. Examples of this type of pro- 
gram are: (1) General Circulation of the South- 
west Atlantic, (2) Investigation of the Brazil 
Current, (3) El Nifio Study, and (4) Catalog of 
marine plankton in the Mediterranean. 
G. FACILITIES 
The construction and improvement of shore 
facilities to support oceanography is being con- 
tinued in FY 1964 at a level of about 12.2 per 
cent over that of the previous year. The recom- 
mended expenditure for Government and non- 
Government activities is $10.3 million. Although 
the total increase is small, the facilities budget 
includes $7.3 million to support research facility 
construction for universities and other private 
institutions to increase their capabilities for 
training of oceanographers. The balance of 
$3.05 million will be used for the expansion and 
improvement of existing federal facilities and 
for a modest program of new laboratory con- 
struction. , 
In FY 1964 the Bureau of Commercial 
Fisheries plans to begin constructing, or will 
have under construction, four new research lab- 
oratories. In the spring of 1963 construction 
will start on a new Biological Laboratory at 
La Jolla, California, for research on tuna, sar- 
dines, anchovies, other related species, and 
oceanography of the California Current and 
eastern tropical Pacific. In the summer of 1963 
work will start on a new biological laboratory 
at Seattle, Washington, which will be concerned 
with the ocean-phase of salmon life history and 
other fishery problems of the eastern North 
Pacific. About the same time, construction of 
a biological laboratory at Milford, Connecticut, 
for specialized studies on large-scale artificial 
culture of shellfish and other marine organisms 
will commence. Construction will also get 
underway on a Radiobiology Laboratory at 
Beaufort, North Carolina, where the effects of 
radioactive isotopes on marine life will be 
studied. 
The Geological Survey will establish a lab- 
oratory on the West Coast for research in ma- 
rine geology and geophysics. The Bureau of 
Mines will house its marine resources and en- 
gineering staff in temporary West Coast facili- 
ties during fiscal year 1964. Plans will be 
formulated for the design and construction of a 
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permanent Bureau oceanographic center at a 
convenient location at a later date. 
The Coast and Geodetic Survey will improve 
its ship base at Norfolk, and will transfer its 
Seattle operations to a newly leased ship base. 
This latter installation is especially critical to 
the Coast and Geodetic Survey program. As its 
vessels for Ocean Surveys become available, 
this facility will provide the necessary logistic 
support for Pacific operations. 
The National Science Foundation has pro- 
grammed $7.3 million in FY 1964 in grants for 
new and expanded oceanographic facilities in 
universities and private research institutions. 
The FY 1964 budget for facilities construc- 
tion and improvement, as outlined in Table 8, 
will help to relieve crowded working conditions 
in many locations and will provide housing for 
entirely new research groups and for training 
of new oceanographers. It will also allow 
growth in physical plants for research in step 
with planned expansion in research, surveys, 
and ships. 
H. NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC 
DATA CENTER 
Manpower and Training. During FY 1962, 
the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) 
provided personnel from its staff in support of 
survey operations and for reciprocal training; 
i.e., training of survey personnel in data proc- 
essing procedures (primarily from the stand- 
point of quality control) and the training of 
NODC personnel in the many phases of survey 
operations. In addition, the NODC has trained 
visiting scientists and survey personnel in data 
processing procedures for short term periods. 
During FY 1964, the NODC will increase this 
effort within the limits of available funds. The 
NODC plans to recruit sufficient personnel by 
FY 1964 to handle the ''data out"’ phase of its 
work in keeping with its policy of providing 
support service to the oceanographic community. 
International Program. In its short period 
of existence, the NODC has assumed responsi- 
bilities connected with two international pro- 
grams — complete responsibility for continuing 
the function of World Data Center A-Oceanog- 
raphy (WDC-A) and data processing responsi- 
bilities for the International Indian Ocean Ex- 
pedition (MOE). It has been suggested that, in 
addition to its data processing responsibilities 
to the TOE, the NODC undertake the preparation 
of an atlas for the Expedition under the guidance 
of an international board of editors composed of 
