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bility, and versatility of existing instruments, de- 
veloping new instruments where existing gear is 
inadequate, and the use of automatic measurement, 
recording, analysis, and computation wherever pos- 
sible and practical. Plans for FY 1965, by agency, 
are as follows:* 
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries: $150,000 
The Bureau is developing biological sampling 
and measuring devices applicable to fishery science, 
such as semiautomatic fish scale readers to deter- 
mine the race and age of North Pacific salmon, 
New England haddock, and South Atlantic and 
Gulf Coast menhaden. This instrument will im- 
prove accuracy and objectivity, standardize proce- 
dures, and reduce costs of scale reading. Another 
device under development is a towed vehicle which 
will follow and record a given parameter, such as 
temperature or salinity, while carrying a sampling 
device or another sensor. A high-speed plankton 
sampler which can be towed for long periods of 
time is also under development. 
Geological Survey: $150,000 
The USGS is developing and testing instrument 
systems for: (a) Automatic collection of samples 
and continuous recording of information concern- 
ing the physical and chemical properties of water 
in streams, estuaries, and bays; (b) Mapping rela- 
tive bulk densities, radioactivity, and other prop- 
erties of recent ocean sediments; (c) Laboratory 
analyses of textural, mineralogic, and chemical 
characteristics of ocean sediments; (d) Collection 
of bottom samples from the ocean floor in coopera- 
tion with Coast and Geodetic Survey and other 
offices; and (e) Procurement of geophysical data 
pertinent to geological structures beneath the ocean 
floor. 
Bureau of Mines: $48,000 
The USBM is continuing its studies of equip- 
ment for the successful sampling, evaluation, and 
economical recovery of mineral resources from in 
and on the ocean floor. All aspects will be con- 
sidered. 
Coast Guard: $1,218,000 
The CG will continue the outfitting of its ocean- 
station vessels with oceanographic winches, labora- 
tories, and basic instruments for the collection of 
time series data. New winches and laboratories will 
be installed on three WIND Class icebreakers. 
* Additional funding for instrumentation is included under 
research categories, 
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Coast and Geodetic Survey: $850,000 
C&GS is acquiring modern oceanographic, hydro- 
graphic, and tide instrumentation, including signal 
processing and automated recording equipment to 
replace obsolete and cumbersome devices and to 
increase the automation of shipboard processing 
operations. A buoy system will be developed for 
estuarine and Continental Shelf studies. Deep-sea 
tsunami sensors will supplement the shore-based 
sensors and will provide basic physical data for 
studies of tsunami wave theory. The deep-sea 
sensors may also provide an early warning capa- 
bility to the existing network. In support of the 
Survey’s study of basic tidal theory, the develop- 
ment of a special tide gage for offshore use to 
determine tidal characteristics at sea will be con- 
tinued. Development of the automated current 
measuring system, to replace the present system, 
will be completed. 
Office of Naval Research: $740,000 
The ONR is sponsoring development of large 
oceanographic and meteorological buoys. Two pro- 
totype deep-sea buoys with high-speed telemeter- 
ing capabilities for long-range communications will 
be developed during FY 1965. This continuation 
of a 2-year buoy-development program includes 
construction of two discus-shaped hulls, 40 feet in 
diameter, tests of electrical power supplies and radio 
communication over distances as great as 2,500 
miles, investigations of mooring techniques, de- 
velopment of sensors, and engineering of telemeter- 
ing and recording systems for buoys and shore com- 
mand stations. 
Naval Oceanographic Office: $5,909,000 
The NavOceano will continue to expand its test 
and evaluation capabilities and pursue the devel- 
opment of oceanographic recording systems from 
sensor to computer. The present program for test- 
ing, calibrating, and evaluating of both standard 
and newly developed instruments will be accel- 
erated. The Shipboard Survey System now under 
development will be carried to the field testing 
phase. This system which consists of an under- 
water subsystem, a hoist subsystem, and a data 
handling subsystem, will be the first truly inte- 
grated shipboard survey system with seismic, mag- 
netic, gravity, and bathymetric, as well as oceano- 
graphic recording capabilities. Data will be read 
out in a format for direct use by the National 
Oceanographic Data Center, In FY 1965 the Office 
plans to develop more advanced sensors, capable 
