33. INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY: IAEA 



An autonomous agency in the U.N. system, IAEA was established in 

 1957 to promote and develop atomic energy for peaceful purposes and 

 to undertake any service or operation useful in the research and 

 development of the peaceful uses of atomic energy. It also maintains 

 a continuous program on all aspects of radioactive pollution caused 

 by the peaceful uses of atomic energy and has provided detailed 

 guidance, at the international level, for the controlled disposal of 

 toxic waste material at sea. 



In 1961, in view of its concern with radioactive fallout in the 

 marine environment, it established a special laboratory in Monaco, 

 the International Laboratory of Marine Radioactivity (ILMR). It 

 participates with other international organizations having similar 

 concerns and cooperates with FAO in a program on using radioactivity 

 to preserve food fish. 



In 1970, it established the International Nuclear Information 

 System (INIS). The major purpose of INIS is the Creation of a file 

 on the peaceful uses of atomic energy; in addition, a subsystem on 

 environmental aspects of nuclear programs is being developed. With 

 the assistance of WMO, IAEA is compiling a safety guide devoted to 

 coastal sitings of nudlear powerplants. The guide will include 

 methods and models to be used in the determination of high seawater 

 levels caused by storm surges, water setup and runup, and related 

 phenomena. 



34. INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION: ILO 



Established in 1919, ILO is con<ierned with working conditions 

 in coastal areas and on the high seas. The control of marine envi- 

 ronmental pollution is a major concern, and ILO participates with 

 other international organizations working on pollution. 



Joint United Nations Groups 



35. FAO/ IOC JOINT PANEL OF EXPERTS ON THE AQUATIC SCIENCES AND 

 FISHERIES INFORMATION SYSTEM 



Established in 1975, the Joint Panel advises the secretariats 

 of the sponsoring agencies of the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries 

 Information System (ASFIS) on the policy, development, and implemen- 

 tation of an effective international system for scientific and tech- 

 nical information in marine and freshwater science and technology. 



36. INTER-SECRETARIAT COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMES 

 RELATING TO OCEANOGRAPHY: ICSPRO 



Created in 1969 and composed of executive heads of several U.N. 

 organizations (specifically FAO, IMCO, UNESCO, and WMO) having inter- 

 ests in marine sciences, ICSPRO serves as a committee on interagency 

 cooperation in marine sciences and the development of scientific 

 programs in oceanography. 



37. JOINT CCOP/IOC GROUPS 



The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and the 

 Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Com- 

 mittee for the Coordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources 

 in Asian Offshore Waters (CCOP) are cooperating in two joint programs. 

 One, called the CCOP/IOC Joint Working Group on IDOE Studies in East 

 Asia Tedtonics and Resources (SEATAR), originally called the CCOP/IOC 

 Joint Working Group on East Asia Transects, met for the first time 

 in 1975 to fonnulate the program. The other, a Program of Research 

 for the South Pacific (SOP AC), is in the planning stages. 



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