145. DAVID DAVIES MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: 

 DDMIIS 



Formerly the New Commonwealth Study, the Institute was estab- 

 lished under its present name in 1951. Its principal aim is research 

 into the causes of conflicts between states and projected means to 

 ameliorate or remove such causes. Topics considered include the con- 

 servation and exploration of the seas and oceanic pollution. 



146. EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS: EAEG 

 Established in 1951, EAEG provides a means to establish con- 

 tacts and encourage cooperation between geophysicists in Europe and 

 elsewhere. 



147. EUROPEAN CENTER FOR MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS: CEPEM 

 CEPEM, the acronym, dommonly used for the Center, relates to 



its French title, Centre d' Etude Europeenne pour les Problems de 

 1' Environment Marine. 



148. EUROPEAN DIVING TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE: EDTC 



Formed in 1973 as a result of the initiative of the United King- 

 dom Society for Underwater Technology, EDTC includes nine member 

 countries, each of whom sends two representatives, one representing 

 commercial diving operations and the other medical knowledge. EDTC 

 provides a forum for the discussion of standards and techniques of 

 diving, types of equipment, and arrangements for monitoring the 

 health of divers; it also encourages the development of safety stan- 

 dards and provides advice to government committees and other organ- 

 izations and individuals concerned with diving. 



149. EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF WATERS: EFPW 

 Founded in 1956, EFPW entourages cooperation through exchange 



of ideas and coordinates treatment of basic problems in the protec- 

 tion of waters. 



150. EUROPEAN GEOPHYSICAL SOCIETY: EGS 



Organized in 1971, the society exchanges information and ideas 

 and plans for cooperative research. 



151. EUROPEAN MALACOLOGICAL UNION: EMU 



Founded in 1962, EMU furthers the study of mollusca by indi- 

 vidual malacologists or by societies and institutions in Europe and 

 in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. 



152. EUROPEAN MARICULTURE SOCIETY: EMS 



Formed in 1976, it acts as a clearinghouse for information that 

 it Channels to the fish culturist, researcher, and administrator by 

 means of a quarterly newsletter. 



153. EUROPEAN MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: EMBA 



A loosely structured organization of marine biologists, EMBA 

 holds frequent symposia, the first of which was held in 1961, the 

 tenth in 1976. An executive committee, the Committee for European 

 Marine Biological Symposia (CEMBS), is responsible for organizing 

 the symposia, which are held in a different country each time. 



154. EUROPEAN OCEANOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION: EUROCEAN 



Founded in 1970 to promote marine resources with a view both 

 to exploring and studying them and protecting and using them, 



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