254. BALTIC OPEN SEA EXPERIMENT: BOSEX 



Conducted in 1977, BOSEX was the largest joint international 

 investigation in the Baltic to date. All seven countries bordering 

 the Baltic participated in the Expedition, which was sponsored by 

 the ICES/SCOR Working Group on the Study of Pollution in the Baltic. 

 The program involved simultaneous observations of physical, <iheraical, 

 and biological factors as well as levels of pollution in seawater, 

 plankton, fish, and sediments. 



255. BERING SEA EXPEDITION: BESEX 



This joint Soviet Union-United States experiment studied micro- 

 wave signatures of the atmosphere, ice, and open waters of the Bering 

 Sea. The experiment, conducted in 1973, involved both surface and 

 air vessels. A symposium on the results was held in the Soviet Union 

 in 1974. 



256. BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF MARINE ANTARCTIC SYSTEMS 

 AND STOCKS: BIOMASS 



A research program proposed by the SCAR Group of Specialists 

 on Living Resources of the Southern Ocean, BIOMASS was accepted by 

 SCAR in 1976 and preliminary programs were begun in 1978. The first 

 major program, to commence in 1980 and end in 1981, known as the 

 First International BIOMASS Experiment (FIBEX), will be a multiship 

 large-s<iale acoustic survey to determine data regarding krill. The 

 second program planned is known as SIBEX. Future subprograms, to 

 continue through 1984, are being developed by active participants 

 which include the ACMRR, lABO, IOC, and SCOR. 



257. BLACK SEA EXPEDITION: BSE 



A 2-month program of studies in the Black Sea conducted in 

 1969 by Turkish and United States scientists studied the chemical 

 and biological interaction between the oxygenated surface water and 

 the anoxic deep water, the origin and geological history, and the 

 source and nature of sediments in the sea. 



258. CANADA/U.S. COOPERATIVE SURVEY OF THE GULF STREAM: CANUS 

 Conducted in 1964, CANUS involved the area of the Gulf Stream 



between Bermuda and Long Island. Ships and aircraft were used. 

 Participating agencies were the Bedford Institute of Oceanography 

 in Canada, the Canadian Navy and Airforce, and the U.S. Naval 

 Oceanographic Office. 



259. CIRCULATION ET PRODUCTION A L'EQUATEUR ATLANTIQUE: CIPREA 

 A study of the Gulf of Guinea being developed by France's 



Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique d'Outre-Mer (ORSTOM) 

 with participation invited from other interested nations. 



260. COOPERATIVE BLACK AND MEDITERRANEAN SEAS STUDY: COBLAMED 



A series of air/sea interaction studies of the Mediterranean 

 and Black Seas, sponsored by NATO. Originated in 1969, the opera- 

 tions have continued periodically. 



261. COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT 

 REGIONS: CICAR 



Proposed by The Netherlands government and adopted by IOC in 

 1967, CICAR was a multination program managed by an International 

 Coordination Group (ICG) under the aegis of IOC. FAO and WMO were 

 also collaborating. An Operations Coordinator, located at the 



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