The marine science activities at the University of Alaska (UAL) 

 are included in the Institute of Marine Science (IMS), the Geophysi- 

 cal Institute, the Institute of Water Resources (IWR), and the Insti- 

 tute of Arctic Biology (lAB). The University is responsible for the 

 Alaska Sea Grant Program (ASGP). It operates the Arctic Environment 

 Information and Data Center (AEIDC), established by the Alaska Legis- 

 lature in 1972. Under contract to the Office of Naval Research, it 

 operates the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL or ARL). 



The University is deeply involved with the Outer Continental Shelf 

 Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) and in addition is respon- 

 sible for the program called Processes and Resources of the Bering 

 Sea Shelf (PROBES). 



The Alaska Fisheries Development Corporation (AFDC) is a nonprofit 

 organization established in 1978 to promote Alaska's fishing industry 

 through research and education. 



422. CALIFORNIA, State Agencies 



Marine science and research activities at the State level are 

 handled by California Resources Agency, which includes its Department 

 of Fish and Game (CDFG), the Department of Navigation and Ocean Devel- 

 opment (CDNOD), and the Department of Water Resources (CDWR). 



The Department of Fish and Game is responsible for major investiga- 

 tive activities in biological sciences and is one of the cooperating 

 agencies on the Marine Research Committee (MRC), which is responsible 

 for the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations 

 (CCOFI) or CalCOFI), an extensive data-collecting program that began 

 in the 1950' s and is still continuing. Other participants on the 

 Council are the California Academy of Sciences (CAS), Hopkins Marine 

 Station (HMS) of Stanford University, Scripps Institute of Oceanogra- 

 phy (SIO), and the Southwest Fisheries Center (SWFC) of the National 

 Marine Fisheries Service. CDFG is cooperating with SWFC in the devel- 

 opment of the Pacific Area Cooperative Enforcement System (PACES), 

 which was implemented in October 1978. The California Marine Fisher- 

 ies Council (CMFC) provides advice to CDFG. 



The Department of Navigation and Ocean Development (CDNOD) is 

 concerned with California's navigable rivers, harbors, and coastal 

 waters. In cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it is 

 developing the California Coastal Engineering Data Network (CCEDN), 

 a wave and climatic data-gathering program for the California coast 

 that was initiated in 1976. 



The State Water Resources Control Board (CSWRCB), formerly the State 

 Water Quality Control Board (CSWQCB) , comprising a number of regional 

 boards, is responsible for protecting and improving the State's total 

 water environment. 



The Department of Water Resources (CDWR) is responsible for major 

 investigative functions pertaining to hydrology, physical and chemi- 

 cal conditions, and engineering considerations in the marine area. 



The Resources Agency includes a Sea Grant Advisory Panel (RASGAP) 

 created in 1973 to administer funds appropriated by the State legis- 

 lature for distribution as local matching funds for projects under 

 the National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966. Members of 

 RASGAP include representatives from State agencies, concerned indus- 

 tries, and academic organizations. 



Other departments or agencies of interest are the Bureau of Sani- 

 tary Engineering within the Department of Public Health and the 

 Department of Parks and Recreation, both of which are concerned with 

 guarding public rights in their spheres of interest. 



In 1967 the California Advisory Commission on Marine and Coastal 

 Resources (CACMCR or CMC) was created to recommend a structure to 



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