Marine science activities at the University of Delaware (UDE) 

 are centered at the College of Marine Science (CMS), which is also 

 responsible for Delaware's Sea Grant (DESG). One of DESG's activ- 

 ities is Project COAST (Coastal and Oceanic Awareness Studies), 

 which has made marine education its goal. It has developed marine 

 curricula and lists of resources for marine educators at all levels. 



In 1977 DESG was instrumental in developing the Comprehensive 

 Atlantic Offshore Oceanographlc Plan (CAOOP) a plan in which other 

 east coast Sea Grant institutions, Federal agencies, and marine- 

 oriented industries are invited to participate. 



428. FLORIDA 



Florida's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is concerned 

 with the State's marine resources and includes a Division of Marine 

 Resources responsible for the Marine Research Laboratory (MRL) and 

 other activities such as beach erosion control and coastal research. 

 DNR's Division of Environmental Research is responsible for the 

 Coastal Coordinating Council (CCC) and Florida's coastal zone man- 

 agement plan. The Division developed an inventory of the natural 

 resources of Florida known as the Florida Resources Information 

 System (FLORIS). DNR's Division of Interior Resources manages 

 Florida's waterways including the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) and 

 is responsible for geological surveys and explorations for offshore 

 resources. 



The State University System of Florida (SUSF) organized the State 

 University System Institute of Oceanography (SUSIO), which coordi- 

 nated the marine science activities of member universities: Florida 

 A&M University (FAMU), Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Florida 

 International University (FIU), Florida Technological University 

 (FTU), Florida State University (FSU), the University of Florida 

 (UF), and the Universities of North Florida (UNF), South Florida 

 (USF), and West Florida (UWF). SUSIO coordinated the exhaustive 

 study of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (EGMEX) and the study of the 

 outer shelf area of Mississippi-Alabama-Florida (MAFLA). In 1978 

 SUSIO was replaced by the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO), 

 a larger institution. 



The University of Florida's Department of Biological Sciences 

 operates two marine laboratories, one on the east coast and one on 

 the west coast. Its Communication Sciences Laboratory specializes 

 in underwater speech communications. It also includes a Coastal 

 Engineering Laboratory. 



The other members of SUSF have marine science programs. FSU 

 includes a Department of Oceanography, a Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 

 Institute (GFDI), the Edward Ball Marine Laboratory (EBML), and the 

 Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility (AMGRF). The latter is 

 the national repository for the storage of and the laboratory for 

 the analysis of cores collected during the U.S. Antarctic Research 

 Program (USARP) sponsored by the National Science Foundation. 



The University of Miami (UM) , a private institution, has an exten- 

 sive program in marine research, conducted largely by the Rosenstiel 

 School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), established orig- 

 inally as the Institute of Marine Science (IMS). RSMAS conducted a 

 program of Synoptic Observations of Profiles in the Straits of Flor- 

 ida (SYNOPS) in 1971. In 1970 it began the North Atlantic Gyre 

 Studies (NAGR). It developed the Radar Sea State Analyzer (RASSAN). 

 The Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) is at RSMAS. UM's 

 School of Engineering and Environmental Design (SEED) is responsible 

 for ocean engineering courses. 



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