regarding the coastal areas. The State established Louisiana Off- 

 shore Terminal Authority (LOTA) to monitor activities of the Louisi- 

 ana Offshore Oil Port Corp. (LOOP) being developed by a consortium 

 of oil and pipeline companies. 



The Louisiana State University (LSU) includes a Center for 

 Wetland Studies (CWS) formed in 1970 to bring together three marine- 

 oriented groups — the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI), the Depart- 

 ment of Marine Science (DMS), and the Office of Sea Grant Develop- 

 ment (OSGD). CSI, which has been in existence for a number of years, 

 has a worldwide reputation and performs research in coastal areas 

 throughout the world. 



434. MAINE 



The State government includes a Natural Resources Council (NRC) 

 responsible for coastal zone activities; and Departments of Environ- 

 mental Protection (DEP), Sea and Shore Fisheries (DSSF), and Marine 

 Resources (DMR) , all of which are involved in the marine environment. 

 An Interim Marine Affairs Council (IMAC) was appointed to serve as 

 an advisory board to determine the means by which a permanent council 

 should be established and to develop goals. An Atlantic Sea Run 

 Salmon Commission (ASRSC) was established in 1947 to protect and 

 improve the dwindling salmon population. 



In 1968 a consortium of institutions of higher education organized 

 The Research Institute of the Gulf of Maine (TRIGOM) to promote mar- 

 ine and coastal research. The University of Maine (UM) is a partici- 

 pant in TRIGOM and in the Sea Grant Program. The Southern Maine 

 Marine Vocational Training Institute (SMMVTI) specializes in the 

 training of oceanographic technicians. The Bigelow Laboratory for 

 Ocean Sciences (BLOS), a division of the Northeastern Research 

 Foundation, is at West Boothbay Harbor. 



435. MARYLAND 



Maryland's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is responsible 

 for the Maryland Environmental Services (MES) and the Fish and Wild- 

 life Administration (F&WA), both of which are concerned with the 

 marine environment. A Coastal Resources Advisory Commission (CRAC) 

 was appointed to help develop the coastal zone plan. 



The University of Maryland (UMD) includes a Center for Environmen- 

 tal and Estuarine Studies (CEES) and a Natural Resources Institute 

 (NRI) which specializes in the Chesapeake Region. The University also 

 manages the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL). 



The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) supports the Chesapeake Bay 

 Institute (CBI) formed in 1948 to provide laboratory and field support 

 for marine science activities. JHU's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) 

 also does research in marine sciences. 



436. MASSACHUSETTS 



The State government includes an Executive Office of Environmen- 

 tal Affairs (EOEA) and a Department of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFWRV), 

 both of which have interests in the marine environment. 



The publicly funded University of Massachusetts (UMA) supports a 

 marine science program and includes a Coastal Research Center (CRC), 

 formerly the Coastal Research Group (CRG). 



Independent universities of interest are Boston University whose 

 marine program is referred to as BUMP, and the Massachusetts Insti- 

 tute of Technology (MIT). The latter is heavily involved in marine 

 research and is a Sea Grant Institution (MITSG), which is responsible 

 for the Marine Industry Advisory Services Program (MIDAS). MIT 

 established a Marine Resources Information Center (MARIC), has courses 



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