or the Great Lakes; develops cooperative programs; and develops means 

 whereby the States may be adequately represented in the formulation 

 of plans at the Federal level. 



457. COASTAL PLAINS REGIONAL COMMISSION: CPRC 



Established in 1965 by Georgia, North Carolina, and South Caro- 

 lina, CPRC was expanded in 1975 to include Florida and Virginia. It 

 includes an Environmental Affairs Advisory Committee to advise on 

 programs. In 1968 it established the Coastal Plains Center for Marine 

 Development Services (CPCMDS). 



458. COLUMBIA RIVER ESTUARY STUDY TASK FORCE: CREST 

 Established in 1975 and comprising representatives from city 



and county governments in Oregon and Washington, CREST has as its 

 mission the preparation of a coordinated, comprehensive plan for the 

 management of the estuary. 



459. CONNECTICUT RIVER SALMON ASSOCIATION: CRSA 



CRSA was incorporated in 1974 as an organization to manage sal- 

 mon in the Connecticut River. It was instrumental in development of 

 legislation to establish a Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commis- 

 sion. This legislation, first introduced in New Hampshire in 1977, 

 has been passed by New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Vermont, but is 

 still pending in Massachusetts. 



460. GREAT LAKES COMMISSION: GLC 



Established in 1955 by Great Lakes States' legislatures, GLC 

 is a recommendatory and advisory agency for the eight Great Lakes 

 States in regional water resources matters. 



461. GULF STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION: GSMFC 



A Federal-State commission established in 1949, GSMFC promotes 

 a proper use of the fisheries common to the five Gulf coast States, 

 all of whom are members of the Commission. In 1966, in cooperation 

 with the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, it began the cooperative 

 Gulf of Mexico Estuarine Inventory (GMEI). 



462. GULF UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH CORPORATION: GURC 



A nonprofit research organization, GURC was founded in 1965 and 

 comprises universities and research organizations from Florida to 

 Texas. It is devoted to the development of the Gulf of Mexico as an 

 important natural resource. Its major effort has been the Gulf Envi- 

 ronmental Measurements Program (GEMP), a 10 year program. It also 

 sponsored the Offshore Ecology Investigation (OEI) to satisfy the 

 need of its offshore industry affiliates for data to determine if 

 their explorations and activities adversely affect the environment. 



463. MARINE SCIENCE CONSORTIUM: MSC 



Located in Pennsylvania with members in Delaware, the District 

 of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, MSC specializes in the ecology 

 of Chesapeake and Chincoteague Bays. In 1973, it made a Sludge Acid 

 Monitoring Survey (SAMS) of three waste disposal sites in the Atlantic 

 Ocean. 



464. MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA SEA GRANT PROGRAM: MASGP 



Nine institutions in Mississippi and Alabama compose the consor- 

 tium, formerly called the University Marine Center (UMC), which pro- 

 motes research, education, and advisory services. 



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