A74. AMERICAN CETACEAN SOCIETY: ACS 



Founded in 1967 to protect marine mammals, especially whales, 

 ACS is also concerned with the protection of all marine life. 



475. AMERICAN CONGRESS ON SURVEYING AND MAPPING: ACSM 



Founded in 1941 to promote the science of surveying and mapping, 

 ACSM has added sections on marine surveying and mapping in recent years. 



476. AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY: AFS 



A professional society organized in 1870 to promote the conser- 

 vation, development, and wise use of commercial and recreational 

 species, AFS includes a Committee on Marine and Estuarine Resources. 



477. AMERICAN FISHERMAN'S RESEARCH FOUNDATION: AFRF 



478. AMERICAN FISHERMAN'S SAFETY INCENTIVE PROGRAM: AFSIP 



An outgrowth of the Alaska Sea Grant Program, AFSIP is an at- 

 tempt by fishermen to develop their own safety standards. 



479. AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION: AGA 



Founded in 1919, AGA is concerned with all aspects of gas 

 production and promotes research for exploration for gas resources, 

 including those in the continental and outer continental shelves. 



480. AMERICAN GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE: AGI 



Founded in 1948, AGI is a nonprofit federation of professional 

 societies in geology and geophysics. It promotes training; publishes 

 dictionaries, glossaries, a newsletter, and English translations of 

 foreign literature; and coordinates activities of its member socie- 

 ties. It sponsors a Geological Reference File (GEOREF), a computer- 

 readable data base of geoscience information. 



481. AMERICAN GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: AGS 



An independent, nonprofit research organization founded in 1852, 

 AGS has fields of research that include oceanography. It publishes 

 the "Serial Atlas of the Marine Environment" folios and the "Antarctic 

 Map Folio. " 



482. AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION: AGU 



Founded in 1919, AGU promotes the study of geophysics and assists 

 in coordinating geophysical research. Of interest to marine scientists 

 are its sections on hydrology, meteorology, oceanography, seismology, 

 and volcanology. It represents the United States at the International 

 Union of Geology and Geophysics (lUGG). 



483. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: AIBS 



Organized in 1947, AIBS is a national organization for biology 

 and biologists and includes sections on marine biology. 



484. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF FISHERY RESEARCH BIOLOGISTS: AIFRB 

 Founded in 1956. 



485. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MERCHANT SHIPPING: AIMS 

 AIMS was founded in 1969. 



486. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM 

 ENGINEERS: AIME 



AIME is a professional society established in 1905 as the Amer- 

 ican Institute of Mining Engineers. Its acronym has remained the 



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