511. ATLANTIC OFFSHORE FISH AND LOBSTER ASSOCIATION: AOFLA 

 AOFLA comprises about 60 commercial fishery companies. 



512. BALTIMORE MARINE EXCHANGE: BME 



513. BATELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE: BMI 



A research organization, BMI has special interests in the mar- 

 ine environment and supports several marine science laboratories: 

 Florida Marine Research Laboratories, Wm. Clapp Laboratories in Massa- 

 chusetts, the Pacific Northwest Laboratories (PNWL) in Washington, the 

 Long Beach Ocean-Engineering Facility, California, and laboratories in 

 Ohio. Its Columbus, Ohio, laboratories support several information 

 centers of interest: analytical Methodology Information Center (AMIC) 

 established in 1970 and containing references to methods for identify- 

 ing pollutants, effects of water pollution, quality control of pollu- 

 tants, and analyses of water quality; Diver Equipment Information 

 Center (DEIC); Energy Information Center (EIC); and the Environmental 

 Information Analysis Center (EIAC) , established in 1966 and concerned 

 with the effects of a sea-level canal at the Isthmus of Panama and with 

 ecology of the Aleutian Islands. Its Pacific Northwest Laboratory sup- 

 ports the Oil and Hazardous Materials Technical Assistance Data System 

 (OHMTADS), which includes information on oil spills and their effects. 



514. BERNICE P. BISHOP MUSEUM: BPBM 



Located in Hawaii, BPBM takes an active interest in the Pacific 

 area and operates the Pacific Science Information Center (PSIC). 



515. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES INFORMATION SERVICE: BIOSIS 



BIOSIS has been publishing Biological Abstracts since 1926. It 

 is a clearinghouse for the entire field of life sciences and is espe- 

 cially concerned with information on environmental pollutants. 



516. BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY: BNL 



An independent nonprofit research organization, BNL was estab- 

 lished in 1947 and is operated by Associated Universities, Inc., a 

 consortium of nine northeastern universities. Its fields of interest 

 are oriented towards nuclear and related sciences. It was responsible 

 for the Coastal Shelf Oceanography Program (CSOP) conducted off New 

 York in the bight area in 1974-75. Included in CSOP were the Coastal 

 Boundary Layer Transect (COBALT), the Shelf Exchange Processes (SEEP), 

 and the Surface Mixed Layer Experiment (SMILE) subprograms. 



517. CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES: CAPA 



518. CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION: CBF 



CBF was organized in 1965 to protect the bay. 



519. CHESAPEAKE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ASSOCIATION: CWPCA 



520. CHEVRON OIL FIELD RESEARCH CO.: COFRC 



COFRC maintains a Technical Information Center (TIC) which in- 

 cludes information on oceanography and on oil pollution and its pre- 

 vention in the marine environment. It is also responsible for research 

 on wind, waves, and other phenomena that affect offshore structures. 



521. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTION: CZMI 



Organized in 1973, CZMI comprises professionals involved with 

 the coastal zone. It acts as a clearinghouse for information and 

 promotes research amd education in the field. 



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