566. NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: NWF 



Organized in 1936, NWF is a nonprofit conservation/education 

 organization dedicated to the wise use and management of natural 

 resources. It is especially concerned with ocean dumping practices 

 in the offshore areas. 



567. NEW ENGLAND MARINE INDUSTRIES COUNCIL: NEMIC 



Established in 1974, NEMIC provides a forum for fishermen and 

 oil company representatives to meet and work out solutions to problems 

 encountered during the development of oil resources on the continental 

 shelf. 



568. NEW ENGLAND OIL COALITION: NEOC 



569. NORTH AMERICAN SALMON COUNCIL: NASC 



570. NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR OCEANIC HISTORY: NASOH 

 Established in 1975, NASOH is affiliated with the International 



Commission on Maritime History (ICMH). 



571. NORTHWEST PACIFIC OCEANOGRAPHERS : NWPO 



572. OCEAN MINING ASSOCIATES: OMA 



OMA is a consortium of industries involved in deep ocean mining. 



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573. OCEANIC INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION: OIA 



A trade group incorporated in 1966; OIA ceased effective opera- 

 tions about 1972. 



574. OCEANIC LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTER: OLIC 



Established in 1964, OLIC was responsible for the publication of 

 Oceanic Abstracts until 1970 when this responsibility was taken over by 

 Pollution Abstracts, which was later superseded by Data Courier, Inc. 



575. OCEANIC SOCIETY: OS 



Established in 1969, OS sponsors research, education, and conser- 

 vation programs, and publishes a popular magazine called Oceans . 



576. OFFSHORE ENGINEERING CONFERENCE: OECON 



Annual conference has been held by OECON since 1966. 



577. OIL SPILL CONTROL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: OSCAA 



A trade association organized in 1973, OSCAA sets standards, pro- 

 motes control measure, and serves as a liaison between its members and 

 pertinent Federal agencies. 



578. PACIFIC SEABIRD GROUP: PSG 



Organized in 1972, PSG has members that take censuses of sea- 

 birds, work with preservation of birds in event of oil spills or 

 other disasters, and make pelagic observations. 



579. PAN PACIFIC INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES: PANPAC 



A nonprofit institution, PANPAC was incorporated in Hawaii in 

 1972. 



580. POLAR RESEARCH LABORATORIES: PRL 



A research group, PRL has designed data collecting stations for 

 use in polar research. Among these is the Manned-Unmanned Environmen- 

 tal Research Station (MUMMERS) designed for use on Fletchers Ice Island 



in the Arctic. 



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