IV. FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS 



594. ALGERIA 



The Centre de Recherche Oceanographlque et des Peches (CROP) 

 is responsible for Algeria's marine science programs, most of which 

 relate to marine biology, fisheries, and protection of its coastal 

 waters. 



595. ARGENTINA 



The Centro Argentino de Datos Oceanograf icos (CEADO), Argen- 

 tina's national oceanographic data center, is administered by the 

 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET), 

 Argentina's national council for scientific and technical investi- 

 gations. CEADO receives technical and functional support from the 

 Servicio Hidrografia Naval (SHN), Argentina's hydrographic and naval 

 service. CEADO was organized in 1974, but its antecedents date back 

 to 1965 when the SHN was the designated national agency (DNA) respon- 

 sible for the exchange of oceanographic data. In 1966 SHN estab- 

 lished a Division Central de Datos, which became the Centro Nacional 

 de Datos Oceanograf icos (CDNO) until it was superseded by CEADO. 

 Other agencies involved in marine science include the Servicio 

 Nacional de Pesca (SNP), the Centro de Investigacion de Biologia Mar- 

 ina (CIBIMA), the Instituto Antarctico (lAA), the Instituto Argentino 

 de Oceanograf ia (lADO), the Instituto de Biologia Marina (IBM), and 

 the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales. 



596. AUSTRALIA 



The Hydrographic Office of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is 

 responsible for the Australian Oceanographic Data Center (AODC), 

 which was established in 1964. RAN also makes oceanographic and 

 hydrographic surveys and collects data on tides and currents. It 

 supports the Royal Australian Naval Research Laboratory (RANRL) and 

 the Royal Australian Naval Environmental Laboratory (RANEL). 



The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 

 (CSIRO) includes a Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, which is 

 active in coastal surveys. The Department of Natural Development 

 includes a Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics 

 (BMRGG), which makes many marine geological and geophysical surveys. 



Other acronyms and abbreviations are AIMS — the Australian Insti- 

 tute of Marine Sciences, which specializes in studies of the Great 

 Barrier Reef, the Coral Sea, and the coast of North Queensland; 

 AAMH — the Australian Association of Maritime History, established 

 in 1978; AMSA — the Australian Marine Sciences Association; ANARE — 

 the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition; ASFB — the 

 Australian Society for Fish Biology; ASL — the Australian Society 

 for Limnology; ANZAAS — the Australian-New Zealand Association for 

 the Advancement of Science, and HLIO — the Horace Lamb Institute of 

 Oceanography. 



597. BARBADOS 



Its Department of the Environment (DOE), established in 1977, 

 is responsible for handling oceanographic matters. 



598. BELGIUM 



The Service Hydrographique de la Cote (SHC) is responsible for 

 most of Belgium's oceanographic activities. 



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