599. BRAZIL 



The Marlnha do Brasil or Brazilian Navy includes the Diretoria 

 de Hidrografia e Navegacao (DHN) and the Instituto de Pesquisas de 

 Marinha (iPqM). DHN acts as the designated national agency for the 

 exchange of oceanographic data. 



Other government agencies of interest are the Secretaria Agricul- 

 tura, which includes the Instituto de Pesquisas (IP) and the Depart- 

 mento Nacional de Producao Mineral (DNPM) of the Ministerio de Minas 

 e Energia (MME). 



Several universities in Brazil have active programs in marine 

 science and participate in programs of research. Included are the 

 Universidade de Sao Paulo, which has an Instituto Oceanograf ico 

 (lOUSP); the Universidade Federal Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), which 

 Includes the Centro de Estudios Costeiras e Oceanicas (CECO); the 

 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), which includes the 

 Laboratorio de Geologia Marinha (LAGEMAR) ; the Universidade Federal 

 do Ceara (UFC), which includes the Laboratoria de Ciencias do Mar 

 (LACIMAR); the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFP), which 

 includes the Departmento de Oceanograf ia; and the Fundacao Universi- 

 dade do Rio Grande (FURG), which includes the Base Oceanograf ia 

 Atlantica (BOA). 



Brazilian scientists are involved in the International Decade of 

 Ocean Exploration's Project REMAC — Reconhecimento da Margem Conti- 

 nental Brasileira. Another cooperative program involving several 

 Brazilian agencies is GEOMAR — Programa Plurianual de Geologia e 

 Geofisica Marinha. Petroleo Brasileiro (PETROBRAS) sponsors research 

 in the coastal areas in search of petroleum resources. 



600. BURMA 



The Naval Hydrographic Depot (NHD) of the Burmese Navy and the 

 Burma Fisheries Department (BFD) are responsible for marine science 

 activities in Burma. 



601. CAMEROON 



The Office National des Ports (ONP) includes an office respon- 

 sible for hydrographic and tidal surveys. The Direction de la Mete- 

 orologie Nationale (DMN) has some marine meteorological responsibil- 

 ities. 



602. CANADA, Government Agencies 



A Canadian Committee on Oceanography (CCO) is responsible for 

 Canada's overall policy regarding marine matters and for coordinating 

 marine activities among the several Government agencies responsible 

 for marine activities. 



The Department of the Environment (DOE), also referred to as Envi- 

 ronment Canada, was created in 1971 to amalgamate federal responsi- 

 bilities for the protection, preservation and enhancement of environ- 

 mental quality and related renewable resources. DOE includes two 

 main components: the Fisheries and Marine Service (FMS) and Environ- 

 mental Services (ES). It sponsors two facilities for oceanographic 

 research: the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO) established in 

 1962 on the coast and which is cosponsored by the Department of 

 Energy, Mines, and Resources (DEMR) , and the Institute of Ocean 

 Sciences (lOS) at Patricia Bay, British Columbia. 



Most of the activities of FMS are divided into two main units: 

 Fishery Management and Ocean and Aquatic Sciences (OAS). The Fishery 



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