636. MALAYSIA 



Its Hydrographic Department (HD) is responsible for hydrographlc 

 and oceanographlc surveys. 



637. MEXICO 



Mexico's national oceanographlc data center, the Centro Nacio- 

 nal de Datos Oceanograf icos (CENADA) is in the Instltuto de Geoflslca 

 of the Unlversidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM). 



The Secretarla de Marina Includes the Direcclon General de Oceano- 

 graf la y Senalamiento Marltima (DGOSM) , the Direcclon General de 

 Obras Marltimas (DGOM) , the Direcclon General de Operaclon Portuarla 

 (DGOP), and the Direcclon de Educacion Naval (DEN), all of which are 

 involved in marine science affairs. DGOSM was formerly responsible 

 for the Centro de Datos Oceanograf icos (CEDO) established in 1973 

 and transferred to UNAM where it was renamed. 



The Secretarla de Industrla y Comercio (SIC) is responsible for fish- 

 ing and related oceanographlc research. It includes the Direcclon 

 General de Regiones Pesqueras (DGRP), the Direcclon General de Planea- 

 clon y Promocion Pesqueras (DGPPP), the Direcclon General de Tecno- 

 logia Pesquera (DGTP), the Direcclon General de Capacitaclon y Fomento 

 Cooperatlvo Pesquero (DGCFCP), the Institute Nacional de Pesca (INP), 

 and the Centro de Informaclon de Pesca (CIP). A Comlslon Nacional 

 Consultlva de Pesca (CNCP), an Intersecretarlal commission that 

 provides SIC and other secretaries with advice regarding fisheries, 

 is composed of representatives from the Government and from nongovern- 

 ment organizations involved with fisheries. 



Marine meteorology Is largely the responsibility of the Servlclo de 

 Meteorologla Nacional (SMN) in the Secretarla de Agrlcultura y Grana- 

 dera (SAG). The Secretarla de Recursos Hidraulicos (SRH) is con- 

 cerned with the protection of coastal waters and the optimum use of 

 resources therein. 



Several presidential commissions have been established to develop 

 plans for activities in the marine area. One, the Comlslon de 

 Estudlos del Terretorlo Nacional (CETENAL), is developing plans for 

 mapping marine areas and establishing a national service for marine 

 cartography. The Comlslon Federal de Electricidad (CFE) is concerned 

 with the establishment of nuclear generating plants in the marine 

 environment. 



The Fldelcomlso Unlco para el Desarrollo de la Flora y Fauna 

 Acuatlca (FUDFYFA) is concerned with the preservation of flora and 

 fauna in the marine environment. The Fldelcomlso para el Desarrollo 

 de la Fauna Acuatlca (FIDEFA) is concerned with maintaining ecologi- 

 cal systems for the cultivation, preservation, protection, and com- 

 mercialization of marine fauna; and the Fldelcomlso para la Educacion 

 Pesquera Integral (FEPI) was created to promote fishery education 

 and training. 



Petroleos Mexlcanos (PEMEX) and the Instltuto Mexicano del Petroleo 

 (IMP) cooperate in scientific explorations for oil in Mexico's coastal 

 zone. 



Coordination of Mexico's marine science activities is one of the 

 tasks of the Consejo Nacional de Clencla y Tecnologla (CONACYT). 



Mexico's research and other institutions of higher education 

 Involved in marine science activities include the Centro de Investl- 

 gacion Cientlflca y Educacion Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), a col- 

 laborative institution formed in 1973 which specializes in physical 

 oceanography; and the Instltuto Poletecnlco Nacional (IPN) that 

 Includes the Escuela Nacional de Clencias Blologicas (ENCB), the 

 Escuela Superior de Ingenlerla Mecanica y Electrlca (ESIME), the 

 Escuela Superior de Ingenlerla y Arquetectura (ESIA) , and the Centro 



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