There have been commitments to oceanography curricula 

 and expansions of existing programs in several universities. 

 Some of these are: 



— establishment of a joint doctoral program between Mass- 

 achusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole 

 Oceanographic Institution. 



— plans by the University of Texas' Marine Science Insti- 

 tute for a four- to six-fold increase in faculty, graduate 

 students, and research facilities over the next decade 



— commitment by the University of Maine to a $7.4 million 

 master plan through 1968 to develop its oceanography 

 program 



— a five-year plan by the University of Delaware for growth 

 of an ocean engineering program and plans for greatly 

 increasing the capabilities of its existing marine labs 



— plans of the American Association of Junior Colleges for 

 training marine technicians 



Dr. William G. Torpey of the Office of Emergency Planning 

 in the Executive Offi.ce of the President suggested in January 

 1969 that future needs for marine manpower might be met from 

 a relatively untapped source. He pointed out the desirability of 

 government and college cooperation in training disadvantaged 

 youths of any race with a bent for science for the scientific and 

 technical personnel needs of future marine science. 



Proposed Council of Maritime States 



Representatives of 18 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 

 Islands attended a conference in Florida in November 1968 to 

 discuss the role of the states in future national oceanic efforts. 

 The delegates, numbering over one hundred, drafted a resolu- 

 tion to President-elect Nixon expressing concern over and in- 

 terest in the national programs. They also sent a report to the 

 Governors of the maritime states which stated recognition of 

 both federal responsibility for total national interest and indi- 

 vidual maritime states' responsibilities for the development, 

 regulation, and management of coastal resources. It urged co- 

 ordination of state and federal activities, and recommended the 

 creation of a "Council of Maritime States, Commonwealths, and 

 Territories." Another meeting will be held sometime in 1969. 



Great Lakes Study 



The National Marine Council announced in August 1968 

 that it had contracted with the National Planning Association 

 to conduct a study of the use and management of the coastal 

 and water resources of Lakes Erie and Superior. The study will 

 be completed in 1969. 



U. S. Research Halted by Brazil 



The Brazilian government, fearing foreign exploitation of 

 its resources, has refused the University of Miami access to the 



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