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and Corps of Engineers be empowered to consider pollution effects of 

 activities which fall within their licensing authorities. 



The deterioration of the Great Lakes presents a special problem 

 and the Commission places a high priority on its recommended i)ro- 

 gram to test methods for lake restoration. 



Dr. Stratton. The whole area of marine resources, of course, is 

 one of the broadest and most important and really the heart of much 

 of this problem. It is represented by chapter 4 and about a third of the 

 entire report, 



Mr. Lennon. Let me make an inquiry before you start. Some of 

 oiu- coastal States have organized Marine Science Councils. This is at 

 the State level. 



A number of the coastal States have State ports authorities. Most 

 of our States have some sort of a State commission for water, stream 

 and air pollution. 



Have copies of this report been sent to those State agencies repre- 

 senting State port authorities, State commissions for water pollution 

 and air pollution, and so on? 



Dr. Knauss. They will be, sir. I think until the Government 

 Printing Office can come out with the final report there were not 

 enough copies as of this time. 



Mr. Lennon. Who will have the responsibility to send to the proper 

 executive directors of the agencies I mentioned copies of this report? 



Dr. Knauss. We have made some attempt to get the names of these 

 groups in the various States. I am sure the list is not complete. 



We wUl make an initial effort. 



Mr. Lennon. I do hope that wUl be done because I can foresee that 

 members of this committee will be requested to get copies and we will 

 have inquiries as to what is this we are reading about, where can we 

 find out about it, and so on. 



I hope that will be done, gentlemen. 



Dr. Stratton. Mr. Chairman, you put your finger on an important 

 ] Droblem. I indicated we formally came to a conclusion on the ninth of 

 1 "February. We are taking what steps we can to assure that there is 

 t niough Icllowup so that this can happen. 



Dr. Lawrence. I can only amplify Dr. Knauss' response. We do 

 plan to send copies of the printed report as soon as the Government 

 Printing Office has completed its work to States and individuals 

 working on panels. 



Each State has in the Governor's office a Federal-State relations 

 coordinator. We have these names. I thought I would first send a 

 letter along with about 20 copies of the report to that coordinator 

 and ask him to distribute this report to the various agencies. 



Mr. Lennon. Thank you, gentlemen. I am glad to have your 

 assurance that that will be done. 



Dr. Stratton. Dr. David Adams, a report on marine resources. 



STATEMENT OF DR. DAVID A. ADAMS, SENIOR STAFF, MARINE 



SCIENCES COUNCIL 



Dr. Adams. Marine resources. At present most activities to tap 

 the resources of the sea are concentrated in areas close to shore. 

 But new technology is extending minerals-development operations 

 outward onto the continental shelves and slopes and is yielding new 



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