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CANADA 



1. Cognizant organizations : 



a. Canadian Royal Navy. 



b. Department of Transport. 



c. Department of Fisheries. 



d. Department of Public Works. 



e. Department of Industry. 



f. Universities. 



g. Industry. 



2. Coordinator : Canadian Committee on Oceanography. 



3. Objectives : Oil, gas, minerals, equipment, fisheries. 



4. xVctivities : 



a. Oil : considerable off-shore activities about 270 M acres under lease. 



b. Minerals : maganese nodules oft west coast, heavy minerals. 



e. Equipment: oil riggs, submersibles, diving equipment, vessels, instru- 

 mentation. 



d. Fisheries : Department of Fisheries operates 80 vessels, Canada second 

 largest exporter in fisheries' products. 



5. Problems : Not available. 



6. Employment : About 700 scientists and engineers. 



7. Funding : About $41M p.a. 



FRANCE 



1. Cognizant organizations : 



a. French Navy. 



b. Delegation National a la Recherche Scientifique. 



c. Centre Oceanologique de Bretayne. 



d. French Institute for Petroleum. 



e. Laboratories. 



2. Coordinator : Centre National pour L'exploitation des Oceans. 



3. Objectives : 



a. Exploitation of the living substance. 



b. Exploitation of mineral and fossil fuels. 



c. Rational use of the continental margin. 



d. Fighting pollution. 



e. Ocean atmosphere interaction. 



4. Activities : 



Theme No. 1, exploitation of the living substance : 



Goal No. 1 : Estimate the production at the various steps of the alimen- 

 tary chain. 



Goal No. 2 : Study and estimate the species of economic interest 



Goal No. 3 : Improve the fishing methods and techniques. 



Goal No. 4 : Optimise the ultilisation of the products and under prod- 

 ucts of fishing (in particular those concerning fish proteins). 



Goal No. 5: Acclimatize and cultivate the most interesting species 

 (bivalves, crustaceans, fish). 

 Theme No. 2, exploitation of mineral and fossil fuels : 



Goal No. 1 : Recognise the sedimentary layers of the French conti- 

 nental shelf. 



Goal No. 2 : Prepare industrial exploitation of the sediments located 

 on the French continental shelf. 



Goal No. 3 : Obtain soft vp-ater from sea water, as well as the mineral 

 components of economic interest. 

 Theme No. 3, inspection and rational exploitation of the continental border and 

 the coast : 



Goal No. 1 : Establish the prerequisites of an effective use of the 

 French continental margin. 



Goal No. 2 : Develop the adaptation of man in the sea. 



Goal No. 3 : Prepare infrastructure and the necessary means for the 

 exploitation of the French continental shelf. 



Goal No. 4 : Efficient action for natural resources protection. 



Goal No. 5 : Guarantee the rescue of men, the salvage of wrecks, the 

 recoveiT of material and shiploads. 



