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perused his statement and am now prepared to make a few observations for 

 the record. 



First, I can sympathize with Captain Bauer's advocacy of a comprehensive 

 environmental approach. I would agree that it is difficult to separate the land 

 from the sea-air environment. But as advisable as it is to move in the direction 

 of such an approach, there is an immediate need to turn our attention to a 

 national oceanic effort, and NOAA addresses itself to this need. 



Secondly, I beg to differ with Captain Bauer's statement that NOAA "would 

 result in the Interior Department being no longer concerned with the Marine 

 environment!" (p. 3 of Bauer's statement) This is not the case and I attempted 

 to point this out in my testimony. If I might quote from the Commission report : 

 "The Commission rejected the idea of consolidating all Federal marine and 

 atmospheric functions into a single, massive organization. Some such functions 

 which will remain outside NOAA are integral to the agency which performs 

 them . . . (these include) the marine-related water management programs of 

 the Department of Interior." (p. 232, "Our Nation and the Sea") 



Captain Bauer also implies that NOAA would either take over the Geological 

 Survey or duplicate its efforts. I have been informed by a staff member of the 

 Marine Council that neither would occur. The Coast Geodetic Survey and 

 U.S.G.S. would complement one another and this would be assured by the inter- 

 agency coordinating mechanism within NOAA. 



Fourth, I am disturbed by Captain Bauer's statement that the removal of 

 the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries from Interior to NOAA, "would be a dis- 

 astrous step backwards." (p. 5) He fails to explain why the Bureau would be 

 any less effective under NOAA. The Commission report suggests that, "The re- 

 habilitation of U.S. fisheries . . . depends upon good sea science and new, im- 

 proved marine technology to define, locate, manage and harvest the living 

 resources of the sea," and that, "The combination of marine commercial and 

 sport fi'Shing functions in NOAA will best accomplish these objectives." Mention 

 is also made of the necessity to bring aquacultural research for both plant and 

 animal species under the single management of NOAA so that, "coordinated 

 planning can itake place to develop the full potential aquaculture offers." (pp. 

 239-240, "Our Nation and the Sea") 



I think this approach is most vital if we are to fully realize the food resource 

 potential of the oceans. By bringing together the aquaculture research functions 

 of BCF and the National Sea Grant Program and by providing a focal point 

 for industrial advances in this area, we will be moving one step closer to solv- 

 ing the imminent food (problem our world faces. 



Thank you for allowing me to comment on Captain Bauer's statement. He 

 has provided a very provocative and controversial viewpoint which I am sure will 

 enable your Subcommittee to proceed with a broader perspective on the problem. 



With best wishes, I am 

 Very truly yours, 



John B. Anderson, 

 Member of Congress. 



Mr. Lennon. ISTow we are delighted to have an old friend Prof. Paul 

 S. Bauer and with his permission and consent we will insert in the 

 record at this point Mr. Bauer's biography. 



(The biography follows :) 



Paul S. Bauer 



Prof. Paul S. Bauer, a native of Lynn, Massachusetts, was graduated cum 

 laude from the Harvard Engineering School where he also received his M.S. 

 degree in Communication Engineering and did additional graduate work in meth- 

 ematics and physics. He was attending Boston Law School at the time he accepted 

 a commission in the U.S. Navy in World War II. 



Prof. Bauer served in the U.S. Navy for 11 years, first as an electronics officer 

 and later in the Bureau of Aeronautics where he was Assistant Inspector General. 

 In 1955, he joined Project Deepfreeze I as navigation officer of VX6 and spent 

 three months in Antarctica. Prof. Bauer retired from the Navy in 1957 as 

 Captain USNR. 



Prof. Bauer's record of civilian government service began in 1937 when he was 

 appointed a member of the Special Recess Commission on Airports and Aviation 

 in Massachusetts. He subsequently served as Chairman of the Advisory Board on 



