NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM— 1969 



WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1969 



House of Representatives, 

 Subcommittee on Oceanography of the 

 Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 



Washington^ D.C. 



The subcommittee met at 10:55 a.m., pursuant to recess, in room 

 1334, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Alton Lennon (chair- 

 man of the subcommittee) presiding. 



Mr. Lennon. We are going to convene the meeting this morning 

 which was originally scheduled for 10 :30, I might comment that this 

 is my third committee meeting since 8 :25 this morning. That is an 

 explanation for the lack of attendance. 



This morning we are honored to have Dr. Thomas C. Kavanagh, 

 the Chairman of the Committee on Ocean Engineering of the National 

 Academy of Engineering, and Mr. John H. Clotworthy, President 

 of the National Oceanographic Association. 



I am not in a position to say that we can go after 12 noon because 

 there is legislation on the floor that requires the attendance of most 

 of the members. 



Before we call Dr. Kavanagh, I would first like to call on a col- 

 league, the Honorable William M. Colmer. 



STATEMENT OF HON. WILLIAM M. COLMER, A EEPEESENTATIVE 

 IN CONGEESS FEOM THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI 



Mr. CoiiMER. I appreciate the opportunity to make this statement 

 regarding oceanography and its effects upon the State of Mississippi. 



As you know, Mississippi, and particularly my congressional dis- 

 trict which contains all three coastal counties in our State, is highly 

 orientated toward water resources development. We in Mississippi feel 

 that we are in a most unique position because of our natural geo- 

 graphic location and resources to offer a great deal to the development 

 of the oceanography field. 



The coastline of Mississippi is YO miles long. On this stretch many 

 outstanding developments are already in existence such as the Ports 

 of Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula, and Hancock County. Also estab- 

 lished are the Gulf Research Laboratory at Ocean Springs, the Bureau 

 of Commercial Fisheries at Pascagoula, the U.S. Seabee Unit at Gulf- 

 port, the NASA test facility on the western side of our coastal area 

 and numerous industrial developments across the entire coastal stretch 

 that deal in various fields of water related activities. 



We feel, of course, that the development of oceanography in Missis- 

 sippi would further benefit the State. It can mean new industries in 



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