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controlled system of underwater television cameras and acoustic devices for 

 observing from a laboratory on land the behavior of marine organisms in the sea. 



Also, he has designed a series of collecting devices which have been used to 

 collect living material from a submarine. Among his more recent efforts to im- 

 prove biological research field instrumentation, Dr. Galler conceived the idea of 

 Research Ships of Opportunity for utilizing commercial freighters and passenger 

 ships to carry mobile laboratory trailers for collecting oceanographic and Ino- 

 logical measurements and samples. His two most recent inventions consist of 

 underwater temperature controlled panels for studying the effects of elevated 

 temperatures on both fixed and free moving marine invertebrates. These devices 

 show considerable promise of developing into practical systems for controlling 

 and studying oi-ganisms responsible for biological fouling and deterioration. 



The author of numerous technical publications, Dr. Galler is a member of the 

 American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Society of Sigma Xi, Re- 

 search Society of America, the Natural History Society of Maryland, the Ameri- 

 can Institute of Biological Sciences and the Cosmos Club. He is a fellow of the 

 American Association for the Advancement of Science ; The Marine Technical 

 Society, the Maryland Academy of Sciences and the Washington Academy of 

 Sciences. 



STATEMENT OF DR. SIDNEY R. GALLER, MARINE BIOLOGIST, 

 BALTIMORE, MD. 



Dr. Galler. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee on Oceanography, 

 my name is Sidney R. Galler, and I reside at 62S2 Woodcrest Avenue 

 in Baltimore, Md. 



Mr. Chairman, I consider it a high honor to be invited to appear 

 before this subcommittee and present my views as a private citizen 

 on the report of the Commission for Marine Sciences, Engineering, 

 and Eesources entitled "Our Nation and the Sea." I emphasize the 

 honor that is associated with an appearance before this subcommittee 

 because of the historic role that it has played in the development of 

 our national consciousness of the importance of oceanography in the 

 United States. 



The efforts of this subcommittee to direct attention to the oceans as 

 a national resource have been most successful. Indeed, the Commission 

 for Marine Sciences, Engineering, and Eesources owes, in large meas- 

 ure, its existence to the leadership and dedication of this subcom- 

 mittee. This subcommittee has earned the recognition and appreciation 

 of scientists and laymen alike for developing so successfully the thesis 

 that the oceans represent an integral and central part of man's 

 environment. 



The Commission on Marine Sciences, Engineering, and Resources, 

 under the distinguished chairmanship of Dr. Julius A. Stratton, has 

 prepared, after 2 years of intensive study, a report entitled "Our 

 Nation and the Sea." 



This report respresents the most comprehensive assessment of the 

 status of marine science and technology in the United States that has 

 ever come to my attention. The report is, in effect, a kind of master 

 plan, or blueprint, to be followed in developing a truly national pro- 

 gram of both ocean exploration and marine resource utilization. 



I will not attempt to rephrase the many plaudits that have been 

 bestowed upon the Commission and its report by the distinguished 

 witnesses who have already appeared before this subcommittee. How- 

 ever, I seize upon this opportunity to salute Dr. Stratton and the 

 members of the Commission for their outstanding contributions to- 



