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Designated by Governor Mills E. Godwin, June 27, 19G7, as a i)riniary contact in 



carrying out the comprehensive study of the iX)llution problems in the 



Nation's estuaries by the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. 



U.S. Department of Interior. 

 Biolgraphical Listings in American Men of Science, Who's Who in America, 



Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Who's AVho in American Education, 



Leaders in American Science. 

 Representative for Virginia, appointed March 8, 1067, by Honorable Mills E. 



Godwin. Governor of Virginia, on Chesaiieake Bay Study in connection with 



Chesapeake Bay Model. 

 Representative for Virginia on matters concerning Sea and States and Law of 



the Sea. 



Contributions 



Author of 41 Research Publications, Editor of 15 Scientific Translations, author 

 of .several statements and letters concerning i)ending and passed major 

 Oceanography legislation to the Congress of the United States during last 10 

 j'ears (General Subjects — ^National Oceanography Program. Fisheries Re- 

 search, Sea Grant Colleges. Marine Re.sources). 



Military Service 



U.S. Army Air Force, T/Sgt. l!U3-4r. ; USAAF Enlisted Reserve 194r)-t,S ; USAAF 

 Officers Reserve Second T^t. 104S-r>n. 



Hobbies 



Sailing, powerboating, painting and photography. 



STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. HARGIS, JR., PH. B., DIRECTOR, 

 VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE, REPRESENTING THE 

 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; THE VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF 

 MARINE SCIENCE; THE COUNCIL OF MARTIME STATES, COMMON- 

 WEALTHS AND TERRITORIES 



Dr. Hargis. Thank you. 



Mr. Rogers. You may proceed, Dr. Hargis. 



Dr. Hargis. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the subcommittee, as 

 the chairman has indicated, I am representing today the Council of 

 Maritime States, Commonwealths and Territories ; the Commonwealth 

 of Virginia ; and its research agency in the executive branch of the 

 Commonwealth government, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. 



I think it would probably be more orderly if I read directly. How- 

 ever, I would welcome any interjections, comments and questions at 

 any point, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Rogers. Very well. You may proceed. 



Dr. Hargis. This committee and the Congress have done much for 

 the marine environment, its resources, the marine resource-based ac- 

 tivities of society and for marine science — oceanography — engineering 

 and technology and do not have to be reminded of their importance. 

 These hearings and the various congressional activities preceeding 

 them are ample testimony to this. 



Having had the privilege of serving and working with you on ocean- 

 ographic matters several times in the last 10 years, I am pleased to 

 appear again to comment briefly on some of these topics with emphasis 

 on the developing — now very slowly, unfortunately — national oceano- 

 graphic program, the COMSER or Stratton report and certain of its 

 recommendations, the marine resources and related items. 



I have already named the organizations that I am representing. 

 The Council of Maritime States, Commonwealths, and Territories is 



