1998 Year of the Ocean 



THE OCEANS AND NATIONAL SECURITY 



Contents 



1. INTRODUCTION B-2 



2. NAVAL OPERATIONS B-2 



3. COAST GUARD OPERATIONS B-7 



4. SPECIAL QUALITIES OF NAVY AND COAST GUARD PLATFORMS B-9 



5. OCEAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF 



NATIONAL SECURITY B-10 



6. LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE B-13 



7. SOUND MANAGEMENT OF THE OCEAN'S ENVIRONMENT 



AND RESOURCES: ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY B-15 



8. THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT B-18 



9. MANAGEMENT ISSUES B-21 



10. EDUCATION AND EXPLORATION B-22 



11. CONCLUSION B-23 



12. LIST OF ACRONYMS B-24 



This Year of the Ocean document was prepared as a background discussion paper and 

 does not necessarily reflect the policies of the U.S. Government or the U.S. Government 

 agencies that participated in its preparation. 



