1998 Year of the Ocean 



OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR MARINE SCIENCE, 

 TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH 



Contents 



1. PREFACE 1-2 



2. INTRODUCTION 1-4 



3. BACKGROUND 1-5 



4. A CALL TO ACTION 1-8 



5. OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YEAR OF THE OCEAN AND BEYOND 1-9 



6. EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION 1-14 



7. THE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND U.S. OCEANS POLICY 1-17 



8. CONCLUSIONS 1-18 



9. REFERENCES 1-18 



10. LIST OF ACRONYMS 1-20 



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. 



