1998 Year of the Ocean 



MARINE EDUCATION, U.S.A. 

 AN OVERVIEW 



Contents 



1. INTRODUCTION K-2 



2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND K-3 



3. INFORMAL MARINE EDUCATION K-5 



4. K-12 MARINE EDUCATION K-10 



5. HIGHER EDUCATION K-18 



6. ETHNIC MINORITIES K-19 



7. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES K-20 



8. CONCLUSIONS K-21 



9. OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION K-22 



10. REFERENCES K-22 



11. LIST OF ACRONYMS K-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. 



