1998 Year of the Ocean 



Marine Education U.S.A.: An Overview 



LIST OF ACRONYMS 



COAST Consortium for Oceanographic Activities for Students and Teachers 



CORE Consortium for Ocean Research and Education 



GLOBE Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment 



MTS Marine Technology Society 



NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration 



NMEA National Marine Educators Association 



NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 



NOPP National Ocean Partnership Program 



NRC National Research Council 



NSF National Science Foundation 



UN United Nations 



USCG United States Coast Guard 



USN United States Navy 



K-24 



