1998 Year of the Ocean 



THE LEGENDARY OCEAN— THE UNEXPLORED FRONTIER 



Contents 



1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY L-2 



2. SEAS OF LEGENDS, LIFE, AND DISCOVERY L-3 



3. A LONG HISTORY OF OCEANIC EXPLORATION L-3 



4. TECHNOLOGY FOR DISCOVERY L-5 



5. THE WEALTH AND WONDER OF THE OCEANS L-7 



6. NAVIGATING THE FUTURE L-9 



7. THE FUTURE L-12 



8. REFERENCES L-12 



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. 



