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such as the North Pacific Transition, Northeast 

 Pacific Energy Budget, and the Alaska Current 

 will also be investigated. 



Maritime Administration 



FY 1965-150,000 

 FY 1966-150,000 

 FY 1967-$50,000 



Background 



The objective of the Maritime Administration's 

 oceanographic program is to improve our under- 

 standing of the nature of the ocean's surface and 

 its effect on the operation and design of merchant 

 ships. 



During past years, considerable progress has 

 been made in the development of theoretical and 

 experimental techniques to study how ships re- 

 spond to wave forces and how various ship 

 characteristics effect these responses. But this is 

 only a beginning. Much more data are needed in 

 order to establish rational structural design 

 criteria. 



Proposed FY 1967 Program 



Under a contract with the Massachusetts Insti- 

 tute of Technology, experimental and theoretical 

 studies of ocean wave spectra and their effects on 

 ship motion will be continued. Major emphasis of 

 this research will be on the efficiency and safety of 

 ship operations. 



DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 



Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 



FY 1965-$! 1,771,000 

 FY 1966-113,575,000 

 FY 1967-114,345,000 



Background 



The mission of the Bureau of Commercial 

 Fisheries is to carry out the national fishery policy 

 adopted by the Congress, as follows: 



(1) to increase and maintain forever, for the 

 people of the United States, a fishery resource 

 capable of yielding the maximum annual product; 



(2) to strengthen and maintain a vigorous 

 fishing industry; 



(3) to perform these functions in partnership 

 with the States,* and in accordance with oiu" 

 international obligations. 



In order to carry out this mission the Bureau's 

 Oceanographic Research Program is directed 

 to understanding the dynamics of marine pro- 

 ductivity. 



It provides the basic information needed to 

 predict fluctuations in abundance of fish popula- 

 tions, and to develop means for increasing pro- 

 duction of fish and shellfish stocks. Research data 

 are used to establish the United States' position 

 on fishery matters of international concern and to 

 protect and restore fishery resources essential to 

 the li\elihood of American fishermen. The 

 Bureau's research program is increasingly pro- 

 viding the information needed by management 

 and industry to obtain the full utilization of its 

 fishery .resources. 



Proposed FY 1967 Program 



A sizeable portion of the Bureau's program in 

 basic research will be devoted to studies of the 

 taxonomy, physiology, and behavior of fishes and 

 marine invertebrates. Increased emphasis will be 

 placed on determining factors causing mortality 

 in fish and shellfish. Studies of the responses of 

 marine organisms to environmental features, 

 investigations of ocean productivity in relation to 

 circulation and regions of upwelling, and pro- 

 grams designed to increase knowledge of air-sea 

 interface processes will continue. A number of 

 these and other basic studies will be carried out 

 imder contract to universities and non-govern- 

 mental agencies. 



*The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries has been delegated the respon- 

 sibility for administering the Commercial Fisheries Research and 

 Development Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-309; 78 Stat. 197). The 

 purpose of the Act is to support research and development in the 

 States that will conserve our fishery resources and strengthen the 

 U.S. fishing industry. The Bureau estimates that Federal support in 

 FY 1967 of research and development under the Act, that should be 

 considered a part of the National Oceanographic Program, will total 

 $1.5 million. 



