operations required to fulfill the assigned missions 

 of the Department of Defense. 



b. Provide direct support to naval systems devel- 

 opment and ship and equipment design by solving 

 specific, immediate and long-range scientific and 

 engineering problems associated with the marine 

 environment. 



c. Improve the detection, location, identification 

 and verification of underground and underwater 

 nuclear explosions. 



3. Manage Resources in the World Ocean* 



a. Living Resources 



(1) Locate new productive fishing areas (for 

 species presently in demand) 



(2) Identify and locate promising fishery re- 

 sources (for species presently unexploited and 

 not in demand). 



(3) Improve fish harvesting operations and 

 techniques, incltiding aquacultine. 



(4) Forecast the abundance and distribution of 

 fish populations. 



(5) Provide scientific management of fisheries 

 through: 



(a) Cooperative programs of Federal and 

 State Governments. 



(b) Industrial cooperation. 



(c) International cooperative programs. 



b. Mineral Resources 



(1) Chart and map topographical and geological 

 features of the sea bottom. 



(2) Locate and identify potentially useful min- 

 eral and fuel deposits. 



(3) Develop techniques for recovery and pro- 

 cessing of commercially valuable minerals. 



4. Manage Resources in Domestic Waters 



a. Safeguard Public Health 



(1) Monitor and determine the distribution of 

 pollutants in the marine environment, and their 

 effects upon har\estable organisms and man. 



(2) Develop methods to control pollution in 

 estuarine and nearshore areas which may result 

 from: 



(a) Sewage effluent 



(b) Industrial wastes 



^Includes resources in and on the continental shelves as well as the 

 deep ocean. 



(c) Pesticides 



(d) Thermal effects 



(3) Monitor potential sources of radioactive 

 contaminants to the sea; understand the processes 

 which control the distribution of these contami- 

 nants, their uptake by marine organisms, and their 

 ultimate effects upon man. 



(4) Determine the public health suitability of 

 foods derived from the ocean and the effects of 

 marine organisms and their byproducts upon man. 



(5) Discover and extract pharmaceuticals from 

 seawater and marine organisms. 



b. Conserve Marine Resources Held in Common 



(1) Protect fisheries and recreational uses of 

 the nearshore environment against degradation 

 by pollution while assuring legitimate use of 

 the ocean for waste disposal. 



(2) Improve recreational opportunities by de- 

 veloping beaches, small boat harbors, and other 

 facilities. 



(3) Protect beaches and waterways against 

 damage by erosion or deposition. 



(4) Develop new beach areas and extend coast- 

 lines for industrial, recreational, and aesthetic 

 purposes. 



5. Protect Life and Property Ashore; Insure the 

 Safety and Efficiency of Operations at Sea 



a. Protect Life and Property Ashore 



(1) Improve long-range weather and w-ave fore- 

 casting through studies of ocean-atmosphere 

 interaction. 



(2) Develop methods for dissipating hazards 

 caused by ocean-atmosphere phenomena such 

 as hurricanes, storm-generated waves, fog and 

 ice. 



(3) Protect nearshore environment and man- 

 made structures from land-sea interaction phe- 

 nomena {e.g., beach erosion, silting, etc.). 



(4) Develop techniques for predicting the paths 

 of earthquake-generated waves (tsunamis) and 

 systems for warning coastal populations. 



b. Improve Safety and Efficiency of Operations 

 at Sea 



(1) Improve forecasting of waves, tides, currents 

 and sea-ice drift (and dissemination of this en- 

 vironmental information) to route ships along 

 minimum time paths and to lower storm losses. 



(2) Develop new, more efficient and economical 

 ship designs based upon improved knowledge 



