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Hopkins University, one at Texas A & M, seven 

 at the University of Rhode Island, and four at 

 the University of Miami. 



DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

 Coast Guard 



FY 1965-160,000 

 FY 1966-161,000 

 FY 1967-165,000 



program in the littoral and sub-littoral areas of 

 the continental shelf to determine gross features 

 of the environment, seasonal changes, long and 

 short term variations, and the effects of storms, 

 droughts, and sudden changes in the geophysical 

 environment. A system will also be developed for 

 predicting changes in the coastal environment to 

 support Coast Guard search and rescue, aids to 

 navigation, and law enforcement missions. Actual 

 data collection activities are funded under the 

 "Surveys" category. 



Background 



The goals of the Coast Guard research program 

 are: to impro\e the services of the International 

 Ice Patrol, fmther reducing the ice hazards to 

 shipping in the North Atlantic; to develop a 

 technique of accurately forecasting sur\'ivor 

 drift at sea; and to support research efforts of 

 other Federal agencies and private institutions 

 with resources that only the Coast Guard can 

 provide. 



FY 1967 Program 



Research into the origin, drift, and attrition of 

 icebergs will continue. Qiialitati\e and quantita- 

 tive studies of the drift and deterioration of 

 river, sea, and glacier ice will be performed, and 

 time-series studies of short term changes will 

 be made to improve forecasting. Quantitative 

 descriptions of major ocean currents in the North 

 Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans will be pre- 

 pared from data obtained in the standard section 

 survey program. 



The formation and movement of water masses 

 in the northern hemisphere will be studied 

 through utilization of data provided by observa- 

 tions at fixed ocean stations, opportunity programs 

 conducted by icebreakers, and special cruises by 

 EVERGREEN. 



Continental Shelf 



During FY 1967, the Coastal Oceanography 

 Section of the Coast Guard Oceanographic Unit 

 will continue its oceanographic research work 

 from the existing network of Coast Guard near 

 shore fixed stations. It will design a time-series 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 



FY 1965 

 FY 1966- 

 FY 1967- 



$ 795,000 

 -$1,301,000 

 -$1,597,000 



Background 



The mission of the Smithsonian Institution in 

 oceanography is to carry out basic investigations 

 of marine populations and distributions of or- 

 ganisms and sediments in the ocean. The Institu- 

 tion, through its responsibility to insure that the 

 national collections are studied, maintains close 

 liaison and direct coordination with many univer- 

 sities and government agencies. It provides as- 

 sistance and support to international programs 

 such as the International Indian Ocean Expedi- 

 tion, as well as to national programs such as the 

 U.S. Antarctic Research Program and other ex- 

 peditionary efforts. Its 50 marine scientists carry 

 out and participate in the planning and field 

 o]jerations of biological and geological expedi- 

 tions, and report upon the results of their studies 

 of collections obtained on these expeditions. The 

 Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center pro- 

 cesses specimens and sediments collected by and 

 for oceanographic institutions, other government 

 agencies, and the research staff of the U.S. Na- 

 tional Museum. Smithsonian Institution's studies 

 will result in an improved imderstanding of the 

 kinds and abimdance of organisms in the ocean, 

 so that populations worthy of exploitation can 

 be better selected. The descriptive studies of the 

 Smithsonian are basic to the biological programs 

 of all agencies and often are carried out in co- 

 operation with them. Approximately 35 ]3ercent 



