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general distribution of bottom fauna, pelagic 

 fishes, and invertebrates in the ^^•estern Atlantic 

 and Gulf of Mexico. 



Work will continue on an atlas of fishing re- 

 sources of continental shelf regions. Although 

 the field sampling aspects of the cooperative study 

 of the geology and benthic fauna of the shelf, 

 being conducted jointly bv the Woods Hole 

 Oceanographic Institution, Geological Survev 

 and BCF, has been completed, work will con- 

 tinue in BCF on analysis of collections and prep- 

 aration of reports for publication. 



Assessment of the hake resource will be ex- 

 panded to cover the Pacific coast from Vancouver 

 Island to Baja California. Surveys of the general 

 distribution of bottom fauna, pelagic fishes, and 

 invertebrates in the eastern Pacific will continue. 



In cooperation with the Oregon Fish Commis- 

 sion and the Washington State Department of 

 Fisheries, surveys will be made to determine the 

 distribution and abundance of scallops in Pacific 

 Northwest waters. Utilizing: bottom tra\\ls, lono- 

 lines, and sunken o-iHnets, along- the edge of the 

 shelf over a depth range of 200 to 500 fathoms, 

 BCF will try to determine the availabilitv of deep 

 water populations of sablefish. In cooperation 

 with the AEC, benthjc fauna survevs will be con- 

 ducted along an established trackline on the 

 shelf and slope off' the Columbia Ri\er over a 

 depth range of 25 to 1050 fathoms. 



Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife 



FY 1965-0 



FY 1966-138,000 



FY 1967 -$38,000 



The Bineau"s entire sur\ey program ^\•ill be 

 conducted on the continental shelf. In cooperation 

 with the U.S. Coast Guard, monthly sin\evs of 

 sea-surface temperature with airborne infrared 

 thermometers will be continued and will contrib- 

 ute to SEAMAP. During FY 1967 the project \vill 

 be expanded to include the continental shelf area 

 of the coast from the Straits of Juan de Fuca to 

 the Mexican border. Surface currents in the 

 above areas will be determined by dropping drift 

 cards from the aircraft during the temperature 

 flights. Bottom current studies will be undertaken 

 in selected areas by use of Woodheat sea-bed 



drifters. Game and forage fish off central and 

 southern California ^sill be surveyed by fish spotter 

 aircraft. 



Geological Survey 



FY 1965-115,000 

 FY 1966-115,000 

 FY 1967-$15,000 



Funds include only those intended for the sup- 

 port of Geological Survey personnel taking part in 

 oceanographic survey operations on ships of 

 other agencies and for the geological equipment 

 to be used aboard those ships. All surveys are 

 conducted on the continental shelves. 



The systematic geological mapping of the conti- 

 nental shelves, described in the section on re- 

 search,* is intended to contribute direcdy to the 

 economic exploitation of the shelf. 



DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION 

 AND WELFARE 



Public Health Service 



FY 1965-$ 30,000i" 

 FY 1966-$130,000t 

 FY 1967-$167,000 



Public Health Serxice (Shellfish Sanitation 

 Branch) will cooperate with State agencies in 

 making special studies of water quality in shell- 

 fish areas (e.g., a long-range ecological study in 

 the \icinit\ of the Ovster Creek, Ne\s' Jersey, 

 nuclear power station), and will assist the twentv- 

 two coastal States in planning water quality studies 

 in areas approved for shellfish production under 

 the National Shellfish Sanitation Program. Pub- 

 lic Health Ser\ice \\i\\ also cooperate with the 

 Federal Water Pollution Control Administration 

 in estuarine studies undertaken in support of 

 pollution abatement work in shellfish production 

 areas. 



*The Geological Sur\ev's Continental Shelf Reconnaissance Program 

 is considered a research effort by the ICO and the Geological Survey. 



''" Federal Water Pollution Control .Administration programs for FY 65 

 and F\' 66 are presented separateh' from Public Health Ser\ice for 

 program comparison purposes. However, water pollution control 

 acti\'iues were removed from the Public Health Ser\ice December 31. 

 1965, and placed in this newl\ established .Administration. The .Ad- 

 ministration's first separate budget was prepared for FY 67. 



