Di The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries is responsible for 
the management and wise utilization of the commercially 
valuable living resources of the sea. Towards this end, 
the biological collections and measurements to be carried 
out as part of Ocean Surveys have been planned to provide 
the needed information on the distribution and abundance of 
the living creatures in the sea. The collections of physical 
and chemical data together with the biological data are 
designed to provide information needed in understanding the 
relation of the living population to its physical-chemical 
environment, an important aspect in the prediction of where 
commercially profitable stocks may be found. 
6. The Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife is concerned 
with the recreationally valuable living marine resources. 
Ocean Surveys, particularly that portion covering the Conti- 
nental Shelf, will provide essential information on the 
distribution of such organisms and the physical and chemical 
characteristics of this environment. 
{ee The Coast Guard has certain oceanographic responsibil- 
ities to which the Ocean Survey Plan is responsive. These 
include the U.S. portion of the Invernatvonaly ice Pavrow, 
the Bering Sea Patrol, and the Coast Guard's Polar Operations, 
all of which will benefit from the concerted Ocean Survey 
effort. 
