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for the use of other agencies such as the Bureau of Commercial 
Fisheries and the Weather Bureau. When necessary, personnel 
from the pertinent agency will be aboard to collect such data. 
Similarly, the vessels of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 
operating on Ocean Surveys will, whenever possible, collect 
magnetic, bathymetric, and meteorological data for trans- 
mission to the appropriate agency for processing although 
these are not required for their own specific needs in the 
field of living marine resources. The data requirements of 
each agency will be channeled through the Ocean Surveys 
Advisory Panel for inclusion in the annual survey program. 
Thus maximum utilization of all vessels will insure maximum 
efficiency in obtaining the many various types of oceano- 
graphic data that are needed. 
E. Instrumentation 
The efficiency and effectiveness of Ocean Surveys depend 
to a considerable degree on the instruments and instrument 
systems available. New instruments and techniques must be 
developed through a continuing effort to upgrade the quality 
and efficiency of the observations. The problems associated 
with the sustained collection of large quantities of envi- 
ronmental data must be resolved, and the latest techniques 
must be exploited in the processing, reduction, storage, and 
dissemination of the data collected. Towards this end, an 
operations analysis will be undertaken to provide 
