Contents 



Preface I-l 



Summary of Findings and 



Recommendations 1-2 



Chapter 1 Introduction I-ll 



Chapter 2 The Science Enterprise Today . . 1-13 



Chapter 3 Basic Science— Key to 



Understanding Our Planet . . . 1-20 



Chapter 4 Basic Science— Key to Action . . 1-24 



I. Basic Science and the 



Near Shore Waters 1-24 



A. Changing the Shape of the Coast . . 1-24 



B. Polluting the Waters 1-27 



C. Fish Habitats 1-28 



II. Development of Living Resources . . 1-29 



A. Fisheries— Traditional and New . . 1-29 



B. Aquaculture 1-31 



III. Development of Mineral Resources . .1-32 



IV. Environmental Monitoring and 



Prediction 1-33 



A. Air-Sea Interaction 1-33 



B. Dynamics of Ocean Currents . . . 1-34 



C. Scales of Motion 1-35 



Chapter 5 Basic Marine Science and 



National Security 1-37 



Chapter 6 Technology and Marine Science . 1-39 



Chapter 7 Education and Training .... 1-42 



Chapter 8 Institutional Needs I-4S 



I. The Need for Diversity 1-46 



II. University-National Laboratories . . 1-47 



III. Coastal and Estuarine Laboratories . . 1-49 



IV. Federal Laboratories 1-50 



Chapter 9 Federal Support Services . . . 1-52 



I. Mapping and Charting 1-52 



II. Navigation 1-53 



III. Data Centers 1-53 



A. National Oceanographic 



Data Center 1-54 



B. National Weather Records Center . 1-54 



C. Smithsonian Oceanographic 



Sorting Center 1-55 



D. A Coordinated System of 



Data Centers 1-55 



Chapter 10 Federal and International 



Organization 1-57 



I. Structural Issues in Federal 



Organizations 1-57 



II. Structural Issues in International 



Organizations 1-58 



III. Funding Support 1-59 



Appendix A Bibliography of Current 



Federal Research Programs . . 1-62 



Appendix B Panel Hearings Schedule 



and Participants 1-63 



