Source: Marine Science and Technology: Survey and 

 Proposals, Report of the Secretary General, United 

 Nations Economic and Social Council, April 24, 1968. 



The market is also extremely diverse. The 

 marine sciences are important to many agency 

 missions. Except for the National Science Founda- 

 tion, each Government agency undertakes marine 

 science programs relevant to its own mission. 



A summary of the interests of the Federal 

 agencies with responsibilities in the marine area is 

 shown in Table 6. A bibliography of current 

 Federal research programs is given in Appendix A. 

 Except for the National Science Foundation, these 

 agencies also maintain their own research establish- 

 ments in the form of in-house laboratories; here 

 hes a source of some discontent, for the non- 

 Federal scientific community tends to regard the 

 Federal in-house laboratory as a form of unfair 

 competition. 



Table 6. MARINE SCIENCE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FEDERAL AGENCIES 



Park Service; Bureau of Outdoor Recreation; 

 Office of Saline Water. 



NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 



DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



Environmental Science Services Administration; 

 Maritime Administration 



Identification and development of technology for 



evaluation of mineral resources. 

 Identification of sources and interrelationships for 



supply of fresh water. 



Basic and academic oceanography. 



Facilities support. 



Sea Grant Colleges and Programs. 



Environmental prediction and description; 



tsunami and hurricane warning. 

 Charting and mapping of coastal and deep-ocean 



waters. 

 Central responsibility for air/sea interaction 



program. 

 Research on ship design, shipbuilding, and ship 



operations. 

 Marine transportation and port systems. 



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