science community seems to be willing simply to 

 use whatever technology is available. Basic marine 

 science has important needs for special technology 

 and should recognize the fact and make those 

 needs known. It should further foster, within its 

 own laboratories or through close working arrange- 

 ments with industry, the development of tech- 

 nology needed for undertaking basic research. For 

 example, technological development should be 

 fostered in the handling of biological and geologi- 

 cal samples, data processing, remote sensing instru- 

 ments, and specialized sampling devices. 



Basic scientific inquiry into the nature of the 

 oceans is important enough to warrant the en- 

 couragement of technological development in key 

 areas purely foT the achievement of basic under- 



standing. On the basis of this conviction, and in 

 the light of the present degree of separation 

 between technology and basic marine science, the 

 panel strongly urges the following: 



Recommendation: 



Efforts should be initiated to increase participa- 

 tion of the private sector in instrument develop- 

 ment and other marine engineering work. The 

 major academic institutions should establish, or 

 insure access to, groups with advanced engineering 

 competence to work closely with marine science 

 groups. Some technology development should be 

 encouraged purely for the achievement of a better 

 understanding of the oceans. 



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