to achieve three specific objectives: (1) igentify and 
delineate the components of U.S ocean—policy; _ 
(2) describe the Executive programs and activities 
that implement this policy; and (3) identify out- 
standing issues and problems that must be addressed. 
The study does not contain recommendations for 
possible future action. Recommendations for Gov- 
ernment action must come from collaboration among 
the Federal agencies, States, and public and private 
interests that have a stake in the future of the ocean 
and its resources. The contents are intended to 
contribute to the debate which must now occur in 
developing a new ocean agenda. Recommendations 
made by other organizations, such as the National 
Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engi- 
neering, commissions, committees, councils, aca- 
demicians, and the Congress, are included to empha- 
size the issues. 
Thus, the study serves (1) as a means for generat- 
ing discussion and debate over issues of ocean policy, 
(2) as a reference and source for further research 
into U.S. ocean policy, and (3) as input to the 
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development of options and alternatives for new 
directions in national ocean policy. Major Govern- 
mental organizational issues are avoided, because 
they are being dealt with currently by the President’s 
Reorganization Project in a comprehensive frame- 
work. Seven substantive chapters deal with the 
following subjects: 
Marine Fisheries 
Coastal Resources 
Marine Environment 
Marine Science and Technology 
Marine Transportation 
Marine Employment, Education, and Train- 
ing 
® Organizing the National Ocean Effort 
An overview of these chapters is available as an 
executive summary. A separate appendix is being 
prepared to summarize the statutes and executive 
documents that relate to and form the framework 
of U.S. ocean policy. 
