Table 7—2.—Federal laboratories conducting research related to marine 
science and engineering (continued) 
Department or agency 
facility and location Function 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) 
U.S. Navy 
Naval Environmental Prediction Research Ocean environmental prediction modeling research. 
Facility, Monterey, Calif. 
Navy Medical Research Institute Environmental health effects studies and analyses; contributes to Navy 
Bethesda, Md. underwater operations. 
Naval Air Development Center Engineering research, development, and testing in support of weapons 
Warminster, Pa. systems. 
Naval Ocean Systems Center Conducts research, development, testing, and evaluation of systems 
San Diego, Calif. and techniques to improve the effectiveness of Navy ocean operations. 
Naval Ordinance Laboratory, Studies hardware responses to environmental factors in support of 
White Oak, Md. weapons systems. 
Applied Research Laboratory Research and development in underwater systems for torpedos, hydro- 
Pennsylvania State University dynamics, and acoustics. 
University Park, Pa. 
(not Navy-owned; under continuing Navy 
contract) 
Applied Physics Laboratory Research, development, test, and evaluation in areas of acoustics, 
University of Washington, Seattle targets and training devices, acoustic lenses, ocean physics and ocean 
(mot Navy-owned; under continuing Navy engineering. 
contract) 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) 
Western Fish Toxicology Field Station To develop toxicology data for anadromous fishes and their food 
Corvallis, Ore. organisms indigenous to Pacific Northwest Region, with major em- 
phasis placed on measuring safe levels for saimon. 
National Marine Water Quality Laboratory To determine water quality requirements for use of marine waters 
Narragansett and West Kingston, R.I. and to recommend water quality criteria. 
Gulf Breeze Environmental Research To conduct and manage research on ecological effects of pesticides 
Laboratory, Gulf Breeze, Fla. and other hazardous organisms. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE (HEW) 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
Gulf Coast Technical Services Unit Provide technical assistance to States and regional offices and conduct 
Dauphin Island, Ala. research on public health aspects of shellfish sanitation. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOD 
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 
Fish Pesticide Research Laboratory Research on effects of pesticides on fishes. 
Columbia, Mo. 
Ashland Biological Station, Ashland, Wis. Lake trout assessment, lake trout-sea lamprey relationships, life his- 
tory studies on brown trout, and limnology studies. 
Sandusky Biological Station, Sandusky, Ohio Research on heavy metals in Lake Erie fishes, age and growth studies 
on walleye. Fish population assessment in Lake Ontario. 
Tunison Laboratory of Fish Nutrition Research on Atlantic salmon and lake trout toward development of 
Cortland, N.Y. improved diets for production of better fish. 
Western Fish Disease Laboratory Research on nature and prevention of communicable diseases in west- 
Seattle, Wash. ern salmon and trout. 
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