Table 9-2.—Division of responsibilities for ocean activities among Federal agencies (continued) 
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RESEARCH 
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FISHERIES 
Commerce 
NOAA: biological and ecological 
investigations, fisheries 
technology, aquaculture 
research 
EPA 
Pollution impact on fisheries 
HEW 
FDA: shellfish sanitation 
Smithsonian 
Oceanography, limnology, and 
biological research ' 
COASTAL RESOURCES 
CEQ 
Coastal impact studies 
Commerce 
NOAA: coastal zone studies, 
coastal mapping services 
Defense 
Corps of Engineers: coastal 
studies, beach erosion studies, 
navigation in coastal region 
EPA 
Estuaries and coastal zone 
research 
Interior 
USGS: topographical mapping of 
coastal areas, coastal resources 
appraisal 
NSF 
Coastal-zone and land-use 
studies, regional environmental 
systems 
OIL, GAS, AND MINERALS 
Commerce 
NOAA: marine mining processing 
technology 
Interior 
USGS: OCS resource evacuation, 
offshore geological surveys 
NSF 
Seabed resource assessment 
ENVIRONMENT 
CEQ 
Impact assessment on marine 
environment 
Commerce 
NOAA: ocean dumping impacts, 
environmental effects of 
marine mining, oil in the 
ecosystem, effects of energy 
facilities siting 
MARAD: pollution prevention 
ship systems 
Energy 
Environmental impacts of 
energy production 
EPA 
Ocean pollution research, 
oil spill and hazardous 
materials research, Great 
Lakes water quality 
Interior 
Office of Water Resources 
Research: protection of 
fresh water supplies 
NSF 
fundamental research of source, 
fate, and impact of pollutants 
on marine systems 
Smithsonian 
Chesapeake Bay environmental 
studies 
Transportation 
Coast Guard: pollution prevention 
and cleanup 
EDUCATION AND 
TRAINING 
Commerce 
NOAA: Sea Grant 
NSF 
Science Education Program 
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SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
Commerce 
NOAA: oceanographic 
instrumentation and development, 
Sea Grant research, ocean 
circulation, marine ecosystems 
analysis, remote sensing and 
marine prediction, manned 
undersea science and technology 
Defense 
Navy: oceanographic science, 
ocean engineering salvage, 
diving technology, and ship 
technology 
Advanced Research Projects 
Agency: stable platforms, 
undersea power systems, 
underwater detection, advanced 
submersibles 
Energy 
Reactor research and power 
systems 
HEW 
NIH: basic biological research on 
human and animal physiology 
Interior 
Office of Saline Water: 
desalination research 
Bureau of Reclamation: subsea 
conveyance of fresh water 
NASA 
Satellite applications research 
NSF 
International Decade of Ocean 
Exploration, ocean sediment 
coring program, Arctic and 
Antarctic research 
TRANSPORTATION 
Commerce 
MARAD): shipbuilding 
technology, ship systems, 
nuclear vessels, shipboard 
automation 
Transportation 
Coast Guard: search and rescue 
techniques, vessel pollution 
abatement systems 
