Economic and geopolitical considerations are briefly addressed. The location of 

 future support and processing facilities in relation to the farm site are important economic 

 factors. Previously claimed or disputed territorial waters will be areas of high risk until 

 international agreements are made. Location of traditional sea lanes must be considered. 



The general region of the eastern Pacific was chosen for study because of the prox- 

 imity of support facilities, the positive geopolitical environment, and the need to limit the 

 area of preliminary consideration to a manageable size. 



This report discusses the site selection for one or more Phase 1 prototype farms. 

 The summary of available environmental data presented, however, are also apphcable to the 

 selection of future Phase 2 and 3 locations. Site selection is based on criteria as developed 

 by the principal investigators for the OFEF Project and include Dr. W. North of the Cali- 

 fornia Institute of Technology and Dr. H. Wilcox and Mr. D. Murphy of the Naval Ocean 

 Systems Center. 



