Exploration of the Seas:

Voyage into the Unknown

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Size: 228 pages, 7 x 10

Publication Year:2003

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Committee on Exploration of the Seas, National Research Council
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"This comprehensive report by the National Research Council urges the United States to take the lead in developing a global ocean exploration program."
-- California Coast & Ocean, Winter 2003-2004

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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-15	(skim)
1. Introduction	16-25	(skim)
2. Justification for a New Ocean Exploration Program	26-41	(skim)
3. Promising Areas for Ocean Exploration	42-62	(skim)
4. International Organization and Management of an Ocean Exploration Program	63-78	(skim)
5. Domestic Organization and Management of an Ocean Exploration Program	79-96	(skim)
6. Ocean Research Technologies	97-127	(skim)
7. Outreach, Education, and Capacity Building	128-135	(skim)
8. Supporting an Ocean Exploration Program	136-147	(skim)
References	148-154	(skim)
Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies	155-161	(skim)
Appendix B: Acronyms	162-164	(skim)
Appendix C: International Global Ocean Exploration Workshop: Agenda and Participants	165-172	(skim)
Appendix D: Report on the International Global Ocean Exploration Workshop	173-204	(skim)
Appendix E: International Ship Listing	205-208	(skim)
Appendix F: International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Listing	209-214	(skim)

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The report finds that a new large-scale, multidisciplinary ocean exploration program would increase the pace of discovery of new species, ecosystems, energy sources, seafloor features, pharmaceutical products, and artifacts, as well as improve understanding of the role oceans play in climate change. It recommends that such a program should be run by a nonfederal organization and should encourage international participation.

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"This comprehensive report by the National Research Council urges the United States to take the lead in developing a global ocean exploration program."
-- California Coast & Ocean, Winter 2003-2004