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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX A: Agreement To Form AMC-NRC Joint Working Group On Ocean Sciences (April 67, 1994)." National Research Council. 1999. Building Ocean Science Partnerships: The United States and Mexico Working Together. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5874.
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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX A: Agreement To Form AMC-NRC Joint Working Group On Ocean Sciences (April 67, 1994)." National Research Council. 1999. Building Ocean Science Partnerships: The United States and Mexico Working Together. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5874.
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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX A: Agreement To Form AMC-NRC Joint Working Group On Ocean Sciences (April 67, 1994)." National Research Council. 1999. Building Ocean Science Partnerships: The United States and Mexico Working Together. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5874.
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APPENDIX A
Agreement To Form AMC-NRC Joint Working Group On Ocean Sciences (April 6–7, 1994)

Results of a visit to Mexico by Dr. William Merrell, Chairman of the Ocean Studies Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, USA, invited by Dr. Mauricio Fortes, President of the Academia de la Investigación Científica (AIC), to discuss possible cooperation in marine sciences.

Because of the importance of the oceans to the environmental and economic well-being of both Mexico and the United States, it is proposed that the Academies of each country appoint a Joint Working Group devoted to the promotion of ocean sciences.

It is proposed that the working group be composed of approximately 10 scientists from each country, representing all disciplines of oceanography and including a small representation of industrial scientists. Co-chairs should be soon appointed by both Academies. The Joint Working Group Members should represent the high scientific standards of both Academies.

The Joint Working Group should be charged to prepare a report that describes why the oceans and ocean research are important to the development of both countries, noting that oceanography is an observational science requiring significant financial support in each country. The document should identify the long-range goals of this research and reiterating why this research is important to the economy and environmental quality of both countries. If possible, the document may include some short-term projects that scientists from both countries could carry out cooperatively to meet the long-range goals. The document should be produced and presented within one year. The results of the working group should be a further step to consolidate the conduct of ocean science between the two countries and to better integrate the ocean interest and understanding of the two countries.

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX A: Agreement To Form AMC-NRC Joint Working Group On Ocean Sciences (April 67, 1994)." National Research Council. 1999. Building Ocean Science Partnerships: The United States and Mexico Working Together. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5874.
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Financial support for the Joint Working Group should be provided by the two Academies to their respective scientists.

This working group should also explore the possibility of organizing a symposium on the state of science for the seas of common interest to Mexico and the United States. The proceedings of this symposium should be in both languages and should be made available for wide distribution in both countries.

Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX A: Agreement To Form AMC-NRC Joint Working Group On Ocean Sciences (April 67, 1994)." National Research Council. 1999. Building Ocean Science Partnerships: The United States and Mexico Working Together. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5874.
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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX A: Agreement To Form AMC-NRC Joint Working Group On Ocean Sciences (April 67, 1994)." National Research Council. 1999. Building Ocean Science Partnerships: The United States and Mexico Working Together. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5874.
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Building Ocean Science Partnerships describes a set of potential ocean science projects for cooperative research between scientists from the United States and Mexico, particularly focused on the Pacific Coast of California and Baja California, the Gulf of California, and the Gulf of Mexico. Barriers to cooperation between scientists of the two nations are identified, and methods to overcome such barriers are recommended.

The book describes how interactions can be promoted by enhancing opportunities for education and training, building and sharing scientific infrastructure, participating together in large-scale marine research programs and regional ocean observing systems, planning joint science events and publications, and developing sources of binational funding. Building Ocean Science Partnerships will be published in English and Spanish to make its contents widely accessible in the United States and Mexico.

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