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CONTENTS PREFACE OVERVIEW THE HEALTH OF OCEAN SCIENCES Committee on Molecular Marine Biology Review of the National Sea Grant College Program Pane! on the NOAA Coastal Ocean Program OCEAN ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES . . Committee on Low-Frequency Sound and Marine Mammals . Committee on Fisheries ............ Committee to Review Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Committee on the Coastal Ocean . . . Committee on Biological Diversity in Marine Systems Committee on Oceanic Carbon ....... The Ocean's Role in Global Change . . Committee to Identify High-Priority Science to Meet National Coastal Needs ..... Committee to Review U.S. Planning for a Global Ocean Observing System ...... Committee to Review Results of ATOC's Marine Mammal Research Program .... Committee on Marine Fisheries Committee on the Arctic Research Vessel Committee on Dual-Use Technology . . 10 ... 10 NATIONAL SECURITY .................................... Navy Committee ............. Symposia on Tactical Oceanography APPENDIXES I Committee and Pane! Membership . II 1994 Meetings of the OSB III Ocean Studies Boarc! Publications IV Biographies of OSB Members . . . VI Acronyms 13 14 ... 14 21 25 27 v