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112924 1 (1979-10-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxtd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: *~~LU. C.,i2 e.. N . ed A. Ostenso Lirector, Office of Sea Grant ational Oceanic and Atr'oFpheric AdT ministration 12924 DTear Dr. Ostenso: The General Accounti1ng Office is currently reviewing certain aspects of the Fa'initrat~on of the National Sea Grant Proqran As we discussed wJiTh you at the beqinninn )f this review, we planned to ex&mine various Sea Grant aotivities to identify specific areas that need further re- V 1 11 .nJ rnalysis.. At thjit tina , we told you that we w-tulA folly pprised o our find ungs an b i to yo rma tter 'ich , n our ie, warrant your attention. 1We a r h £ b nin n to ycU i att.rt n the f-l lowi no --Mn y S ea Gi ait proect7 a:.pear to have only I -,mit -d Lippl ic.>tion cind t. be of 1 ittle uenefit to th i d en)tift ic use1, c o0 -mu~kn ity . --A followup evaluation appears to be needed to deter - iine if the federally supported Sea Grant projeqts are meeting expected goals and objectives. We have visited Sea Grant institutions in six States-- Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. We have also contacted Sea Grant personnel in California, Florida, Oregon, and Washington. In addi- tion, we 'have discussed various aspects of the Sea Grant Program with Federal officials in the Office of Sea Grant, the National Marine Fisheries Serv-ice, and the Office of Coastal Zone Management. SEA GRANT PROJECTS DO0 NOT NECT USERS NEEDS As you know, the authors of the original Sea Grant legislation were concerned that a major problem could arise in a program that had as its statutory air the fosteriny of applied research in the marine field. The problem was finding a way to get the practical information out of the laboratories and scientific journals and into the hands t27 o

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