Discovering Earth's Final Frontier : A U. S. Strategy for Ocean Exploration: The Report of the President's Panel on Ocean Exploration

On June 12, 2000, Pres. Clinton ushered in a new era of Ocean Exploration by convening a panel of America's finest ocean explorers, scientists, & marine educators to develop a nat. strategy for ocean exploration. Chapters of this report by the Ocean Exploration Panel include: motivation for exploration; ocean exploration objectives & priorities; ocean exploration partnerships; technology required for ocean exploration; realizing the potential of our discoveries & protecting new resources; ocean exploration directive; Marine Protected Areas EO; Sec. Mineta's Remarks to the Ocean Exploration Panel; & agency summaries of ocean exploration activities. Illustrated.McNutt, Marsha is the author of 'Discovering Earth's Final Frontier : A U. S. Strategy for Ocean Exploration: The Report of the President's Panel on Ocean Exploration', published 2001 under ISBN 9780756715977 and ISBN 0756715970.