Strategies for Obtaining Ship Services Alternatives for NOAA (1988) / Chapter Skim
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1. NOAA Responsibilities and Fleet Activities
1. NOAA Responsibilities and Fleet Activities
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These programs include scientific investigations of geological, physical, chemical, and meteorological parameters necessary to assess deepocean resources and the effect of the oceans on global weather. The extended range and endurance requirements for these programs usually require support by the larger NOAA ships.
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being used to survey the EEZ. Data collected aboard NOAA vessels involved in fisheries resource assessment and research include biological, chemical, and physical oceanographic measurements that are used to assess available living resources and to determine trends in fish population.
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Murre II 86 1943 FR Juneau, Alaska aGO -- general oceanography; PES -- precision echo sounding; FR -- fisheries research; MC -- mapping and charting. Most NOAA ships are operated by officers of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and a civilian crew.
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Based on the 1984 study conducted by the Federal Oceanographic Fleet Coordination Council (FOFCC) , NOAA ships account for approximately one-half of the total federal ship days-at-sea for hydrography and charting, one-half of the federal ship time for marine environmental quality assessment, almost all of the federal ship time for global meteorological and climate studies, and all the federal ship time for fisheries research and fish stock assessments.
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According to data submitted by agencies identifying their own ship time requirements, the FOFCC report of 1984 (FOFCC, 1984) shows NOAA as having the largest growth in requirements in the future and the largest deficit in ship time available to meet those requirements based on existing resources.
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is ongoing in support of research programs in Ocean Climate Dynamics, Marine Environmental Quality and Air Quality, Marine Services, Marine Observation and Prediction`, and Marine Resources, as well as the National Sea Grant College Programs. According to NOAA, future research objectives will continue to include understanding the relationship between ecosystem dynamics and the large-scale, air-sea interaction; process-oriented and problem-oriented interdisciplinary studies of forces that drive those ecosystems, research on hazardous marine conditions; and improved environmental data, information, analytic tools, and advisory services to support users in government and private industry.
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In the National Ocean Service (NOS) , there are programs responsible for collecting data to construct and maintain nautical charts and marine navigation publications.
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NOAA's role will be important particularly in national efforts to pursue global ocean research, coastal oceanography, and the study of estuaries, fisheries resource assessment, and deep sea research. Oceanographic research, from a global perspective, must expand to provide the nation with a synoptic view of the ocean, including its role in climate and ocean productivity (NASA, 1986~.
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13 Overall, it appears that the nation's ocean needs are expanding, while capital expenditures for the fleet by NOAA are not keeping step with future or even present requirements.
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