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Underwater Robotic Solutions for Research, Commercial, Environmental, & Industrial needs.

Until recently any underwater work involved deploying divers and the required expensive support personnel and equipment. With today’s new generation of robotics, superior quality results can be produced at a fraction of the cost. Modern underwater robots (ROVs) produce high quality imagery and can access areas divers traditionally couldn’t or wouldn’t go.

Crime scene investigations, insurance inspections, homeland security efforts, water tank/pipeline evaluations, resource exploration, research, and environmental consulting are just a few of the applications for our services.

Our Sub Conducting Sonar Research at University of Miami (RSMAS) in their Hurricane Environmental Tank

The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, created by Congress in 2000 and appointed by President Bush (news - web sites), concluded that human actions have seriously jeopardized the health of the oceans, from huge and toxic algae blooms to depletion of fish stocks. Only a major overhaul of federal policy could reverse the trend, the commission found in its 413-page report.

Citing increasing pressures from pollution, overfishing and residential development, a federal commission on Tuesday called for sweeping changes in how the U.S. manages the oceans, including allocating billions of dollars in gas and oil royalties for ocean preservation.

"If our report is adopted, the payoff will be great," said retired Adm. James Watkins, committee chairman. "It's now obvious that ocean resources are not limitless, nor are ocean waters capable of continual self-cleansing. The point is this: It's up to us to find ways to use and enjoy the oceans in a sustainable way."

To attack the problems, the commission said the federal government must work to streamline ocean management, which is spread among "a confusing array of agencies at the federal, state and local levels."

"We need to do something, and we need to do something fast, or we are going to spend many times more to clean up existing messes," Davis said, but "a report like this can't mandate political will. At the end of the day, that's what we need more than anything else."

Turning to the Sea: America’s Ocean Future

“We must continue the critical dialogue that has begun and build together across party, regional, economic, and other interests a comprehensive oceans agenda for the 21st century. . . . We have to make this an American issue that transcends party and other philosophical differences, that is at the core of our own humanity and our obligation to our children and our grandchildren.”
— President William Jefferson Clinton

NATIONAL OCEAN REPORT:
OCEAN POLICY AND ACTION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

At the National Ocean Conference last year in Monterey, California, President Clinton directed the United States Cabinet to report back with recommendations for a comprehensive ocean policy to guide U.S. federal efforts in the 21st century. In a report presented September 2, 1999 to Vice President Al Gore, entitled "Turning to the Sea: American's Ocean Future," the Cabinet recommends nearly 150 actions in 25 key areas to protect, restore, and explore America's ocean resources.

To oversee implementation of the Cabinet recommendations, the Vice President announced a new high-level Oceans Report Task Force. The Task Force will prioritize the recommendations, appoint lead agencies for implementation of key recommendations, and meet quarterly to review progress. The Task Force will be co-chaired by the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Deputy National Security Advisor and will include high-level representatives of federal agencies with responsibility for ocean affairs.

Contents
Introduction
Sustaining the Economic Benefits of the Oceans
Marine Transportation
Safe Navigation
Coastal Tourism
Coastal Communities
Domestic Fisheries
International Fisheries
Aquaculture
Biotechnology
Offshore Oil and Gas
Strengthening Global Security
The Law of the Sea Convention
Freedom of Navigation
Maritime Law Enforcement
Protecting Marine Resources
Submerged Heritage Resources
Coral Reefs
Estuaries
Marine Protected Species
Marine Protected Areas
Ocean and Coastal Habitats
Water Quality
Nonindigenous Species
Marine Debris
Discovering the Oceans
Ocean Education
Ocean Observations
Ocean Research
Ocean and Coastal Exploration

"Oceans are critical, not just to our economy; not just to our food supply; not just to America's trade and security; but to the fabric of life itself. Those dark-blue waters are perhaps the single greatest natural treasure on God's Earth. —Vice President Al Gore

To request hard copies of the report please e-mail, call or fax your request to:

Robert Hansen
Office of Public and Constituent Affairs
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone: 202-482-4594
Fax: 202-482-3154
Email: Robert.C.Hansen@noaa.gov

To access the report via the Internet, please use the following links:

A pdf version of the report, with complete graphics and text, is available on the NOAA Public Affairs site. The full report is a very large file, 18 megabytes. It will take more than an hour to download using a modem connection at 28.8 kps. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the pdf version, which is free from Adobe.

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REPORT FROM THE CABINET: AN OCEAN POLICY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Action Plan to Help Protect and Preserve U.S. Shores and Oceans

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