Co-operative National Oceanographic Programme

Abstract

With the ever-increasing demands on the resources of our planet, man's attention during recent years has turned more and more to the resources of the ocean and it is being increasingly recognised that the proper exploitation and conservation of these resources require a thorough understanding of the physical, chemical and biological processes occurring in the oceans and of the geological and climatological conditions prevailing. It is also clear that as far as the renewable resources are concerned there is a considerable degree of urgency to ensure that irreparable damage by over-exploitation is avoided.