Our Nation and the Sea, a Plan for National Action

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. How fully and wisely the United States uses the sea in the decades ahead will affect profoundly its security, its economy, its abil ity to meet increasing demands for food and raw materials, its position and influence in the world community, and the quality of the environment in which its people live. The need to develop an adequate national ocean program arises from a combination of rapidly converging and interacting forces.