2011-04-142011-04-141998-03Accession # 11279http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/27817388 pages; available for download at the link below.The United Nations has declared 1998 as the International Year of the Ocean. This declaration presents an opportunity to raise public awareness about the value of the ocean to all Americans, to celebrate our considerable accomplishments in understanding the ocean, and to learn from our experiences in manageing ocean resources to assure that our children have a healthy and productive ocean to enjoy.en-USoceansInternational Year of the Oceanenvironmental protectionTechnical Report