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WaterNews for June 10, 1998
WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities
of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water.
National Ocean Conference June 11-12, 1998
President Clinton and Vice President Gore Participate in the Meeting
On January 28, President Clinton officially proclaimed 1998 as Year of the Ocean. The
Department of Commerce and U.S. Navy will co-host the National Ocean Conference on June 11
and 12 in Monterey, California as a major U.S. contribution to the year-long celebration. The
conference is designed to begin addressing critical ocean issues and promote greater public
awareness of the importance of the ocean by including the full range of U.S. ocean activities and
their overall impact for the nation; it will involve representatives of academia, business and
industry, and environmental groups and local, state, and federal government, including President
Clinton and Vice President Gore. The four central themes of the conference are commerce,
global security, environment, and exploration and education.
A broadcast and activities will be posted on the Internet at:
http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/  . There are
many passive downlink sites at National Sea Grant Colleges and Government sites. In addition,
there will be eight active regional downlink sites:
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New England Aquarium/MIT
- National Aquarium in Baltimore
- NOAA Coastal Services Center
- The Florida Aquarium
- Texas State Aquarium/Texas A&M
- California Science Center/University of Southern California Sea Grant
- Hatfield Marine Science Center
- Smithsonian Institution
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