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Recommendations of Preliminary Report by the US Commission on Ocean Policy

"Among the more than 250 recommendations in the commission's nearly 500-page draft report is the creation of a $4 billion Ocean Policy Trust Fund, to be paid for by oil and gas royalties, the formation of a cabinet-level National Ocean Council, the design of a system of marine education for kids, and a doubling of funds for federal marine research." - excerpt from Grist Magazine at http://www.gristmagazine.com/daily/daily042004.asp. See the US Commission report at http://www.oceancommission.gov/

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