附註:Includes bibliographical references (page 21).
Front Matter -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- COMPARISON OF OCEAN EXPLORATION AND OCEAN RESEARCH -- KEY FEATURES OF AN OCEAN EXPLORATION PROGRAM -- BENEFITS TO THE UNITED STATES FROM INITIATING AN INTERNATIONAL OCEAN EXPLORATION PROGRAM -- PRIORITY AREAS FOR OCEAN EXPLORATION -- BENEFITS TO THE UNITED STATES FROM INITIATING AN INTERNATIONAL OCEAN EXPLORATION PROGRAM -- PRIORITY AREAS FOR OCEAN EXPLORATION -- PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF AN OCEAN EXPLORATION PROGRAM -- OCEAN EXPLORATION AS A TOOL FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION -- CONCLUSION