Considers S. 2439, to amend the National Science Foundation Act to provide grants for the promotion of marine science and research on outer continental shelf.

This publication supports the development of oyster aquaculture industries and restored populations of wild oysters in the eastern United States. Both aquaculture and efforts to restore the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, have expanded in recent years, increasing the need for a broader understanding of oyster health. This volume addresses that need by providing detailed information on the histological presentation of diseases and parasites affecting eastern oysters.

Committee Serial No. 89-25. Considers H.R. 15192 and identical H.R. 15471 and H.R. 15569, to amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, to authorize the establishment and operation of sea grant colleges and education, training, and research programs. Includes Committee Print No. 3 of S. 2439, June 2, 1966 (p. 45-61).