;Contents: History of Navy ocean science; Organizational structure; The Navy ocean science program; Facilities of the ocean science program; The Navy ocean science program and the marine community; Prospects for the future.

Considers S. 2692, the Marine Sciences and Research Act of 1959, to establish Federal aid programs to assist oceanographic research and development programs.

The world ocean is a life-supporting system for humanity, yet it remains largely unknown. Based on data collected from around the world, the Global Ocean Science Report 2020 offers a global record of how, where and by whom ocean science is conducted. It monitors our capacity to understand the ocean and seize new opportunities. More generally, the Report underlines the essential role of ocean research and international cooperation for all key issues of the 21st century.