. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. OCEANOGRAPHY 9 NATIONS SEEK STANDARDS TO MEASURE OCEAN & ATMOSPHERE On April 30, 25 scientists from 9 nations sailed from Miami, Fla., aboard the 'Discov- erer' to the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Pacific Ocean in a 1 -month attempt to es - tablish international standards for measuring ocean and atmospheric phenomena. The Dis- coverer is an oceanographic 'floating labora- tory' of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. The scientists are oceanographers, physi- cists, and meteorologists from the , the Soviet Union, Australia, Denmark,
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. OCEANOGRAPHY 9 NATIONS SEEK STANDARDS TO MEASURE OCEAN & ATMOSPHERE On April 30, 25 scientists from 9 nations sailed from Miami, Fla., aboard the 'Discov- erer' to the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Pacific Ocean in a 1 -month attempt to es - tablish international standards for measuring ocean and atmospheric phenomena. The Dis- coverer is an oceanographic 'floating labora- tory' of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. The scientists are oceanographers, physi- cists, and meteorologists from the , the Soviet Union, Australia, Denmark, France, Japan, Norway, Great Britain, and West Ger- many. Sea and air experiments are being con- ducted in and over the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, and in the offshore waters of South America southwest of Panama. The ship will return to Miami via the Caribbean and the Sargasso Sea. Measuring Sea's Productivity Scientists from the , Soviet Union, Australia, Denmark, France, Japan, Norway, and Great Britain are measuring the ocean's primary productivity. Essentially, this is a measure of the rate phytoplankton utilize ra- diant energy from the sun and nutrients from the seatoproduce carbohydrates, oxygen, and other products through photosynthesis. Incoming radiation at sea's surface and several levels below will be measured, to- gether with the water's optical properties. By bringing together scientists, measuring devices, and techniques from different coun- tries, the planners aim to develop a means for intercalibrating the results--so measure- ments can be compared on an international basis. If a technique is agreed upon, it will be recommended to scientists throughout the world concerned with measurement of the sea's productivity. Measure Radiation in Atmosphere Meteorologists and technicians from the , Soviet Union, Japan, and West Germany are attempting a comparable intercalibration of radiometersondes they use to measure ra- diation in the atmosphere. The inst
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