SPEAKER INDEX Segment 1 of 5 Next Segment (2) CONTENTS INSERTS BALLARD 129 137 138 139 140 142 144 146 150 151 152 153 BEN WU 5 CAMERON WILSON 5 COHEN 87 109 110 116 119 COLWELL 75 110 111 112 113 116 120 DIANE JONES 6 EHLERS 29 32 35 37 39 41 42 45 47 48 75 87 95 107 111 115 116 117 120 121 137 138 139 140 ERIC WEBSTER 5 FALEOMAVAEGA 45 111 112 113 114 115 145 146 147 GILCHREST 32 35 107 108 109 110 111 120 121 129 137 140 145 148 150 151 152 153 GUDES 48 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 JIM WILSON 6 JOHN MIMIKAKIS 5 JOHNSON 35 36 LAUTENBACHER 95 107 108 109 MARTY RALSTON 5 MARY DERR 5 MCNUTT 121 137 138 140 141 142 143 144 146 147 149 150 151 153 MIKE QUEAR 5 MILLER 117 118 119 120 NATALIE PALMER 6 PETER HARSHA 6 SHARON HAYS 6 SMITH 37 UNDERWOOD 39 141 142 143 WELDON 42 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS STATEMENT OF SCOTT B. GUDES, ACTING UNDERSECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PAGE 48 STATEMENT OF RITA R. COLWELL, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PAGE 75 STATEMENT OF REAR ADMIRAL JAY M. COHEN, CHIEF OF NAVAL RESEARCH PAGE 87 STATEMENT OF VICE ADMIRAL CONRAD C. LAUTENBACHER, JR., PRESIDENT, CONSORTIUM FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PAGE 95 STATEMENT OF MARCIA K. MCNUTT, PRESIDENT AND CEO, MONTEREY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE PAGE 121 STATEMENT OF ROBERT D. BALLARD, PRESIDENT, INSTITUTE FOR EXPLORATION PAGE 129 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING