University of California. Center for Marine Affairs Records
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
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Descriptive Summary
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: University of California. Center for Marine Affairs Records
Creator:
University of California (System). Center for Marine Affairs
Identifier/Call Number: SAC 0079
Physical Description:
3 Linear feet
(3 records cartons)
Date (inclusive): 1959-1979
Abstract: The Center for Marine Affairs (CMA) records document the activities of the Center, including administrative files, publicity,
reports, grants and proposals, workshops, and research. CMA was a collaborative research program that explored international
political, social, and economic issues related to the oceans.
Languages:
English
.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Center for Marine Affairs (CMA) records document the activities of the Center, including administrative files, publicity,
reports, grants and proposals, workshops, and research. The collection consists largely of the files of CMA directors Warren
S. Wooster and Gerald L. Wick; as well as materials from the directors of the Institute of Marine Resources (IMR), Milner
B. Schaefer and John D. Isaacs, after the Center transferred into the Institute in 1972.
The Center used a numbered filing system, although not all folders had file codes. When the folders were transferred to the
Archives, many of the folders were out of order. During processing, the arrangement of the collection was refined to reflect
the original arrangement, as closely as possible.
Arranged in three series: 1) ADMINISTRATIVE FILES AND REPORTS (400, 403), 2) GRANTS AND PROPOSALS (401), and 3) RESEARCH AND
SUBJECT FILES (404-405).
Administrative History
The Center for Marine Affairs (CMA) was established in 1970, under a grant from the Ford Foundation. Located at Scripps Institution
of Oceanography, the Center worked to establish a collaborative research program to investigate international political, social,
and economic issues of importance to oceanography, with a specific focus on marine resources and regional development in Baja
California. The Center brought together specialists and participants from various disciplines, including the marine sciences,
social sciences, government, economics, and other fields outside the natural sciences.
In 1972, the Center for Marine Affairs was transferred into the Institute of Marine Resources (IMR). Due to funding issues,
CMA suspended activities in 1975. In 1977, John D. Isaacs wrote to the UC San Diego Chancellor, William D. McElroy, and proposed
reviving the Center with the goal of broadening its aims (see correspondence in Series 1). Despite this effort, the work of
the Center for Marine Affairs was never renewed.
Directors included: Warren S. Wooster (1970-1972) and Gerald L. Wick (acting director 1972-1973, director 1973-1975).
Preferred Citation
University of California. Center for Marine Affairs Records. SAC 79. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Acquisition Information
Acquired 1981.
OFF-SITE STORAGE
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by UC Regents.
Restrictions
Original audiocassette recordings are restricted. Listening copies may be available for researchers.
Related Materials
University of California. Institute of Marine Resources Records. SAC 3. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
John D. Isaacs Papers. SMC 1. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Milner B. Schaefer Papers. SMC 2. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Marine sciences -- Research -- Law and legislation
Marine resources -- Research
Marine resources development
University of California (System). Center for Marine Affairs -- Archives
University of California (System). Institute of Marine Resources -- Archives
ADMINISTRATIVE FILES AND REPORTS (400, 403)
Scope and Content of Series
Series 1) ADMINISTRATIVE FILES AND REPORTS (400, 403): Includes correspondence, administrative files, publicity, and reports.
From the original filing system, this series contains file codes 400 (titled "Center for Marine Affairs") and 403 (titled
"Advisory Board"). Arranged alphabetically, with publicity and reports grouped together at the end of the series.
Box 1, Folder 1
Center for Marine Affairs (CMA) Advisory Board (403)
1970-1972
Box 1, Folder 2-13
Correspondence
1969 February-1979 September
General note
Includes proposals and progress reports, as well as materials for Center for Marine Affairs (CMA) workshops. Also, includes
correspondence by Gerald L. Wick regarding research at the Institute of Marine Resources (IMR) and the publication of
Harvesting Energy from the Oceans.
Box 1, Folder 14
Establishment of center - Correspondence, proposals, and paper on emphasis
1969-1974
Box 1, Folder 16
Brochure and flyer
ca. 1970-1975
Box 1, Folder 17
Comment for
New Scientist magazine
1972 May 2
Box 1, Folder 18
Meetings and seminars - Announcements and agendas
1972-1974
Box 1, Folder 19
Press releases, advertisement, and newspaper clippings
1970-1973
Box 1, Folder 21
Brenner, Michael J. The Science Advisory Function: The Case of International Marine Environment Policy
1972
General note
SIO reference 73-22. Includes draft.
Box 1, Folder 22
Evans, Emmit B. A tentative outline for research on Ethiopia's Eritrean province Red Sea Coast
1973 October 19
Box 1, Folder 23
Evans, Emmit B. Initial directions for a program of research on Third World development, the transfer of scientific and technological
knowledge, and the freedom of oceanic research
1973 December 7
Box 1, Folder 24
Evans, Emmit B. and Wick. Institution building for effective science policy in the Third World: An approach based on marine
science and technology
1974 March 22
Box 1, Folder 25
Mandell, Paul I. International aspects of the management of the California current anchovy fishery
1974 December 18-21
Box 1, Folder 26
Report on the conference "Tourism and the Environment: Key Factors in the Development of Baja California," held at Ensenada,
Baja California, Mexico
1973
Box 1, Folder 27
Wooster, Warren S. Requirements for scientific research
ca. 1970-1975
GRANTS AND PROPOSALS (401)
Scope and Content of Series
Series 2) GRANTS AND PROPOSALS (401): Includes materials related to the Ford Foundation grant, as well as various research
proposals. Arranged chronologically.
Box 1, Folder 28-30
Ford Foundation grant - Correspondence, proposals, reports, and budgets
1969-1976
Box 2, Folder 1
International problems in the management of marine resources
ca. 1970-1975
Box 2, Folder 2
Marine coastal resource management in Baja California
ca. 1970-1975
Box 2, Folder 3
Preliminary proposal - The politics and economics of the California anchovy fishery
ca. 1970-1975
Box 2, Folder 4
Preliminary proposal - The political economy of the Eastern Pacific tuna fishery
ca. 1970-1975
Box 2, Folder 5
The control and utilization of natural and man-made environmental extremes
1972 August-1974 May
Box 2, Folder 6
Sea Grant - The political economy of the Eastern Pacific tuna fishery
1973 November-1974 March
Box 2, Folder 7
Sea Grant - The politics and economics of the California anchovy fishery
1974 January-August
Box 2, Folder 8
Sea Grant - Management of the California anchovy fishery
1974 March-1975 March
Box 2, Folder 9
Sea Grant - An exploratory study of the biological and economic feasibility of multi-species (Trophic level) fishery management
1974 November
Box 2, Folder 10
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) - The conflict between the growth and conservation in an uncertain environment: An
analysis of the management of the Peruvian anchovy fishery, 1965-1973
1973 December 19
Box 2, Folder 11
National Science Foundation - Coastal and marine resource management and utilization in Baja California
ca. 1973-1974
Box 2, Folder 12
Baja California study conducted at the Center for Marine Affairs
1974 January 8-February 6
Box 2, Folder 13
Marine resource development in the Third World, relations between he developed and less developed countries. The transfer
of scientific and technological knowledge, and the freedom of oceanic research
1974 January 14
Box 2, Folder 14
Relations between the developed and less developed countries, the transfer of scientific and technological knowledge, and
the freedom of oceanic research
1974 January 14
Box 2, Folder 15
Deep-sea mining: The U.S. Interests and international implications
1974 February
Box 2, Folder 16
Foundation for Ocean Research (FOR) - Baja California study conducted at the Center for Marine Affairs
1974 February-December
Box 2, Folder 17
Institution building for effective science policy in the Third World: An approach based on marine science and technology
1974 March 22
Box 2, Folder 18
Tourism, marine resource management, and the regional development of Baja California
1974 June-August
Box 2, Folder 19
A proposal for collaborative research in the social sciences and the sciences: Between the Center for Marine Affairs and the
Escuela Superior de Ciencias Marinas (ESCM), Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
1974 October 1
Box 2, Folder 20
Rockefeller Foundation - The California current anchovy fishery: Domestic and international aspects of coastal Pelagic fishery
management
1975 January 20-27
General note
Includes undated revision titled "The California current system sardine-anchovy fishery."
Box 2, Folder 21
Public policy and Pelagic fish: A framework for California's policy in the seventies
1975 January 27
Box 2, Folder 22
Rockefeller Foundation - Environment, growth, and development: The role of marine science and technology
1975 January-February
RESEARCH AND SUBJECT FILES (404-405)
Scope and Content of Series
Series 3) RESEARCH AND SUBJECT FILES (404-405): Includes research, reports and papers, workshop materials, and subject files.
From the original filing system, this series contains file codes 404 (titled "Related Programs") and 405 (titled "Studies").
Arranged alphabetically.
Center for Marine Affairs (CMA) workshops
Box 2, Folder 23
Summer Workshop
1972-1974
General note
Includes paper by Hass and Ruggie titled "International technology and international action: What, who, how, and why?"
Box 2, Folder 24-25
Coastal and Marine Resource Management and Utilization in Baja California - Correspondence, itinerary, and papers
1974
General note
Includes papers presented at workshop: "Resumen la administracion de la politica economica en Mexico" by Lic. Leopoldo Solis
M. | "Mariculture of invertebrates in Baja California: Current status and potential development" by Victor L. Loosanoff |
"Desarrollo actual y potencial de las pesquerias de Baja California: Estado actual de los programas de investigacion y desarrollo
en el Pacifico" by R.S. Keir | "The impact and management of tourism in the coastal zones of Baja California" by Jack N. Barkenbus
| "Tourism's impact and management in natural areas of Baja California" by Robert R. Humphrey | "The nature of tourism development
in Baja California" by Lic. Pedro Donde Escalante | "Marine science in developing countries: Opportunities for institution
building in sciences, technology, and development" by Emmit B. Evans | "The objectives and instruments of current economic
policy" by Leopoldo Solis.
Box 3, Folder 10
Coastal and Marine Resource Management and Utilization in Baja California Workshop - 21 audiocassettes
1974 November 4-6
General note
Eleven of the tapes are in English and ten tapes are in Spanish. Three audiocassettes are in poor condition, with broken shells.
Box 2, Folder 26
Comprehensive Ocean Area Plan (COAP) draft, chapters 1-5 (404)
1971 December 31
General note
Includes edits by Warren S. Wooster and Jerome Namias.
Box 2, Folder 27
Freedom of Oceanic Research: A Study (405A) - Planning and publication correspondence
1971-1973
General note
Originally titled "Conditions for Freedom of Oceanic Research."
Box 2, Folder 28
Freedom of Oceanic Research - Workshop (405A-1)
1971-1972
Box 2, Folder 29
Interview questionnaires
ca. 1969-1975
General note
Includes questions on restrictions encountered during research and cooperation with other nations. Interviewees include: Benjamin
E. Volcani, Tsaihwa Chow, Edward Brinton, R.S. Arthur, Joris Gieskes, John McGowan, Norman T. Edgar, Arnold E. Bainbridge,
Richard H. Rosenblatt, John D. Mudie, Claude E. ZoBell, Fred B. Phleger, Bruce A. Taft, Harmon Craig, Joseph L. Reid, and
Robert L. Fisher.
Box 2, Folder 30
Marine and coastal resource management in Baja California - Correspondence proposal, and reports
1974
General note
Includes proposal titled "International economic aspects of natural area preservation and management: A case study of alternative
programs for the development of tourism and outdoor recreation in Baja California," as well as reports "CMA activities in
Mexico and the development of collaborative research" and "Baja California land use impact study."
Box 2, Folder 31
National Science Board - Annual Report Subcommittee
1973-1975
General note
CMA was asked to assist Nierenberg with the preparation of the sixth annual report, titled "The health of American Science."
Box 2, Folder 32
Order of the World: The limits of political feasibility - Research proposal and report by Zdenek J. Slouka
1971-1972
Box 2, Folder 33
Bernard, H. Russel. Scientists and Policy Makers: A Case Study in the Ethnography of Communication
ca. 1973
Box 2, Folder 34
Correspondence - Research, seminar, and publications
1971-1973
Box 3, Folder 1-2
Livingston, Dennis. Toward a global regime for ocean pollution - Draft
ca. 1971-1973
Box 3, Folder 3
Livingston, Dennis. Toward a global regime for the control of ocean pollution: Summary conclusions
1972 May 3
Box 3, Folder 4
Wooster, Warren S. Contents of the negotiations: Pollution - Scientific research
1971
Resources and economic development (405C)
Box 3, Folder 5
Continental shelf areas - Policy and resources
1959-1969
Box 3, Folder 6
National Commission on Marine Science, Engineering, and Resources
1968
Box 3, Folder 8
School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami - Correspondence and reports
1961-1972
General note
Includes "Narrative of R/V
John Elliot Pillsbury cruise P-6907 to the Antillean Arc" by Jon C. Staiger (1969) and "Narrative of R/V
John Elliot Pillsbury cruise P-7006 to the Hispanola and Jamaica" by Jon C. Staiger and Gilbert L. Voss.
Box 3, Folder 9
United States governmental policies and legislation
1969-1971
General note
Includes statements before Senate committees by: Claiborne Pell (1970), the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) (1970),
and Christopher H. Phillips (1970).
