The United States has an important lead in the rapidly burgeoning field of marine biotechnology. Productive research in support of marine biotechnology is well underway in Sea Grant programs around the country. Despite modest funding, this effor represents a core of experience committed to:

• Open new avenues for monitori health and treating disease
• Provide innovative techniques to restore and protect aquatic ecosystems
• Increase the food supply through aquaculture
• Enhance seafood safety and quality
• Develop new types and resources of industrial materials and processes
• Expand knowledge of biological and geochemical processes in the world ocean

Links

• Application of Marine Biotechnology to Assess the Health of Coast
• Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program
• A Sea Grant Initiative - Marine Biotechnology: Competing in the 21st Century
• A Report on Marine Biotechnology in the National Sea Grant College Programs
• Request for Proposals in the National Sea Grant College Program
• Drugs of the Deep -- Treasure of the Sea Yields Some Medical Answers and Hint at Others (Jan-Feb. 1998 FDA Consumer Magazine)