4O1278 i frm), MID-P \ CIFIC MARINE LABORATC Y ENEWEL tAK ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS ? ‘ lu te LAM Supported by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY February 20, 1979 MEMORANDUM TO: Participants in the MPML aaaan FROM: SUBJECT: ‘Ernst S. Reese, Director (Mel LSE Results of the Workshop Thank you all for making a special effort to participate in the workshop. Although the results of the workshop are not the positive enthusiastic set of guidelines which I had hoped for, we certainly did address ourselves to the question of the future of the laboratory. However, instead of dealing with the “how'' questions I had anticipated (How should the lab be operated in the future?), we emphasized the "why'' questions (Why should there be a lab in the future?). Following the workshop, I spent two days at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and took this opportunity to discuss research at Enewetak with interested scientists. The sentiment was the same as that expressed at Asilomar: MPML offers unique opportunities for quality research (let's ‘avoid the damaging dichotomy of basic versus applied) on the atoll ecosystem, but part of the appeal of working at Enewetak is the "good deal” investigators get when they work there, i.e. the DOE foots part of the bill through MPML. Not one scientist present was willing to drop his or her current research interests in order to carry out a benthic survey or a fish population study; however, if they could tie it into their current programs they would be more interested. The following actions are being taken immediately, and I will keep you informed as events progress. 1. Vie Johnson and I are working on completing the Field Task Proposal/ Agreement, DOE Form 5120.2, which is due this week, for FY 1980 and FY 1981. It will reflect some of the suggestions.from the workshop. Others will be submitted as an addendum when they are developed. 2. A meeting of University of Hawaii personnel in research leadership roles is scheduled to discuss the extent to which the University may wish to become more involved with the Laboratory, including the possibility of securing funds from sources in addition to ‘the Department of Energy. Adniinisteved by Une ELawait Institute of Marine Niology, University of Hawait 5 0) 0 2) ly t 4 clilress reply to RY Box 1316, Kaneohe, await 967 1 C} Enewetak, Marshall [stands 90737 (vo ee f