Argentina 



ARGENTINA 



Argei/th/a Mhiisterio de Agricultura y 

 Gaiiaderia, Direcciou General de Pesca 

 y Couservaciou de la Fauna 



ARGENTINE MINISTRY FOR AGRICULTURE AND 

 LIVESTOCK, BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND 

 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headquarters: Paseo Colon 922, Buenos Aires, 



Argentina. 

 Branch laboratories : 



1. Estacion de Biologia Marina y Tecnologia Pes- 

 quera, Puerto Mar del Plata 



2. Estacion Hidrobiologica de Bella Vista 



3. Estacion Hidrobiologica de Rosario 



4. Estacion Hidrobiologica del Rio de la Plata 

 (Descriptions follow.) 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Jaun Manuel Cordini, Director. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Economic biology and fishery 

 technology, hydrobiology, fish culture, and biology of 

 guano birds. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Four fish Culture stations, 

 2 salt water fishing control stations, 5 hydrobiological 

 centers for tests on salt and fresh-water ; several motor 

 boats for fish-culture and fresh-water fishing; one 

 schooner for coastal fishing investigations. 



SIZE OF STAFF: One hundred and fifty, including pro- 

 fessional level personnel, specialists, clerks, and tech- 

 nicians. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: PiihVicdcion Miscehviea (issued 

 irregularly) 



Estacion de Biolog'ta Marina y Tecnologia 

 Pesquera, Puerto Mar Del Plata 



MAR DEL PLATA STATION OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND 

 FISHERY TECHNOLOGY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Puerto Mar del Plata, Argentina. 

 LOCATION: Near Mar del Plata city (7 kilometers) 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Raymundo Santiago Castagnola, 

 Jefe. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1954. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on general 

 marine biology and biochemistry of fish and shellfish 

 in Argentine Coastal waters. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; no sea 

 water supply in station; one 20 m LOA power vessel. 



SIZE OF STAFF: One at professional level. 



ESTACION DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y TECNOLOGIA PESQUERA, 

 PUERTO MAR DEL PLATA 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Cephalopoda: Omniastrephes spp., Rossia tenera 

 Crustacea: Hymenopenaeus mulleri, Artemesia 



longinaris 

 Pisces: Galeorhinus gal ens, Pneumatophorus japoni- 



cus, Sparus pagrus, Engraulis anchoi'ita, Alerluccius 



hubbsi, Genypterus blacodes 



MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC LEADERS: 



Chemical studies of shrimp, anchovy and mackerel 

 (Oscar R. Chiodi) 



Estacion Hidrobiologica de Bella Vista 



BELLA VISTA HYDROBIOLOGICAL STATION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Jose Manuel Estrada S/No. Bella 

 Vista, Corrientes, Argentina. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Ambrosio Leonardo Rosenzvaig. 



YEAR founded: 1954. 



SCOPE of activities: Restricted research on the bio- 

 ecology of the principle fish species of the Parana 

 River, lakes and swamps. 



SEASON of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Rios (Rivers) 

 Parana, Corrientes and Santa Lucia, Laguna Ibera 

 (Lake Ibera) and its swamps. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 2-4 visitors; no fees charged for 

 research space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; large out- 

 door ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks; research 

 collections of fishes, moilusks and crustaceans; one 

 canoe. 



SIZE OF STAFF: One at professional le\el. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Pisces: Rhino J eras sp., Pimelodus sp., Pseudopi- 

 melodns pdrahybae. Luciopimelodus pat/. Prochi- 

 lodus linneatus. Brycon orbignyanus, Sahninus 

 maxillos/is. Potatnotrygon (elasmobranch) 



