Austral ill 



CSIRO MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, CRONULLA 



Crustacea: Bahuitu amphitrite cirratus. Hitl/ciiniiius 



australis, Mrc/yris loiigiairpus 

 Polyzoa: Btigtila neritma, Watersipora cucullala 

 Plankton (taken in samplers throughout the year) 



Skeletonema costatnm (diatom), Isochrysis galbana 



(chrysomonad), Dinutliella marina (flagellate); 



Temora turhinata, Acartia danae, A. claiisii (cope- 

 pods) ; Nyctiphaiies ai/slralis (euphausiid) ; Evadne 



tergestiiid, Peiiilia schmackeri (cladocerans) ; 



Thalia democratica, Oikopleura loiigicaiida 



(tunicates) 

 Gastropoda: Pyrazns eheniniis, Dolabella scapula, 



Aplysia an gas i 

 Pelecypoda: Aiiadara trapezia. Tapes turgida, Cras- 



sostrea coinniercialis, Alytilus plaiiulatus, Trichomya 



hirsuta 

 Cephalopoda: Octopus cyaneus 

 Ascidia: Pyura pachydermatina, P. stolonifera, Cioiia 



intestinalis 

 Pisces: Mugil dobula, Myxus eloiigatus, Girella 



tricuspidata, Sillago ciliata, Urolophus testaceus 

 major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 Fisheries (G. L. Kesteven) 

 Physiology (W. J. R. Lanzing) 

 Crayfish (A. M. Olsen and R. G. Chittleborough) 

 Demersal fish (V. C. F. Han) 

 Fisheries oceanography (D. Vaux) 

 Population dynamics (G. L. Kesteven) 

 Taxonomy (I. S. R. Munro) 

 Tuna (T. R. Cowper, J. S. Hynd, A. G. Nicholls and 



J. P. Robins) 

 Salmon (W. B. Malcolm and J. M. Thomson) 

 Oceanography (G. F. Humphrey) 

 Benthos (R. J. Maclntyre) 

 Biochemistry (S. W. Jeffrey, J. C. Madgwick and G. F. 



Humphrey) 

 Fouling (H.B. Wisely) 



Hydrology (B. S. Newell and D. J. Rochford) 

 Physics (B. V. Hamon and F. de Castillejo) 



Phytoplankton (E. J. F. Wood) 

 Productivity( H. R. Jitts) 

 Zooplankton (D. J. Tranter) 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: 



Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Re- 

 search (regularly published journal) 



CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography 

 Technical Papers (occasionally published journal) 



Heron Island Research Station 



POSTAL address: Great Barrier Reef, Heron Island via 



Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. 

 LOCATION: Near Brisbane. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. O. A. Jones, Chairman, c/o 



Department of Geology, University of Queensland, 



Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 

 SPONSORING AGENCIES: Great Barrier Reef Committee; 



University of Queensland. 

 YEAR founded: 1953. 

 SCOPE of activities: Unrestricted research on the 



flora and fauna of the Great Barrier Reef. 

 season of operation: March 1 -January 31. 

 physical environment accessible: Coral Sea; coral 



reefs. 

 provisions for visiting scientists: Research and 



living space for about 20 visitors; fees charged for 



research space. 

 MAJOR research FACILITIES: Small library; running 



sea water, large outdoor ponds and tanks, small 



aquarium tanks; identified reference collections of 



local corals, echinoderms, crabs, mollusks and fishes; 



machine and wood shop; small boats and outboard 



motors; one 16 ft LOA launch. 

 SIZE OF staff: One technician. 

 important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 



Madreporaria: Acropora sarmentosa, Goniastrea pecli- 

 nata 



HERON ISLAND RESEARCH STATION 



