Belgium 15 



YEAR founded: 1947. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted marine biological 

 research. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Florida Current, 

 Great Bahama Bank; open ocean, rocky shore, coral 

 reefs, shallow lagoon, and tropical shallow limestone 

 sea. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and liv- 

 ing space for 14 visitors; fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea water, small aquarium tanks, large outdoor pens 

 in lagoon; machine and wood shop; small boats and 

 outboard motors, two 28 ft LOA inboard launches, 

 two 40 ft research vessels, diesel, long range, labora- 

 tory equipped ; one 65 ft T boat, steel hull, diesel, all 

 navigation aids, laboratory equipped. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Chlorophyceae: Acelabi/hiria crennlata 



Porifera: Cryptotethya cryp/a 



Gorgonacea: Xiph/gorg'ia anceps 



Polychaeta : Dasybranchiis caducm 



Echinodermata: L\lechiiii/s rariegcitiis, Actinopygd 



aga.uiz! 

 Cephalopoda: Octopus briureus 

 Crustacea : Cardisonia giianhiimi 

 Teleosts: Negapr'wn hreviroslris, Bathygobi/ts sopora- 



tor 

 Elasmobranchs: an abundance of rays, skates, saw 



fish, and sharks — Nurse, Bull, Hammerheads, 



Lemons, Tigers, Cuban, etc. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 Olfactory and visual physiology in sharks (Perry W. 



Gilbert) 

 Neuro chemical and electrophysiological studies using 



teleosts and elasmobranchs 



LERNER MARINE LABORATORY 



BELGIUM 



Instittit d'Etudes Maritimes 



INSTITUTE FOR MARINE RESEARCH 



POSTAL address: Zeewezengebouw, Quai des Nations, 



Ostende, Belgique (Belgium). 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. E. Leloup, Directeur. 

 SPONSORING agency: Ministere de 1' Agriculture 



(Ministry of Agriculture). 

 year founded: 1927. 

 SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research in general 



marine biology and general oceanography, with the 



objective of developing and conserving the fisheries. 

 season of OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: North Sea, 



sandy beach. 

 provisions for visiting scientists: Space for 1 or 2 



visitors ; no fees charged. 

 major research facilities: Small library; running 



fresh-water; one 28 m LOA vessel, R. V. Hinders. 

 SIZE of staff: Two part time at professional level; 2 



full time and 1 part time technician. 

 important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 



Crustacea: Cragon vulgaris, Mytilicola sp. 



MoUusca: Ostreas\j. 



Pisces: Solea vulgaris, Chi pea harengus, Gadiis iiier- 

 Lvigns 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 



Marine biology, plankton (E. Leloup) 



Fisheries biology (Ch. Gilis) 



SlittioH de Recherches des Eaiix et Forets, Sec- 

 t'lori d'Hydrob'iolog'ie 



RESEARCH STATION OF WATERS AND EORESTS, 

 SECTION OF HVDROBIOLOGY 



postal address: Groenendael-Hocilaart, Belgique 

 (Belgium). 



LOCATION: Near Bruxelles (Brussels). 



EXECUTIVE officer: Mr. M. Huet, Directeur. 



SPONSORING agency: Ministere de I'Agriculture (Min- 

 istry of Agriculture) . 



YEAR founded: 1940. 



SCOPE of activities: Restricted research on the fresh- 

 water fisheries and their management in Belgium. 



SEASON OF operation: Ail year. 



physical environment accessible: Rivers, streams 

 and artificial ponds for fish culture. 



provisions FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



major research FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library. 



SIZE OF staff: Two at professional level; 1 technician. 



