16 Be! gin t, 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Biology of running waters (M. Huet and J. A. Tim- 



mermans) 

 Fish-culture of fresh-water fish (M. Huet and J. A. 



Timmermans) 

 Populations of rivers and streams (J. A. Timmermans) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Travatix de la Station de Re- 

 cherches des Eaux et Forets, Serie D., Hydrobiologie 

 (occasionally published journal). 



Institut pour la Recherche Scientifique en 

 Afr'ique Centrale 



INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN CENTRAL 

 AFRICA 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Ruc Defacqz, 1, Bruxelles, Belgique 



(Brussels, Belgium). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: L. Soyer, Secretaire General. 

 YEAR founded: 1947. 

 SCOPE of ACTIVITIES: To create centres of research in 



the Congo and in Central Africa. 



CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE TANGANYIKA: See descrip- 

 tion, page 39- 



BERMUDA 



Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc. 



POSTAL ADDRESS: St. George's West, Bermuda. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. William H. Sutcliffe, Jr., 

 Director. 



SPONSORING agency: Privately financed laboratory 

 with a Board of Trustees and an endowment for re- 

 search. 



year FOUNDED: 1903- 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on the 

 productivity and hydrography of the Sargasso Sea, and 

 on general marine biology; graduate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean; 

 sandy beaches, rocky shores and coral reefs. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 25 visitors; fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; running sea water, small aquarium tanks, 4 

 indoor concrete tanks; machine and wood shop, elec- 

 trical and electronic shop, skilled shop workman avail- 

 able; small boats and outboard motors, one 65 ft LOA 

 power vessel. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Experimental embryology, 

 carbonate sedimentation, and oceanography. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 2 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Chlorphyceae : Acetabularia crenulata 

 Amphineura: Chiton tuberciilatus 

 Crustacea: Gecarcinns lateralis, Pai/ulirus argtis 

 Ascidiacea: Ascidia nigra 

 Amphioxi: BranchiostODia berniiidae 

 Pisces: S pari w ma squalid nni 

 major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 Productivity of the Sargasso Sea (John H. Ryther) 

 Mucopolysaccharides in invertebrates (Saul Roseman) 

 Cytochemical investigation of development and muscle 



cytology in some marine animals (Ronald R. 



Cowden) 

 iVIucopolysaccharides in invertebrates (Saul Roseman) 



BERMUDA BIOLOGICAL STATION FOR RESEARCH, 

 INCORPORATED 



BRAZIL 



Miuisterio de A^ricultiira de Bntsil, De- 

 partetiiente Nacioual de Producao Am- 

 vicd, Divisao de Caca E Pesca 



BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, NA- 

 TIONAL DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL PRODUC- 

 TION, DIVISION OF FISH AND GAME 



Estacao Experimental de Biologia E Piscicultura 



EXPERIMENTAL STATION OF BIOLOGY AND FISH 

 CULTURE 



POSTAL address: Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brasil 



(Brazil). 

 EXECUTIVE offk:er: Dr. Almir Peracio, Chefe. 



