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Brazil 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library at the laboratory, very extensive library at the 

 university; running fresh-water, large outdoor ponds 

 and tanks planned, small aquarium tanks; very small 

 machine and woodshop, skilled shop workman avail- 

 able: small boats and outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM; General invertebrate zo- 

 ology, phytoplankton, comparative physiology, com- 

 parative biochemistry, comparative pharmacology, and 

 ecology. 



SIZE OF staff: Two permanent assistants; 1 technician. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: List being prepared. Will be available 

 from the director in the near future. 

 major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 Biology of Enteropneusta ( Paulo Sawaya) 

 Pharmacology of holothurian muscles (Paulo Sawaya) 

 Biochemistry of smooth muscles (Erasmo Garcia 



Mendes) 

 Electron microscopy of crustacean muscles (Roger 



Jean Laval lard) 

 Marine ecology (Roger Jean Lavallard) 

 Neurosecretion (Domingos Valene) 

 Holothurian taxonomy (Anna Amelia Ancona Lopez) 

 Biology of ascidians (Sergio A. Rodrigues) 

 Biology of mollusks — Alytilns (Jorge A. Petersen) 

 publications issued: Boletiii de Zoologia (regularly 

 published journal edited by the Departamento de 

 Fisiologia Geral e Animal) 



Secret aria da A^ricultura de Sao Paido. 

 Departamento da Producao Animal 



SAO PAULO MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, DE- 

 PARTMENT OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS 



D'tvisao de Caca E Pesca, Seccao de Hidro- 

 biolog/a 



DIVISION OF FISH AND GAMI-, HVDROBIOLOGY 

 SECTION 



postal address: Av. Francisco Matarazzo 455, Sao 



Paulo, Brasil (Brazil). 

 executive officer: Emilio Varoli, Director. Dr. 



Francisco Bergamin, Officer-in-charge of Hydrobi- 



ology Section. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1928. 



scope of activities: Restricted research on pollution. 

 Research expected to extend to hydrobiology in gen- 

 eral. 



season rjF opi;ration: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Tiete River. 



provisions FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS : None. 



major research facilities: Small library; large out- 

 door ponds and tanks; small boats and outboard 

 motors, one 23 ft LOA vessel. 



SIZE OF staff: Four at professional level; 1 techni- 

 cian. 



major current research projects AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 Chemical analysis for trace quantities of metals in 



river water (Francisco Bergamin) 

 Effects of insecticides in running waters ( Francisco 



Bergamin) 



Universidade do Recife, Institiito Oceanografico 



UNIVERSITY OF RECIFE, INSTITUTE OF OCEANOG- 

 RAPHY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Caixa postal 1076, Recife, Pernam- 



buco, Brasil (Brazil). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER; Dr. Ramon Nobrega, Director. 

 SPONSORING agency: Ministerio da Educacao e Cul- 



tura do Brasil (Brazilian Ministry of Education and 



Culture). 



UNIVERSIDAOE DO KFCIFE, INSTITIITO 0C1:AN0(,KAHK:0 



YEAR founded: 1958. 



SCOPE of activities: Unrestricted research on general 

 marine biology, oceanography, geology, and fisheries. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year, but September to 

 March is the best season. 



PHYSICAL i-NViRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean, 

 Rios Capibaribe and others nearby; sandy and silty 

 beaches, estuarine conditions, mangroves and banks 

 of calcareous sandstone. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; research 

 collection of fauna and flora being built up; machine 

 and wood shop and electrical and electronic shop 

 available at the university; small boats and outboard 

 motors, one 20 m LOA vessel, Rio Poriiioso. 



