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Cuba 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 



Taxonomy, ecology' and utilization of Cuban marine 

 flora (M. Diaz-Piferrer) 



Nutritional value of marine algae for poultry and 

 livestock; vitaminic values of Cuban algae (projects 

 being investigated in conjunction with the Cuban 

 Institute for Technological Investigations) 



Universidad de Villaneiieva, Departamento de 

 Invest} gaciones Marinas 



UNIVERSITY OF VILLANUEVA, 

 MARINE RESEARCH 



DEPARTMENT OF 



POSTAL address: Apartado 6, 5ta. Avenida No. 16, 

 607, Marianao, Habana (Havana), Cuba. 



executive officer: Dr. Jose A. Suarez Caabro, Di- 

 rector. 



year founded: 1957. 



scope of activities: Unrestricted research on general 

 oceanography with emphasis on plankton studies and 

 fisheries biology. 



season of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Caribbean Sea, 

 Straits of Florida and Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico; sandy 

 and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, estuarine 

 conditions, brackish, shallow bays, coral reefs. 



provisions for visiting scientists: Space for vis- 

 itors; living quarters available nearby. 



major RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small re- 

 search collection of Cuban fishes; identified reference 

 collection of plankton samples of western Cuba; ma- 

 chine and wood shop, electrical and electronic shop, 

 skilled shop workman available; vessels for research 

 use are rented. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 1 techni- 

 cian. 



UNIVERSIDAD DR VILLANUEVA, DEPARTAMENIO 

 DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS 



major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 Oceanography of the Gulf of Batabano (Suarez- 



Caabro and Duarte-Bello) . 

 Biology and fishery of the Cuban tuna (Suarez-Caabro 



and Duarte-Bello). 

 Biology and technology of the Cuban sardine-like 



fishes (Suarez-Caabro and Duarte-Bello). 

 publications issued: Moiiografuu (regularly pub- 

 lished journal). 



CZECHOSLOVAKIA 



Hydrob'iolog'icka Laborator CSAV 



HYDROBIOLOGICAL LABORATORY CSAV (CZECHO- 

 SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCE) 



POSTAL address: 



Headquarters: 17 Vltavska, Praha 5, Ceskoslovensko 



(Prague, Czechoslovakia). 

 Field laboratory : On Slapy Reservoir. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Jaroslav Hrbacek, Vedouci 

 (Head). 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Czechoslovak Academy of Sci- 

 ence. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1951. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on produc- 

 tivity and self-purification of reservoirs, plankton, 

 bottom ecology, water chemistry and bacteriology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Slapy Reservoir 

 on the Vltava River. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 4 vis- 

 itors ; no fees charged ; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 aquarium tanks; research and identified reference col- 

 lections of plankton and benthos; machine and wood 

 shop; small boats and outboard motors; one 9 m LOA 

 power vessel. 



SIZE OF staff: Eleven at professional level; 4 techni- 

 cians. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Algae: Sceiiedesmus spp.. Microcystis sp. 

 Crustacea: Daphnia (all central European species) 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS: 



Zooplankton, phytoplankton and benthos of the reser- 

 voirs 

 Physiology of metabolism of invertebrates and fishes 

 Water chemistry (especially nitrogen and phosphorus) 

 Water bacteriology (BOD studies and self-purifica- 

 tion) 

 Biology of ground water 



