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DAHOMEY 



Centre d'Ettides Sc'tentifiqnes et Techniques 

 Appliquees a la Peche 



CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND APPLIED 

 FISHERY TECHNOLOGY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Dahomey. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: 



SPONSORING AGENCY 



dustries Animales 



B. P. 383, 1 rue Bel-Air, Cotonou, 



Dr. L. Vincent-Cuaz, Directeur. 

 Service de I'Elevage et des In- 



du Ministere de I'Agriculture 

 (Animal Husbandry Department of the Ministry of 

 Agriculture) . 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1958. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on ocea- 

 nography and fishery biology; technological studies of 

 marine and lagoon fishes. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Bight of Benin, 



Gulf of Guinea, Atlantic Ocean, Lacs Nokoue, Aheme, 

 and Toho (lagoons), Niger River; sandy and silty 

 beaches, estuarine conditions, and brackish, shallow- 

 bays. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None at present, 

 but research space for 5 visitors and living space for 

 3 in new laboratory under construction; living quarters 

 available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea and fresh-water, small aquarium tanks and culture 

 tanks available in new building; research collection 

 of coastal fauna from the Bight of Benin; small boats 

 and outboard motors ; one 24 m LOA vessel. 



SIZE OF staff: Seven. 



IMPORTANT species AVAILABLI: FOR LABORATORY 



studies: 

 Crustacea: PaiuiliiHS regiin 



CENTRE D'ETUDES SCIENTIUQUES TECHNIQUES 

 APPLIQUEES A LA PECHE, DAHOMEY 



Pisces: Sanihiella eba, S. atirita, Pellona africana, 

 Otolilhtis sp., Macrog?iathns sp., Cybium trilor, 

 Euthynnns allelerdlus, Neothunniis albacora, Caranx 

 sp. 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 



Inventory of the fauna of the Bight of Benin and 

 lagoons (L. Vincent-Cuaz) 



Smoking and drying of fish (L. Vincent-Cuaz) 



Hydrobiological studies of coastal regimes (L. Vin- 

 cent-Cuaz) 



DENMARK 



Carlsbergfondet, SkalUng-Laboratoriet 



CARLSBERG FOUNDATION, MARINE LABORATORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Gl. Havn, Esbjerg, Danmark (Den- 

 mark). 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: Professor Niels Nielsen, Gl. 

 Havn, Esbjerg, Danmark. Dr. Erik Ursin, Kejsergade 

 2, Koebenhavn K., Danmark. 



SPONSORING agencies: Carlsbergfondet and Danmarks 

 Fiskeri-og Havundersogelser (Carlsberg Foundation 

 and the Danish Institute for Fishery and Marine Re- 

 search) . 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1930. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on physical 

 geography and marine biology in tidal and coastal 

 areas. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: Primarily seasonal. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: North and 

 Wadden Seas ; sandy and silty beaches, dune areas, 

 salt marshes and tidal flats. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for a few 

 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 

 nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library in Copen- 

 hagen; one two-ton vessel, M/B S kail in gen. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Six at professional level. 



MAJOR CURRENT PROJECTS: The Skalling Laboratory 

 works very closely with the Danish Institute for 

 Fishery and Marine Research and with the Geo- 

 graphical Institute of the University of Copenhagen. 



Danmarks Akvar'tiim, Fysiolog'tsk Laboratorium 



HENMARKS AQUARIUM, PHYSIOLOGICAL LABORA- 

 TORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Danmarks Akvarium, Charlotten- 



lund, Danmark (Denmark). 

 LOCATION: Near Koebenhavn (Copenhagen). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. J. Boetius, Director. 



