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SPONSORING agencies: Danm.irks Fiskeri-og Havun- 

 dersoegelser and Danmarks Akvarium (Danish Insti- 

 tute for Fishery and Marine Research and Denmark 

 Aquarium). 



YEAR founded: 1952. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on the 

 physiology of fishes. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Baltic Sea, 



Oeresund, Kattegat. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1-2 

 visitors; no fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Library of Danmarks 

 Fiskeri-og Havundersoegelser available nearby; closed, 

 circulating fresh- and sea water systems, small aquar- 

 ium tanks; machine and wood shop, skilled shop 

 workman available; vessels of D.F.H. used. 



SIZE OF staff: One at professional level; 2 technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: All species of fish and invertebrates from 

 the Kattegat and North Sea. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 Studies in sexual maturation in the European eel (I. 



and J. Boetius) 

 Toxicological studies on fishes (J. Boetius) 

 Osmoregulation (Salmn sp.) (I. Boetius) 



Danmarks Fiskeri-og Haiimdersoegelser 



DANl.SH INSTITUTE FOR FISHERY AND MARINE 

 RESEARCH 



POSTAL address: Charlottenlund Slot, Charlottenlund, 



Danmark (Denmark). 

 LOCATION: Near Koebenhavn (Copenhagen). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. E. Bertelsen, Director, Jaegers- 



borg Alle I.E., Charlottenlund. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Ministry of Fisheries. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1902. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on general 

 marine biology, bottom ecology, oceanography, estu- 

 arine and plankton studies, general fisheries investi- 

 gations, and pollution studies. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: North Sea, 

 Skagerak, Baltic, Belt and Norwegian Seas, North 

 Atlantic Ocean, Davis Strait ; sandy beaches, brackish, 

 shallow bays, eutrophic lakes, rivers and streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1-2 

 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 

 nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 

 large tanks and aquaria at Danmarks Akvarium; re- 

 search and identified reference collections; machine 

 and wood shop; vessels, 55 m LOA M/S Dcvni. 33 m 

 LOA S/S Biohgeii and 9 m LOA Havkalteu. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Twenty-one at professional level; 22 

 technicians. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Meddehlser fm Dain/idiks 

 Fiskeri-og Havundersoegelser (regularly published 

 journal) . 



Fiskirannsoknarstovan, Faeroerne 



FISHERIES RESEARCH LABORATORY, FAEROES 



POSTAL address: Torshavn, Faeroerne, Danmark 

 (Faeroe Islands, Denmark). 



EXECUTIVE officer: J. S. Joensen, Director. 



sponsoring agencies: Danmarks Fiskeri-og Havund- 

 ersoegelser (Danish Institute for Fishery and Marine 

 Research) and Faeroese Government. 



year founded: 1951. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on fisheries 

 of the Faeroe Islands. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



DANMAKKS FISKERI-OG HAVUNDERSOGELSER, 

 CHARLOTTENLUND SLOT 



