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Electrophoretic research on blood-proteins in carp and IPP 



trout 



Research on the relations between the most important 

 fish diseases; research on the special and quantita- 

 tive composition of fish populations in Bavarian 

 rivers and lakes 



Research on fat and lipids in carp; histological re- 

 search on the liver of carp and trout 



Research on vitamin A and carotinoids in fish 



Documentation of literature on waste waters 



Control of radioactive substances in sewage and 

 surface water of Bavaria 



Biological radioactive contamination studies in the 

 environments of an atomic reactor 



Radiochemical analysis of dangerous radionuclides in 

 sewage and surface water 



Carp, tench and trout culture, fish feeding, nutrition, 

 artificial breeding; diseases of pond fish; pond 

 mansuring; relation of stocking to feeding 



Biologische Anstalt Helgoland 



HELGOLAND BIOLOGICAL STATION 

 POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headquarters (Zentrale und Verwaltung) : Palmaille 

 9, Hamburg- Altona 1, Bundesrepublik (West Ger- 

 many). 



Branch laboratories: 



1. Forschungsstation, Helgoland. 



2. Wattenmeerstation, List auf Sylt. 

 (Descriptions follow.) 



EXECUTIVE officer: Prof. Dr. O. Kinne. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Bundesministerium fuer Ernaeh- 

 rung, Landswirtschaft, und Forsten (Federal Minis- 

 try of Food, Agriculture and Forestry). 



YEAR founded: 1892. 



SIZE OF staff: Fourteen at professional level; 48 tech- 

 nicians. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Helgolaender Wissenschaftl/che 

 A[eeresu)itersuchuijgei! 



Central Laboratory 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on funda- 

 mental and applied marine biology. 



PROVISIONS for VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research space 

 for 3 visitors. 



major research FACILITIES: Library; small aquarium 

 tanks ; machine and wood shop, skilled workmen avail- 

 able. 



Helgoland 



year founded: 1892 

 scope of activities: 



biology; graduate and undergraduate instruction 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year 



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Research on general marine 



BIOLOGI.SCHF. ANSTALT HELGOLAND 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: North Sea; 



sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 



living space for 1 5 visitors ; fees charged for research 



and living space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Moder- 

 ately complete library; running sea water, outdoor 

 ponds and tanks; identified reference collections of 

 bivalves of the North Sea, algae herbarium, other 

 groups in preparation; machine and wood shop, 

 skilled shop workmen available; vessels, 24.5 m LOA, 

 U thorn, 10 m LOA, Etlenbogen, and 8 m LOA, Gelk. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: General marine biology; 

 ecology and physiology of marine organisms; com- 

 parative physiology and botany (algae). 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR STUDIES: 



Algae: Ectocarpus siliculosus, Chaetomorpha spp. 

 Anthozoa: Metridium senile 

 Lamellibranchiata: Spisula solida, Nucula nit id a 

 Gastropoda: Buccinuni undatnni, Littorina nitida 

 Crustacea: Eupagurus bernhardus 

 Asteroidea : Aster/as rubens 



Acrania: Branchiostonia lanceolatuni, and many 

 others. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Physiology and ecology of crustaceans and fishes (O. 



Kinne) 

 Development of hydroids (B. Werner) 

 Feeding habits of inverjebrates (B. Werner) 

 Ecology of macrobenthos (E. Ziegelmeier) 

 Physiology of development of marine invertebrates 



(D. Uhlig) 

 Metabolism of marine invertebrates (F. Krueger) 

 Neurophysiology of the crustacean eye ( H. Stieve) 

 Developmental cycles and ecology of marine algae (P. 



Kornmann) 

 Cell physiology in marine algae (H. Kesseler) 

 Ecology and metabolism of marine bacteria (W. 



Gunkel) 

 Zooplankton ecology (H. Aurich) 



