52 Fedeiiil Republic of Germauy 



Phytoplankton, nutrients, dissolved organic substances 



(M. GiUbricht) 

 Fishery biology, redtish, plaice, herring (A. Kotthaus) 

 Fishery biology and ecology (F. W. Tesch) 

 Radiation biology (K. J. Gotting) 



Wattenmeerstation 



location: On the North Sea about 50 miles west of 

 Flensburg. 



YLAR FOUNDED: 1911. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on ecology 

 and general marine biology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. Up to i960 this 

 laboratory was the main field research station; with 

 the opening of the new main research laboratory on 

 Helgoland, the Wattenmeerstation will be used mainly 

 for studies on littoral forms. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: North Sea, Ger- 

 man shallows; sandy and silty beaches, polyhaline, 

 brackish, shallow bays. 



BIOLOGISCHE ANSTALT HELGOLAND, WATTENMEERSTATION 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 6 vis- 

 itors; living available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Running seawater; small 

 boats and outboard motors. All other facilities availa- 

 ble at the headquarters in Hamburg. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Scyphozoa: Cynneii laiiiarck'ti 

 Lamellibranchiata: Mya arenaria, Aiylilus ednlis 

 Gastropoda: Crepidula jornicata 

 Polychaeta: Lanice conchilega, Arenicola marina 

 Crustacea: Carcitiiis maenas 

 Echinoidea: Psiwitnechinus miliciris 

 Pisces: Plerironectes plalessa, A»i»iodytes spp., and 

 many others. 



Btindesanstalt fuer Gewaesserkunde 



FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR HYDROLOGY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Kaiserin- Augusta-Anlagen 15, Kob- 

 lenz, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (West Germany). 



LOCATION. On Rhine River. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Herbert Knoepp, Dipl.-BioL, 

 Referent fuer Hydrobiologie und Fischereibiologie. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Bundesministerium fuer Verkehr 

 (Ministry of Traffic, German Federal Republic). 



YEAR BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY FOUNDED: 1952. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on ecology, 

 water pollution and fisheries of West German water- 

 ways; restricted research on the physical, chemical and 

 biological hydrology of West German waterways. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Rhein (Rhine 

 River) and impounded streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1-2 

 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 

 nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very 



extensive library; small aquarium tanks; small identi- 

 fied reference collections from saprobic system of 

 Kolkwitz and Marsson ; vessels of the West German 

 Administration available. 

 INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Courses for engineers of 

 the West German Administration for waterways on 

 water pollution control and fisheries. 



SIZE OF STAFF IN THE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY: Two 



at professional level; 2 technicians. 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 



Investigations on oxygen balance of free and im- 

 pounded streams (Herbert Knoepp) 



Factors affecting the oxygen balance of polluted 

 streams (Herbert Knoepp) 



Toxicology of industrial wastes (Herbert Knoepp) 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: 



Deutsche Gewaesserkiindliche Mitteilinigen (regularly 

 published journal) 



Besnndere Alit/eih/iige>/ zunt Deitlschen Geuaesser- 

 kiindlichen ]ahrbuch (occasionally published jour- 

 nal) 



Biindesjorschungsansttilt jiier Fischere'i 



FEDERAL INSTITUTION FOR FISHERY RESEARCH 



The Bundesforschungsanstalt fuer Fischerei has four 

 subordinate institutes in its organization, and each in- 

 stitute performs research in a particular field of the total 

 fishery program. The four institutes are: 



1. Institut fuer Fischverabeitung (not described 

 in the Directory) 



2. Institut fuer Kuesten- und Binnenrischerei 



3. Institut fuer Netz- und Materialforschung 



