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BUNDESFORSCHUNGSANSTALT FUER FISCHEREI, HAMBURG 



4. Institut fuer Seefischerei 



(Descriptions follow.) 

 The Bundesforschungsanstalt fuer Fischerei is spon- 

 sored by the Bundesministerium fuer Ernaehrung, Land- 

 wirtschaft und Forsten (Ministry for Food, Agriculture 

 and Forests) . 



Annelida: Tubificidae 

 Salmonidae: Trutta ir'tdea 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Expansion of the German mussel fishery (Paul-Fried- 

 rich Meyer- Waarden) 



Expansion of the German blueiin tuna fishery, herring 

 fishery for high sea cutters and coastal cutters 

 (Paul-Friedrich Meyer- Waarden and K. Tiews) 



Assessment of by-catches of undersized protected fish 

 in the German oilherring, and sand eel fishery (H. 

 Kuehl) ; as well as in the shrimp fishery (K. Tiews) 



Research into the biotic and abiotic factors responsible 

 for the fluctuation of the German shrimp fishery 

 (Paul-Friedrich Meyer-Waarden, H. Kuehl, and K. 

 Tiews) 



Research into the biological and hydrographic proper- 

 ties of the estuaries of the Rivers; Elbe, Weser, and 

 Ems (H. Mann and H. Kuehl) 



Stock assessment of fish populations in the Elbe River 

 with special reference to eels (H. Mann) 



Investigation of water pollution by oil and detergents 



(H. Mann) 



Institut fuer Kuesteti- mid Binne»pschere't 



INSTITUTE FOR COASTAL AND INLAND FISHERIES 

 POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headcjuarters: Palmaille 9, Hamburg-Altona, Bun- 

 desrepublik Deutschland (West Germany). 



Field Sldtion: An der Alten Liebe 1, Cuxhaven. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICE: Professor Dr. Paul-Friedrich 



Meyer-Waarden, Direktor. 

 YEAR FOUNDED: Headquarters in 1890; Cuxhaven in 



1932. 

 SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Officially restricted research on 



the biology and fishery economics of coastal and inland 



fisheries, fouling, and marine borers. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: North and 



Baltic Seas, the Elbe River and estuary brackish, shal- 

 low bays, rivers and streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research space 

 for 6 visitors at headquarters; 2 visitors at Cuxhaven; 

 no fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea and fresh-water, small aquarium tanks; machine 

 and wood shop; vessels of the Fishery Protection 

 available. 



SIZE OF staff: 

 Headquarters 



cians. 

 Cuxhaven 



IMPORTANT 

 STUDIES 



Crustacea : 



cladocerans 

 Mollusca: My tit us ednlh 



Five at professional level ; 6 techni- 



Two at professional level; 3 technicians. 



SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



Crangon 



ulgaris, Friocheir sinensis, 



INSTITUT FUER KUFSIFN- UND BIN N I NFISCHEREI, 

 CUXHAVEN STATION 



Fundamental research on the behavior of fish in elec- 

 trical fields and development of electrical fishing 

 gear (E. Halsband) 

 Ecology of barnacles; fouling of ships (H. Kuehl) 

 Migrations of shrimps (H. Kuehl) 

 Estuarine biology (H. Kuehl and H. Mann) 

 Fat metabolism of fishes and crustaceans (Herr Luh- 

 mann) 



Institut fuer Netz- und Materialforschung 



INSTITUTE FOR NETS AND GEAR INVESTIGATION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Palmaille 9, Hamburg-Altona, Bun- 

 desrepublik Deutschland (West Germany). 



EXECUTIVE officer: Professor Dr. A. v. Brandt, 

 Direktor. 



