54 Federul Republic of Germany 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1936. 



SCOPE OF activities: Fishing gear, fishing methods, 

 detection and behavior of fish, and underwater 

 acoustics. 

 SEASON OF operation: All year. 

 PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: North and 

 Baltic Seas; estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow 

 bays, eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes, rivers and 

 streams. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research space 

 for 1-2 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters avail- 

 able nearby. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 aquarium tanks; skilled shop workman available; 

 small boats and outboard motors. 

 SIZE OF staff: Six at professional level; 5-7 techni- 

 cians. 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Net materials: 



Qualities (Dr. Klust) 

 Test methods (Prof. v. Brandt) 

 Knotless nets (Prof. v. Brandt) 

 Net preparation (Prof. v. Brandt) 

 Fishing gear and methods in general (Prof. v. Brandt) 

 Midwater trawls (Dr. Schaerfe) 

 Midwater trawls in small boats (Dr. Steinberg) 

 Gillnets (Dr. Mohr) 

 Mesh measurement (Dr. Bohl) 

 Gear selection (Dr. Bohl) 

 Stow nets (Dr. Klust) 

 Behavior of fish to fishing gear (Dr. Mohr) 

 Fish detection: 



Echosounding and echoranging (Dr. Schaerfe) 

 Underwater acoustics (Dr. Freytag) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Protokolle zur Fischereitechiiik 

 (occasionally published journal) 



one 63 m LOA vessel (under administration of the 

 Ministerium) . 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Nine at professional level; 14 techni- 

 cians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Biology of North Sea herring (Kurt Schubert) 

 Ichthyology (Gerhard Krefft) 

 Cod fishery of North Atlantic ( Arno Meyer) 

 Biology of the coalfish (Ulrich Schmidt) 

 Population dynamics of commercial fish stocks (Diet- 

 rich Sahrhage) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Milleiluiigen aus dem Institut 

 fuer Seefiscberei (occasionally published journal) 



Senckenberg'ische Naturjorschende Gesellschaft, 

 ForschitngsaHstalt fuer Meeresgeologie und 

 -Biologie "Senckenberg" 



SENCKENBERG ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RE- 

 SEARCH, "senckenberg" institute for 



MARINE GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Schleuseninsel 10, Wilhelmshaven, 



Bundesrepublik Deutschland (West Germany). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. H. E. Reinem. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1928. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on general 

 marine biology and geology, bottom ecology, func- 

 tional morphology and marine sediments ; instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Deutsche Bucht; 

 sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, 

 estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow bays, tidal flats. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 4 vis- 

 itors ; living quarters available for 2 at the Institute, 

 other quarters available nearby. 



Itistitut juer Seefischeret 



INSTITUTE FOR SEA FISHERIES 

 POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headquarters: Palmaille 9, Hamburg-Altona, Bun- 

 desrepublik (West Germany). 



Branch Laboratory: F.A. -Pust Platz, Aussenstelle 

 Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven 4. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Professor Dr. Johanes Lundbeck, 



Direktor. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1910. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Officially restricted research and 

 advisory assistance concerning deep sea fisheries. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: North Sea and 

 North Atlantic Ocean. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 



SENCKENBERGISCHE NATURFORSCHENDE GESELLSCHAFT, 



FORSCHUNGSANSTALT FUER MEERESGEOLOGIE UND 



-BIOLOGIE ''senckenberg" 



