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Fhiland 



ton and regional limnology; graduate and undergrad- 

 uate instruction. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Lohjanjan'i 



(brown water lake) . 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research space 

 for 1 visitor; no fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: The In- 

 stitute has use of the Fisheries Foundation research 

 station in Lohja. Very extensive library at the uni- 

 versity; large outdoor ponds and tanks, small aquarium 

 tanks, and running spring water at the F. F. research 

 station; identified reference collections of local fauna 

 and flora available for studies of plankton communi- 

 ties; small boats and outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Applied limnology, biol- 

 ogy, hydrobiology, fish culture, technology, and fish- 

 eries economics. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four at professional level; 2 techni- 

 cians. 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Sedimentation of the plankton organisms (H. Jaerne- 



felt) 

 Studies of the plankton in brackish water (H. Jaerne- 

 felt) 



Suomen Maatalousmin'isterioe, Kalataloudelli- 

 nen T iitkimnsto'tmisto 



FINNISH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FISH- 

 FRIES, BUREAU FOR FISHERIES RESEARCH 



POSTAL address: Fabianinkatu ,^2, Helsinki, Suomi 

 (Finland) . 



EXECUTIVE officer: Professor Erkki Halme, Director. 



YEAR founded: 1923. 



SCOPE OF activities: Officially restricted research on 

 fish, fisheries, and fisheries statistics along the coastal 

 area of the Baltic Sea (brackish water) and in the lakes 

 of Finland. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Baltic Sea, Gulf 

 of Finland ; brackish shallow bays, eutrophic and 

 oligotrophic lakes, rivers and streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library; small boats and outboard motors. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Five at professional level; 4 techni- 

 cians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Limnological studies on lakes (Erkki Halme) 

 Population dynamics of coastal fisheries (Erkki 



Halme) 

 Pollution problems (Erkki Halme) 

 PUBLICATIONS issued: Sriniiiei! Kdlalnlotis (occasionally 

 published journal) 



Kalataloussaeaetioe 



FISHERIES FOUNDATION 



POSTAL address: 



Headqitivlers: Unioninkatu 40, Helsinki, Suomi 



(Finland). 

 Field Station: Porla, Lohja, Suomi. 



executive officers: Tapani Sormunen, Director of 

 Investigations. Professor Heikki Jaernefelt, Adminis- 

 trative Chairman. 



YEAR founded: 1948. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on fisheries 

 biology, pond fish cultivation, and water pollution 

 problems. Major activities at the field station. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Lohjanjaervi; 

 eutrophic lakes, and brown water lakes. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for visitors 

 will be available in the future after reorganization. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Fifteen large outdoor 

 ponds, small aquarium tanks, running spring water; 

 skilled shop workman available, small boats and out- 

 board motors. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four at professional level. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Pisces : Sal mo trulta laciistris 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS: 



Biological changes caused by the installation of power 



stations in two large watercourses. 

 Pollution problems caused by pulp mills, beet-sugar 



factory and a plant oil factory 

 Studies on the biology and cultivation of Sdlmo sp. 



Merentiitkimnslaitoksen Biologinen 

 tor'io 



Labor a- 



BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY OF THE INSTITUTE OF 

 MARINE RESEARCH 



POSTAL address: Zoological Institute of the University 

 of Helsinki, P. Rautatiekatu 13, Helsinki, Suomi 

 (Finland) . 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: Professor Ilmo Hela, Director 

 of Institute of Marine Research. Professor Sven 

 Segerstraele, Director of Biological Laboratory. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Kauppa-ja Teollisuus-Ministerioe, 

 (Dept. for Commerce and Industry). 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Open and 



coastal parts of brackish Baltic Sea. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library. New building for the Institute of Marine Re- 

 search will have running salt and brackish water, 

 aquaria, etc. Present field work of the Biological Lab- 



