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Greece 



SCOPE OF activities: Research on the pigments and 



proteins of marine invertebrates. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: 1 June to 1 October. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Euboean Sea; 



sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 



living space for 2 visitors ; no fees charged for research 



space. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 



aquarium tanks; museum with research collection of 



moUusks, sponges, corals, etc. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level. 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 



Melanotic pigments of mollusks (A. Christomanos) 



Amino acid sequence in haemoglobins of fishes (J. 

 Georgatsos, V. Gardiki and A. Dimitzidou) 



Influence of insulin on the glycogen content of fish 

 liver (Georgia Gitsa) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Marine Scientifc Pages and 



Bulletin of the Marine Laboratory (regularly published 



journals in Greek). 



GREENLAND 



Ministeriet for Groenland, Groenlands F'tskeri- 

 undersoegelser, Fiskeribtologisk Labora- 

 tor'tnm 



FISKERIBIOLOGISK LABORATORIUM. GOTHAEB 



SIZE OF STAFF: One at the laboratory and 4 at Char- 

 lottenlund Slot at the professional level ; 1 technician. 

 important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Crustacea: Pan Jains hnrealis 



Pisces: Gadus callarias, G. ogac, Keinhardtiiis bippo- 

 glossoides. HippoglossNS hippoglossus, Anarchi- 

 chas minor, Sehasles marim/s, Mellotns t'illosus, 

 Salmo salar, Salvelinus alpinus 



major current RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



LEADERS: Research arrangements along the coast of 

 Greenland are made each summer under the leader- 

 ship of Dr. Paul M. Hansen. Interested persons 

 should contact Dr. Hansen direct. 



THE MINISTRY FOR GREENLAND, GREENLAND 

 FISHERIES ORGANIZATION. FISHERIES LABORA- 

 TORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Godthaeb, Greenland (Greenland). 



Communications are limited in winter. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: Mr. J. Kreutzmann, Director of 



Laboratory. Dr. Paul M. Hansen, Leader, Groenlands 



Fiskeriundersoegelser Charlottenlund Slot, Charlotten- 



lund, Danmark (Denmark). 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1953. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on applied 

 fishery biology, plankton studies, and general marine 

 ecology; some graduate instruction in Denmark. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Davis and Dan- 

 mark straits; open ocean and fjords. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for two visitors; no fees charged for 

 research space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea and fresh-water, small aquarium tanks; machine 

 and wood shop, skilled shop workman available; 

 small boats and outboard motors; power vessels, 15 

 m LOA, M/K Adolf fensen, and .30 ft LOA, Tornak. 



Koebenhavns Un'iversitet, JJniversitets Arktiske 

 Station 



COPENHAGEN UNIVERSITY, ARCTIC STATION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: c/o L. E. Bruunsvejlo, Charlotten- 

 lund, Danmark (Denmark). 



LOCATION: Godhavn, Disko Island, Groenland (Green- 

 land). 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor R. Spaerck, President of 

 the Board, Universitet, Frue Plads, Koebenhavn K, 

 Danmark. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1906. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on arctic 



flora and fauna. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year, but surrounding sea 



covered with ice from December to May. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Disko Bay, 



Jakobshavn Ice-fjord; sandy beach, rocky shore, oligo- 



trophic lake, and river. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 



living space for 8-10 visitors; no fees charged for 



research space. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 



identified reference collections of Greenland flora and 



