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Cladocera: Daphnia, Diaphanosoma, Ceiiodaphiiia 

 Rotifera: Schizooerca 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Population dynamics and fishery survey of Cauvery 



River (B. Krishnamurthi) 

 Studies on Tilapia mossambica (B. Kirshnamurthi ) 

 Carp fry segregation (B. Kirshnamurthi) 

 Lake fishery studies and gear efliciency (B. Krish- 

 namurthi) 

 Limnology of Bhavanisagar Reservior (B. Krishna- 

 murthi) 

 Nutritive value of fresh-water fishes 

 Fish poisons 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Contributions of the Fresh- 

 Wiiter B/ologictd Research Sicitiou (occasionally pub- 

 lished journal) 



Alarine Biologicitl Station, Krusadai 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Pamban Post, Ramnad District, 

 Madras State, India. 



LOCATION: Krusadai Island near Madura. 



EXECUTIVE officer: M. a. Rasheed, Acting Research 

 Assistant. 



YEAR founded: 1928. 



SCOPE of activities: Restricted research on general 

 marine biology and plankton. 



season of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Gulf of Man- 

 nar; coral reefs. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; running sea water; small museum of local 

 fauna for taxonomic studies; identified reference col- 

 lections of local fauna and flora ; small boats and out- 

 board motors. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level; 3 technicians. 



Marine Biological Station, Ennur 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Ennur, Chinglepet District, South 



India. 

 LOCATION: Near Madras. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: A. Rajagopal, Research Assistant. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1907. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on fishery 



biology, plankton and hydrography. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Bay of Bengal; 

 estuarine conditions, and brackish, shallow bays. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; represen- 

 tative research collection of available fauna ; small 

 boats, one 20 ft LOA vessel. Attached to the Station 

 is a Marine Biological Supply Station which supplies 

 specimens to educational institutions throughout India. 



SIZE OF staff: Two at professional level ; 4 technicians. 



IMPORTANT species AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



STUDIES: 



Mollusca : Os/rea madrcuensis 



Pisces: Chaloessus chacunda, C. nasus, Sillago sihania 



Maharashtra State Department of Fisheries, 

 Marine Biological Research Station 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Ratnagiri, Maharashtra State, India. 



LOCATION : Near Bombay. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: M. R. Ranade, Curator of Sta- 

 tion. Dr. C. V. Kulkarni, Director of Fisheries, 

 Maharashtra State. 



YEAR founded: 1959. 



SCOPE of activities: Restricted research on general 

 marine biology and fisheries biology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Arabian Sea; 

 sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, 

 and estuarine conditions. 



provisions for visiting scientists: Research and 

 living space for 2 visitors ; no fees charged for research 

 space. 



major research facilities: Small library; running 

 sea and fresh-water, large outdoor ponds and tanks, 

 small aquarium tanks; extensive research and identified 

 reference collections of fauna and flora. 



SIZE OF staff : Three at professional level ; 2 techni- 

 cians. 



MAJOR current RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 Study of fish fauna and fisheries (M. Ranade) 

 Sardine fisheries (K. Sankolli) 

 Hydrography (R. Joshi) 



Institute of Science, Department of Zoology 



POSTAL address: Mayo Road, Fort, Bombay 1, India. 

 executive officer: Dr. D. V. Bal, Director and 



Professor of Zoology. 

 SPONSORING agency: Maharashtra State Government. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1920. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research in fishery 

 science and marine biology ; graduate and undergrad- 

 uate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Bombay Harbor, 



MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION, ENNUR 



