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Gulf of Cambay, Arabian Sea; sandy and silty beaches, 

 rocky and gravelly shores, and brackish, shallow bays. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1 vis- 

 itor; fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; small aquarium tanks; research collections of 

 Polychaeta, Amphipoda, Copepoda, Chaetognatha, 

 Gastropoda, and Lamellibranchiata; identified refer- 

 ence collections of Anthozoa, Amphipoda, Isopoda, 

 Copepoda, and penaeid prawns ; machine and wood 

 shop, skilled shop workman available; vessels of the 

 Central Deep Sea Fishing Station and State Fisheries 

 are available. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Various courses in zoology, 

 marine zoology and fisheries. Examinations are given 

 at the University of Bombay. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four-five at professional level. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Crustacea: L'lgia e\otica. Neptinnis pelagiciis, Meta- 



penaeiis monoceros 

 Gastropoda: Nerita polita, Nat'ica maculosii 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Plankton from Bombay waters (D. Bal) 

 Oysters investigations (D. Bal) 

 Systematics of marine wood borers (D. Bal) 

 h'lology oi Balantis amphilrite (D. Bal) 

 Biology of Ololithus ruber (D. Bal) 



The Marine Biological Station, W est Hill 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headquarters: Kozhikode-5 (Calicut), Kerala State, 



India. 

 Branch lahora/ories: 



1. Marine Survey Station, Vizhinjam, Trivandrum 

 District 



2. Freshwater Survey Station, Thiruvalla, Alleppey 

 District 



3. Estuarine Research Station, Perumanoor, Erna- 

 kulam-5 



(Descriptions follow.) 

 EXECUTIVE officers: Sri. M. J. Mathew, Asst. Direc- 

 tor of Fisheries (Research) and Controlling Officer; 



Sri. A. I. George, Head of Department of Fisheries. 

 sponsoring agency: Department of Fisheries, Kerala 



State. 

 year founded: 1921. 

 scope of activities: Restricted research on marine 



biology, hydrography, plankton and oceanography. 

 season of operation: All year. 

 PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Arabian Sea; 



sandy and silty beaches. 

 provisions for visiting scientists: None at any of 



the stations. 

 major research facilities: Small library; I well; 



research and identified reference collections ot marine 



and fresh-water tish fauna; small boats; one 26.5 ft 

 LOA vessel. 

 size of staff: Two at professional level ; 1 technician. 

 important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Pisces: Sardiiiella loiigiceps, Raslrelliger kanagurta, 

 Trichiurus savala, Arius dussumier'ia, Scoliodon 

 laticodus, Cynoglossus seniijascialus, Leiognathus 

 bindus 

 Crustacea: Penaeus /iidicus, Metapenaeus dobsoiii 



Marine Survey Station 



postal address: Vizhinjam, Via, Nenom, Trivandrum 

 District, Kerala State, India. 



executive officer: V. K. Bhaskaran, Marine Survey 

 Officer. 



year founded: 1955. 



scope of activities: Restricted research on fishery 

 biology. 



season of operation: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Arabian Sea. 



major research facilities: Small library; running 

 sea water ; research collections of marine and fresh- 

 water fishes ; identified reference collections of local 

 marine fishes. 



SIZE of staff: One at professional level. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Pisces: Decapterus russeUi, D. macrosoma, Sardi- 

 ne! la fi?nbriata, Euthynnus alletteratus, Kisbionella 

 tuiigol, Auxis /hazard, Serranus sonnerali, Callyodon 

 ghoblean 



Fresh Water Survey Station 



postal address: Kozhenchery, Quilon District, Kerala 

 State, India. 



location: Near Kottayam. 



executive officer: V. Achuthan Nair, Fresh Water 

 Biologist and Controlling Officer. 



YEAR founded: 1956. 



scope of activities: Restricted research on the devel- 

 opment of inland fisheries. 



season of operation: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Fresh-water 

 ponds, dams, lakes, and rivers. 



major research facilities: Small library; large out- 

 door ponds; research collections of fish fauna; identi- 

 fied reference collections of local inland fishes. 



SIZE of staff: Three at professional level; 1 techni- 

 cian. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Diatoms: Naricula, Syiiedra 

 Algae: Spirogyra, Zygnemia 

 Crustacea: Cyclnps, Diaptomus 



Pisces: Saccobraiichus jossilis, Ophiocephalus stria- 

 tus, Etroplui maculalus 



