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building is under construction at Eranakulan, along 



the harbor and facing the naval base. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Arabian Sea 



and Indian Ocean. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for visitors. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Fishes of the Kerala coast (C. John) 

 Bottom fauna of the Kerala coast (C. Kurien) 

 Physico-chemical studies off Cochin (N. Bha) 

 Fish eggs and larvae of the Kerala coast ( K. Padman- 

 abhan ) 



Estuarine Research Station 



POSTAL address: Alumpeedika P. O. via Oachira, 

 Alleppey District, Kerala State, India. 



LOCATION: NearQuilon. 



EXECUTIVE officer: G. Sivankutty Nair, Research 

 Officer. 



YEAR founded: 1948. 



scope of activities: Research on hydrobiology and 

 limnology; instruction. 



SEASON of OPERATION: All year. 



physical ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Kayamkulam 

 and Ashtamudi backwaters; estuarine conditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2 vis- 

 itors; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Moder- 

 ately complete library; large outdoor ponds, small 

 aquarium tanks, tube well; research and identified 

 reference collections of estuarine fauna; small boats 

 and outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Estuarine fauna (inverte- 

 brates and fishes ) . 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STLIDIES: 



Pisces: M//_^/7 spp., Clitpea longiceps 

 Pelecypoda: ViUorita cypr'nio'ides 



Madras, Zoological Research 



University of 

 Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Madras, India. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. C. P. Gnanamuthu, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1927. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Research on ecology and physiol- 

 ogy of marine animals; graduate instruction in marine 

 biolog}', animal physiology and ecology. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Bay of Bengal. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for visitors. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Running sea and fresh- 

 water; vessels of the Fisheries Department are hired. 

 Department moved into new quarters in 1961. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Six at professional level. 



publications: ]otmial of the Madras Unirersity, Sec- 

 tion: B 



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liTTAR PRADESH S 1 A I 1 (,( ]\ i IIN M I N 1 IISIIERIES 

 RESEARCH LABORATORY, LUCKNOW 



Vttar Pradesh State Fisheries Research Labo- 

 ratory 



postal address: Badshahbagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pra- 

 desh State, India. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: D. S. Sarbahi, Deputy Director 

 of Fisheries. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1947. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on fisheries 

 bi()log7, particularly pond culture; hydrobiology, weed 

 eradication, gear technology, induced breeding. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



physical ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Rivers, Streams, 



ponds and reservoirs. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 



living space for 1 visitor; no fees charged for research 



space. 

 MAJOR ri:search FACILITIES: Small library; ponds and 



tanks; research and identified reference collections of 



State fishes and aquatic vegetation; small boats and 



outboard motors. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: 

 Pisces: cyprinoids, siluroids 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 

 Hydrobiological study of the fishery waters of the 



State (D. Sarbahi) 

 Study of factors responsible for poor survival and 

 growth in nurseries and ponds (D. Sarbahi) 



INDONESIA 



Lenibaga Piisat Perijelidikan Perairan dan 

 Perikanan 



CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HYDROLOGY 

 AND FISHERIES 



At the time of preparation of the Directory, it was 

 the intention of the Indonesia government to create this 

 Institute. The Institutes of Hydrology, Inland 



