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 PENJELIDIKAN LAUT 



SEASON OF OPERATION: Usually from January to 

 October, 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Malacca and 

 Makassar Straits; Java, South China, Celebes, Banda, 

 Arafura, Moluccas and Flores Seas ; Indian Ocean ; 

 sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, 

 estuarine conditions, and coral reefs. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2 vis- 

 itors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library; running sea and fresh-water; research collec- 

 tions of fish, coral, crustaceans and mollusks ; identi- 

 fied reference collections of local fishes and crustaceans; 

 skilled shop workman available; small boats and out- 

 board motors; 36 m LOA research vessel, Sam ml em. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Seven at professional level. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Dinoflagellata: Noctihaa sp. 

 Pelecypoda: Pinctada maxima 

 Crustacea : Pennaer/s sp. 



Pisces: Rastrelliger sp., Amphiprion pennla, Cliipea 

 pmbriala, AngniUa sp., Chanos chanos, Eiithyiuiiis 

 sp. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Surface water movement in correlation with the 



strength of the monsoons (Gatot Rahardjo and 



staff) 

 Deep sea circulation (Gatot Rahardjo and staff) 

 Surface and deep sea salinity, temperature, density, 



oxygen, PO4 phosphorus (Gatot Rahardjo and 



staff) 

 Reference collection of the marine flora and fauna of 



the Indonesian and adjacent waters (Gatot Rahardjo 



and staff) 

 Monthly mean surface salinities in the Indonesian and 



adjacent waters (Gatot Rahardjo and staff) 



IRAN 



Laboratories about Which No Detailed In- 

 formation Was Available: 



There is a well equipped biological laboratory in 

 Teheran, Iran whose activities include the analysis and 

 study of bacteria and plankton. Information about the 

 laboratory can be obtained from the Southern Fisheries 

 Development Company, No. 3, Aoicho, Akasaka, 

 Minato-Ko, Tokyo, Japan. 



IRELAND 



University College, Cork Biology Station 



POSTAL address: Lough Ine (Skibbereen, County 

 Cork), Ireland. 



LOCATION: Near Baltimore, Ireland, 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor F. J. ORourke, Di- 

 rector, Department of Zoology, University College, 

 Cork, Ireland. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on the ecol- 

 ogy of local species, serological and chromatographic 

 studies on taxonomic problems ; undergraduate instruc- 

 tion in marine biological research. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: Faster vacation and summer. 



physical ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Lough Ine (ma- 

 rine lake), Atlantic Ocean; sandy beach, rocky and 

 gravelly shores, brackish, shallow bays. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: No space avail- 

 able. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: No li- 

 brary; no water supply nor tanks; no shop facilities; 

 small boats and outboard motors ; one fibre-glass 

 dinghy. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Used as a field station for 

 students during Faster vacation. 



UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. CORK BIOLOGY STATION 



