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MAJOR Ri;SKARCH FACILITIES; Moderately complete 

 library; small aquarium tanks; identified reference col- 

 lections of marine fishes, and algae from the Ionian 

 Sea; small boats and outboard motors; one 10 m LOA 

 power vessel. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four at professional level; 2 techni- 

 cians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Marine biospeleology (Pietro Parenzan) 

 Bottom fauna (Pietro Parenzan) 

 Cromatographic analysis ( Angelo Strusi) 

 Analysis of sea water (A. Vatova) 

 Productivity of sea water (A. Vatova) 

 Tidal measurements (E. Orlandini) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Thdhusid Joiiicd (regularly 

 published journal) 



Istitnto Sper'tmentale Talassografico di Trieste 



TRIESTE INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL 

 THALASSOGRAPHY 



POSTAL address: Viale Romolo Gessi, 2, Trieste, Itali.i 

 (Italy). 



EXECUTIVE officer: Professore Dr. Mario Picotti, 

 Direttore. 



sponsoring agency: Ministero dell'Agricolture e 

 delle Foreste (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry). 



year founded: 1840. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on chemi- 

 cal and physical oceanography, limnology, sedimentol- 

 ogy, mareography, spectroscopy, and radioactivity. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Mare Adriatico 

 (Adriatic Sea). 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1 vis- 

 itor; no fees charged. 



ISTITUTO SPERIMFNTALE TALASSOGRAFICO DI TRIESTE 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 hbrary; large outdoor ponds and tanks; machine and 

 wood shop; small boats and outboard motors; one 

 8 m LOA vessel. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Eight at professional level; 14 techni- 

 cians. 



Centra Talassografico del Tirreno 



TYRRHENIAN CENTER FOR THALASSOGRAPHIC 

 STUDIES 



POSTAL address: Via Balbi 10, Genova, Italia (Italy). 



EXECUTIVE officer: Professore Sergi Conti, Provi- 

 sionale Presidente e Direttore, Geologia Dipartimento, 

 Universita di Genova, Via Balbi 5, Genova. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ric- 

 erche (National Research Council). 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1948. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Research on general marine biol- 

 ogy and geology, sedimentology, plankton, and bottom 

 ecology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: May to October. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Mare Ligure, 

 Mare Tirreno, and Mare Taranto; sandy and silty 

 beaches. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 boats and outboard motors, one oceanographic vessel, 

 Daino, available from the Marina Militare. 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Benthonic fauna and microplankton of the Ligurian 



Sea (G. Fierro) 

 Microfauna and Foraminifera of bottom samples of the 



north Tyrrhenian Sea (G. Fierro) 

 Coralline algae of the Gulf of Taranto (V. I. Mas- 

 trorilli) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Pubblkazioni del Centra Talas- 

 sografico Tirreno (regularly published journal) 



Istitnto di Biologia Marina per V Adriatico 



MARINE BIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE ADRIATIC 



POSTAL address: Calle San Domenico 1266 A, Ven- 



ezia, Italia (Venice, Italy). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Vacant. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: Ministero della Pubblica Istru- 



zione (Ministry of Public Education) . 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1892. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on the hy- 

 drography and biology of the Lagoon of Venice and 

 the Adriatic Sea. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Laguna di 

 Venezia (Lagoon of Venice), Mare Adriatico (Adri- 

 atic Sea) ; estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow bays. 



