Irory Coast 105 



Anton e Reinhard Dohrn. 

 YEAR founded: 1874. 

 SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on general 



and experimental marine biology. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Baia di Napoli 



(Bay of Naples), Mare Tirreno (Tyrrhenian Sea); 



rocky and gravelly shores. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 75 



visitors; fees charged. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 



running sea and fresh-water, large and small aquarium 



tanks; research collections of all marine fauna and of 



algae; machine and wood shop; five power vessels 



including 14 m LOA, Riiialdo Dohrn, 1.2 m LOA, 



CiU'ol'in'i, and the 10 m LOA, Ra^aele. 

 SIZE OF PERMANENT STAFF: Ten at professional level; 



25 technicians. The station exists mainly for visiting 



scientists. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABC:)RATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Echinodermata: Pavacenlroi/n livid lis, Sphjerechiiuis 



grdmiLiris 

 Tunicata: Phalliisici Duiniilialti 

 Mollusca; Octopus vulgaris 

 Selachii: Scylliiiiu ccinicula 

 Many other species of plants and animals common to 



the Italian coast are available. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS OF THE PER- 

 MANENT STAFF AND SCIENTIFIC LEADERS: 



Hydroid monograph (Anita Brinckmann) 



Biochemistry of sea urchin eggs (enzymes) (Eduardo 

 Scarano ) 



Cephalopod behavior and brain function (John Z. 

 Young) 



Many other research projects, too numerous to men- 

 tion, are conducted by guest scientists. 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Pubbliciizioiii Jelld Stazioiie 



Zoologica di Napoli (regularly published journal) 



STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA DI NAPOLI 



Universita di Messina, Istitnto di Idrobiologia 



UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA, HYDROBIOLOGICAL IN- 

 STITUTE 



POSTAL ADDR);ss: Via Del Verdi 75, Messina, Italia 



(Italy). 

 LOCATION: Sicily. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professore Filippo Dulzetto. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1928. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 



marine and brackish water biology; instruction. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Stretto di MeS- 



sina (Strait of Messina). 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Moder- 

 ately complete library; running sea-water; research 

 collections of benthonic fauna of the Strait of Messina. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Annual courses in hydro- 

 biology and fish culture at the university. 



SIZE OF STAFF: One at professional level; 1 assistant. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



STUDIES: 



Mollusca: Mytiliis galloprovincialis 

 Pisces: Thunnus thynnus 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Biology of Th/iniiits thynnus (S. Genovese) 

 Bacteriology of brackish water (S. Genovese) 

 Copepods (P. Crisafi) 



IVORY COAST 



Ministere de la Production Animate. Centre de 

 Recherches Oceanographiques 



MINISTRY OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION, CENTER FOR 

 OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH 



POSTAL ADDRESS: B. P. 35, Abidjan, Cote d'lvoire 

 (Ivory Coast). 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Paul Rancurel, Maitre de Re- 

 cherches ORSTOM, Chef du Service Oceanographique. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1959. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on de- 

 mersal and pelagic fishes, bottom ecology and general 

 oceanography. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE; East-trOpical 



Atlantic Ocean; sandy and silty beaches, brackish, 

 shallow bays and mangrove swamps. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 2-3 visitors; no fees charged for re- 

 search space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 aquarium tanks ; research collections of fishes, Crus- 

 tacea, Mollusca, Annelida, Echinodermata, plankton; 



