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Physiology of the laver, Porphyra teiiera (T. Matsu- 



moto) 

 Fish pathology (S. Murachi) 



Ecology and mass culture of cladocerans (Y. Mura- 

 kami) 

 Analysis of fisheries fluctuation in relation to sea 



conditions (S. Nishikawa) 

 Electrical fish screens for eels, etc. (I. Takesita) 

 Ecology of marine tubicolous amphipods (T. Onbe) 

 Taxonomic studies on the Cephalopoda of Japan 

 (Iwao Taki) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Jonrihil of the Faadly of Fish- 

 eries and Animal Husbandry. Hiroshima Universily 

 (regularly published journal) 



Hokkaido Dai^aku, Rigak//b/i, Kaiso Kenkyii- 

 sho 



HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, 

 INSTITUTE OF ALGOLOGICAL RESEARCH 



POSTAL ADDRESS: ShintoiTii-cho, Muroran, Nippon 

 (Japan). 



LOCATION: Near Sapporo. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Y. Yamada, Director. Depart- 

 ment of Botany, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Uni- 

 versity, Sapporo, Japan. 



YEAR founded: 1933. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on marine 

 phycology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Oyashio and 



Tsushima Current ; open ocean, rocky and gravelly 

 shores. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 1-2 visitors; no fees charged for re- 

 search space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library, running 

 sea and fresh-water; research collections of seaweeds 

 from vicinity of Hokkaido; identified reference col- 



HOKKAIDO DAIGAKU, KAISO KENKYUSHO 



lections of local flora; small boats and outboard 

 motors. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Cholorphyceae: Aionoslroma angicat'a, Chaeto- 



morpha moniligera 

 Phaeophyceae: Pelretia wrighlii. Alaria crassifolia, 



Lan/inaria ang//stala, Leathesia difforniis 

 Rhodophyceae : Porphyra variegala, Rhodynienia 



perli/sa, Rhodonield larix 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Taxonomic study of the marine algae of Hokkaido 



(Y. Yamada) 

 Culture studies of the species of Chlorophyceae and 



Phaeophyceae (Y. Yamada) 

 Ecological study of Uchiura Bay ( Y. Yamada) 



Hokkaido Daigakn, Akkeshi Ritikai Jikkensho 



HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, AKKESHI MARINE BIO- 

 LOGICAL STATION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Akkeshi, Hokkaido, Nippon (Japan). 



EXECUTIVE officers: Dr. Tohru Uchida, Director. 

 Dr. Fumio Iwata, Resident Director. 



year founded: 1931. 



scope of activities: Unrestricted research on general 

 marine biology ; graduate and undergraduate instruc- 

 tion. 



season of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Pacific Ocean, 

 Atsukeshi Bay; sandy and silty beaches, rocky and 

 gravelly shores, estuarine conditions, and brackish, 

 shallow bays. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 7 visitors. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; running sea and fresh-water; small aquarium 

 tanks ; research collection of nemerteans ; identified 

 reference collections of Nemertinea, Gastropoda, 

 Lamellibranchia (MoUusca), Pantopoda, and Crus- 

 tacea; small boats and outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: General invertebrate zool- 

 ogy and physiology. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four-five at professional level. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Coelenterata: Tiihtdaria veniisia, Polyorchis kara- 



ftiloensis, Epiaclis prolifera 

 Nemertinea: Linens torejuatus, Micrnra akkeshiensis 

 Polychaeta: Arenicola claparedii 

 Crustacea: hlotea japonica 

 Echinodermata: Aster/as aninrensis. Slrongylocen- 



troli/s inlermedins 

 Mollusca: Craisostrea gigas 



