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AKKESHI RINKAI JIKKFNSHO 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Classification and life history of the Coelenterata 



(Tohru Uchida) 

 Classification and embryology of the Nemertinea 



(Fumio Iwata) 

 Experimental morphology of crustaceans (Chitaru 



Oguro) 

 Life history and embryology of hydroids (Zen Nagao) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Piiblical/ons from the Akkeshi 

 Marine Biological Statioi? (regularly published jour- 

 nal) 



Hokkiiicio Diiigctkii. Snisari Gakiihn, Oshoro 

 Riuktii jikkensho 



HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF FISHERIES. 

 OSHORO MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION 



POSTAL address: Oshoro-machi, Otaru, Hokl<aido, 



Nippon (Japan). 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Hidejiro Niiyama. 

 YEAR FOUNDED: 1907. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestric ed research on general 

 marine biology, plankton studies, and algology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



physical ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Oshoro Bay, 

 Ishikari Bay, Sea of Japan ; rocky shores. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 2 visitors; fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: No library; running sea 

 and fresh-water; small aquarium tanks; small Ijoats 

 and outboard motors, one small launch, Sazaiiaiiii. 



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

 cians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Algae: Lamiimria, Undaria 

 Crustacea: Hemigrapsus sanguineus 

 Echinodermata: Strongyloceiilrotus intermedins. As- 



terina peclinifera, Stichopus japonic/is 

 Pisces: Sebastes taczanoivskii. Hexagrauimiis otakii, 



Myoxocephalus stelleri raniniis, Linianda puncta- 



tissima, L. herzensleini 



Hokkaido Gaktigei Daigakn. Se'ibiUsu Kyoikti 

 Shir'tkishinai Rinkai Jikkensho 



HOKKAIDO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY, SHIRIKISHINAI 

 MARINE STATION FOR BIOLOGICAL INSTRUCTION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Toyoura, Shirikishinai, Kameda-gun, 



Hokkaido, Nippon (Japan). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Hideji Yamaguchi, Chief of 



Station, Biological Laboratory, Hakodate Branch, 



Hokkaido Gakugei University, Hachiman-cho, 153, 



Hakodate, Hokkaido. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1954. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on general 



marine biology; undergraduate instruction. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Pacific Ocean; 

 sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 4 visitors except during the time of 

 undergraduate instruction; no fees charged for re- 

 search space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; small identified reference collections of local 

 fauna and flora; one 7 m LOA vessel. 



OSHORO KlNKAl JIKKINSHO 



