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KAGOSHIMA I)AU,AKU, .SUISAN (jAKUBU 



MAJOR CURRENT RRSllARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Fertilization in bivalve moUusks (Seiji Wada) 

 Cultivation of large-sized pearl oysters (Seiji Wada) 

 Life history of pelagic fishes (Sadahiko Imai) 

 Cultivation of marine larval iishes (Sadahiko hnai) 

 Marine algae forms of southern Japan (Takesi 



Tanaka) 

 Sea grasses of southern Japan (Koji Nozawa) 

 Propagation o{ Aio/na tnacrocopa (Saburo Murayama) 

 Circulation of vitamin B-12 in natural waters (Kenichi 



Kashiwada) 



K'tsho-Cho, Kaiyokishobn 



METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY, MARINE DIVISION 

 POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headcjuarters: Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Nip- 

 pon (Japan). 

 Branch laboratories: 



1. Kobe Kaiyo Kishodai (Kobe Marine Observa- 

 tory) 



2. Hakodate Kaiyo Kishodai (Hakodate Marine 

 Observatory) 



3. Nagasaki Kaiyo Kishodai (Nagasaki Marine 

 Observatory) 



(Descriptions follow.) 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: K. Wadachi, Director-General 

 of the Agency. K. Tcrada, Chief of the Marine 

 Division. 



SPONSORING ACENCv: Unyu-sho (Ministry of Trans- 

 portation) . 



YEAR foundi:d: 1956. 



SCOPE of ACTIVITIES: Restricted oceanographic research 

 on the seas around Jajian. 



SEASON of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Northwestern 

 Pacific Ocean. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library ; research and identified reference collections of 

 diatoms, copepods and chaetognaths; research vessel, 

 Ryofu Mam (1200 ton). 



SIZE OF BIOLOGICAL STAFF: Two at professional level; 

 3 technicians for plankton research. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Diatomaceae: Skeleloiienia costatinn 

 Copepoda : Calanus helgoland'uin 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Plankton communities in the adjacent seas of Japan 

 in reference to hydrographic conditions (R. 

 Marumo) 



Studies of deep sea plankton ( R. Marumo) 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: 



Results of Marble Meteorological and Oceano graphical 



Observations (issued semi-annually) 

 Oceanograpbical Magazine (issued semi-annually) 



Kobe Kaiyo Kishodai 



KOBE MARINE OBSERVATORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 7-chome, Nakayamate-dori, Kobe, 



Nippon (Japan). 

 i:XECUTiVE officer: Hiroshi Mano, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1920. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on general 

 oceanography and plankton; instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year; four voyages per 

 year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Kuroshio region 

 south of Japan; Pacific Ocean. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Nonc. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Moder- 

 ately complete library; no water supply; research and 

 identified reference collections of diatoms, copepods 



KOBI- KAIVO KI.SHOUAI 



