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eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes, and rivers and 

 streams. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and liv- 

 ing space for 2-3 visitors; no fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; small aquarium tanks; research collections of 

 vertebrates and invertebrates ; small boats and outboard 

 motors; one 510 ton oceanographic vessel for student 

 training and research. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: General biology, general 

 zoology, animal physiology, animal embryology, 

 animal ecology, fish pathology, limnology, oceanog- 

 raphy, animal histology, fish parasitology. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Ten at professional level. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Histochemical studies on pearl formation (Y. Okada 



and T. Tsujii) 

 Ichthyological studies (Y. Okada) 

 Oceanography and phytoplankton (T. Sakamoto and 



F. Ueno) 

 Physiology of fishes (N. Kawamoto) 

 Fish parasites (S. Shiino) 

 Fouling animals (T. Kawahara) 

 Limnology (T. Ito) 

 Seaweeds (N. Segi) 



PUBLICATirjNS ISSUED: 



Report of Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University 



of Mie (regularly published journal) 

 Journal of Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural Unirersity 



of Mie (occasionally published journal) 



M'le-Ken Suisan Shikenjo 



MIE PREFECTURAL FISHERIES EXPERIMENTAL STA- 

 TION 



Ta/se/ Mill/ of the mie-ken suisan shikenjo 



SIZE OF STAFF: About 30 at professional and technical 

 level. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Algae: Uiiclaria pinnatifidd, Gelidium aiuunsii 

 Mollusca: Octopus vulgaris, Haliotis gigantea, Fteria 



martensii 

 Crustacea: Pauul/rus japonic us. Peuaeus japoiiicus 

 Pisces: Etigraulis japoiiica. Katsuwoiius pelamis, 



Seriola cjuinqueradiata 

 major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 Migration studies of shipjack, Katsutcoiius pelamis, 



and yellowtail, Seriola cjuinqueradiata (Takeo 



Ozaki) 

 Production and management studies of various fry and 



spat (abalone, prawns, mullet, yellowtail) (Saburo 



Kimura) 

 Studies on management of shore fisheries (Ichiro 



Fujii) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Report of the Fisheries Experi- 

 mental Station of the Mie Prefecture (regularly 



published journal) 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headquarters: Hamajima-cho, Shima-gun, Mie-ken, 

 Nippon (Japan). 



Branches: Owase and Ise-wan. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Ichiro Nomoto, Director. 

 YEAR founded: 1899. 

 SCOPE of ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 



marine biology, with emphasis on species of economic 



importance including pearl oyster fisheries. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Pacific Ocean; 



sandy and silty beaches. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; large out- 

 door ponds and tanks; small aquarium tanks; identified 

 reference collections of local fauna and flora ; skilled 

 shop workman available; vessels, 158 ft LOA, Taisei 

 Maru, 65 ft LOA, Asama Maru. and the 40 ft LOA, 

 Urakaze. 



Nagasaki Daigaktt, Suisan Gakahii 



NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY, FISHERIES INSTITUTE 

 POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headquarters: No. 200, Ohashi-machi, Nagasaki, 



Nagasaki Prefecture, Nippon (Japan). 

 Branch laboratories: 



1. Nomo Rinkai Jikkensho (Nomo Marine 

 Laboratory) Nomoskai-machi, Nagaski Prefec- 

 ture. 



2. Suisan Jikkenjissyujo (Fisheries Experimental 

 Laboratory) Aba, Nagaski, Nagaski Prefecture. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: M. Tsuchiya, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: Headquarters, 1949; Marine Labora- 

 tory, 1933; Experimental Laboratory, 1961. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Research on general marine bi- 

 ology, including plankton, benthos, fisheries and 

 oceanography; undergraduate instruction. 



