jjl)ai! 119 



PHYSICAL ENViRONMnNT ACCESSIBLK : Ise Bay; sandy 



and silty beaches, and gravelly shores. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING scii'NTiSTs: Research and hv- 



ing space for visitors; no fees charged for research 



space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; running sea and fresh-water; small motor 

 boats. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: General marine inverte- 

 brate zoology, physiology of marine animals, and 

 embryology of marine animals. 



SIZE OF .STAFF: Three at professional level; 2 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIl-S AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Echinodermata: AnlhociJaris crdssispiiui, Tenino- 



ple!ir;/s toreiniialia/s. Pseuilocentrolin depressus, 



Hemiceiilroli/s ptilcherr'/nms, Clypeaster japoiiicits 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



LEADERS: 



Physiology of fertilization in sea urchin eggs (Masao 



Sugiyama ) 

 Biochemical studies of aciivation in sea urchin eggs 



(Masaru Ishikawa) 

 Experimental studies of cleavage in eggs of marine 



animals (Manahu Kojima) 



Nihon Da'igaku, Ritikai jikkensho 



JAPAN UNIVERSITY, MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Mabori, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa 



Prefecture, Nippon (Japan). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Seiji Kokubo, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1951. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 

 marine biology ; instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year, but most activities are 

 from late June to early September. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Tokyo Bay; 

 sandy and silty, partly rocky shores, and estuarine con- 

 ditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

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

 search space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: No 

 library; running sea and fresh-water, small aquarium 

 tanks; research collections of almost all neritic fishes 

 and invertebrates ; shop facilities available in Yokosuka 

 City. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Marine biology for high 

 school teachers. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Polychaeta: Sabellastcirte iiidica, Aiilhopleuva s fella, 



Reniera japon/ca 

 Mollusca: Mactra sulcataria, Thais clavigera 

 Echinodermata: Asterina pecthiijera, Heliocidaris 



NlHON D.-\IGAKU, RINK,-\I [IKK.FNSHO 



crassispiiut 

 Crustacea: Hemigrapsus saiiguiiiiis 

 Tunicata: Slyela clara 

 Pisces : Sebaslodes tokionis 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



LEADERS: 

 Studies on the development of Pnrphyra leiiera (M. 



Arazaki) 

 Studies on the condition of the sea off Mabori (H. 



Hosoya) 



Niif^iitii Dit/giikN. Rigakiihu Fiizoku Rinkai 

 J/kkensho 



NIIGATA UNIVERSITY, SADO MARINE BIOLOGICAL 

 STATION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Aikawa, Sado Island, Niigata Prefec- 

 ture, Nippon (Japan) . 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: Dr. Mitsuzo Noda, Director. 

 Dr. Hisaaki Iwasawa, Resident Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1954. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 

 marine biology; graduate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Sea of Japan; 

 sandy and silty beaches, and rocky shores. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and liv- 

 ing space for 10 visitors; fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 

 library; running sea and fresh-water, small aquarium 

 tanks ; one 2 ton vessel. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM : General zoology and plank- 

 ton. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level; 3 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Pelecypoda: Mytilus crass/tesia, Septifer virgatus 



