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Fisheries Research Laboratory) 



4. Nihon kai-Ku Suisan Kenkyusho (Japan Sea 

 Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory) 



5. Seikaiku Suisan Kenkyusho (Seikai Regional 

 Fisheries Research Laboratory) 



6. Tansui-Ku Suisan Kenkyujo (Fresh-water Fish- 

 eries Research Laboratory) 



7. Tohoku kai-Ku Suisan Kenkyusho (Tohoku 

 Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory) 



8. Tokai-Ku Suisan Kenkyusho (Tokai Regional 

 Fisheries Research Laboratory) 



(Descriptions follow.) 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: G. Shono, Director. 

 SPONSORING agency: Norin-sho (Ministry of Agricul- 

 ture and Forestry) . 



Hokka'tdo-Ku Suisan Kenkyusho 



HOKKAIDO REGIONAL FISHERIES RESEARCH LABO- 

 RATORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Hamanaka, Yoichi, Hokkaido, Nip- 

 pon ( Japan ) . 



location: Near Otaru. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Kiyoshi Uchihashi, Director. 



YEAR founded: 1902. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on lishery re- 

 sources of Hokkaido and the North Pacific; instruc- 

 tion. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: Ail year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Japan Sea. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Nonc. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; running sea and fresh-water, small aquarium 

 tanks ; machine and wood shop, electrical and elec- 

 tronic shop; skilled workman available; vessels 220 

 ton, Hokko AUuit. and 69 ton, Taiikai AUirii. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Hydrography, population 

 dynamics, ecology of marine algae, handling and proc- 

 essing of marine products, water pollution. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Five at professional level; TS tech- 

 nicians. 



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IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Algae: Lammaria angustata, L. re/igiosa 



Mollusca: Pec/en yessoensis, Ommastrephes sloani 



pacificus 

 Crustacea: Paral/thoJes canilschatica 

 Pisces: Theragra chalco gramma, PlettrogrammHS 



azonus, Cololabis sa/ra, Oiicorhyiichus keta, O. 



nerka, O. gorbuscha, O. tnawii, Clupea pallasii, 



Pneumatophorus japoiiiciis 

 major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 Coastal and offshore fisheries resources (Sakae Sato) 

 High seas fisheries resources (Junsuke Soeda) 

 Propagation of fishes (Toraichiro Kinoshita) 

 Utilization of fishes (Hikomi Igarashi) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Biillelin of ihe Hokkaido Re- 

 gional Fisheries Research Laboratory (occasionally 

 published journal) 



Natkai-Ku Suisan Kenkyusho 



NAIKAI REGIONAL FISHERIES RESEARCH LABORA- 

 TORY 



PO.STAL ADDRESS: Ujina, Hiroshima, Japan. 



Branch Laboratory: Kasaoka, Okayama Prefecture. 



Field Laboratory: Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Tasuku Hanaoka, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1949. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on fisheries 

 resources, productivity, marine and estuarine pollution. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Seto Inland Sea, 

 sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, 

 estuarine conditions, and brackish, shallow bays. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1-2 

 visitors; living quarters nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea and fresh-water, small aquarium tanks, indoor 

 tanks with running sea and fresh-water; research col- 

 lections of fishes and Crustacea from the Inland Sea ; 

 identified skeleton reference collection (about 400 

 species) of fishes from the Inland Sea; vessels, 18 m, 

 10 m, and 9 m LOA. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Thirty at professional level; 10 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Chlorophyceae: Ulia perinsa 



Rhodophyceae: Porphyra tenera 



Pelecypoda: Crassostrea laperousei. Mjtili/s eJutis 



Crustacea: Tachypleus tridentatus. Penaens japonicns, 



Peiiaeopsis spp. 

 Pisces: Lateolabrax japonicns. Spams longispiiiis, 



Trachurns trachurtis 



