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TOHOKU KAI-KU SUISAN KENKVUSHO 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on fisheries 

 biology, aquiculture, and utilization of marine 

 products. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Pacific Ocean, 

 Matsushima Bay (brackish, shallow bay). 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2 visi- 

 tors. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 aquarium tanks; one 23 m LOA vessel. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four at professional level; 19 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Mollusca: Crassoslrea g/giis 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Oceanographical investigations (Kinosuke Kimura) 

 Population study of the Pacific saury (Kinosuke 



Kimura) 

 Population study of the skipjack (Kinosuke Kimura) 

 Studies on oyster culture (Senji Tanita) 

 Studies on the propagation of benthonic shellfishes 



(Senji Tanita) 

 Studies on marine algae, especially on the culture of 



useful seaweeds (Muncnao Kurogi) 

 Invesiigations on the environmental factors of shallow 



seas (Takashi Sano) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Biilleliii of the Tohokii Regional 

 Fisheries Research Laboratory (regularly published 

 journal) 



Tokai-Ku Suisan Kenkytisho 



TOKAI REGIONAL FISHERIES RESEARCH LABORA- 

 TORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headcjiiarters: 12-2, Nishigashi-dori, Tsukishima, 

 Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Nippon (Japan). 



Brainh: Hachijo Island. 

 LOCATION: Near Yokohama. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Ichitaro Gensho, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1949. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Promotion of development of 

 Japanese fisheries through research on fishery biology, 

 plankton and oceanography ; instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Tokyo Bay, 

 Pacific Ocean, sandy and silty beaches, estuarine con- 

 ditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 10 

 visitors; fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very ex- 

 tensive library ; small aquarium tanks, indoor tanks for 

 fishing gear experiments; vessels, 36 m LOA, Tenjo 

 Mam, 36 m LOA, Soyo Marti, and 13 m LOA, Taka 

 Mam. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Instruction in fishery bi- 

 ology, fishing technology and food technology are 

 given under approved technical assistance programs. 



SIZE OF staff: Twenty at professional level; 135 in- 

 cluding senior scientists, officers and crew. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Pisces: Sardi)iops »ielai/osticta, Engraiilis japoiiica, 



Scomber japonica 

 Mollusca: Venempis semiJeciissala, Meretrix mere- 



trix lasoria 

 Algae: Porphyra tenera 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



LEADERS: 



Investigations on luashi resources (sardine, ancho\y 



and round herring (Zinziro Nakai) 

 Fishery biology of mackerels (Tokiharu Abe) 

 Marine plankton and other related organisms (Zinziro 



Nakai ) 

 Distribution of fur seals off Japan (Fukuzo Nagasaki) 

 Population dynamics (Susumu Kurita) 

 Oceanography related to fisheries (Nobuo Watanabe) 



TOKAI-KU SUISAN KENKYUSHO 



