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Ecological study of important shellfish (Takashi Ino) 

 Propagation of commercial seaweeds (Takeshi Kawana 



and Shunzo Suto) 

 Studies on fishing gear and method (Shigene 



Takayama) 

 Studies on chemistry and utilization of marine products 



(Hideo Higashi) 

 Radioactivity relevant to fisheries (Rinnosuke Fukai 



and Keishi Amano) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Biillelin of Tokai Regional 

 Fisheries Research Laboratory (regularly published 

 journal) 



Tohoku Daigakn Nogakubu Suisan Gakka, 

 Onagana Suisan Jikkensho 



TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, 

 DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND ONAGAWA 

 FISHERIES LABORATORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Department of Fisheries, Kita 6-bancho, Sendai, 



Nippon (Japan). 

 Onagawa Fisheries Laboratory: Onagawa, Oshika-gun, 

 Miyagi Prefecture. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Yasuhiko Tsuchiya, 

 Chief. 



YEAR FOUNDED: Department, 1947; Fisheries Labora- 

 tory, 1935. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on bio- 

 logical oceanography, fisheries biology, aquiculture, 

 utilization of fishery products, and fisheries chemistry ; 

 graduate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Tohoku Sea, 



Pacific Ocean; rocky and gravelly shores, brackish, 

 shallow bays. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2-3 

 visitors at the department and at the fisheries labora- 

 tory; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Moder- 

 ately complete library at the department, small library 

 at the fisheries laboratory ; running sea and fresh-water 

 at the fisheries laboratory, small aquarium tanks at both 

 locations, with large outdoor breeding pools at the 

 fishery laboratory; small boats and outboard motors at 

 both locations. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS Fisheries biology, aquicul- 

 ture, population ecology, biological oceanography, fish 

 physiology, marine products technology and bio- 

 chemistry. 



SIZE OF STAFF; Twenty at professional level; 16 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Algae: Porphyra leuera, Ulra per/usa 

 Mollusca: Crassostrea gigas, Haliotis gigantea, Alac- 

 tra sachalinensis 



Echinodermata : Stichopiis japoiiicns, Helioidaris 

 crassispina 



Pisces: Oiicorhynchiis kela, O. mason, Salmo gaird- 

 neri, Plecoglossiis altivelis Cololabtis saira, Kalsu- 

 u'onus bagaiis, Limanda aiigustrirostris. Pnenmato- 

 phoriis, japonicus, Engratdis japonica, Seriola qiiin- 

 qiieradiata, Trachurus japonicus 



CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC LEADERS: 



Oyster breeding and genetics (Takeo Imai) 



Conservation of chum salmon (Ryukai Sato) 



Natural production of fish populations (Masayoshi 



Hatanaka) 

 Marine fertility and plankton physiology (Chikayoshi 



Matsudaira) 

 Fish physiology (Teiji Kariya) 

 Marine products technology (Yasuhiko Tsuchiya) 

 Vitamin- A metabolism in fish (Mitsuo Hata) 

 Toxins of marine animals (Motokazu Asano) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: The Tohoku journal of Agricul- 

 tural Research (regularly published journal) 



Tohoku Daigakn, Rigakubii Fuzok/i Rinkai 

 Jikkensho 



TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, MARINE BIOLOGICAL STA- 

 TION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Asamushi, Aomori Prefecture, Nip- 

 pon (Japan). 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Eturo Hirai, Director. 



YEAR founded: 1924. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on general 

 marine biology; graduate and undergraduate instruc- 

 tion. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: MutSU Bay; 



open ocean, rocky and gravelly shores. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and liv- 

 ing space for about 20 visitors; fees charged for re- 

 search space. 



TOHOKU DAIGAKU, RIGAKUBU FUZOKU RINKAI JIKKENSHO 



