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estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow bays, and coral 

 reefs. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library ; small aquarium tanks ; research collections 

 of Pisces, Crustacea, Mollusca, Annelida, Coelenterata 

 and algae; identified reference collections of local 

 Echinodermata, Mollusca, Crustacea and algae. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level; 2 techni- 

 cians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



General ecology of marine invertebrates (Claude 



Michel) 

 Algal taxonomy and ecology (R. E. Vaughan) 



MEXICO 



Secretar'ia de Agr'icidtiira y Gatiader'ia, Cani- 

 pana Nacionat de Phcicidtura Agricola 



DEPARTMHNT OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL IN- 

 DUSTRY, NATIONAL PROGRAM OF AGRICULTURAL 

 FISH-CULTURE 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Uruguay 55-411, Mexico 1, D. F., 

 Mexico. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Fernando Obregon Fernan- 

 dez, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1954. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on fish-cul- 

 ture. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLES: Nearly 100,000 



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CAMPANA NACION.\L i>L 1 liCICULTURA AGRICOLA, 

 CENTRO PRODUCTOR PISCICOLA DE CHAPINGO 



ponds as well as rivers, streams, and lakes throughout 

 Mexico. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2-3 

 visitors. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: No library; large out- 

 door ponds, 7 fresh-water fish hatcheries; small boats 

 and outboard motors. 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Research on Cyprmz/s carpio r. specidaris relating to 

 pond culture (Staff members) 



Direcciou General de Pesca e Industrial Con- 

 exas, Lahorat ottos de Biolo^ia Marina y de 

 Agua Didce 



FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES, 

 MARINE AND FRESH-WATER BIOLOGICAL LABO- 

 RATORIES 



POSTAL address: 



HeadqiMr/ers: Aquiles Serdan 28, 4° piso, Mexico 



1 D. F., Mexico. 

 Branch laboratories: 



Marine: (Descriptions follow.) 



1. Estacion de Biologia Marina de Mazatlan 

 (Mazatlan Marine Biological Station) 



2. Sub-Estacion de Biologia Marina de Guaymas 



(Guaymas Sub-station of Marine Biology) 

 Fresh-water: (Not described in the Directory.) 



1. Estacion Limnologica de Patzcuaro (Limno- 

 logical Station of Patzcuaro), Michoacan 



2. Estacion Piscicola "El Zarco" ("El Zarco" Fish- 

 ery Station), Estado de Mexico 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: Lie. Jose Landero Samano, Sub- 

 director de Pesca. Rodolfo Ramirez Granados, Jefe 

 de Estuido Biologico. 



sponsoring agency: Secretaria de Industria y Com- 

 ercio (Department of Industries and Commerce). 



-iEAR founded: 1952. 



scope of activities: Restricted research on marine and 

 fresh-water fisheries. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



major RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library; research and identified reference collections 

 of local fauna and flora; small boats and outboard 

 motors. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Twenty at professional level; 20 tech- 

 nicians. 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Marine biology (R. Ramirez) 

 Oyster culture (M. Sevilla) 

 Carcinology and marine ecology (P. Mercado) 

 Fresh-water fishes (A. Solorzano) 

 Biology of lakes and swamps (E. Ramirez) 

 Fresh-water biology (M. Flores) 



