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major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 Biology, taxonomy, and fishery of the snooks of the 



genus Centropomus (H. Chavez) 

 Oysters of Laguna de Alvarado (C. Garcia) 

 Biology and fishery of yellow-fin tuna (J. Carranza) 

 New methods of fishing (experimental fishing) (L. 



Navarro) 



Universidad Antonnnia de Baja Calijorriia, 

 Centra de Invest} gmiones Marinas, Esciiela 

 Superior de Ciencias Marinas 



AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BAJA CALIFORNIA, 

 MARINE RESEARCH CENTER. COLLEGE OF 

 MARINE SCIENCE 



POSTAL address: Calle Primera 1838, Entre Rayon y 

 Aldama, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Biologo Pedro Mercado Sanchez, 

 Director. 



YEAR founded: 1961. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on general 

 marine oceanography, biology, and technology; under- 

 graduate instruction. 



season of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Pacific Ocean; 

 sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, and 

 brackish, shallow bays. 



provisions for VISITING SCIENTISTS: None at present. 



major research AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



librar}'; other facilities in the planning stage; small 

 boats and outboard motors. 

 INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Biology, biochemistry, 

 technology and marine geology. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



STUDIES: 



Typical Pacific Coast southern fauna and flora. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Marine biology (P. Sanchez) 

 Oceanography (G. del Villar) 



MONACO 



Musee Oceanographique de Monaco 



OCEANOGRAPHIC MUSEUM OF MONACO 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Avenue Saint-Martin, Monaco-ville, 



Monaco. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Commandant Jaques-Yves Cous- 



teau, Directeur. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: Institut Occanographique, 195 



rue Saint Jacques, Paris V", France. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1910. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 



oceanography. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Mediterranean 



Sea; rocky and gravelly shores. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 6 visitors; no fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 

 running sea and fresh-water, small aquarium tanks; 

 research collections of all marine flora and fauna of 

 the Atlantic and Mediterranean Seas; catalogs of 

 identified reference collections available; machine and 

 wood shop, electrical and electronic shop, skilled shop 

 workman available ; oceanographic vessels, 20 m LOA, 

 \X''innaretta-Singer, and 10 m LOA, Physalie. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Eight at professional level; 16 techni- 

 cians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Mollusca: Aplysia, spp.. Sepia olfu/iial/s, Octopus 



vulgaris 

 Pisces: Scjliorhinus canicula, Scyllium stellare 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Oceanographic underwater research (J. Y. Cousteau) 

 Scientific underwater research (J. Alinat) 

 Diology (G. Belloc) 

 Electrophysiology (Dr. Chalazonitis) 

 Marine physiology (R. Motais) 

 Dating and natural radioactivity (Mr. Thommeret) 

 Hydrology using C'"* technique (J. Brouardel) 

 Benthonic ecology (Ch. Carpine) 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: 



Bulletin de I'lnstitut Oceanographique 

 Annales de I'lnstitut Oceanographique (both regularly 

 published journals) 



MOROCCO 



Institut des Peches Maritimes du Maroc 



MARINE FISHERIES INSTITUTE OF MOROCCO 



POSTAL address: Rue de Tiznit, Casablanca, Maroc 

 (Morocco) . 



executive officer: Jean Collignon, Directeur scien- 

 tifique. 



SPONSORING agencies: Direction de la Marine 

 marchande (Gouvernement marocain) ; Office Francais 

 de la Recherche scientifique et technique Outre-Mer 

 (Moroccan Merchant Marine Department; French 

 Office of Overseas Scientific Research and Technol- 

 ogy)- 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1946. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on oceanog- 

 raphy as applied to marine fisheries. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



physical ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic and 

 Mediterranean Oceans. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 4 visitors. 



