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Mollusca: 



Amphineura (several species) 



PeIec)'poda {Pinna, Pec/en, etc.) 



Cephalopoda (several species) 



Gastropoda (several species) 

 Crustacea: Lobsters, crabs, St/u/lla, pagurids, etc. 

 Protochordata : Several shallow water ascidians 

 Vertebrata: 



Pisces (85 species maintained) 



Reptilia: Marine turtles and snakes 

 Note: Hundreds of other species can be maintained 



for research purposes. 

 major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 General biolog)- of neritic organisms (R. L. A. Catala 



and Stucki Catala) 

 Fluorescent corals (R. L. A. Catala and Stucki Catala) 



Centre d'Oceanographie de I'lnstitiit Francais 

 d'Oceanie 



OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY OF THE INSTITUTE 



OF FRENCH OCEANIA 

 POSTAL address: B. p. 4, Noumea, Nouvelle-Caledonie 



(New Caledonia). 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Monsieur M. P. Legand, Chef 



du Centre d'Oceanographie. 

 sponsoring agency: Office de la Recherche scien- 



tifique et technique Outre-Mer, (Office of Overseas 



Scientific and Technical Research), Paris, France. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1948. 



scope of activities: Unrestricted research on general 

 biological and physical oceanography. 



season of operation: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Mer de Corail 

 (Coral Sea), coral reefs, sandy and silty beaches, and 

 estuarine conditions. 



provisions for visiting scientists: Space for 2-3 

 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 

 nearby. 



major research facilities: Small research collec- 

 tions of bathypelagie fishes and zooplankton; small 

 machine and wood shop and electrical and electronic 

 shop; 23 m LOA vessel, ORSOM III. 



size of staff: Five at professional level; 6 techni- 

 cians; 3 ship's officers and 9 seamen. 



important species available for laboratory 



STUDIES: 



Most Indo-Pacific fauna and flora readily available. 



MAJOR current RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 



Primary productivity (Bruno Wauthy) 



Phytoplankton (Roger Desrosieres) 



Quantitative zooplankton and biolog)' of tunas (Michel 



Legand) 

 Physicochemistry of sea water with emphasis on plant 



nutrients (Henri Rotschi and Bruno Wauthy) 

 Applied fishery biology (Bruno Wauthy and Michel 



Legand) 



NEW ZEALAND 



Auckland University, Marine Biological Station 



A new marine biological station for teaching and 

 research has been proposed by the University of Auck- 

 land, to be situated at Leigh, New Zealand, north of 

 the Hauraki Gulf on the North Island. Plans are to 

 operate the Station all year and there will be space for 

 one or more visitors. At Leigh there is access to a wide 

 variety of marine conditions, including open oceanic 

 shore, sandy beach, estuarine mud flats and sheltered 

 reefs. Information about the Station may be had by 

 writing to Professor J. E. Morton, Department of Zool- 

 ogy, University of Auckland, P. O. Box 2175, Auckland, 

 New Zealand. 



I^ew Zealand Marine Department, Fisheries 

 Laboratory 



postal address: 



HeaJcjuarlers: 27 Wingfield Street, Wellington, New 



Zealand. 

 Branches: 



1 . Fisheries Laboratory, Te Wairoa Road, Rotorua, 

 N. Z. (ecology of rainbow trout in lakes). 



2. Fisheries Laboratory, Kyle Street, Riccarton, 

 Christchurch, N. Z. (inter-relations of brown 

 trout and eels in rivers). 



3. Marine Department, P. O. Box 18, BlufF, N. Z. 

 (ecology of oysters, Ostrea sinuata) . 



executive officer: Mr. G. L. O'Halloran, Secretary 

 for Marine Department, Box 2395, Wellington, New 

 Zealand. 



year founded: 1925. 



scope of ACTIVITIES: Restricted research presently on 

 the life history, ecology and commercial production of 

 tarakihi and snapper; fresh-water ecology, particularly 

 of brown and rainbow trout ; local management in- 

 vestigations. 



season of OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Wellington 



Harbour, Cook Strait, Hutt River; open ocean, sandy 

 and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, and 

 estuarine conditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 aquarium tanks ; limited research collections of fauna 

 and flora; small boats and outboard motors at Rotorua; 

 63 ft LOA vessel, Ikatere, based at Auckland. 



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

 nicians. (Staff being substantially increased.) 



