Norway 143 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on general 

 marine biology with emphasis on live animal studies. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Otago Harbour, 

 Pacific Ocean; sandy and silty beaches, rocky and 

 gravelly shores, and estuarine conditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for about 3 visitors; fees charged for 

 research space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



librar)'; running sea and fresh-water (latter limited), 

 large outdoor ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks, 

 small public, teaching and research aquarium; limited 

 research collections of East Otago fauna and flora; 

 identified reference collections of East Otago algae 

 and marine invertebrates; wood shop, semi-skilled 

 shop workman available; small boats and outboard 

 motors. 



PORTOBELLO MARJNE BIOLOGICAL SIATION 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Two weeks' course for un- 

 dergraduates in marine ecology, invertebrate zoology 

 and physiology. 



SIZE OF STAFF: One at professional level; 2 technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Coelenterata: Mimetrulitiiii crypiiiDt 

 Brachiopoda: Terebmttlla iiicoiispiciia 

 Mollusca: Solemya parkinsoni 

 Pisces : Squalus lebrun't 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



LEADERS: 



Nervous system of sea anemones (E. J. Batham) 

 Electronmicroscopy of sea anemones (E. J. Batham) 

 Neurophysiology and respiration of dogfish (G. 



Satchell ) 

 Ecological survey of E. Otago shore and bottom 



habitats ( R. J. Batham) 



NORWAY 



Fiskeridirektoratets Havjorskningsinstitutt 



THE DIRECTORATE OF FISHERIES, INSTITUTE OF 

 MARINE RESEARCH 



Nordnesparken, Bergen, Norge 



Gunnar Rollefsen, Direktoer. 

 Det Kongelige Norske Fiskeri- 

 Royal Norwegian Ministry of 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



(Norway). 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: 



departement (The 

 Fisheries). 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1900. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: General fisheries biology and 

 oceanography of a very broad scope; graduate and 

 undergraduate instruction in collaboration with the 

 Universities of Oslo and Bergen. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: The North, 



Norwegian, and Barents Seas; brackish, shallow bays, 

 fjords, coral reefs, eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes, 

 rivers and streams. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 5-10 visitors; no fees charged for 

 research space. 



M-AJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very 



^ extensive library; running sea and fresh-water, large 

 outdoor ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks, one 

 \6 m diameter circular tank divisible into compart- 

 ments for different salinities with central observation 

 room containing 20 windows; research and identified 

 reference collections of local fauna and flora accessible 

 at the Universities of Bergen and Oslo; machine and 

 wood shop, electrical and electronic shop, skilled shop 

 workman available; small boats and outboard motors; 

 power vessels, 170 ft LOA, G. O. Sars, 171 ft LOA, 

 ]ohiin Hjort, and the 80 ft LOA, Peder Roeiniestad. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: The institute provides for 

 student-scientists on ships and in laboratories ; special 

 courses arranged through Norwegian universities. 



FISKERIDIREKTORATETS HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTT, BERGEN 



