144 Norway 



THE Joh^ll Hjorl. RESEARCH SHIP OF THE 

 FISKERIDIREKTORATETS HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTT, BERGEN 



SIZE OF staff: Twenty-five at professional level; 40 



technicians. 

 major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 Physical oceanography (J. Eggvin) 

 Plankton (Kr. F. Wiborg) 

 Herring (population dynamics; scanning) (Finn 



Devoid) 

 Gadoid fishes (population dynamics; scanning) (Gun- 



nar Saetersdal) 

 Scombri form fishes and sharks (Olav Aasen) 

 Sehastes and seals (Birger Rasmussen) 

 Physiology and behavior (Gunnar Sundnes) 

 Hatching and rearing (Gunnar Rollefsen) 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: 



Fiskeridirektoralets Skrtfter, series Tekiiologiske under- 

 soekelser (reports on technological research con- 

 cerning Norwegian fishing industry) (regularly 

 published journal) 



Fiskeridirektoralets Skrifter, serie Havundersoekelser 

 (report on Norwegian Fishery and Marine Inves- 

 tigations) (regularly published journal) 



Norsk Institntt for Tang-og Tarejorskning 



NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF SEAWEED RESEARCH 



POSTAL address; N. T. H., Trondheim, Norge (Nor- 

 way). 



EXECUTIVE OFFici'R: Arne Haug, Styrer. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Norwegian Council for Indus- 

 trial and Scientific Research. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1949. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Research aimed at increased 



utilization of seaweed resources. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: Ail year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Rocky and 



gravelly shores, estuarine conditions, fjords. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1-2 

 visitors; no fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library at the in- 

 stitute (extensive library at Trondheim) ; research col- 

 lection of brown and red algae from the Norwegian 

 coast ; machine and wood shop, skilled shop workman 

 available; small boats and outboard motors. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Seven at professional level; 3 techni- 

 cians. 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders; 

 Mapping of seaweed resources (Birger Grenager) 

 Anatomy of brown algae (Egil Baardseth) 

 General chemistry of brown and red algae (Arne 



Jensen, Bjorn Larsen, Arne Haug) 

 Industrial exploitation of seaweed (Sverre Myklestad) 



Statens Biologhke Stasjon Floedev/gen 



THE FLOEDEVIGEN BIOLOGICAL STATION 



POSTAL address: Arendal, Norge (Norway). 



EXECUTIVE officer: Gunnar Dannevig, Styrer. 



sponsoring agency: Fiskeridirektoratets Havforsk- 

 ningsinstitutt, Bergen (Directorate of Fisheries, Insti- 

 tute of Marine Research, Bergen). 



YEAR founded: 1882. 



.scope of activities: Officially restricted research on 

 commercial fishery investigations; hatching and rear- 

 ing of fish larvae. 



season of operation: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Skagerak and 

 North Sea; rocky and gravelly shores. 



provisions for visiting scientists: Space for 1-2 

 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 

 nearby. 



major research facilities: Moderately complete 

 library; running sea and fresh-water, large outdoor 

 ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks, apparatus for 

 hatching fish eggs and for rearing lobster larvae; iden- 

 tified reference collections of eggs and larvae of 

 fishes; machine and wood shop, skilled shop workman 

 available; small boats and outboard motors; vessels. 



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