Norway 145 



STATENS BIOLOGISKE STASJON FLUL1>L\ iuL.N . \RENDAL 



65 ft LOA, R/V G. M. Daiiiievig, and 23 ft LOA 

 motorboat. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 7 techni- 

 cians. 



IMPORTANT SPHCIHS AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Pisces: Gad /is morrhiia, Pletirouecles plates sa, P. 



jiesNS, P. limanJa, Clupea barengus 

 Crustacea: Homarus vulgaris 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Fluctuations in the abundance of fishes (Gunnar 

 Dannevi^) 



Techniques for hatching and rearing fish larvae (Gun- 

 nar Dannevig) 



Influence of environmental factors on hsh (Gunnar 

 Dannevig) 



Hydrography (Gunnar Dannevig) 



Liberation of cod larvae in an attempt to increase local 

 stock in the fjords (Gunnar Dannevig) 



Chromatography as a means for identifying popula- 

 tion units of fishes (Gunnar Dannevig) 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 3-5 

 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library 

 in Tromsoe Museum ; running sea and fresh-water, 

 small aquarium tanks, indoor large tanks; research 

 and identified reference collections of local flora and 

 fauna at Tromsoe Museum; machine and wood shop, 

 electrical and electronic shop located in Tromsoe; 

 small boats and outboard motors; one 70 ft LOA 

 ocean going research vessel, R/V Asterias. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level; 1 technician. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Herring investigations (Per Hognestad) 



Ecology of microfauna in deep water, especially Fora- 



minifera (Bengt Christiansen) 

 Recent changes in arctic marine fauna (Bengt Chris- 

 tiansen) 

 On the general fish-fauna of northern Norway (Per 



Hognestad) 

 Fish-fauna of Spitsbergen (Per Hognestad) 

 Hydrography of the fjords in northern Norway (Per 



Hognestad) 

 Shore fauna of Spitsbergen (Carlos Christophersen) 

 Growth investigations on algae (Ove Sundene) 

 Investigations on Pandahis horealis (Bengt Chris- 

 tiansen) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: TroDisoe Museums Skrifler, 

 Acta Boreal/a, A. Scientia, Astrate (all occasionally 

 published) 



Trondheini B/ologiske Stas'jon 



TRONDHEIM BIOLOGICAL STATION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Trondheim, Norge (Norway ) . 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Cand. real. Ditlef Rustad, Bes- 



tyrer. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: Det Kongelige Norske Viden- 



skabers Selskab. Museet (Royal Norwegian Society 



of Sciences and Letters. The Museum) . 



Tromsoe Museum, Martnb'iologiske Stasjon 



TROMSOE MUSEUM, MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Tromsoe, Norge (Norway). 

 EXECUTIVE officers: Bengt Christiansen, Styrer and 



Konservator of Zoology at Tromsoe Museum. Per T. 



Hognestad, Research Officer. 

 YEAR FOUNDED: 1959 (Tromsoe Museum founded 



1872). 

 SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on general 



marine biology, ichthyology and hydrography. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic and 



Arctic Oceans, Norwegian and Barents Seas; sandy 



and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, rivers and 



streams, fjords. 



TROMSOE MUSEUM. MARINBIOLOGISKE STASJON 



