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TRONDHEIM BIOLOGISKE STASJON 



UNIVERS[TETET 1 Bl RCEN BIOLOGISKE STASJON 



YEAR FOUNDED; 1900. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on marine 

 biology ; hatching of plaice. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCEssiBLES: Troodheims- 

 fjorden (Trondheim Fjord), Troendelagskysten 

 (Troendelag Coast) ; open sea, sandy and silty beaches, 

 rocky and gravelly shores, coral reef. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2-3 

 visitors; fees charged for expensive collecting work; 

 living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library 

 at the D.K.N. V.S. Bibliotek, Trondheim, small library 

 at the station; running sea and fresh-water, one out- 

 door and one indoor tank, small aquarium tanks, plaice 

 hatchery and small public aquarium; research collec- 

 tions at the Museum as follows: Anthozoa, Bryozoa, 

 Echinodermata, Teleostei, calcareous algae (identi- 

 fied), Crustacea, Mollusca (partly identified) ; Porifera, 

 Coelenterata, Annelida (mostly unidentified) ; shop 

 facilities in Trondheim; small boats; vessels of 64 ft, 

 and 19 ft. 



SIZE OF STAFF: One at professional level ; 3 technicians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Plaice hatching and stocking (D. Rustad) 



Use of antibiotics in laboratory cultures (D. Rustad) 



Intertidal ecology (D. Rustad) 



Universitetet i Bergen Biologiske Stasjon 



UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN BIOLOGICAL STATION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Espcgrend, Norge (Norway). 



LOCATION: Espegrend is about 20 km south of Bergen. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Hans Brattstroem. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1892. New laboratory opened in 1957. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 

 marine biology; graduate and undergradaute instruc- 

 tion. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE; North Sea, West 



Norwegian fjords ; rocky and gravelly shores, brackish, 



shallow bays, and coral reefs. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 



living space for about 20 visitors; no fees charged for 



research space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES; Very 



extensive library at the university, rather complete 

 marine library at the station ; running sea and fresh- 

 water, small aquarium tanks, larger concrete tanks ; 

 identified reference collections of local fauna and 

 flora ; small machine and wood shop ; small boats and 

 outboard motors; vessels, 63 ft LOA, R/V Fridtjof 

 Naiisen, and the 30 ft LOA motorboat. Knurr. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Elementary courses in 

 marine zoology and botany, graduate course in marine 

 biology, Nordic special courses with topics varying 

 from year to year, e.g., marine biological instruments 

 and methods, shore ecology, fishery biology. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four at professional level; 8 techni- 

 cians and crew. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



STUDEis: All Species characteristic of fjords of west 

 coast of Norway are present. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS: Marine bio- 

 logical studies involving taxonomy, natural history, 

 ecology, physiology, anatomy, embryology and devel- 

 opment, and microbiology. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED; Sars'hi (occasionally published 

 journal) 



Universitetet i Oslo, Institutt for Marin Biolo^i. 

 Aid. A. 



UNIVERSITY OF OSLO, INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOL- 

 OGY, SECTION A 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Fredcriksgate 3, Oslo, Norge (Nor- 

 way). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Johan T. Ruud, Styrer. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1920. 



