Norway 147 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on general 

 marine biology, plankton studies, bottom ecology, 

 general oceanography, pollution problems; graduate 

 instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Oslofjorden, 



Dramsf jord ; brackish, shallow bays. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2-3 

 visitors; no fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Moder- 

 ately complete library; 42 ft LOA vessel, R/V Ginniar 

 Kniidsen. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Chemical oceanography, 

 zooplankton, microbiology, fisheries biology and 

 marine ecology. 



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



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Hydrography, zooplankton and benthos of the Oslo- 

 fjord ( F. Beyer) 

 Pollution problems in the Oslofjord (Ernst Foeyn) 

 Bacteria in the Oslofjord (O. M. Soemme) 

 Paper chromotography in taxonomic studies (K. Enge) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Hvalfddets Skrifter (occasion- 

 ally published journal) 



JJn'tvers'ttetet i Oslo, Institiitt for Marin Biologi, 

 Avd. B. 



UNIVERSITY OF OSLO, INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOL- 

 OGY, SECTION B 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Universitetet i Oslo, Blindern, Norge 



(Norway). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professof T. Braarud, Styrer. 

 YEAR founded: 1947. 

 SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on marine 



botany; graduate instruction. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Oslofjord. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: No research space 

 for visitors at this time. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; 42 ft LOA vessel, R/V Gunnar Kii/ulseii. 

 INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Marine phytoplankton, 



marine benthonic algae. 

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



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Field ecological survey of the phytoplankton of the 

 Norwegian Sea and the Hardangerfjord (T. 

 Braarud) 



Electron microscope studies of marine coccolithro- 

 phorids (K. Gaarder) 



Experimental studies of marine benthonic algae (Ove 

 Sundene) 



Survey of the benthonic algal vegetation of the Hard- 

 angerfjord (Ingerid Jorde and Nils Klavestad) 



Phytoplankton of the Pacific portion of the Antarctic 



(G. R. Hasle) 

 Life cycle and physiology of coccolithophorids (E. 



Paasche) 

 Benthonic algae of Spitsbergen (P. Svendsen) 



Universitetet i Oslo, Limnologisk Institntt 



UNIVERSITY OF OSLO, DEPARTMENT OF LIMNOLOGY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Blindern, Norge (Norway). 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Professor Kaare Stroem, Styrer. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1946. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on limnol- 

 ogy; land-locked waters of the sea; graduate instruc- 

 tion. 



season OF OPERATION: AH year. 



physical environment ACCESSIBLE: Eutrophic and 

 oligotrophic lakes, rivers and streams, fjords. 



PROVISIONS for visiting SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Moder- 

 ately complete library. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Limnology, sediments, 

 ecology of fresh-water animals, geomorphology, land- 

 locked waters. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four at professional level; 1 techni- 

 cian. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



LakeTokke (K. Stroem) 

 Limnological survey of Norway (K. Stroem) 

 Fresh-water ecology (animals) (Elgmork) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: rolia Limiiologicd Scdiid/iiai'ica 

 ( occasionally published journal) 



Universitetet i Oslo, St at ens Institutt for Hval- 

 jorskning 



UNIVERSITY OF OSLO, THE STATE INSTITUTE OF 

 WHALE RESEARCH 



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

 way). 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Dr. Johan T. Ruud. 



SPONSORING AGENCIES: Universitetet i Oslo (Univer- 

 sity of Oslo) and Det kongelige norske fiskerideparte- 

 ment (the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries). 



year founded: 1934. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on whale 

 biology. 



season of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Area of opera- 

 tion for this institute is in the Arctic and Antarctic. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2-3 

 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 

 nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library; cooperative use of whaling fleet. 



