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PARISIAN ZOOLOl.lLAL SUKVl-.V UtFAKlMhNi. 

 MARINE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 



IMPcmXANT SPECIHS AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Mollusca: Ostrea grypboides, O. discoid es, Lilhophaga 



sp., Placuiia placenta 

 Crustacea: Penaeus s^^. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Taxonomic study of marine Gastropoda (A. R. 



Ranjha) 

 Biology and culture of edible oysters (S. A. Hasan) 

 Biology of marine borers (A. R. Ranjha) 

 Taxonomic study of plankton and their seasonal varia- 

 tions (Mr. Nooruddin) 



PERU 



Compafi'ia Adm'in'istradora del Guano 



GUANO COMPANY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Casilla 2147, Lima, Peru. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Ing. Victor E. Ostolaza, Gerente 

 de la Compania. 



SPONSORING agency: Semi-governmental. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Although the Department of 

 Oceanography and Ichthyology and the Isla Don 

 Martin Station no longer exist, the company remains 

 an important source of information about marine birds 

 and fishes, especially Anchovetta {Engratdis riiigens). 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Peruvian Cur- 

 rent, Guano Islands. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space can proba- 

 bly be arranged for visitors who wish to work in the 

 Guano Islands. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Pinnepedia; Otaria, Artocephah/s anstralis 

 Pisces : Eiigraulis riiigens 



Aves: Phalacrocorax bougaiiirillie, Sida variegata, S. 

 nevoxi, Pelecanus thagus 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Boletiii de la Compania del 

 Guano (regularly published journal) 



Peru M'tnister'to de Agricidtura, Direccion de 

 Pesquer'ta y Caza, Division de Investigacion 

 Pesquera, Laboratorio de Hidrobiologia 



PERU MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT 

 OF FISH AND GAME, DIVISION OF FISHERIES 

 RESEARCH, HYDROBIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Edificio Ministerio de Educacion, 



Piso 18, Lima, Peru. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Felipe Ancieta C., Jefe de la 



Division y del Laboratorio. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1949. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on marine 

 and fresh-water ichthyology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Pacific Ocean. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 aquarium tanks; research collections of marine and 

 fresh-water fishes and aquatic invertebrates; small 

 boats and outboard motors, one 30 ft LOA vessel. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Six at professional level. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Life history and population research on bonito (Sarda 

 chilensis) (Felipe Ancieta C. and Marcelino Ver- 

 astegui) 

 Biology of mollusks (Daniel Cordova) 

 Fish taxonomy and zoogeography (Norma Chiri- 



chigno) 

 Reproduction in fishes (Aurora Chirinos de Vildoso) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Pesca y Caza (regularly pub- 

 lished journal) 



histifulo de Investigacion de los Recursos 

 Marinos 



MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Av. Bolognesi 24, La Punta, Callao, 



Peru; or P.O. Box 3734, Lima, Peru. 

 LOCATION : Near Lima. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Trygve Sparre, Director. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: Consejo de Investigaciones Hi- 



drobiologicas (Hydrobiological Research Council), 



Apartado 3734, Lima, Peru. 



YEAR FOUNDED: I960. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Research on marine resources, 

 general marine biology, general ocealnography, plank- 

 ton, studies in fishery economics and technology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Pacific Ocean 

 and the Humboldt Current. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None at present. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Well equipped labora- 

 tories in temporary building; small specialized library; 

 two, 75 ft and 145 ft, research vessels, in recondition- 

 ing; plans for permanent building ready. 



SIZE OF staff: Fifteen at professional level; 10 tech- 

 nicians; total staff of 79. 



