Algae : Gracilaria confervoides, G. compressii, Coral- 



lopsis opunla 

 Crustacea: Pendens spp., Scylla s errata 

 Pisces: Chanos chanos, Mugil sp. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Operation of small trawls in Manila Bay (C. Martin 



and staff) 

 Biology of important fishes of Manila Bay (I. Ron- 



quillo and staff) 

 Hydrology of Manila Bay (M. Llorca) 

 Plankton composition of Manila Bay (E. Bernabe) 

 Bottom fauna of Manila Bay (J. Ordonez) 



Tanay Fresh-Water 

 Station 



Fishery Experimental 



POSTAL address: Tanay, Rizal Province. 



LOCATION : Near Manila. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Sergio S. Felix, Fish Farm Mana- 

 ger. 



YEAR founded: 1939. 



SCOPE of activities: Unrestricted research on fish 

 culture and propagation; instruction. 



season of OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Laguna de Bay; 

 eutrophic lake. 



PROVISIONS for VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



major RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: No li- 

 brary; large outdoor ponds; research and identified 

 reference collections of various fishes. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Fresh-water fish culture. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level; 4 technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Pisces: Cypriii/is cdrpin. Tilapia juonamhica, Arius 

 manilensh, Ophicepbalus slr'nitus, Clarias balrachus 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Breeding of common carp (golden, red, and puncten 



varieties) under Philippine conditions (Sergio S. 



Felix) 

 Bangos {Chanos chanos) culture in fresh-water ponds 



(Pedro A. Acosta and Sergio S. Felix) 

 Application of organic fertilizer in fresh-water ponds 



(Sergio S. Felix) 

 Fish culture in rice paddies (Sergio S. Felix and Pedro 



A. Acosta) 

 Toxicity studies of Endrin on fresh-water fishes under 



cultivation (Sergio S. Felix) 



Limnological Station 



A new Limnological Station is being built by the 

 Bureau of Fisheries at Los Banos, Laguna. Information 

 about the station may be obtained by writing Mr, Pedro 

 A. Acosta, Supervising Fishery Technologist, Bureau of 

 Fisheries, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. 



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University of the Philippines College of Fish- 

 eries. Department of Inland Fish^eries 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Assistant Professor Alfonso R. 

 Sebastian, Head of Department. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 19'>9. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on fresh- 

 and brackish-water fish culture, plankton, inland fish- 

 eries management and limnology; undergraduate in- 

 struction. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Manila, Na- 

 sugbu, Batangas, and Laguna Bays, Sampaloc and 

 Taal Lakes, Dagatdagatan Lagoon, Pasig and Navotas 

 Rivers; open ocean, estuarine conditions, brackish, 

 shallow bays. 



provisions for visiting scientists: None at present. 



MAJOR research AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; large outdoor ponds and tanks, small aquarium 

 tanks; research and identified reference collections of 

 Philippine fishes, commercial aquatic invertebrates, and 

 seaweeds; machine and wood shop, skilled shop work- 

 man available; small boats and outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: General zoology, ichthyol- 

 ogy, general botany, aquatic botany (phycology), lim- 

 nology, fish diseases, aquatic invertebrates, ecology of 

 fishes, fresh- and brackish-water fish culture, early life 

 history of fishes, fish pond construction and manage- 

 ment, general fisheries. 



SIZE OF .staff: Four at professional level; 2 techni- 

 cians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Algae: Oscillaloria. Enteroniorpha. Padina, Cosci- 



nodiscus, Gracillnrja 

 Pisces: Tilapia mnssanibica, Glossogohius giurtis, 



Chanos chanos, Clarias halracus, Cyprinus carpio 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Identification and preservation of the algae of Na- 

 sugbu, Batangas (Zosima T. Vicencio) 



University of the Philippines College of Fish- 

 eries. Department of Marine Fisheries 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Boston and 23rd Streets, Port Area, 



Manila, Filipinas (Philippines). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Teodoro G. Megia, 



Head of Department. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1958. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on general 



oceanography; undergraduate instruction. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Manila Bay, 



South China Sea; sandy and silty beaches, rocky and 



gravelly shores, estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow 



bays, and coral reefs. 



