154 Poland 



district (eutrophic lakes), Vistula River, and carp and 



trout ponds. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 



living space for 6 visitors ; no fees charged for research 



space. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Extensive library; large 



outdoor ponds, small aquarium tanks ; machine and 



wood shop, skilled shop workman available; small 



boats and outboard motors; vessels 9 m and 13 m 



LOA. 

 >IZE OF STAFF: Fifty-four at professional level; 2? 



technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Pisces: Cypr'i)iiis cdrpio, Coregontis albiiht. Sal dig 

 gairdneri, S. Irttlla 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Native stock of Lake Trout, Salmo ir/itia; an attempt 



towards its acclimation into the sea and various lakes 



(Stanislaw Sakowicz) 

 Methods of fishery management of lakes (J. Zawisza) 

 Biological productivity of lakes (K. Patalas) 

 Methods of fishery management of streams, rivers, and 



reservoirs (T. Backiel) 

 Biological bases of carp culture (P. Wolny) 

 Aquatic plants; biology of some coregonid fishes (S. 



Bernatowicz) 

 Improvement of fishing methods (W. Dembinski) 

 Economics of inland water fisheries (B. Dabrowski) 



Morski Instytiit Rybacki 



SEA FISHERIES INSTITUTE 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headijnarters: Aleja Zjednoczenia 1, Gdynia, Polska 



(Poland). 

 Branches: 



1 . Kolobrzeg 



2. Swinoujscie 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: 

 SPONSORING AGI:NC"i': 



darki Wodnej (Ministry of Shipping). 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1923. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on ichthyol- 

 ogy, oceanography, fisheries technology, sea fisheries 

 industry economy, and fishing gear and techniques. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Gulf of Gdansk 

 (Danzig), Baltic Sea; estuarine conditions, brackish, 

 shallow bays. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2 visi- 

 tors ; no fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 

 small aquarium tanks, machine and wood shop; small 

 boats and outboard motors; vessels, 30 m LOA, 24 

 m LOA, Michal Siedlecki II, and 1 S m LOA, Eira. 



Jerzy Kukucz, Deputy Professor. 

 Ministerstwo Zeglugi i Gospo- 



MORSKIEGO INSTYTUT RYBACTWA, GDYNIA 



SIZE OF STAFF: Sixty-four at professional level; 25 



technicians. 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: B'n/Ietyn Iiiforinacyjiiy Mors- 



kiego Inslytt/tti Rybackiego (occasionally published 



journal) 



Polska Akademia Nai/k, Zaklad B/ologii Wod 



POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, HYDROBIOLOGICAL 

 LABORATORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headquarters: ul. Slawkowska 17, Krakow, Polska 



(Cracow, Poland). 

 Branches: 



1. Stacja Hydrobiologiczna w Goczalkowicach 



(Goczalkowice Hydrobiological Station). 



2. Doswiadczalne Gospodarstwa Stawowe a 



Ochabach (Ochaby Experimental Pond Farms). 



EXECUTIVE officer: Professor Dr. Karol Starmach. 

 Dyrektor. 



sponsoring agency: Wydzial II-Nauk Biologicznych, 

 Polska Akademia Nauk (Section ILBiological Sci- 

 ences, Polish Academy of Sciences). 



year founded: 1953. 



scope of activities: Unrestricted research on the hy- 

 drobiology of rivers, reservoirs, and fish ponds. 



season of operation: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Zbiornik Goc- 

 zalkowicki, reservoirs, Wisia and Vistula Rivers, oligo- 

 trophic lake. 



provisions for visiting scientists : None at Krakow, 

 but research and living space for 2 visitors at Goc- 

 zalkowice and also 2 at Ochaby; no fees charged for 

 living space. 



MAJOR research FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library; large outdoor ponds in Ochaby; small aquar- 

 ium tanks in Goczalkowice and Ochaby ; research col- 

 lections in Ochaby of fresh-water fishes from southern 

 Poland; bibliography of algal flora of Poland; machine 



