162 Republic of South Africa 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on tiie effects 

 of industrial pollution on the biology and chemistry 

 of rivers and lakes. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Jukskei-CroCO- 



dile river system, Olifants river system, Hartebeest- 

 poort and Loskop Dams; eutrophic lake. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 aquarium tanks, supply of nearly chemically constant 

 water; catalogued collections of river fauna from two 

 major river systems in the Transvaal ; identified refer- 

 ence collections of local Chironomidae, aquatic Hemip- 

 tera, Ephemeroptera, Cladocera, aquatic Hirudinea; 

 skilled shop workman available; small boats and out- 

 board motors. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Ephemeroptera : Baetis hiirrisoni 

 Pisces : Tilcipia sparmamii, Barbus trinuuulalus 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Investigations into the ecology of polluted inland 

 waters in the Transvaal: The Jukskei-Crocodile 

 River (Brian Robert Allanson) 



Limnology of Hartebeestpoort Dam (Brian Robert 

 Allanson) 



Oliphants river system (Gabriel Venter) 



The Limnology of Loskop Dam (Brian Robert Allan- 

 son and Gabriel Venter) 



Investigations into the toxicity of industrial effluents 

 to fresh-water fish (Brian Robert Allanson) 



Lowveld Fisheries Research Station 



POSTAL address: Private Bag Nature Conservation, 

 Marble Hall, Northern Transvaal, Republic of South 

 Africa. 



LOCATION: 120 miles from Pretoria. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Geoffrey L. Lombard, Senior Pro- 

 fessional Ofificer. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Nature Conservation Section of 

 Transvaal Provincial Administration. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1955. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on piscicul- 

 ture, particularly on Tihtpia niossambica. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Olifants River, 

 Loskop Dam ; variety of outdoor ponds. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 1 visitor; no fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; well 

 equipped laboratory; small aquarium tanks; identified 

 reference collections of aquatic invertebrates and fresh- 

 water fishes; machine and wood shop, skilled shop 

 workman available; small boats and outboard motors. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level; 2 techni- 

 cians ; total staff 29. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Mollusca: Linmaea and Bulinus spp. 

 Pisces: Tilapia mossambica, T. melaiio pleura, Cypri- 

 nus carpio (Aisch. var.), Alicropterus salmoides 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Fish spawning experimental studies (G. L. Lombard) 

 Fish culture; field experiments and production in 



ponds and exploitation of natural waters (G. L. 



Lombard) 

 Biological control of fish parasites, particularly Trema- 



toda (G. L. Lombard) 

 Plankton and dietetic studies and production in ponds 



(J. D. Venter) 



Oceanographic Research Institute, University of 

 Natal 



POSTAL address: P. O. Box 736, 2 West Street, Dur- 

 ban, Natal, Republic of South Africa. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Professor David H. Davies, Di- 

 rector. 



SPONSORING agencies: The South African Association 

 for Marine Biological Research and the University of 

 Natal. 



YEAR founded: I960. 



SCOPE of ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 

 oceanography with particular emphasis on marine 

 biology ; graduate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Indian Ocean; 

 sandy beach, rocky shore and brackish, shallow bays. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space and facili- 

 ties for 2 visitors is available in the Research Institute. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; running sea and fresh-water; 2 large out- 

 door marine tanks or oceanaria; research and identified 

 reference collection of sharks from Natal coast; skilled 

 shop workman available; small boats and outboard 

 motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: General course for M.Sc. 

 Oceanography to be drawn up in 1963. 



SIZE OF staff: Eight at professional level; 2 techni- 

 cians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Survey of sharks of the Natal region (D. H. Davies 



and J. d' Aubrey) 

 Study of the behavior of sharks (D. H. Davies and 



J. d' Aubrey) 

 Studies on shark attack (D. H. Davies and G. D. 



Campbell) 

 Study of the biology of the seventy- four, Polysteganus 



undulosus (R. A. Ahrens) 

 Primary production studies in the Indian Ocean (E. 



Mitchell-Innes) 



