Republic of Soiilh A]yica 163 



REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

 AND INDUSTRIES, DIVISION OF SEA FISHERIES 



Kepuhlk of South Africa Department of Com- 

 merce and Industries, Division of Sea 

 Fisheries 



POSTAL address: Beach Road, Sea Point, Cape Town, 



Republic of South Africa. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Mr. C. C. du Plessis, Director. 

 YEAR fcjundhd: 1895. 

 SCOPE OF activities: Research on pelagic fisheries and 



general fisheries oceanography. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic and 



Indian Oceans. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space fo. 1 visi- 

 tor. 



MAJOR RLSKARCH F.^CILITIES: Library; running sea 

 water, small aquarium tanks; research collections of 

 phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish eggs and larvae; 

 machine shop, skilled shop workman available; vessels, 

 two 70 ft, one 120 ft and one 205 ft LOA. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Twenty-three at professional level; 7 

 technicians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Pelagic fisheries program (C. G. du Plessis and staff) 

 Rock lobsters (C. G. du Plessis and stafl^) 

 General oceanography (C. G. du Plessis and staff) 

 Experimental fishing (C. G. du Plessis and staff) 

 PUBLICATIONS issued: Fisheiies Bulletins (occasionally 

 published journal) 



Transvaal Provincial Administration. Defjart- 

 ment of Nature Conservation, Transvaal Pro- 

 vincial Fisheries Institute 



POSTAL address: P. O. Box 45, Lydenburg, Transvaal, 

 Republic of South Africa. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Mr. S. S. du Plessis, Chief Pro- 

 fessional Officer. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1949. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Research on improvement of 

 sport fisheries, and general conservation as applied 

 to inland waters. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Reservoirs, 

 dams, rivers and streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1 visi- 

 tor; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Library; laboratories; 

 large outdoor ponds and tanks, small aquarium; iden- 

 tified reference collections of local fishes; work shop; 

 small boats and outboard motors. 



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

 cians ; total staff 9. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Pisces: Trout, bass, and all indigenous species. 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Population studies (A. A. Groenewald) 

 Age and growth studies (C. C. Straub) 



University of Cape Town, Department of 

 Oceanography 



POSTAL address: Rondebosch, Cape of Good Hope, 

 Republic of South Africa. 



LOCATION: Near Cape Town. 



EXECUTIVE officers: Prof. J. H. Day (Zoology). 

 Prof. J. Darbyshire (Oceanography). 



YEAR founded: 1958. 



SCOPE of activities: Research on general marine biol- 

 ogy and oceanography; graduate instruction. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Indian and 

 Atlantic Oceans, sandy and silty beaches, rocky and 

 gravelly shores. 



PROVISIONS for VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1 visi- 

 tor in each field; no fees charged; living quarters 

 available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very 



extensive library, including extensive collection of 

 standard works on marine algae; small aquarium 

 tanks; research collections of marine algae from South 

 Africa and general marine collections of entire South 

 African coast; extensive named collections available; 

 machine and wood shop, skilled shop workman availa- 

 ble in Department of Physics workshop; one 75 ft 

 LOA vessel. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Advanced marine botany, 

 marine biology, graduate training in oceanography. 



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

 cians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: 

 Algae (Rhodophyceae) : Porphyra capensis 



