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SIERRA LEONE 



Ministry of Natural Resources, Fisheries Divi- 

 sion 



POSTAL address: Private postal bag, Freetown, Sierra 

 Leone. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. J. C. D. Watts, Scientist in 

 Charge. 



YEAR founded: 1957. 



SCOPE of activities: Restricted research on fisheries 

 biology and technology. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean, 

 Sierra Leone River Estuary; sandy and silty beaches, 

 rocky and gravelly shores, estuarine conditions, and 

 mangrove swamps. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea and fresh-water ; identified reference collections of 

 marine and fresh-water fish is being built up; machine 

 and wood shop, skilled shop workman available; small 

 boats and outboard motors ; one 28 ft LOA vessel, one 

 50 ft patrol vessel. 



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

 cians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Bionomics of demersal fish important commercially 



(A. R. Longhurst) 

 Spoilage and preservation of demersal fish (J. C. D. 



Watts) 



SPAIN 



Instituto Espanol de Oceano^rafia 



SPANISH INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY 

 POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headquarters: Laboratorio Central, Alcala 27, 4°, 



Madrid, Espana (Spain) 

 Branch laboratories: 



1. Laboratorio de Malaga, Malaga. 



2. Laboratorio Oceanografico de Palma de Mal- 

 lorca, Palma de Mallorca. 



3. Laboratorio Oceanografico de Canarias (Santa 

 Cruz de Tenerife), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 

 Islas Canarias. 



4. Laboratorio Oceanografico de Santander, San- 

 tander. 



5. Laboratorio Oceanografico de Vigo, Vigo. 



6. Laboratorio Oceanografico de San Sebastian, San 

 Sebastian. (Not described in the Directory.) 



(Descriptions follow.) 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Almirante Arturo Genova, Di- 

 rector General. 



SPONSORING agency: Ministerio de Marina (Ministry 

 of Marine). 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1914. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: General oceanography, including 

 marine biology as it relates to fisheries, marine foul- 

 ing, corrosion, etc. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Mediterranean 

 Sea, Atlantic Ocean. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for visi- 

 tors ; no fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 

 well equipped laboratories ; 700 ton, 500 horsepower 

 Xar/e/L 



SIZE OF staff: Forty at professional level. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: 



Boletin del Instituto Espanol de Oceanografa (occa- 

 sionally published journal) 

 Trabajos (occasionally published journal) 



Laboratorio de Malaga 



MALAGA LABORATORY 



POSTAL address: Paseo de la Farola, 27, Malaga. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Fernando Lozano, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1909. 



SCOPE OF activities: General oceanography. 



season of OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Sea of Alboran, 



Straits of Gibraltar, and waters of Morocco. 

 PROVISIONS for visiting SCIENTISTS: Several visitors 



can be accommodated ; no fees charged ; living quarters 



available nearby. 

 MAJOR research FACILITIES: Small, select library; 



well equipped laboratories for biological oceanography; 



collections of fauna and flora in process ; home port of 



the Xaiien. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 4 techni- 

 cians. 



Laboratorio Oceanografico de Palma de Mallorca 



PALMA DE MALLORCA OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: P. O. Box 291, Paseo Maritime, 



Palmo de Mallorca. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Miguel Oliver, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1906. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 

 marine biology and plankton. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Mediterranean 

 Sea. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 3 visi- 

 tors ; no fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea and fresh-water, small aquarium tanks ; research 



