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collections of plankton from western Mediterranean 

 and Straits of Gibraltar; small boats and outboard 

 motors. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Four at professional level; 1 Patron 

 de Pesca. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Biolog)- of commercial fishes (Miguel Oliver) 

 Phytoplankton (Pedro Balle) 

 Distribution of Chaetognatha (Miguel Massuti) 

 Biology of deep-sea Penaeidae (Miguel Massuti) 

 Distribution of pelagic Copepoda (Miguel Massuti) 



Laboratoria Oceanografico de Canarias 



CANARY ISLAND OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Mendez Nunez 54-4° B, Santa Cruz 



de Tenerife, Islas Canarias. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Ramon Carmelo Garcia Cabrera, 



Director Accidental (temporary). 

 YEAR founded: 1928; buildings are presently being 



rebuilt. 

 SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on general 



marine biology. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean; 

 rocky and gravelly shores. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for visi- 

 tors ; living quarters now under construction. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Under construction. 

 Plans for library, experimental aquarium, and running 

 sea and fresh-water. 



Laboratorio Oceanografico de Santander 



SANTANDER OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Lealtad, 13, Santander. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. J. Cuesta Urcelay, Director. 



YEAR founded: 1886. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on fisheries 

 and shell-fish culture, general marine biology, and 

 plankton studies. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Cantabrique Sea, 

 Bay of Vizcay; sandy and silty beaches, rocky and 

 gravelly shores, estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow 

 bays. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 4 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small but rich library; 

 running seawater, large outdoor ponds and tanks; 

 identified reference collections of all regional taxo- 

 nomic groups ; small boats and outboard motors ; one 

 12 m LO A vessel. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Crustacea: Mytilicola intestinalis, Palinurus vulgaris 



Mollusca: Griphaea angiilata, Ostrea edulis, Mytilus 



edidis 

 Pisces: Cltipea pilchardus, Engraidis encrasicholus 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



The biology of Clupea pilchardus and Engraidis en- 

 crasicholus (J. Cuesta Urcelay) 

 Regional phytoplankton (J. Cuesta Urcelay) 

 Shellfish culture (J. Cuesta Urcelay) 



Laboratorio Oceanografico de Vigo 



VIGO OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY 



POSTAL address: Calle de Felipe Sanchez, 18, Vigo. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: D. Rafael Lopez Costa, Director. 



year founded: 1936. 



SCOPE OF activities: Study of fish and fish products. 



season of OPERATION: All year. 



physical ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library, chemical 



and biological laboratories, small boats. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level. 



Instituto de Investigaciones Pesqueras 



INSTITUTE OF FISHERY RESEARCH 



POSTAL address: 



Headquarters and Liiboratorio Central: 



Paseo Nacional, Barcelona 3, Espana (Spain). 

 Regional laboratories: 



1. Blanes (Gerona). 



2. Cadiz. 



3. Castellon. 



4. Vigo. 

 (Descriptions follow.) 



Small field station: 



Vinaroz. (Not described in tlie Directory.) 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Francisco Garcia del Cid, Direc- 

 tor. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Consejo Superior de Investiga- 



INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES PESQUERAS, BARCELONA 



