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clones Cientificas; Patronato "Juan de la Cierva" de 

 Investigacion Tecnica (Superior Council of Scientific 

 Investigations; "Juan de la Cierva," Patronage of 

 Technical Investigations). 



YEAR founded: 1951. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on fish- 

 eries and marine resources, and basic marine biology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Mediterranean 

 Sea; sandy and silty beaches. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 3 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; running sea and fresh-water (with and with- 

 out chlorine), small aquarium tanks, small research 

 and identified reference collections of fauna and flora 

 in formation; spectophotometer equipment for mea- 

 suring primary production with C^*, general chemistry 

 laboratory; cultures of algae; limited shop facilities; 

 small boats. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: A program is in prepara- 

 tion in collaboration with the University of Barcelona. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Twenty at professional level. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Echinodermata: Strongylocentrotus liv'idns 

 Mollusca: Patella spp., Mytiltis spp. 

 Crustacea : Nephrops norvegictis 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Dynamics of phytoplankton populations ( Ramon 



Margalef and Francisco Vives) 

 Growth and morphogenesis (Carlos Bas) 

 Bacteriology' (Josefina Castellvi) 

 Sardine biology (J. J. Lopez) 

 Octopus biology (Enrique Morales) 

 Fouling (Enrique Arias) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Iiiiestigaiioii Pesqtiera (regu- 

 larly published journal) 



Laborator'to de Blanes 



BI.ANES LABORATORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 15 Puerto Pesquero, Blanes. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Mr. Manuel Rubio, Director. 



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. 



SIZE OF STAFF : One at professional level. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Crustacea: T'lgriopiis brer/coni/s and abyssal crus- 

 taceans 

 Pisces: Abyssal species 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Fishing gear technology (Manuel Rubio Lois) 



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Laboratorio de Cadiz 



CADIZ LABORATORY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Puerto Pesquero, Cadiz. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Julio Rodriguez-Roda Coin- 

 paired, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1955. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 3 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 fresh-water; general chemistry laboratory. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four at professional level. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Crustacea: Ucatangeri 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Biology of tuna (migrations, growth, and fluctuations) 



(Julio Rodriguez-Roda) 

 Ecology and distribution of littoral algae (Juan Seoane 



Camba) 



INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES PESQUERAS, CADIZ 



