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SUDAN INI AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE 



identified reference collections of fishes of the Nile 



and Sudanese fresh-water hshes; machine and wood 



shop ; small hwats and outboard motors. 

 SIZE OF staff: Two at professional level. 

 important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 



Pisces: Tilapia iiilotica, Lates nilolicus, Labeo spp. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Fertilization of Tilapia ponds (Y. I. Medani) 



Sudan AVinistry of Animal Resources, Marine 

 Research Laboratory 



A laboratory concerned with the management of 

 marine fisheries is planned by the Ministry of Animal 

 Resources. It will be located at Port Sudan on the Red 

 Sea and will be able to accommodate two visiting scien- 

 tists. Inquiries may be addressed to Yousif I. Medani, 

 Fisheries Hydrobiologist, Ministry of Animal Resources, 

 P. O. Box 336, Khartoum, Sudan. 



University of Khartoum, Hydrobiological Re- 

 search Unit 



POSTAL ADDRESS: P. O. Box 321, University of Khar- 

 toum, Khartoum, Sudan. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. L. Berry, Hydrobiological 

 Research Officer. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1953. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on the hy- 

 drobiology of the Nile and other inland waters of the 

 Sudan. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: River Nile 



(Main, White and Blue). 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1 visi- 

 tor by previous arrangement; no fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 aquarium tanks, machine and wood shop, skilled shop 

 workman available; 1 small boat with outboard motor; 

 66 ft LOA motor launch. 

 SIZE OF staff: One full time and 3 part time at pro- 

 fessional level ; 1 technician. 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Research on food requirements of Nile fish (J. L. 



Cloudsley-Thompson ) 

 Effect of Eichbornia cnissipies on Nile waters and fish 



(H. M. Bishai) 

 Conductivity and physical characteristics of Nile waters 



(L. Berry and H. M. Bishai) 

 Characteristics of Nile bottom sediments (L. Berry) 



SWEDEN 



Abisko Naturi'etenskapliga Station 



ABISKO SCIENTIFIC STATION 



POSTAL address: Abisko, Sverige (Sweden). 

 LOCATION: Near Kiruna, Sverige and Narvik, Norge (in 



Swedish Lappland, 68° 21' N, 18° 49' E). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. G. A. Sandberg, Laborator. 



Address from October 15 to May 31: Linnegatan 11, 



Uppsala, Sverige (Sweden). 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien 



(Royal Swedish Academy of Science). 

 YEAR FOUNDED: 1903 at Vassijaure; 1912 moved to 



Abisko. 

 SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted ecological and lim- 



nological research in mountain area north of the Polar 



Circle; graduate and undergraduate instruction. (The 



Station also sponsors geological, bioclimatical and 



terrestrial biological research). 



ABISKO NATURVETENSKAPLIGA STATION. LAPPLAND 



