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TAIWAN 



National Taiwan University, Institute of Fish- 

 ery Biology 



POSTAL address: Roosevelt Road Sec. Ill, Taipei 



Taiwan. 

 EXECUTIVK OFFICER: Dr. Fah-hsuen Liu, Director. 

 SPONSORING AGENCIES: Ministry of Economic Affairs 



and National Taiwan University. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1954. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 

 marine and fresh-water biology, bottom ecology, gen- 

 eral oceanography and fish culture wi::h particular em- 

 phasis on fisheries development. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: South China and 

 Yellow Seas; estuarine conditions, fish ponds and 

 inland waters. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1-2 

 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 

 nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very ex- 

 tensive library; large outdoor ponds, small aquarium 

 tanks, research collections of fish, shells of MoUusca, 

 and corals ; one 30 m LOA vessel. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: General invertebrate zo- 

 ology, plankton, fish culture, fishery biology, fish 

 diseases, ecology, limnology, oceanology, introduction 

 to fishery products. (Program closely associated with 

 the University's Department of Zoology). 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level; 12 tech- 

 nicians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Studies on the resources of bottom fishes (F. H. Liu) 

 Studies on the resources and biology of Wen-fish 



(herring-like fishes) (F.H.Liu) 

 Spawning of some important fresh-water culture fishes 



in Taiwan (F. H, Liu) 



Oceanographic investigations of coastal waters (T. Y. 

 Chu) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Report of the Institute of Fishery 

 Biology (occasionally published journal) 



Tainan Fisheries Research Institute 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 125 Hou-i Road, Chilung (Keelung), 



Taiwan. 

 LOCATION: Near Taipei. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Huo-Tu Teng, Director. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: Department of Agriculture and 



Forestry. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1945. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on general 



marine biology. 

 SEASON OF operation: All year. 

 PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Taiwan Strait, 



Pacific Ocean; sandy and silty beaches, rocky and 



gravelly shores, estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow 



iDays, coral reefs, rivers and streams. 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library; large outdoor ponds and tanks; research collec- 

 tions of fish from Taiwan Strait and adjacent waters; 

 skilled shop workman available; one 104 ft LOA 

 vessel. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Forty-six at professional level; 31 tech- 

 nicians. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Algae: Gelidiiini sp. 

 Coelenterata: Metridium sp. 

 Echinodermata: Echinometra sp. 

 Crustacea: Portunus sp. 

 Mollusca: Loligo sp. 

 Pisces: Scoliodon sp., Ganibiisia patruelis, Cypri)ius 



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 Amphibia: Raiia sp. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Studies on the elasmobranchs of Taiwan (Huo-Tu 

 Teng) 



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