180 Turkey 



TURKEY 



Et ve Balik Kurnmu, BalikciUk Mneduerluegue, 

 Besiktas, Istanbul 



FISHERIES DIRECTORATE OF THE MEAT AND FISH 

 OFFICE 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Besiktas, Istanbul, Tuerkiye (Turkey) 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Mr. Dogan Akaguenduez, Direk- 

 tor. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1959. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Experimental fishing methods, 



fish preservation, fishery trade, transport. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Bosporus, Sea 



of Marmara and Black Sea. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; research 



vessels, Arar, Gezer, Goerner, Btdi/r. and 8 fishing 



boats of 9 to 45 tons. 



RESEARCH VESSEL OF THP ISTANBUL FISHERIES DIRECTORATE 

 OF THE MEAT AND FISH OFFICE 



SIZE OF STAFF OF FISHERY BIOLOGY BRANCH: Three 



at professional level. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Biology of pelagic and demersal fish (I. Artuz) 

 Hydrography (B. Turgutcan) 

 Plankton (N. Gurturk) 



Age analysis of pelagic and demersal species (N. 

 Kutaygill) 



Hidroh/oloji Arastirma Enst'ttusu 



HYDROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 

 POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headc/uai/ers: Baltalimani Caddesi No. 80, Istanbul- 



Emirgan, Tuerkiye (Turkey). 

 Branch lahoralories: 



1. Trabzon on eastern Black Sea coast of Anatolia 



2. Canakkal on the Dardanelles 



HIDROBIOLOJI ARASTIRMA ENSTITUSU, ISTANBUL 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Dr. Recai Ermin, Direk- 

 tor 



SPONSORING AGENCIES: Istanbul Universitesi ; financial 

 support from the Ministry of Commerce and Balikcilik 

 Mueduerluegue Besiktas (Meat and Fish Office). 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1951. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on general 

 marine and fresh-water biology research projects vary 

 according to the source of operating funds. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Black Sea, Bos- 

 porus, Sea of Marmara, Lagoons of Cek mece; open 

 ocean, sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly 

 shores, estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow bays, 

 eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes, rivers and streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and liv- 

 ing space for 2 visitors for short periods. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete li- 

 brary ; running sea and fresh-water, small aquarium 

 tanks; incomplete identified reference collec-ions of 

 local fresh-water and marine fishes, invertebrates, ben- 

 thos, and plankton; machine and wood shop; skilled 

 shop workman available ; small boats and outboard 

 motors; vessels, 11.7 m LOA, Bnliir. 11.7 m LOA, 

 Gezer, and 1 1 .7 m LOA, Gonir. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Eight at professional level; 7 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Crustacea: Sphaeroma sp. 



Pisces: Lepadogaster sp., Aphanius sp., Ble)iiiitis sp., 

 Gasterosteiis sp., Aliigil sp. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Biology of sardines (F. Erman and M. Atli) 



Biology of mullets (F. Erman) 



Biology of eels and taxonomy of fishes (F. Aksiray) 



Propagation of fish in lakes (F. Aksiray) 



Plankton and benthos of the Black Sea, Sea of Mar- 



