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mara and the Agean Sea (M. Demir, N. Demir, and 

 U. Demirhindi) 



Hydrographic research in the Bosporus, Sea of Mar- 

 mara, and the Black Sea (A. Acara) 



Quantitative analysis of the fish meal and oil of eco- 

 nomic important fishes (A. Acara) 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: 



Hidrobiologi Ser'ie B (in international languages) 

 H'hiroh'iologi Serie A (in Turkish) — both are regularly 

 published journals 



UGANDA 



East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Or- 

 ganization 



POSTAL ADDRESS: P. O. Box 343, Nile Crescent, Jinja, 



Uganda. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: P. B. N. Jackson, Director. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: East African Common Services 



Organization. 



EAST AFRICAN FRESHWATER FISHERIES RESEARCH 

 ORGANIZATION LABORATORY 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1947. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on the hy- 

 drobiology of tropical lakes with emphasis on the 

 management of inland fisheries. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Lake Victoria 

 and other eutrophic as well as oligotrophic lakes of 

 East Africa ; Nile River. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and liv- 

 ing space for 2 visitors ; no fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete li- 



brary; small aquarium tanks ; research and identified 

 reference collections of local fish and aquatic insects; 

 machine and wood shop, skilled shop workman avail- 

 able; small boats and outboard motors; two motor 

 launches. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Six at professional level; 2 technicians. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Pisces: Tilapia spp., Bagr/is sp., Clarias sp., Mormy- 

 rus sp., Protopterns sp., Htiplochromh sp. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS: 



Hydrological studies on Lake Victoria 



Phytoplankton of Lake Victoria 



Food and feeding habits of commercially important 



fish of Lake Victoria 

 Aquatic insect studies 

 Snail vectors of Bilharzia 

 Fish and fisheries of Lake Victoria 



Uganda Fisheries Department, Kajansi Fish 

 Farm 



postal address: P. O. Box 530, Kampala, Uganda. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: D. H. Rhodes, Chief Fisheries 

 Officer, Uganda Fisheries Department, P. O. Box 4, 

 Entebbe, Uganda. C. J. H. Simpson, Fisheries Officer, 

 Kajansi Fish Farm. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1953. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on fish culture 

 and fish farming; small ad hoc courses of instruction 

 on fish culture. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Lake Victoria 

 and other eutrophic lakes ; streams and ponds. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and liv- 

 ing space for 1-2 visitors; no fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FAQLITIES: Very extensive library 

 available at University College of E. Africam Makerere, 

 small library at Department headquarters at Entebbe; 

 large and small outdoor ponds, small aquarium tanks ; 

 research and identified reference collections of fauna 

 and flora available at Makerere; small boats and out- 

 board motors ; 42 ft LOA power vessel. 



SIZE OF STAFF: One at professional level ; 3 technicians. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Pisces: Tilapia spp., Cypri)iiis carpio, Lates alber- 

 tianui, Protopterns ethiopicns. Polyptertis senegaleii- 

 sis 

 Insecta: Anopheles gambiae, A. jiinesliis. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS: 



Use of Tilapia and various large predators as culture 



fish 

 Hybridization and selection of Tilapia 

 Testing suitability of other indigenous fish for fish 



culture 



