188 United Arab Republic 



living space for 4 or more visitors; fees charged for 

 research space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Running 



sea and fresh-water, large indoor concrete aquarium 

 tanks; small boats and outboard motors; one 11.5 m 

 LOA vessel. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Practical training in general 

 oceanography, marine biology, ecology, general inver- 

 tebrate zoology, embryolog)' of marine invertebrates, 

 biology of fishes, plankton, physiology, algae and 

 marine phanerogams. 



SIZE OF STAFF; Three at professional level; 3 techni- 

 cians. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Coelentrata: C^ssiopea sp. 

 Turbellaria: Cryplophalltis sp. 

 Polychaeta: Nereis sp. 



Crustacea: Squill a sp., Leander sp., Neptunus sp. 

 Echinodermata: Sjiiapta sp., Aslropeclen sp., Echi- 



nometra sp. 

 Mollusca: Pinctada sp.. Sepia sp., Sirce sp., Tridacna 



sp. 

 Pisces: Rhjiiobattis sp., Sardinella sp., Sanii/s sp., 

 Carchariiius sp., Rhynchobatus sp. 



MAJOR current RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



General marine biology (H. A. F. Gohar) 

 Physical oceanography (El-sayed M. Hassam) 

 Invertebrate physiology (H. Roushdy) 

 Fish physiology and biochemistry (A. A. Latif ) 



University of Cairo. Institute of Oceanography 



POSTAL ADDRESS: University of Cairo, Cairo, United 



Arab Republic. 

 executive officer: Professor Hamed A. F. Gohar, 



Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1950. 



scope OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted marine research; 



graduate and undergraduate instruction. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Red Sea, Gulf 



of Suez, River Nile and its branches. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: The In- 

 stitute is located at the University and its facilities are 

 almost exclusively devoted to instruction. The field 

 laboratories at Ataqa and Al-Ghardaqa contain the 

 research facilities. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: General oceanography, 

 marine ecolog)', general inver'ebrate zoology, embry- 

 ology of marine invertebrates, coral reef problems, 

 biology of fishes, marine mammals, plankton, physiol- 

 ogy, algae and marine phanerogams and limnology. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Eleven at professional level. 



UNIVERSITY OF CAIRO. MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION, 

 AL-GHARDAQA 



University of Cairo, Marine Biological Station 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Al-Ghardaqa, Red Sea, United Arab 

 Republic. 



LOCATION: Near Hurghada. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Hamed A. F. Gohar, 

 Director. 



SPONSORING agency: Institute of Oceanography of the 

 University of Cairo. 



YEAR founded: 1931. 



scope of activities: Unrestricted research on marine 

 biology, plankton and ecology; occasional undergrad- 

 uate instruction. 



season of operation: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Red Sea; sandy 

 and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores and coral 

 reefs. 



provisions for visiting scientists: Research and 

 living space for 4 visitors; fees charged for research 

 space. 



major research and teaching facilities: Moder- 

 ately complete library; running sea water, large out- 

 door ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks; research 

 and identified reference collections of algae, fishes, 

 Crustacea, Mollusca, Echinodermata, Annelida, Al- 

 cyonaria, Madreporaria, etc.; machine and wood shop; 

 small boats with outboard motors or sails. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: General oceanography, 

 marine ecology, general invertebrate zoology, embry- 

 ology of marine invertebrates, coral reef problems and 

 biology, fishes, marine mammals, plankton, physiol- 

 ogy, algae and marine phanerogams. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Eight at professional level; 3 techni- 

 cians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Most species typical of Indo-Pacific coral reefs are 

 present. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Mammals, fishes, Crustacea, Mollusca, and Coelentrata 



(Hamed A. F. Gohar) 

 Plankton (Fathi M. Ghazzawi and A. A. Al-Kholy) 

 Crustacea (A. A. Al-Kholy) 

 Physical oceanography (El-Sayed M. Hassan) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: PiibHcatio)is Marine Biological 

 Station. Al-Ghardaqa, Red Sea (occasionally published 

 journal) 



