190 Untied Kingdom, England 



IIMIMII-^ I AHORAldRV, LOWFS'IOFT 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Population Section (R. J. H. Beverton, Section Head) 

 Population and catch prediction studies of plaice, 



sole, haddock, hake and cod (J. A. GuUand) 

 Studies on distribution of fish populations using 



undePA'ater photographic techniques (R. W. 



Blacker) 

 Studies on behavior of trawls under water, and 



tagging studies of sole populations ( A. R. 



Margetts) 

 Studies on cod and redfish populations (G. C. 



Trout) 

 Age determination studies of fishes, and tagging 



studies on elasmobranchs (M. J. Holden) 

 Population studies on coalfish (B. Jones) 

 Biology Section (H. A. Cole, Section Head) 



Studies on the culture of plaice (J. E. Shelbourne 



and J. D. Riley) 

 Studies on ACTH in the cod pituitary, and other 



hormonal studies relating to fish behavior (P. M. 



J. Woodhead) 

 Plankton studies in northern seas (J. Corlett) 

 Plankton studies in near waters (J. Caltley) 

 Dynamics of the benthonic h\va.\ve'Mactra sl/dtonnn 



(L. Birkett) 

 Pelagic Section (D. H. Gushing, Section Head) 



Biological production studies at various trophic 



levels (D. H. Gushing) 

 Herring population studies (D. H. Gushing, A. G. 



Burd and T. D. lies) 

 Studies on mackerel populations around the British 



Isles (G. G. Bolster) 

 Studies on the sprat fishery (P. O. Johnson) 

 Behavior of pelagic fish (F. R. Harden Jones) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Fishery Investigations (occa- 

 sionally published) 



Radiobiological Laboratory 



POSTAL address: Hamilton Dock, Lowestoft, England. 



LOCATION: Near Norwich, England. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: F. Morgan, Physicist-in-Gharge. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1948. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Research on the controlled dis- 

 posal of radioactive waste into waters; monitoring of 

 radioactive discharges into rivers and the sea. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: All United King- 

 dom coastline, including river estuaries and inland 

 waters. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Limited. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Facilities of Fisheries 

 Laboratory, Lowestoft, are available. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four at professional level; 24 techni- 

 cians. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Fishery Investigations (occa- 

 sionally published) 



Salmon and Fresh-Water Fisheries Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Whitehall Place (East Block), Lon- 

 don, England. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: Mr. F. T. K. Pentelow, Ghiet 

 Officer. Mr. I. R. H. Allan, Deputy Ghief Officer. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1958. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Officially sponsored research on 

 fresh-water fisheries ; emphasis on migratory fish 

 stocks, protection of fresh-water fishes from industrial 

 pollution, and hazards to migration (fish screens, fish 

 ladders, etc.) 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Rlvers. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small aquarium tanks, 

 large indoor tank ; machine and wood shop, electrical 

 and electronic shop ; small boats and outboard motors. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Ten at professional level; 8 technicians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



LEADERS: 



Salmon population studies (I. R. H. Allan) 

 Sea trout population studies (A. Swain) 

 Fish detection and protection (W. G. Hartley) 

 Effects of pollution ( including heat) (J. S. Alabaster) 

 Fish behavior and movement (B. Stott) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Fishery Investigations Series 1 

 (occasionally published) 



University of Dtirhaiii, King's College, Dote 

 Marine Laboratory 



POSTAL address: Gullercoats (Northumberland), Eng- 

 land. 



LOCATION: Near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. H. O. Bull, Deputy Director 

 and Reader in Marine Biology. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1897. 



.SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 

 marine biology; graduate and undergraduate instruc- 

 tion. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: North Sea; 



