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The Plymouth Laboratory of the Marine Bio- 

 logical Association of the United Kingdom 



POSTAL address: Citadel Hill, Plymouth, England. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. F. S. Russell, Director. 



YEAR founded: 1888. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted marine research; 

 undergraduate instruction. 



season of operation: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Plymouth 

 Sound, English Channel; sandy and silty beaches, 

 rocky and gravelly shores, estuarine conditions, brack- 

 ish, shallow bays. 



PROVISIONS for visiting SCIENTISTS: Research space 

 for 40 visitors; fees charged; living quarters nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very 



extensive library; running sea and fresh-water, large 

 and small aquarium tanks; partially complete identi- 

 fied reference collection of local fauna and flora; 

 machine and wood shop, electrical and electronic shop. 



THi; I'LY.MOUTH LABORATORY, PLYMOUTH 



Shaw and L. H. N. Cooper) 

 Studies on ammonia, total inorganic nitrogen and other 



rarer constituents in deep sea water (F. A. Arm- 

 strong and E. I. Butler) 

 Studies on nannoplankton and maintenance of unialgal 



cultures (Mary Parke and I. M. Adams) 

 Biology of deep sea Scyphomedusae (F. S. Russell) 

 Biology of hyperiid amphipods and population studies 



on the microspecies of the isopod Jtiera albijrons 



(G. M. Spooner) 

 Planktonic studies (A. J. Southward and P. G. Corbin) 

 Development of polychaetes and studies on the breed- 

 ing behavior of the Black Sea-bream and the male 



Cuckoo Wrasse (D. P. Wilson) 

 Taxonomic studies on fishes and crustaceans (P. G. 



Corbin) 

 Studies on benthonic invertebrate populations by the 



use of grab samples (N. A. Holme) 

 Studies on underwater rock fauna in the vicinity 



of Plymouth (G. R. Forster) 

 Distribution and abundance of barnacles and other 



shore animals (A. J. Southward) 

 Distribution and systematics of Pogonophora of the 



Atlantic (A. J. Southward and Eve Southward) 

 Studies on the uptake of P^i by the sea weed Luminaria 



digitata (T. I. Shaw) 

 Studies on bioluminescence (J. A. C. Nicol) 

 Studies on vision of fishes (E. J. Denton) 

 Studies on buoyancy of deep sea fishes and squids 



(E. J. Denton) 

 Studies on crustacean hormones (D. B. Carlisle) 

 Studies on the toxicity of heavy metals to marine 



organisms (E. D. S. Corner) 

 Note": Many additional research projects, too numerous 

 to mention, are carried out both by regular staff 

 members and by visiting scientists. 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: joiiyual of the Mar'nie B/olog/- 

 ccil Association of the United Kingdom (published 

 regularly) 



skilled shop workman available; small boat and out- 

 board moor; vessels: 128 ft LOA R.V. Sarsia (re- 

 search ship), 61 ft LOA, Stda (motor fishing type), 

 25 ft LOA, GammaiHs. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Short vacation courses in 

 marine biology and physiology for British University 

 undergraduates only. 



SIZE OF staff: Eighteen at professional level; l6 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: Very great variety of invertebrates and 

 fishes available for experimental studies. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS OF THE PERMA- 

 NENT STAFF AND SCIENTIFIC LEADERS (aS of 1958) : 



Effects of deep oceanic circulation on biological pro- 

 duction of shallow seas (L. H. N. Cooper) 

 Studies on the state of iodine in sea water (T. I. 



United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 

 Radiobiology Group, Health and Safety 

 Branch 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Production Group, Windscale and 

 Calder Works, Sellafield, Seascale, Cumberland, Eng- 

 land. 



LOCATION: Near Carlisle, England. 



EXECUTIVE officer: W. L. Templeton, Senior Officer. 



YEAR founded: 1949. 



SCOPE OF activities: Officially restricted research on 

 the effect of discharge of radioactive isotopes to the 

 aquatic environment. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: North Irish Sea; 

 oligotrophic lakes, rivers and streams. 



