206 United Stalei of America 



CALIFORNIA STATE FISHERIES LABORATORY, TERMINAL ISLAND 

 YEAR FOUNDED; 



State Fisheries Laboratory, 1917. 

 Hopkins Marine Station Branch, 1920. 

 Stanford Laboratory Branch, 1930. 

 Eureka Laboratory Branch, 1935. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on the sport 

 and commercial marine fishes of California, with as- 

 sociated statistical and management functions. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Pacific Ocean. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 

 running sea and fresh-water; small boats and outboard 

 motors; vessels, 100 ft LOA, N. B. ScofieU, 100 ft 

 LOA, Alaska, 50 ft LOA, Na/it'/lns. and 28 ft LOA, 

 Mollusc. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Thirty eight at professional level; 10 

 sub-professional; 70 clerical, vessel crew, etc. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Southern California Investigations (J. E. Fitch, in 

 charge) : 



Tuna (H. B. Clemens) 



Barracuda-Seabass { L. Pinkas) 



Sportfish (P. H. Young) 



Special studies (J. L. Baxter) 



Habitat development (J. G. Carlisle) 



Sardine and mackerel (J. Radovich) 

 Northern C^alifornia Investigations (H. Orcutt, in 

 charge) : 



Trawl fisheries (E. Best) 



Shell fisheries (J. A. Aplin) 



Rockfish (J. B. Phillips) 



Sportfish (D. Miller) 



Inland Fisheries Branch (Field Station) 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 9H7 Jedsmith Drive, Sacramento 19, 



California, USA. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Alcx Calhoun, Chief, Inland 



Fisheries Branch. 

 YEAR founded: 1959. 

 SCOPE of activities: Restricted and unrestricted re- 



search directed towards the management and develop- 

 ment of the inland fisheries of California, including 

 research on diseases and parasites of fresh-water and 

 anadromous fishes. 



season of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Sacramento-San 

 Joaquin River system; estuarine conditions, brackish, 

 shallow bays, eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes, and 

 fresh-water impoundments. 



provisions for visiting scientists: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library 

 in State Office Building in Sacramento; running fresh- 

 water, small aquarium tanks ; identified reference col- 

 lection of California fresh-water and anadromous 

 fishes; machine and wood shop; small boats and out- 

 board motors. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Twelve at professional level. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Projects on trout, warm water game fishes, striped bass, 

 sturgeon, reservoirs, and fish diseases and parasites 

 (Alex Calhoun) 



CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME, FIELD STATION 



The Cape Haze Alarine Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 9501 Blind Pass Road, Sarasota, 



Florida, USA. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Eugenie Clark, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1955. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 

 marine biology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Sarasota Bay, 

 Gulf of Mexico; open ocean, sandy and silty beaches, 

 estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow bays, rivers and 

 streams, mud flats, and shallow bays with sand bars. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 6 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Running sea and fresh- 

 water, four shark pens, small aquarium tanks; research 



