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THE CAPE HAZE MARINE LABORATORY 



collections of local fishes, invertebrates and marine 

 plants ; identified reference collections of local fishes, 

 birds, algae and some invertebrates; scientific library; 

 machine and wood shop, skilled shop workman avail- 

 able; one 33 ft LOA power vessel. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 3 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY- 

 STUDIES: Several species of sharks, gobies, blennies 

 and groupers. 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 A study of the abdominal pores and associated struc- 

 tures in elasmobranch fishes (Eugenie Clark) 

 Studies on the reproductive behavior and embryology 



of a hermaphroditic serranid fish (Eugenie Clark) 

 Instrumental conditioning of sharks (Eugenie Clark) 

 Study of elasmobranch liver lipids (John H. Heller) 

 Oxytocic fractions in elasmobranch pituitary (Anthony 

 Perks) 



Chesapeake Bay Institute 



POSTAL address: 



Permanent address: The Johns Hopkins University, 



Baltimore 18, Maryland, USA. 

 Field Liiboratory: Box 32A, Route 3, Annapolis, 

 Maryland. 

 executive officer: Dr. Donald W. Pritchard, Direc- 

 tor. 

 SPONSORING agency: The Johns Hopkins University. 



YEAR founded: 1948. 



SCOPE of ACTIVITIES: Restricted and unrestricted re- 

 search in physical, chemical and biological oceanog- 

 raphy with emphasis on estuaries and coastal waters ; 

 graduate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE : Chesapeake Bay ; 

 estuarine conditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 3 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very ex- 

 tensive library at Johns Hopkins, small library at Field 

 Laboratory; machine and wood shop, electrical and 

 electronic shop, skilled shop workman available; small 

 boats and outboard motors ; 63 ft LOA, M/V Matiry, 

 38 ft LOA, M/V Lydia Louise II. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Biological, chemical and 

 physical oceanography. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Twenty-one at professional level; 16 

 technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Brachyura: Neopanope texana, Calliiiectes siipidus 

 Mollusca: Crassostrea virginica 

 Copepoda: Acartia clausii 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Chemostat studies of limiting factors for phytoplank- 



ton (W. R. Taylor) 

 Studies of uptake of radioactive isotopes by marine 



organisms (W. R. Taylor) 

 Studies of basic productivity in Chesapeake Bay (W. 



R. Taylor) 

 Larval development of crabs in estuaries ( W. R. 



Taylor) 



Chesapeake Biological Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: P. O. Box 38, Solomons, Maryland. 



USA. 

 LOCATION: Near Washington, D. C. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. L. Eugene Cronin, Director. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: Natural Resources Institute of 



the University of Maryland. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1925. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on basic 

 and applied estuarine biology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Chesapeake Bay ; 

 estuarine conditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 5 visitors ; no fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: SmalL library; running 

 fresh- and brackish water, large outdoor ponds and 

 tanks, small aquarium tanks, aquatic cages; research 

 and identified reference collections of local fauna and 

 flora planned for future; machine and wood shop, 

 skilled shop workman available; small boats and out- 

 board motors; 42 ft LOA, Cohia equipped for dredg- 

 ing and trawling, 40 ft LOA, John A. Ryder equipped 

 for hydraulic dredging and 34 ft LOA, Anomia used 

 for general collecting. 



SIZE OF staff: Twenty-six at professional level; 7 tech- 

 nicians. 



