208 United States of America 



ESTUARINE RESEARCH LABORATORY. CHESAPEAKE 

 BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 



important species available for laboratory 



studies: 

 Ctenophora: Aliieiiiiopsis leidji 

 Scyphozoa: Dactyloinetra quinqnecirrha 

 Pelecypoda: Crassoslrea virginica, Mya arenariti, 



iWercenaria (Venus) mercenaria 

 Crustacea: Callinecles sap id us 



Polychaeta: Glycera dibranchiata, Neanthes succiiiea 

 Pisces: Roccus saxatilis, Moroiie americana, Opsanus 



tan, Alosa sapidissima, Perca flavesceiis 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Causes of oyster mortalities (G. Francis Beaven) 

 Eggs and larvae of estuarine fishes (Romeo J. 



Mansueti) 

 Effects of hydraulic dredging on estuarine benthos 



(Hayes T. Pfitzenmeyer) 

 Microbiology of /Mya and its habitat (Donald W. 



Lear) 

 Biology of Callinectes (David G. Cargo) 

 Factors affecting abundance of striped bass (Romeo 



J. Mansueti) 

 Ecology and biology of a shallow coastal bay { Fred W. 



Sieling) 

 Faunal survey of Chesapeake Bay (Frank J. Schwartz) 

 Factors affecting oyster recruitment (G. Francis 



Beaven ) 

 Evaluation of passing migratory fish over dams of the 



lower Susquehanna River (Richard R. Whitney) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Chesapeake Science (regularly 

 published journal) 



Wtlliani F. Clap/j Laboratories, Inc. 



POSTAL ADDRESS; Washington Street, Duxbury, Massa- 

 chusetts, USA. fi£.t'^A'^^^^' 



EXECUTIVE: OFFICER: A4feeil--Pr-Rit?hd*44^JIXu«cfOT. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Private, non-profit laboratory. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1934. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on taxonomy 



and biology of marine borers and fouling organisms. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean, 

 Massachusetts Bay. 



provisions FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 3 visi- 

 tors, living quarters available nearby. 



major research FACILITIES; Small library; running 

 sea water; machine and wood shop; small boats and 

 outboard motors, larger vessels. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level ; 3 technicians. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Annual Report of Test Boards 

 Operated During the Year. 



Colorado Cooperative Fishery Research Unit 



POSTAL address: Colorado State University, Fort 

 Collins, Colorado, USA. , 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Howard A. Tanner, Leader. 



SPONSORING agencies: Colorado State University and 

 Colorado Game and Fish Department. 



YEAR founded: 1949. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on improve- 

 ment of fisheries in warm water irrigation reservoirs; 

 graduate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Horsetooth Res- 

 ervoir, Cache La Poudre River; warm water irrigation 

 reservoirs and streams; high mountain lakes and 

 streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS; None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small li- 

 brary; small lake on campus; machine and wood shop, 

 skilled shop workman available ; small boats and 

 outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Limnology, ecology, parasi- 

 tology, general invertebrate zoology, ichthyology, 

 aquatic entomology, fishery biology and fisheries man- 

 agement. 



SIZE OF STAFF; Two at professional level. 



Colorado State Game and Fish Department Re- 

 search Center 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 317 West Prospect Street, Fort 



Collins, Colorado, USA. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Howard A. Tanner. 



YEAR FOUNDED: I960. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted fresh-water fishery re- 

 search applied towards management information; 

 fresh-water ecology; physiology of game fish species, 

 water analysis pollution; graduate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION; All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Eutrophic and 



oligotrophic lakes. Cache la Poudre and Red Feather 

 Rivers, Horsetooth Reservoir (a fluctuating power and 

 irrigation reservoir.) 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



