210 United States of America 



of the United States and surrounding territories; ma- 

 chine and wood shop, electrical and electronic shop 

 (l/j mile from laboratory), skilled shop workman 

 available; small boats and outboard motors, vessels; 

 27 ft LOA, M/V Veliger, and 40 ft LOA, M/V 

 Venus; 118 ft LOA research vessel planned. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROC.RAM : Ecology, embryology, phy- 

 cology, general invertebrate zoology, tishery biology, 

 mycology, physiological ecology, radiation biology, 

 parasitology, and oceanography. 



SIZE OF staff: Ten at professional level; 6 technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Hydrozoa: Peimaria tiarella, Tubiilaria crocea 

 Polychaeta: Amphitrite orihita, Sabellaria nilgaris, 



Chaetopteriis variopedatiis 

 Mollusca: Busy con (3 species) 

 Decapoda: t/c^ ( 3 species) 

 Echinoidea: Arbacia punctuUita, Lytechinus variegatus, 



Aiellita quinquiesperjorata 

 Pisces: Fundulus (3 species) 

 Algae: Dictyota, PaJina vickersiae 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Distribution of marine fungi and their role in the 

 decomposition of wood (Terry Johnson) 



The larval development of barnacles and crabs in rela- 

 tion to physical factors (C. G. Bookhout) 



The effects of environmental factors on larvae of the 

 blue crab (John D. Costlow) 



Determination of oxygen consumption of trematodes 

 (Wanda S. Hunter and Winona Vernberg) 



Studies in the physiological mechanism for climatic 

 adaptation (F. John Vernberg) 



Metabolism of shell-forming tissue in mollusks (Karl 

 Wilbur) 



Ecological survey of the fauna of the Cape Hatteras 

 region (Irving E. Gray) 



Deep sea biology (Robert J. Menzies) 



Flathead Lake Biological Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Flathead Lake, Bigfork, Montana, 

 USA. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Richard A. Solberg, Bio- 

 logical Station Director, Montana State University, 

 Missoula, Montana. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Montana State University. 



YEAR founded: 1898. 



SCOPE of ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research; graduate 

 and undergraduate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: Middle of June to middle of 

 August. 



PHYSICAL i:nvironment accessible: Flathead Lake; 

 eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes, rivers and streams 

 and kettle ponds. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and liv- 

 ing space for visitors; fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; large outdoor ponds and tanks, small aquarium 

 tanks; identified reference collections of invertebrates; 

 machine and wood shop; small boats and outboard 

 motors ; one 25 ft LOA vessel. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Limnology, plankton, 

 aquatic invertebrate systematics, aqualic entomology, 

 fishery biology, acquatic plants and algology. 



SIZE OF staff: Three at professional level; 4 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT species AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: 

 Pelecypoda: Sphaerium and Alusculium 

 Pisces: Ptychocbeilus oregonensis, Mylocheilus cauri- 



num, Salvelinits malma 



MAJOR current RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Limnological study of lakes of the area (R. B. 



Brunson) 

 Ecology, taxonomy and zoogeography of invertebrates 



of the area (R. B. Brunson) 



Florida Game and Fresh-Water Fish Commis- 

 sion, Fish Management Division 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headquarters: Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 

 Branch Office: Lake Fisheries Experiment Station, 

 Leesburg, Florida. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Edward T. Heinen, Chief Fisher- 

 ies Biologist. 



YEAR founded: 1943. 



scope of activities: Restricted research on manage- 

 ment of game and commercial fish; summer instruc- 

 tion. 



season of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Rivers, Streams 

 and lakes. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for visitors; 

 living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; small aquarium tanks; limited identified refer- 

 ence collections of local fauna and flora ; machine and 

 wood shop; small boats and outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Limited instruction during 

 the summer in fishery biology, population dynamics 

 and fisheries management. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Eighteen at professional level; 4 aides. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



STUDIES: Florida fresh-water fishes. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Management of fresh-water lakes and streams for 

 maximum production of game and commercial fish 

 in specified lakes. (Melvin T. Huish) 

 PUBLICATIONS issued: Special Technical Bulletins (oc- 

 casionally published contributions). 



