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sedimentation and marine botany. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Seven at professional level; 1 techni- 

 cian; 7 summer teachers. 

 important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 



Acrania: Branchiostoma 



Polychaeta: Arenicola, Chaetopterus 



Pelecypoda : Crassostrea 



Crustacea : Penaeus 



Pisces: Mug'il, Fnudiilus 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Racial studies of menhaden (Gordon Gunter) 

 Faunistic survey of Louisiana offshore waters (Gordon 

 Gunter) 



Hatiford Atomic Products Operation, Biology 

 Operation, Snh Sections: Aquatic Biology and 

 Radioecology 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Richland, Washington, USA. 



LOCATION: Near Yakima. 



EXECUTIVE officers: Dr. H. A. Kornberg, Manager, 

 Biology Operation. Dr. R. E. Nakatani, Manager, 

 Aquatic Biology. Mr. J. J. Davis, Manager, Radio- 

 ecology. 



SPONSORING agencies: U. S. Atomic Energy Commis- 

 sion and General Electric Company. 



YEAR founded: 1945. 



SCOPE of activities: Restricted radiobiological re- 

 search related to physiology, toxicology and ecology 

 of aquatic forms. 



season of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE : Columbia River. 



provisions for visiting scientists: Space available 

 for 1-2 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters 

 nearby. 



major RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very 



extensive library; large outdoor ponds and tanks, 

 small aquarium tanks; identified reference collection 

 of most common forms of the fauna and flora of the 

 Columbia River; machine and wood shop, electrical 

 and electronic shop, skilled shop workmen available; 

 small boats and outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: A course in radiation biol- 

 ogy is occasionally oflfered through the Graduate School 

 Branch of the University of Washington. 



size of staff: At professional level, 3 in aquatic biol- 

 ogy, 7 in radioecology; at technician level, 4 in aquatic 

 biology and 7 in radioecology. 



IMPORTANT species AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: 



Salmonidae: Oncorhynchus tschaivytscha, Salmo 

 gMrdneni 



Catostomidae: Catostomm macrocbeilus 



Coregonidae: Prowpitiiii williamsoni 



Various Crustacea, Mollusca, Insecta, algae and vascu- 

 lar plants. 



aquatic biology labor.^torv. hanford 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 



Absorption and metabolism of radioisotopes by aquatic 

 organisms (R. E. Nakatani) 



Toxicity of radioelements to aquatic organisms (R. E. 

 Nakatani) 



Accumulation and transfer of radioisotopes by eco- 

 logical systems (Jared J. Davis) 



Effects of radioactive materials upon ecological systems 

 (Jared J. Davis) 



Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Re- 

 sources, Division of Fish and Game 



postal address: 400 South Berctania Street, Honolulu, 

 Hawaii, USA. 



executive officer: Mr. Michio Takata, Director. 



year founded: Reorganized in 1958. 



scope of activities: Restricted research on fisheries 

 development and management, both sport and com- 

 mercial. 



season of operation: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Pacific Ocean; 

 sandy beaches and coral reefs. 



PROVISIONS for visiting SCIENTISTS: None. 



major RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; large out- 

 door ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks; 65 ft 

 LOA, M/V, Maktia. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Eight at professional level; 4 techni- 

 cians. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Teleostei: Trachnrops crumenophthahntis, Polydac- 

 tylus sexfilts and various species of pomacentrids, 

 holocentrids, labrids, chaetodontids, acanthurids, 

 etc. 

 Elasmobranchii: Eidamia meiiisomt, Galeocerdo 



cuvier, Carcharhiniis limbatus 

 Crustacea: Panulirus japoniais, P. penicillatus 



MAJOR current RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SOENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 Survey of fishermen and creel census (Donald Morris) 

 Introduction of exotic marine fish (Donald Morris) 



