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

 board motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Fresh-water algae, aquatic 

 plants, aquatic insects, limnology, ichthyology and 

 other courses in botany and zoology. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Eleven at professional level in summer, 

 2 remainder of the year; 1 technician. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



STUDIES: All organisms found in north central 

 United States. 

 major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 Nasal mites of vertebrates (K. E. Hyland) 

 Diseases caused by protozoa, bacteria, viruses, and 



helminths (David T. Clark) 

 Distribution of algae by waterfowl (Harold Schlict- 



ing) 

 Seasonal studies on the algae flora of an acid and 



alkaline bog (J. C. Elliott") 

 Research on ecology of shore-line vegetation (W. E. 



Wade and Adrienne Mandossian) 

 The ecology, age and growth rate of the Central 



Johnny Darter, Boleosoma nigrum nigrum (Rafi- 



nesque) (Peter I Tack and Edward Speare) 

 Preliminary survey of the parasites of crayfish (T. W. 



Porter and Donald Blake) 

 An ecological and taxonomic study of the Br)'Ozoa of 



Michigan (T. W. Porter and John Bushnell) 

 A survey of the benthonic fauna of Wintergreen Lake 



(T. W. Porter and Thomas Mitchell) 

 A survey of the parasites found in the fishes of Win- 

 tergreen Lake (T. W. Porter and Reginald Nash) 



Kentucky State Department of Fish and W^ild- 

 I'tfe Resources, Biological Laboratory 



POSTAL address: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Minor E. Clark, Commissioner. 



YEAR founded: 1946. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research for the devel- 

 opment and management of Kentucky's fishery re- 

 sources. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Kentucky and 

 Rough Rivers, Lakes Kentucky, Cumberland, Herring- 

 ton and Dewey. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; large out- 

 door ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks; small 

 research collection of fishes, but most of the fish col- 

 lected are sent to the University of Louisville; machine 

 and wood shop; small boats and outboard motors. 



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



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Pisces; Micropterous sal moid es, Lepomis macro- 

 chinus 



major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 State-owned lakes investigations (John F. Hall) 

 Investigations and management of the Herrington and 



Dewey Lake fishery (William A. Smith, Jr.) 

 Investigations of the Ohio River fishery (James R. 



Charles) 

 Pre- and post-impoundment surveys (William R. 



Turner) 

 Investigations of walleye and white bass fishery 



(James P. Henley) 

 Small stream investigations (James P. Carter) 



Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory 



POSTAL address: 101 Dahlia Street, Corona Del Mar, 

 California, USA. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Chairman, Division of Biology, 

 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Cali- 

 fornia. 



sponsoring agency: California Institute of Tech- 

 nology. 



YEAR founded: 1930. 



scope of activities: Unrestricted research. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



physical ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Newport Bay; 

 open ocean, sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly 

 shores, and mud flats. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 12-15 

 visitors; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea water, small aquarium tanks, aquatic cages; small 

 identified reference collection of local fauna; machine 

 and wood shop, skilled shop workman available; small 

 boats and outboard motors ; one 24 ft LOA power 

 vessel. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Used primarily by members of the 

 Division of Biology, California Institute of Tech- 

 nology. 



KERCKHOFF MARINE LABORATORY 



