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marine biology ; graduate and undergraduate instruc- 

 tion. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Santa Barbara 

 Channel ; open ocean, sandy and silty beaches, rocky 

 and gravelly shores and estuarine conditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research space 

 all year; space (spring semester only), for 2-3 visitors 

 at the laboratory ; no fees charged for research space ; 

 living quarters on campus available nearby all year 

 round. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Extensive 



library; running sea and fresh-water, small aquarium 

 tanks; identified reference collection of local marine 

 algae; machine and wood shop, electrical and electronic 

 shop, skilled shop workman available; small boats and 

 outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: General invertebrate zo- 

 ology and ecology, 



SIZE OF STAFF: Six at professional level. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 

 Echinoidea: Strongyloceiilrolus prirp/iralm, S. fraii- 



ciscaiiiis 

 Asteroidea : 

 Gastropoda: 



Pisasler ochraceus, Paliy'ui niinnUa 

 Hal'wlis, 2 sp., Telhjs sp. 

 Lamellibranchia: Tivela, Pyotolhaca, Myl/lus, etc. 

 Cephalopoda: Oclopiu sp. 

 Amphineura: Lepidochiloxia, etc. 

 Crustacea: Balaniis, Mitella, Paiitiliriis, Cdiicer, 

 EnieriLi. Orchestia. etc. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Comparative serology of marine organisms (John 



Cushing) 

 Behavior and specificity in marine symbioses 



(Demorest Davenport) 

 Study of protozoan parasites of marine fishes (Elmer 



Noble) 

 Development of embiotocid fishes (Edward Triplett) 

 Life cycles of marine algae of Rhodymeniaceae (Shirley 



Sparling) 

 Population dynamics of barnacles (Joseph Connell) 



Mar'tnelattd of the Pacific Biological Laboratory 



POSTAL address: Palos Verdes Estates, California, 



USA. 

 location: Near Los Angeles. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Mr. John H. Prescott, Curator. 

 sponsoring agency: Privately financed laboratory. 

 YEAR founded: 1954. 

 scope of activities: Biological research in which the 



oceanarium facilities are pertinent. 

 season of operation: All year. 

 physical environment accessible: Pacific Ocean, 



San Pedro Channel; sandy and silty beaches, rocky and 



gravelly shores. 



provisions for visiting scientists: space for 2-3 

 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 

 nearby. 



MAJOR research FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea and fresh-water, small aquarium tanks; living col- 

 lections of local fish and marine mammal fauna ; ma- 

 chine and wood shop, skilled shop workman available; 

 various skiffs and outboards; one 37 ft LOA gill net 

 boat equipped with salt water tank. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level; 2 tech- 

 nicians ; 2 marine collectors. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



STUDIES: Cetaceans, numerous species of fish and 

 miscellaneous marine invertebrates. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Porpoise locomotion and sonar studies (K. S. Norris 

 and staff) 



Marineland Research Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Marineland, St. Augustine, Florida, 



USA. 

 LOCATION: Near St. Augustine. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: F. G. Wood, Jr., Curator. 

 SPONSORING agency: Laboratory of Marine Studios, 



Inc. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1951. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on general 

 marine biology. 



season OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean, 

 Intracoastal Waterway; coquina sand beach, rocky 

 shore, estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow bays, tidal 

 pools and flats, mangrove swamps, inlets and ponds. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 4-6 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea and fresh-water, large outdoor tanks, small 

 aquarium tanks; machine and wood shop; 46 ft LOA 



MARINELAND RESEARCH LABORATORY, FLORIDA 



