240 United States of America 



Biological Laboratory, Beaufort, North 

 Carolina 



POSTAL address: Beaufort, North Carolina, USA. 



LOCATION: Near Morehead City. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: G. B. Talbot, Laboratory Director. 



YEAR founded: 1901. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted and unrestricted re- 

 search on marine fishes; radiobiological and radio- 

 chemical studies relating to the accumulation of fission 

 products and other radionuclides by marine organisms. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean, 

 Onslow Bay, Bogue, Core and Pamlico Sounds, and 

 Neuse River; sandy and silty beaches, estuarine condi- 

 tions, brackish, shallow bays, and bird rookeries, 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and liv- 

 ing space for 1-3 visitors; no fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete li- 



BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, BEAUFORT 



Biological Laboratory, Boothbay Harbor, Maine 



POSTAL address: McKown Point, Boothbay Harbor, 

 Maine, USA. 



location: Near Portland. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Bernard E. Skud, Laboratory 

 Director. 



year founded: 1949. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted and unrestricted re- 

 search in fishery biology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Gulf of Maine; 

 open ocean, rocky and gravelly shores. 



provisions FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2 visi- 

 tors ; no fees charged ; living quarters available nearby. 



major research facilities: Small library; running 

 sea and fresh-water, small aquarium tanks, outdoor 

 live-cars, large indoor tanks; limited identified refer- 

 ence collection of invertebrates; machine and wood 

 shop; small boats and outboard motors; vessels, 41 ft. 



SIZE OF staff: Fifteen biologists; 10 technicians and 

 fishery aides. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Echinodermata: Asterias forbesi, Strongyloceiitrolia 



Jroehbdchieiisis, Echinarachnius parma 

 Crustacea: Homarus amertcanus, Carcinides maeuas 

 Annelida: Glycera d'lbranch'iata, Nereis virens 

 Mollusca: Mjtilus ediilis 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Clam investigations (Walter R. Welch) 

 Clam physiology (Alden P. Stickney) 

 Herring investigations (Carl J. Sindermann) 

 Herring migration studies (John E. Watson) 

 Plankton studies (John B. Colton, Jr.) 

 Herring ecology (Joseph J. Graham) 

 Herring biology (Harold C. Boyar) 



brary; running sea and fresh-water, large outdoor 

 ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks ; research collec- 

 tion of fish maintained in cooperation with North 

 Carolina Fisheries Institute; machine and wood shop, 

 skilled shop workmen available; small boats, outboard 

 motors and trailers; vessels, 40 ft LOA cruiser and 

 26 ft LOA launch, 

 size of staff: Twenty-six at professional level; 19 

 technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: Most Atlantic coast fishes, shellfish, crus- 

 taceans and plants found in this locality. 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Radiobiological investigations (Walter A. Chipman) 

 Menhaden investigations (Fred C. June) 

 Striped bass investigations (James E. Sykes) 

 Shad investigations (Charles H. Walburg) 

 Blue crab investigations (Charles H. Walburg) 



BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, BOOTHBAY HARBOR 



