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Biological Laboratory, Brnnsuick, Georgia 



POSTAL address: p. O. Box 280, Federal Building, 

 Brunswick, Georgia, USA. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: William W. Anderson, Labora- 

 tory Director. 



YEAR founded: 1952. 



SCOPE of activities: Restricted research with emphasis 

 on the biochemical characteristics of sea water, currents 

 of the Atlantic coast of southern United States and 

 studies on fishes of the area. 



season of OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean; 

 sandy and silty beaches, estuarine conditions, brackish, 

 shallow bays, rivers and streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research space 

 for short periods. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; good re- 

 search collections of larval, juvenile and adult fish of 

 the area; extensive research collections of plankton of 

 the area; identified reference collections of local fish. 



SIZE OF staff: Nine at professional level; 7 technicians 

 and other help. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: Wide variety of fish and crustaceans. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS : 



Biochemistry and physical characteristics of sea water 



oflf south Atlantic Coast (W. W. Anderson) 

 Identification, abundance and distribution of fish larvae 



(J. W. Gehringer and W. D. Anderson, Jr.) 

 Life history series of various fishes (J. W. Gehringer 



and staff) 

 Identification of juvenile and adult fish (J. W. 



Gehringer and G. C. Miller) 



Biological Laboratory, Galveston, Texas 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Fort Crockett, Galveston, Texas, 

 USA. 

 Field StJtious: 



Pascagula, Florida 

 Miami, Florida 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Gcorge A. Rounsefell, Direc- 

 tor. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1950. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted and unrestricted basic 

 research on marine biology, fisheries and biological 

 oceanography. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Gulf of Mexico 

 and continuous inshore areas of protected bays and 

 marshes ; open ocean, sandy and silty beaches, estuarine 

 conditions and brackish, shallow bays. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS : Space for visitors ; 

 living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete li- 

 brary; circulating and raw sea water systems with many 





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BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, GALVESTON 



tanks, small aquarium tanks; very small research col- 

 lection of fauna and flora; machine and wood shop; 

 small boats and outboard motors ; larger vessels are 

 chartered, although station has 43 ft research vessel. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Twenty-six at professional level; 24 

 technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



STUDIES: Various species common along the coast 

 of the Gulf of Mexico. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Shrimp fishery (J. B. Kinsey) 

 Physiolog)' and behavior (Dr. D. V. Aldrich) 

 Estuarine (Charles M. Chapman) 

 Industrial fishes 



Biological Laboratory, Gulf Breeze, Florida 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Sabine Island, Gulf Breeze, Florida, 



USA. 

 LOCATION: Near Pensacola. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Philip A. Butler, Laboratory 



Director. 

 YEAR founded: 1938. 

 SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on the ecology 



of commercial shellfish. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Gulf of MexicO, 



Santa Rosa Sound and Pensacola Bay; sandy and silty 

 beaches, estuarine conditions, and brackish, shallow 

 bays. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and liv- 

 ing space for 2-3 visitors; no fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 brackish water (15-31 parts per thousand), large out- 

 door ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks and 

 aquatic cages; identified reference collections of fauna 

 — invertebrate and fish; machine and wood shop, 

 skilled shop workman available; small boats and out- 



