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Biological Laboratory, Oxford, Maryland 



POSTAL address: p. O. Box 278, Oxford, Maryland, 

 USA. 



LOCATION: Near Easton. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: James B. Engle, Laboratory Direc- 

 tor. 



YEAR foltnded: 1944. 



SCOPE of ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on inverte- 

 brate marine biology and ecology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Chesapeake and 

 Chincoteague Bays; seaside bay of high salinity, 

 estuarine conditions, and brackish, shallow bays. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Limited space for 

 several visitors ; no fees charged ; living quarters avail- 

 able nearby. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea water, large outdoor ponds and tanks, small 

 aquarium tanks; limited research and reference collec- 

 tions of marine and brackish invertebrate fauna; ma- 

 chine and wood shop, skilled shop workman available; 

 small boats and outboard motors; one 50 ft LOA con- 

 verted shrimp trawler. 

 SIZE OF STAFF; Eight at professional level; 8 tech- 

 nicians. 

 important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Mollusca: Crassostrea virginica, Aieirenaria mer- 

 cenaria, Mya arenaria, BrachiJontes recurvus, Spisula 

 solidissina, Urosalpinx ciiierea, En pie lira caudal a 

 Crustacea: Balaniis spp., Callinectes sapidiis, Xan- 



thidae 

 Vertebrate: many kinds of fish. 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Physiology and ecology of mollusks (James E. Hanks) 

 Economic invertebrates (James B. Engle) 

 Shellfish pathology and mortality (Richard Burton) 

 Ecology of shellfish predation (George Griffith) 

 Culture of mollusks of economic importance (John R. 



Webster) 

 Control of predators on mollusks of economic im- 

 portance (Michael Castagna) 

 Bottom soils in marine environments (Thomas Carver) 



Biological Laboratory, San Diego, California 



POSTAL address: p. O. Box 6.^17, Pt. Loma Station, 

 San Diego, California, USA. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Mr. Gerald V, Howard, Labora- 

 tory Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1959- 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on oceanog- 

 raphy, tuna behavior and fishing strategy in the eastern 

 Pacific for the specific purpose of contributing to the 

 fishing efficiency of United States tuna vessels. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Eastern Pacific 

 Ocean. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: No water Supply at 

 present ; library, shop facilities and vessels available at 

 Scripps Institution of Oceanography. 



SIZE OF staff: Twelve at professional level; 5 tech- 

 nicians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Forecasting tuna availability through oceanographic 



studies (James H. Johnson) 

 Tuna behavior studies (Arthur R. Marshall and Dr. 



Richard R. Whitney) 

 Operations research to develop an optimum fishing 



strategy (Dr. Richard R. Whitney) 



Biological Laboratory, Seattle, Washington 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 2725 Montlake Boulevard, Seattle 2, 



Washington, USA. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Clinton E. Atkinson, Laboratory 



Director. Clifford J. Burner, Assistant Laboratory 



Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 19.^0. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Primar)' research agency for the 

 American Section of the International North Pacific 

 Fisheries Commission on salmon and king crab ; fresh- 

 water environment of salmon and other anadromous 

 fish; specialized studies in immunolog)', behavior, 

 geochemistry, radioisotopes and ecology of both marine 

 and anadromous fish. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Pacific Ocean, 

 Lake Washington, Puget Sound, Straits of Juan de 

 Fuca; sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly 

 shores, estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow bays, 

 eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes, rivers and streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete li- 



BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, SEATTLE 



