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IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: Warm water plankton and fishes. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS; 



Projects: 



Fish and sampling and measurement of statistics of 



fish stock 

 Determination of relationship of reservoir limnol- 

 ogy of water management 

 Development of methods for monitoring reservoir 

 ecology and fish populations 

 Leut/ers: Norman G. Benson, Charles H. Walburg, 

 William Nelson, George Swanson 





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Salmon-Cultural Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Entiat, Washington, USA. 



LOCATION: Abernathy Creek, 15 miles from Longview, 

 Washington. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Roger E. Burrows, Fishery Re- 

 search Biologist. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1951. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on artificial 

 propagation, nutrition and physiology of salmon and 

 trout ; restricted research on improved methods of 

 artificial propagation of salmon and trout. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Columbia River. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; large out- 

 door ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks; machine 

 and wood shop, skilled shop workman available. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Seven at professional level; 4 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: Several species of salmon and trout. 

 major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 Diet formulation for salmon (B. D. Combs) 

 Effect of rearing pond environment of fingerling 



salmon (R. E. Burrows) 

 Characteristics of fingerling salmon necessary for 



maximum adult survival (R. E. Burrows) 

 Temperature thresholds for development of salmon 



and trout eggs (B. D. Combs) 



Sandy Hook Marine Laboratory 



POSTAL address: p. O. Box 428, Highlands, New 



Jersey, USA. 

 LOCATION : Near New York City. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Lionel A. Walford, Laboratory 



Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: I960. 



scope of activities: Restricted research on general 

 biology (including systematics, life history, ecology 

 and ethology) of migratory marine game fishes. 



season of operation: All year. 



SANDY HOOK MARINE LABORATORY 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean, 

 Sandy Hook Bay ; sandy and silty beaches, rocky and 

 gravelly shores, estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow 

 bays, rivers and streams. 



PROVISIONS for VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and liv- 

 ing space for 10-15 visitors; no fees charged for re- 

 search space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea and fresh-water, small aquarium tanks, large indoor 

 tanks; research collections of fauna and flora available 

 from nearby institutions in New York, Philadelphia 

 and New Haven; machine and wood shop; small boats 

 and outboard motors; larger vessels available by 

 arrangement. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Ten at professional level; 5 technicians. 



Southeastern Fish-Cultural Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Marion, Alabama, USA. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Kermit E. Sneed, Chief. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1959- 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on fish cul- 

 ture, fish hormones, etc. 



season of OPERATION: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Fish cultural 

 ponds. 



major research facilities: Small library; large out- 

 door ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks; machine 

 and wood shop ; small boats and outboard motors. 



size of staff: Three at professional level. 



important species available for laboratory 

 STUDIES: Warm-water, fresh-water fishes only. 



major current research PROJECTS: 



Propagation requirements of channel catfish and flat- 

 head catfish. 



Artificial spawning of largemouth bass with gonado- 

 tropic hormones. 



Inhibition of reproduction in fishes. 



