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U.S. NAVY ELFCTRONICS LABORATORY, SAN DIEGO 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space by special 

 arrangement for 1-3 visitors; fees charged depending 

 upon individual circumstances; living quarters avail- 

 able nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 

 running sea and fresh-water, small aquarium tanks; 

 machine and wood shop, electrical and electronic shop, 

 skilled shop workmen available; one 85 ft LOA sail- 

 ing vessel, USS Saliuld. and two power vessels, USS 

 MarysviHe and USS Reabnrg. and one submarine, 

 USS Baya. 



SIZE OF STAFF: One professional biologist; 1 visiting 

 (part time) biologist. 



MAJOR CURRENT BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS AND 

 SCIENTIFIC LEADERS: 



Effects of biological activity and organisms on other 

 physical properties of sea water and on various 

 equipment (Eric G. Barham and Palle G. Hansen) 



United States Naval Oceano graphic Office, 

 Marine Sciences Department 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Washington 25, D. C, USA. 

 EXECUTIVE officers: Boyd E. Olson, Acting Director. 



A. R. Gordon, Jr., Director, Oceanographic Division. 



Kenneth W. Kaye, Head, Biological Section. 



year FOUNDED: 1946. 



U.S. NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 



SCOPE OF BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES: Restricted research 

 on marine fouling and borers, sonic and dangerous 

 animals, vegetation, bioluminescence, and DSL phe- 

 nomena as a part of the overall oceanography program. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Survey vesscls 

 have operated in all major oceans and seas including 

 Arctic and Antarctic. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space available 

 for visitors by prearrangement. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very ex- 

 tensive library (60,000 oceanographic volumes and 

 journals) ; small, partially identified collection of 

 plankton and fouling organisms ; machine and wood 

 shop, electrical and electronic shop, skilled shop work- 

 men available; vessels, 310 ft LOA, USS San Pablo, 

 310 ft LOA, USS Rehoboth, 132 ft LOA, USS Little- 

 hales, part time oceanographic work on other survey 

 ships and icebreakers, 8 shipboard laboratories. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Basic Oceanography (6 

 weeks) for college students, trainees, reservists, foreign 

 civilians and officers. U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 Graduate School, with the Oceanographic Office, offers 

 various courses in oceanography including biological 

 oceanography. 



SIZE OF staff: Ten full time and 5 part time biological 

 oceanographers; 1 part time technician on marine bio- 

 logical work. 



MAJOR CURRENT BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS AND 



SCIENTIFIC leaders: 

 Investigation of biological fouling (W. E. Maloney, 



S. A. Arny and F. M. Daugherty, Jr.) 

 Antarctic biota (J. Q. Tierney) 

 Deep scattering layer (K. W. Kaye) 

 Geographic distribution and prediction of biolumi- 

 nescence (W. S. Glidden and R. F. Staples) 

 Geographic distribution of sonic marine animals (F. 

 M. Daugherty, Jr. and W. T. Leapley) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Technical Report Series: Spe- 

 cial Publications Series (both occasionally published) 



United States Navy Mine Defense Laboratory 



POSTAL address: Panama City, Florida, USA. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Captain R. K. Anderson, USN, 



Commanding Officer and Director. 

 YEAR founded: 1946. 

 SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on general 



oceanography as related to over-all missions — mine 



countermeasures. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Gulf of Mexico. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space is available 

 for visitors but security classification restricts visits ; no 

 fees charged for research space; living quarters avail- 

 able nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 

 running sea and fresh-water, large outdoor ponds and 



