ination of sea water and shellfish. 

 Accumulation and elimination of bacteria by shellfish. 

 Survival of enteric organisms in sea water and shellfish. 

 Investigations of commercial practices of harvesting, 



packing, and marketing of shellfish. 



University of Connecticut, Marine Research 

 Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Noank, Connecticut, USA. 



LOCATION: Near New London. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. John S. Rankin, Jr., Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1955. 



scope OF activities: Unrestricted research in general 

 marine biology; graduate and undergraduate instruc- 

 tion. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



physical environment ACCESSIBLE: Block Island, 

 Fishers Island and Long Island Sounds; sandy and 

 silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, rivers and 

 streams, estuarine conditions, and brackish, shallow 

 bays. 



provisions for visiting SCIENTISTS: Space for J> visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small li- 

 brary; running sea water, small aquarium tanks; float 

 with live cars; research and identified reference collec- 

 tion of marine and estuarine organisms; machine and 

 wood shop, skilled shop workman available; small 

 boats and outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Ecology, chemistry, bio- 

 chemistry, parasitology, invertebrate zoology, algology, 

 bacteriology, ichthyology, fishery biology and manage- 

 ment and physiology. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level ; 2 technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Clorophyceae: Ulid. Eiilerotnorpha 

 Phaeophyceae: Laminar la 



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Echinoidea: Arbacia piinctulata 



Asteroidea: Asterias forbesi 



Hydrozoa: Tubularia crocea, Campaiuildria ^exnosa 



Scyphozoa: Aiirelia anrita 



Sipunculida : Phascolosoma gouldii 



Tunicata : Alolgiila manhattensis 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Estuarine micropopulation distribution (John S. 



Rankin, Jr.) 

 Estuarine macrobenthos ecology (David Dean) 

 Radioactivity in organisms and environment (Donald 



M. Skauen) 

 Ecology of estuarine fishes (Ralph Wetzel and Russell 



Hunter) 

 Growth and development of marine algae (Francis R. 



Trainor) 

 Coastal climatology (George R. Rumney) 



University oj Delaware Marine Laboratories 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Campus unit: Department of Biological Sciences, 

 University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA. 

 Field Station: Bayside Laboratory, P. O. Box 514, 

 Lewes, Delaware. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Carl N. Shuster, Jr., Director, 

 Marine Laboratories, Department of Biological Sci- 

 ences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. 

 SPONSORING agency: State of Delaware. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1951. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on estuarine 

 ecology and productivity; graduate and undergraduate 

 instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION : All year at both laboratories. 



physical environment ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean, 

 Delaware River and Bay; sandy and silty beaches, 

 estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow bays, rivers and 

 streams, and tidal marshes. 



provisions for visiting SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small li- 

 brary; small aquarium tanks; extensive research collec- 

 tions of zooplankton; identified reference collections 

 of benthonic invertebrates and fishes of Delaware Bay 

 and adjoining waters; machine and wood shop, elec- 

 trical and electronic shop, skilled shop workman, all on 

 campus ; small boats and outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Introduction to biological 

 oceanography, estuarine ecology, marine invertebrate 

 zoology, ichthyology, and fisheries biology. 



SIZE OF staff: Six at professional level; 1 technician. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: 

 Xiphosura: Limuliis polyphemns 

 Crustacea: Callinectes sapid us 

 Cephalopoda : Loligo pealii 

 Mollusca: Crassostrea tirginica. Mercenaria mer- 



cenaria, Bucycon sp. 



