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Day-night shifts in shore fishes (Karl F. Lagler) 

 Fish toxicolog}' (Karl F. Lagler and John E. Bardach) 

 Book: Continental Fisheries (Karl F. Lagler and 

 Richard Vibert) 



University of Alhhi^an, Great Lakes Research 

 Division, Institute of Science and Technology 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: David C. Chandler, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1945. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted physical, chemical 

 and biological research on the waters of the Great 

 Lakes and their drainage basin; graduate research. 



season of operation: All year, with field program 

 April-October. 



provisions for visiting scientists: Space for 4 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged for research space; living quarters 

 available nearby. 



physical environment accessible: Lakes Erie, 

 Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior; sandy and 

 silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, eutrophic and 

 oligotrophic lakes, rivers and streams. 



major research facilities: Very extensive library; 

 small aquarium tanks; research and identified refer- 

 ence collections of fauna and flora available at the 

 University Museum; machines and wood shop, skilled 

 shop workman available; 35 ft LOA motor launch, 

 114 ft and 50 ft diesel powered vessels. 



size of institute staff: Eleven at professional level 

 (5 in aquatic biology); 3 technicians. 



major current research projects and scientific 



LEADERS: 

 Circulation and dilution in Little Traverse Bay (John 



C. Ayers) 

 Aging phenomena in lakes (John C. Ayers) 

 The sediments of the Straits of Mackinac (John C. 



Ayers) 

 Coring in bottom of Lake Superior (James H. Zum- 



berge) 

 Turbulent transfer processes over the Great Lakes 



(Donald J. Portman) 

 Evaluation of quantitative methods for measuring 



biological productivity in the Great Lakes (George 



H. Lauff) 

 The Stanley low-water stage of Lake Huron ( jack L. 



Hough) 

 Benthos of the Straits of Mackinac (E. Bennette 



Henson and David C. Chandler) 

 Distribution of bacteria and their metabolism in 



natural waters (George W. Saunders) 

 Submarine geology in Little Traverse Bay (Wm. E. 



French) 

 Physical coefficients of mixing processes, and develop- 

 ment of new instrumentation for Great Lakes 



physical studies (Vincent E. Noble) 

 Relationship of winds to Great Lakes currents (Charles 



F. Powers) 



Assessment of water plant hydrographic data (Charles 



F. Powers) 

 Oceanography of Little Port Walter, Alaska (Charles 



F. Powers) 

 Atmospheric diffusion in transitional states (E. 



Wendell Hewson) 

 Analysis and evaluation of the factors influencing the 



determination of recent rates of crustal movement 



in the Great Lakes region (W. F. MacLean) 



University of Minnesota, Department of 

 Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife, Fishery 

 Research Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Institute of Agriculture, University 



Farm, St. Paul 1, Minnesota, USA. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Lloyd L. Smith, Jr., Professor. 

 YEAR founded: 1946. 

 scope OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on fish 



population dynamics and basic productivity; graduate 



instruction. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Mississippi 

 River, Lakes Minnetonka and Red (eutrophic lakes). 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 3 visi- 

 tors; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very ex- 

 tensive library; small aquarium tanks; research collec- 

 tions of Minnesota fishes and aquatic insects ; machine 

 and wood shop, electric and electronic shop, skilled 

 shop workmen available; small boats and outboard 

 motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM : Ecology, comparative physi- 

 ology, ichthyology, fishery biology, biometry, fisheries 

 management and basic productivity. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 5-6 student 

 technicians. 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Causes of fluctuation in commercial fish (L. L. Smith, 



Jr.) 

 Year class formation in large mouth bass (Robert 



Kramer) 

 Shore fish ecology Red Lakes (L. L. Smith, Jr.) 

 Basic production of benthos in streams (T. F. Waters) 

 Plankton production Red Lake (Robert Knapp) 

 Food conversion in streams (T. F. Waters) 



University of North Carolina. Institute of 

 Fisheries Research 



POSTAL address: P. O. Box 629, Morehead City, North 



Carolina, USA. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. A. F. Chestnut, Director. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1947. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted and unrestricted re- 

 search on general marine biology. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



