268 United Stales of America 



Environmental physiology of marine plankton algae 



(John H. Ryther) 

 Nitrogen cycle in the sea (Bostwick H. Ketchum and 



Ralph F. Vaccaro) 

 Energy requirements of benthic marine communities 



(John W. Kanwisher) 

 Environmental factors in zooplankton distribution 



(Mary Sears) 

 Great South Bay survey (John H. Ryther) 



Other Laboratories for Which Details 

 Were Not Available; 



Arctic Research Laboratory 



U.S. Navy facility operated by University 

 of Alaska, Barrow, Alaska, USA. 



Director: Max C. Brewer. 



URUGUAY 



Servicio Oceanografico y de Pesca, Departa- 

 mento Cientifico y Tecnico 



OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERY SERVICE, DEPART- 

 MENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



HeaJquarters: Julio Herrera y Obes No. 1467, Mon- 

 tevideo, Uruguay. 

 Laboratorio Central: Juan Lindolfo Cuestas No. 



1409. 

 Laboratorio (en formacion): Punta del Este. 

 Estacion de Piscicnlttira (Fish-culture Station): La- 

 guna del Sauce. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Raul Vaz Ferreira, Di- 

 rector del Departamento. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: Ministerio de Industrias y Tra- 

 bajo (Ministry of Industry and Labor). 



YEAR FOUNDED: I960. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Research on general marine biol- 

 ogy; plankton studies, ecology of cru.staceans, fishery 

 technology, and biology of sea lions. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Planned for the 

 Punta del Este laboratory. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: One vessel. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four at professional level; 4 techni- 

 cians. 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Quantitative and qualitative studies of plankton (Hugo 



Ferrando) 

 Fishery technology and fish-culture (Andres Mcaves 



and Germinal Gil Watson) 

 Limnology and oceanography (Mario Siri) 



Universidad de Montevideo, Instituto de In- 

 vestigaciones Pesqneras 



UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVIDEO, FISHERIES RESEARCH 

 INSTITUTE 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Facultad de Veterinaria, Alberto 

 Lasplaces 1550 (ex-Larranaga) Montevideo, Uruguay. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Victor H. Bertullo, Professor 

 de Tecnologia de Pesca. 



YEAR founded: 1954. 



SCOPE of activities: Fisheries biology, general marine 

 biology, fishery technology and fish-culture, marine 

 bacteriology, fish systematics; instruction. 



season of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean. 



provisions for VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for visi- 

 tors ; no fees charged ; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Equip- 

 ment for experimental research; fishing boats of the 

 Servicio Oceanografico y de Pesca and the hydro- 

 graphical ship, Captain Miranda, of the Navy are used. 



INSTRLICTIONAL PROGRAM: Fish technology, marine 

 bacteriology, systematics of fishes, moUusks and crus- 

 taceans, fish-cuituring, aquarium culture and general 

 marine biology. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 2 techni- 

 cians. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Ret'ista del Instituto de Investi- 

 gaciones Pesqneras 



VENEZUELA 



Venezuela Ministerio de Agricnltura y Cria, 

 Division de Pesca y Caza, Laboratorio de 

 Biologia Pesquera 



VENEZUELA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVE- 

 STOCK, DIVISION OF FISH AND GAME, FISHERY 

 BIOLOGY LABORATORY 



LABORATORIO DE BIOLOGIA PESQUF.RA, CUMANA 



