270 Venezuela 



UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE, INSTITUTO OCEANOGRAFICO, 

 CUMANA 



SEASON OF OPHRATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Gulf of CariaCO 



and the Caribbean Sea. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 3 visi- 

 tors ; no fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea and fresh-water, large outdoor ponds and tanks; 

 machine and wood shop, skilled shop workman availa- 

 ble; small boats and outboard motors; one 40 m LOA 

 vessel, Giuiiquerl. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Fifteen at professional level; 10 tech- 

 nicians. 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Ichthyology (Francisco Mago Leccia) 

 Sediments (Pedro Roa Morales) 

 Ecology (Gilberto Rodriguez) 

 Zooplankton ( Evelyn Zoppi) 

 Phytoplankton (Lieselotte Hammer) 

 Zooplankton ( }. E. Henri Legare) 



Ocean; sandy beaches, rocky shores, coral reefs, 

 streams and ponds. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 6-8 visitors; fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 aquarium tanks, outdoor tubs and indoor deep water 

 tables; machine and wood shop; small boats and out- 

 board motors, one 30 ft LOA power vessel. 



SIZE OF staff: Four-five at professional level; 1 tech- 

 nician. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: Typical West Indian tropical marine fauna 

 and flora. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Biology of flying fish (J. B. Lewis) 

 Ecology of coral reefs and coral communities (J. B. 

 Lewis) 



BELLAIRS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BARBADOS 



WEST INDIES 

 FEDERATION 



Bellalrs Research Institute 



POSTAL ADDRESS: St. James, Barbados, West Indies 



Federation. 

 LOCATION: Near Bridgetown. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. John B. Lewis, Director. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: McGill University, Montreal, 



Canada. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1954. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: L'nrestricted research on general 



marine biology and fisheries. 

 SEASON OF opi-ration: All year. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: South Atlantic 



University of the West Indies Marine Labora- 

 tory at Port Royal 



postal address: c/o Zoology Department, University 

 of the West Indies, Mona, St. Andrew, Jamaica, West 

 Indies Federation. 



location: Port Royal. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. David M. Steven, Director. 



YEAR founded: 1956. 



SCOPE of ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research and instruc- 

 tion in general marine biology. 



season of operation : All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Caribbean Sea, 

 Kingston Harbor; estuarine conditions, coral reefs, 

 mangrove swamps, lagoons and salinas. 



provisions for VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2 visi- 

 tors; fees charged; living quarters nearby. 



MAJOR research AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Moder- 

 ately complete library available at the University Col- 



