Other facilities available at the station for re- 

 search purposes include 7 small oval concrete 

 pools supplied with salt and fresh water, each meas- 

 uring approximately 00 square feet; 2 large con- 

 crete pools, approximately 30- by 40-feet, supplied 

 with running sea water; a 30- by 40-foot fresh- 

 water pool; and a 30- by 80-foot tidal pen. These 

 pools provide space for holding experimental 

 aquatic animals. 



Two motor vessels are maintained at the station: 

 a 36-foot V-bottom cabin cruiser equipped with 

 a laboratory, depth recorder, a two-way radio, 

 galley, and bunks for four; and a 26-foot V-bottom 

 launch for daytime use. Skiffs and outboard 

 motorboats are also available. 



The United States Bureau of Commercial 

 Fisheries will continue whenever possible to make 

 space and facilities available to qualified private 

 investigators, particularly when they wish to 



pursue problems relating to the conservation and 

 utilization of aquatic resources. 



At the present time, the United States Bureau 

 of Commercial Fisheries is conducting research 

 at the fishery laboratory on the cause of fluctua- 

 tions in abundance of shad, menliaden, striped 

 bass, and blue crabs, and the methods of control- 

 ling and predicting size of populations. These 

 projects are carried out in cooperation with State 

 agencies and extend over the entire Atlantic 

 coast. The radiobiological laboratory is con- 

 ducting research in cooperation witli the Atomic 

 Energy Commission on accumulations of fission 

 products and other radionuclides by marine 

 organisms and the effect of these substances on 

 utilization of seafood resources. Also, the role of 

 trace elements in sea water is being studied in 

 relation to the physiology and metabolism of 

 marine plankton, larger marine invertebrate ani- 

 mals, and fishes. 



The cabin cruiser carries a laboratory, depth recorder, and two-way radio 



