d. Fish culture 



e. Fish boat design 



f. Fishing machinery 



g. Physical investigations 

 h. Chemical investigations 



i. Biological investigations (taxonomy, etc.) 



. j, Oceanographicel investigations (hydrography, marine 

 "biology, fish forecasting) . 



k. Coordinating escperiments of other stations. 



6. This experiment station is obviously held in high repute by 

 the Japanese Government. It was allowed to use its research vessel 

 throughout the war and its substantial appropriation of ¥720,000 a year was 

 never reduced. The station authorities are preparing plans to expand 

 their physical plant in the immediate futtire and to increase the ntnnber 



of workers to take care of additional research necessary for the full use 

 and development of the fishing industry, 



7. The Imperial Fisheries Experiment Station publishes the 

 results of its research in three main periodic publications. , . 



a. The Oceanographical Investigations, a semiaTinual report. 

 The last published issue is the July - December issue No. 71, published in 

 October 194S. 



b. The JoTimal of the Imperial Fisheries Experiment Station. 

 This is an annual journal and includes dissertations on the general results 

 of the station's investigations. The last published volume is No. 13 con- 

 taining papers No, 91 - 93, published in March 1943, 



c. Fish^jry Investigations, published annually. This in- 

 cludes reports on the chemistry and the biology of fishes and other marine 

 products. The last published volume is No. 9, containing papers No. 78 - 

 83, published in March 1943." 



8. The Central Imperial Fisheries Station and its branches are 

 listed in Table 4. Locations are shown in Figure 6. 



D. The Prefectural Fisheries Hesearcli Stations 



3.. Each prefecture with fisheries interests supports a 

 fisheries rsEearch laboratory. These laboratories conduct research on 



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