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127 in 1950. Special observations where the measurements continuing 

 for less than one day have been made at many stations. This organi- 

 zation is now directed by Dr. Kanji Suda, and Terutoshi Nakamiya 

 takes charge of the Hydrographic survey. 



In 1949, the governmental fisheries organizations were divided into 

 seven Research Laboratories. Tokyo Fisheries Research Laboratories, 

 now directed by Dr. Gensho, has carried out monthly observations be- 

 tween Tokyo and Hachijo Island with the M.S. "Soyo Maru" and 

 "Tenyo Maru". Stresses are laid upon the research of sardine resources 

 in the Pacific. In 1951 the Nankai Regional Fisheries Research Labora- 

 tory made observations in the tuna fishing grounds in the Equatorial 

 Pacific in close cooperation with the Pacific Ocean Fisheries Investiga- 

 tions in Hawaii. There have been additional oceanographic observa- 

 tions in Tohoku areas (off Northern Honshu, June 1949), in the areas 

 from Tokyo to the western sea of Kyushu for 65 days from February to 

 April 1949 with the "Soyo Maru" for the investigation of sardine spawn- 

 ing and oceanographic observations, in the same area for 70 days from 

 February to April 1950 with "Tenyo Maru" for the same objects in the 

 waters to the northwestern part of Kyushu and the Tsushima Straits 

 on 1-4 March 1950, in the area to the south of Shikoku and Honshu 

 in the middle of March 1950, on the profile from Nozima Zaki to the 

 point 1°N and 147 °E. During the period from June to August with the 

 "Taiyo Maru No. 1", the area to the south of Japan (from Tateyama 

 to a point 1°N 150° 20T) with the "Tenyo Maru." During the period 

 from June to August with the "Taiyo" graphic observations were made 

 in the fishing giounds of salmon near the Aleutian Islands. They have 

 a program to carry out the observations in the Tsushima Current area 

 in the Japan Sea. 



Other five Research Laboratories do not show special activities at 

 present, except the observations in the Japan Sea carried out by the 

 Japan Sea Fisheries Research Laboratory recently. 



The training ships "Umitaka Maru", "Shunkotsu Maru", "Shinyo 

 Maru", and "Seicho Maru" of the Tokyo Fisheries University have been 

 engaged in the oceanographic cruises for the survey of the Kuroshio 

 region and geological research of the sea floors. 



The Division of Oceanography, of the Central Meteorological Ob- 

 servatory, Tokyo, has sent M.S. "Asashio Maru" on about five cruises 

 every year chiefly in Sagami Bay, carrying out regular oceanographic 

 observations. Surface observations were made on board the liners be- 

 tween Tokyo and Hachijo Island about three times a month. This 

 division has been directed by Dr. Mashito Nakano until recently. They 

 made 15 cruises in the Sagami Bay areas and occupied 174 stations dur- 



