GENERAL DISCUSSION 



PREVIOUS CATALOGUES 



In 1910 Charles Atwood Kofoid published a 

 volume entitled "The Biological Stations of 

 Europe,"' in which accounts are given of both 

 the marine and fresh water biological laboratories 

 and also the stations for fish culture in Europe. A 

 number of the institutions, of which Kofoid gives 

 accounts, are included in the present volume but in 

 the twenty-seven years that have elapsed since 

 Kofoid's book was published there have been many 

 changes. Some of the stations have undergone 

 great development, while others have been aban- 

 doned. Although it might be interesting to compare 

 conditions in 1910 with those at present it does not 

 seem necessary to do so. A succinct history is 

 given in the present catalogue of each station for 

 which information could be procured. Those who 

 wish to do so may make the comparison. One 

 feature of Kofoid's book is an extensive bibliography 

 of earUer publications dealing with the European 

 .stations. 



In 1927 Prof. G. Magrini published a catalogue 

 entitled "Instituts et Laboratoires s'occupant de 

 1 ^tude de la mer." (Edition provisoire.)- This 

 catalogue is preceded by another entitled "Liste 

 des oceanographes des pays adherants a I'Union." 

 (2e Edition) 5 Another catalogue is that of the 

 marine stations of the Pacific* Accounts of several 

 important oceanographic institutions are included 

 in the two volumes Forschungsinstute; ihre Ges- 

 chichte, Organisation, und Ziele edited by Brauer, 

 Ludolph, and others.^ Numerous magazines carry 

 accounts of institutions. One of them is the 

 Collecting Net, published by Ware Cattell, during 

 the summer months at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. 

 The Year Book issued by the International Hydro- 

 graphic Bureau at Monte Carlo gives an up-to-date 

 list for each year of the hydrographic services for all 

 countries and constitutes a valuable book of ref- 

 erence. 



METHOD OF PROCURING INFORMATION AND DATES OF ITS VALIDITY 



The journey that the author of this volume made 

 around the world has been mentioned in the preface. 

 Wiile on the journey, conferences were held in each 

 country with those who were believed to be the be.st 

 informed regarding oceanographic institutions in 

 that country. With the help of these advisers lists 

 were made for each country of the institutions on 

 which information was desired. Some information 

 was obtained on the ground by visits to many insti- 

 tutions but the chief dependence was put upon the 

 replies to questions that were sent to each institu- 

 tion. It has already been stated that the responses 

 to requests for information were most gratifying. 

 The accounts as given can for nearly all institutions 

 be credited to the chief officer of the institution. 

 For such countries thanks are here expressed to all 

 who helped assemble information. For some coim- 

 tries, as has already been stated, an individual 

 undertook to obtain the A'arious accounts for his 



' United States Bureau of Education, Bull, whole number 

 440, pp. XIII, 360, 55 pis., 48 text figures, Washington 

 Government Printing Office, 1910. 



country. A list of those who rendered such as- 

 sistance has already been given. 



The information as first assembled was of the date 

 of about January 1, 1934, but, as has been stated, the 

 manuscript of the report could not be completed at 

 the expected time. Therefore it was necessary to 

 get the information as nearly as possible as of the 

 date of January, 1937. In the catalogue of the 

 institutions, after the name of the institution, the 

 date of the information has been given, usually as 

 '34 or '37. It will be seen that answers were 

 received from nearly all requests for revisions. 

 Only a few of those to whom inquiries were ad- 



' Cons. Internat. Rech., Union G6od4s. et G^ophys. 

 Internat., Sect. d'Oceanogr., Bull. no. 7, pp. 115, 1927. 



' Ibid., Bull. no. 6a (1 re livraison) (Afrique du Sud, 

 Alg^rie, Australie, Bahamas, Birmanie, Canada, Egypte, 

 Espagne, France) pp. 33, 1925; Bull. no. 6b (2 ieme livraison) 

 (Etats Unis, Grande Bretagne, Italic), pp. 67, 1927. 



* Vaughan, T. W., Catalogue of marine stations of the 

 Pacific, in International Committee on the Oceanogaphy 

 of the Pacific — report of the Chairman: Fifth Pacific Sci. 

 Congr. Proc, vol. 1, pp. 361-380, 1934. 



' Hamburg, 1930. 



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