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from the Commission and Dr. Johannes Schmidt, 

 Dr. A. C. Johansen, and Inspector of Fisheries 

 F. V. Mortensen, became members; Capt. C. F. 

 Drechsel was chairman. In 1925 C. F. Drechsel 

 withdrew and F. V. Mortensen, Director of Fish- 

 eries, became chairman. The Commission was 

 reestabUshed in 1926, and the name was altered to 

 "Kommi.ssionen for Danmarks Fiskeri- og Havun- 

 ders0gelser" ; two representatives elected by the 

 Fishermen's organization entered the Commission : 

 M. C. Jensen, M.P., and Axel Henriksen; Pro- 

 fessor C. H. Ostenfeld was succeeded by Professor 

 Ove Paulsen in 1931; Dr. A. C. Johansen in 1931 

 by Dr. H. Blegvad; and Professor Jobs. Schmidt 

 by Dr. A. Vedel Tuning in 1933. In 1935 

 Director of Fisheries F. V. Mortensen resigned 

 as chairman of the Committee and Director of 

 Fisheries C. Trolle-Thomsen became chairman. 

 Location: Charlottenlund Slot, an old castle facing 

 the Sound and about 8 kms. north of the center of 

 Copenhagen. 

 Organization to which attached: Ministeriet for 

 Landbrug og Fiskeri (Ministry of Agriculture 

 and Fisheries). 

 Purposes: Fisheries investigations and general marine 



biological and hydrographical investigations. 

 Scope of activities: Researches on the biology of 

 fishes, especially with reference to commercial 

 fisheries; phyto- and zooplankton; marine benthos 

 and bottom deposits ; physics and chemistry of sea 

 water; general researches in oceanography. 

 Equipment: Laboratory building, 4 floors; annexed 

 buildings for collections, public exhibition, stock 

 of publications, etc. Research vessel Dana III, 

 launched January 9, 1937, for the North Sea and 

 Atlantic in%-estigations; about 400 tons, diesel 

 motor ship. 

 Staff: Chairman of the Committee: Director of 



Fisheries C. Trolle-Thomsen. 

 Hydrographical Laboratory: Prof. Dr. Martin 



Knudsen, Director; Dr. J. P. Jacobsen, Magister 



Helge Thomsen; 2 technical assistants. 

 Plankton Laboratory: Prof. Dr. Ove Paulsen, 



Director; Dr. P. Jespersen, Dr. E. Steemann 



Nielsen. 

 Fisheries Laboratory for the investigations in the 



Danish waters: Dr. H. Blegvad, Director; Dr. 



Age J. C. Jensen; 1 clerical and 2 technical 



assistants. 

 Marine Biological Laboratory for the investigation 



in the North Sea, Faroese and Icelandic waters: 



Dr. A. Vedel T&ning, Director; 3 clerical and 



technical assistants. With the Laboratory for 

 the investigations in the North Sea, Faroese 

 and Icelandic waters is connected "Carlsberg- 

 fondets Dana Ekspeditioner" consisting of the 

 oceanic collections from the Dana Expeditions. 

 The Carl.sberg Foundation defrays the expenses 

 of this department and publishes a report on 

 the results. Dr. A. Vedel Taning, Director; 

 Dr. V. Ege, Dr. A. F. Bruun; 7 clerical and 

 technical assistants. 

 Provisions for visiting investigators: Work places 

 for foreign investigators can be provided in the 

 laboratory and on the research vessel. 

 Income: About 168,400 Danish Kroner from the 

 Danish State for the financial year 1936-37; 

 25,000 Danish Kroner from the Carlsberg Foun- 

 dation for the oceanic collections "Carlsberg- 

 fondets Dana Ekspeditioner." 

 Provision for publication of results: "Meddelelser 

 f ra Komissionen for Danmarks Fiskeri- og Havun- 

 ders0gelser." "Skrifter fra Komissionen for Dan- 

 marks Fiskeri- og Havunders0gelser." "Dana- 

 Report" of the "Carlsberg Foundation's oceano- 

 graphical Expedition round the world 1928-30 

 and previous DANA-Expeditions." 



Kongelige Sokort-Arkiv (Royal Nautical 

 Chart Archives) ('37) 

 Location: Toldbodvej 19, Copenhagen. 

 Staff: Hydrographer, Kommandor Kaptajn P. C. S. 

 Jensen. 

 Head of 1st Section (Surveys) Kaptajnlojtnant 



C. H. A. Madsen. 

 Head of 2nd Section (Notices to Mariners and 

 Sailing Directions), Kaptajn C. C. Zieler (ret'd). 

 Head of 3rd Section (Instruments, calculations, 



etc.). Orlogskaptajn 0. Pade, R.N.R. 

 Head of 4th Section (Surveys, Danish waters) 

 Kaptajnlojtnant E. J. Saabye. 

 Equipment: 



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Mahstrand 172 3-4 24 



Heimdal 900 9 38 



Egypt 



Laboratoire des Recherches sur les Pecheries ('34) 



History or origin: Recent, building fanished in 1931. 



(See: Memoire sur I'Organization des Recherches 



des Pecheries, Ministere des Finances, Direction 



des Recherches des Pecheries, Notes et Memoires, 



no. 1, 1933.) 



Location: Kaj'cd Bay within the City of Alexandria 



