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INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF OCEANOGRAPHY 



An upper tank built into the cliff face. Capacity 

 11,000 gallons. 

 Staff: Honorary Director, R. J. Daniel, D.Sc, 

 Lecturer in Oceanography, University of Liv- 

 erpool. 

 Naturalist and Biochemist, J. R. Bruce, M.Sc. 

 Algologist, M. W. Parke, Ph.D. 

 Curator, Mr. W. C. Smith. 

 Assistant Curator, Mr. T. N. Cregeen. 

 Fisherman Naturalist, Mr. W. Christian. 

 Assistant, Mr. K. Woodworth. 

 Provisions for visiting investigators: During Easter 

 vacation because so many students use the 

 station, no visitors can be accommodated, but 

 for the rest of the year it can house nine investiga- 

 tors with a cubicle each. If more than nine are 

 accommodated, cubicles have to be shared or work 

 done in the big laboratories. 

 Income: Sources: University of Liverpool; Isle of 

 Man Government ; British Government (Develop- 

 ment Commission) ; Aquarium receipts. 

 Amount: About £2,450 per annum. 

 Provision for publication of results: The Annual 

 Report of station includes Faunistic and Algal 

 Notes. The staff publish in recognized British 

 Journals. Fishery work is publi.shed in Proceed- 

 ing and Transactions of Liverpool Biological 

 Society. 



Estonia 



Kaitsevagede Staabi Topo-Hiidrograafia Osakond 



(Topographical and Hydrographic Section of the 



General Staff of the Army) ('37) 



Location: Toomkooli, 9, Tallinn. 



Staff: Head of the Section, Kolonel-Leitnant 

 Eduard Ahman; Head of the Hydrographic Sub- 

 Section, Vanemleitnant J. Weizenberg. 



Finland 

 The Bureau for Fishery Investigations ('37) 



History or origin: Founded in 1924. 



Location: Helsinki. 



Organization to which attached: Board of Agriculture. 



Purposes and scope of activities: To carry out in- 

 vestigations relating to economics of fisheries, 

 both in the sea and in lakes. Until now prin- 

 cipally salmon and coregonid fishing has been 

 studied. 



Staff: Two scientific workers: Chief: Prof. T. H. 

 Jarvi. Biologist, Vidjo Jaaskelainen. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: None. 

 Incoyne: In the budget of the Government. 

 Provision for publication of results: Suomen Kalata- 



lous, Finlands fisherier. Acta Zoologica fennica, 



and Annales Acad. sc. fennicae. 



Laboratory for Hydro-biological Investigations ('37) 



History or origin: Established in 1919. (Earlier 



organization from 1899.) 

 Location: Helsinki (Helsingfors). 

 Organization to which attached: Finnish Society of 



Sciences. 

 Purposes and scope of activities: The study of the 



lower plant and animal life of the sea and inland 



waters of Finland. 

 Equipment: Laboratory for microscopical works. 

 Staff: 1 permanent worker, two others who take 



part in the work. Director: Prof. K. M. Levan- 



der. Assistant Zoologist : Mag. phil. Sven Seger- 



strale. Assistant Botanist: Dr. Ernst Hayren. 

 Provisions for visiting investigators: No regular. 

 Item in the budget of the Finnish Society of Sciences. 

 Provision for publication of results: In the series 



Commentationcs biologicae Societatis Scientiarum 



Fennicae. 



Merenkulkuhallitus Merikarttalaitos (Board of 

 Navigation, Hydrographic Office) ('37) 



Location: Helzinki. 



Staff: Director General of Board of Navigation, 

 Captain I. A. Jokinen. 

 Head of Hydrographic Office, Kapteeniluutnantti 



U. Suomela. 

 Assistants, Captains L. Parrio and G. Kolckmann. 

 Head of Chart Section, Kapteeni L. Parrio. 

 Head of Section for Notices to Mariners, Kapteeni 



G. Kolckmann. 

 Heads of Sur\'eying and Sweeping Expeditions, 

 Captains J. Hyrsky, E. Elo, and A. Hakri, 

 Kapteeniiluutnantti T. Fabritius, Merivaen- 

 luutnantti E. Kerttula. 

 Equipment: 



