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INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF OCEANOGRAPHY 



Organization to which attached: Department of 

 Commerce and Industries. 



Purposes and scope of activities: Research work is 

 carried out at sea to determine the biological 

 aspects and the distribution of the commoner 

 types of marine fishes, crustaceans, and other 

 marine organisms of economic significance. 

 Oceanographical work is also carried out and the 

 usual chemical and physical analyses are made. 



Equipment: A specially constructed vessel, R. S. 

 Africana, with all modern equipment necessary 

 for marine survey work; laboratory Marine Bio- 

 logical Station at Sea Point, Cape Town. 



Staff: Director, Dr. C. von Bonde. 



Provisions for irlsiting investigators: See statement on 

 the laboratory at St. James. 



Income: Governmental appropriation. 



Provisio7is for publication of results: The Reports of 

 the Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey. In- 

 vestigational Reports and Fisheries Bulletins are 

 issued from time to time. 



Marine Biological Station and Headquarters of the 

 Division of Fisheries ('37) 



(After the construction of the building mentioned 

 below the station at St. James in False 

 Bay loill be abandoned). 



History or origin: Under construction at cost of 

 $100,000.00. 



Location: Sea Point, near Cape Town. 



Organization to which attached: Division of Fisheries 

 of the Department of Commerce and Industries. 



Purposes and scope of activities: The new buildings 

 will house the administrative and research offices 

 and laboratories of the Division and will replace 

 the St. James Marine Biological Station which 

 will be handed over to the Marine Biological 

 Society of South Africa. Research will be 

 conducted in connection with the Fishery Indus- 

 try of South Africa in all its phases. 



Equipment: Library with numerous catalogued 

 reprints and text books dealing with fisheries 

 research and marine biology. Fish Hatchery 

 and six laboratories. Fully equipped for all 

 aspects of marine biological research. Aquarium 

 of modern construction with 43 tanks. This 

 aquarium will be a public institution and will be 

 directly controlled by the Division of Fisheries. 



Staff: Scientific and technical: Dr. C. von Bonde, 

 Director of Fisheries and Honorary Director of 

 the Aquarium. Mr. J. M. Marchand, M.Sc, 

 Technical Assistant. A further technical assist- 



ant is being appointed and there will be a number 

 of aquarium assistants under a .superintendent. 

 Maintenance r Caretakers and technicians. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: Accommodation 

 for ten research workers. 



Income: Maintained for the Division of Fisheries 

 by the Government of the Union of South Africa. 

 The income from the Aquarium will be handed 

 over to the Cape Town Municipality who must 

 pay for the maintenance of the Aquarium. 



Provision for publication of results: The Division of 

 Fisheries publishes an annual report and also 

 Investigational Reports and Fisheries Bulletins 

 from time to time. 



Marine Biological Station of the Division of 

 Fisheries Survey, Department of Com- 

 merce and Industries ('37) 



History or origin: Built in 1895. 



Location: At St. James on False Bay, 18 miles from 

 Cape Town. (After the construction of the new 

 building at Sea Point, near Cape Town, the 

 station at St. James in False Bay, will be vacated 

 and handed over to the Marine Biological Society 

 of South Africa.) 



Organization to which attached: Fisheries Survey 

 Division of the Department of Commerce and 

 Industries. 



Purposes and scope of activities: Research into life 

 histories and so forth of the marine fauna of 

 South Africa. Oceanographical researches. 



Equipment: Library with numerous catalogued 

 reprints and text books dealing with marine 

 biological research. All the more important 

 publications of various marine stations are 

 received on exchange basis. 



Laboratory capable of accommodating 6 work- 

 ers. Fully equipped for most aspects of marine 

 research. 



Aquarium with 3 large tanks, 6 medium and 6 

 small tanks for experimental research work. 



Staff: Scientific and technical: Dr. C. von Bonde, 

 Director of the Fisheries and Marine Biological 

 Survey. Mr. J. M. Marchand, M.Sc, Technical 

 assistant to the Director. Maintenance: One 

 caretaker and general handyman. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: Accommodation 

 for 4 research workers. 



Income: Maintained for the Division of Fisheries 

 Survey by the Government of the Union of 

 South Africa. 



Provision for publication of results: The Division of 



