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evident that the site upon Point Anion was inade- 

 quate to the needs of the laboratories. 



In 1916 an exchange was effected with the 

 Pacific Improvement Company through which a 

 new location was secured, nearly five acres in 

 extent and consisting of the main portion of 

 Cabrillo Point, situated a half-mile eastward of 

 the old site. To this, two and one-half acres 

 were added by purchase in 1921, and about three 

 and one-half acres in 1923. The new situation 

 insures complete control of the coast line of the 

 point, including a sheltered landing-place and 

 harbor for boats of considerable size, and provides 

 room for future expansion. Upon this site the 

 first building of the new Station was erected 

 during 1917. 



In recognition of the aid rendered by Mr. 

 Hopkins during the whole life of the laboratory, 

 the Board of Trustees of the University changed 

 the name, October 26, 1917, to the Hopkins 

 Marine Station of Stanford University. 



The construction of a second unit of the Sta- 

 tion, known as the Jacques Loeb Laboratory, 

 was completed in July, 1928. 



After the construction of the Jacques Loeb 

 Laboratory, devoted to experimental biology, it 

 became necessary to designate the original build- 

 ing. Accordingly, in January 1929, the Board 

 of Trustees of the University named it the 

 Alexander Agassiz Laboratory, in honor of 

 America's leading oceanographer.' 



Location: On southern shore of Monterey Bay, 

 California (within corporate limits of town of 

 Pacific Grove). 



Organization to which attached: Stanford University, 

 of which the Institution is a department. 



Purposes: Research in biology and oceanography. 

 Instruction: undergraduate courses and graduate 

 work in comparative zoology, comparative em- 

 bryology, comparative physiology, microbiology, 

 experimental biology, physico-chemical biology, 

 physiology of marine plants, morphology of 

 marine plants, oceanography, shore ecology. 



Scope of activities: Researches in dynamical oceanog- 

 raphy, chemistry of sea water; oceanic biology 

 (ecology); shore ecology; comparative marine 

 zoology (including invertebrates and fishes); 

 embryology of marine organisms; experimental 

 embryology; protoplasm; microbiology; physiol- 



' The foregoing information has been abstracted from 

 "General Statement" regarding the Hopkins Marine Sta- 

 tion published by Stanford University. 



ogy of marine organisms; physico-chemical prob- 

 lems in marine biology (restricted fields); marine 



algae. 

 Equipment: 1 laboratory building (Alexander Agassiz 



Laboratory) of three floors, 40 x 80 feet. 



1 laboratory building (Jacques Loeb Labora- 

 tory) consisting of a two-story central portion 



with two flanking wings of one story, enclosing 



three sides of a court, the over-all dimensions, 



95 X 152 feet. 



1 marine shop and boiler hou.se; one janitor's 



cottage. 



In cooperation with the California State Fish 



and Game Commission, the use of one of three 



different sea-going boats for oceanographic work. 

 Small library and loan service on Stanford 



Library. 

 Staff: Director, Dr. W. K. Fisher, Zoologist. 



Associate Director, Dr. C. V. Taylor, Biologist. 



Prof. L. R. Blinks, Plant Physiologist. 



Prof. G. M. Smith, Botanist. 



Prof. C. B. van Niel, Microbiologist. 



Prof. Tage Skogsberg, Marine Biologist, Oceanog- 

 rapher. 



Prof. D. M. Whitaker, Biologist. 



Prof. F. W. Weymouth, Physiologist. 



Dr. R. L. Bolin, Ichthyologist, Ecologist. 



.Prof. A. R. Moore, Lecturer, Physiologist. 



Dr. Austin Phelps, Microbiologist, Oceanographer. 



1 research assistant (varies 1-3). 



Clerical and technical assistants: 4. 



Visiting members from Stanford and one from 

 University of Oregon: 3-4. 

 Provision for visiting investigators: About 10 can be 



accommodated in addition to visiting members 



of the staff, the number depending on the nature 



of the research. 

 Income: Regular for year 1936-37, $26,500.00. 

 Provisions for the publication of results: None. 



California State Fisheries Laboratory ('37) 



History or origin: Established in 1917. 



Location: On Terminal Island, near San Pedro, Los 

 Angeles County, Calif. 



Organization to which attached: Bureau of Commercial 

 Fisheries, Division of Fish and Game of Cali- 

 fornia, Department of Natural Resources. 



Purposes: Research for the Bureau of Commercial 

 Fisheries. 



Scope of activities: Research in the abundance and 

 changes in the supply of fishes used commercially 

 and the marine fishes caught by sportsmen; 



