CATALOGUE OF INSTITUTIONS— CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON 



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Washington 



United States Fisheries Biological Station, 

 Seattle, Washington ('37) 



History or origin: The first work was carried on in 

 1925 in Fisheries Hall No. 4, University of Wash- 

 ington. In May, 1931, the present building 

 was finished and the work was transferred there. 

 Three divisions of the Bureau of Fisheries have 

 quarters there: (1) Division of Scientific Inquiry; 

 (2) Division of Fisheries Industry; and (3) Divi- 

 sion of Fish Culture. 



Location: 2725 Montlake Blvd., in the City of 

 Seattle on the shore of Lake Union, about one-half 

 mile from the University of Washington campus. 



Organization to which attached: United States De- 

 partment of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. 



Purpose: Research, and administration of the west- 

 ern states by the Division of Fish Culture. 



/Scope of activities: Research on life history, fluctua- 

 tions in abundance and general biology of fishes; 

 all of the above studies being directed toward the 

 end of discovering facts of importance in the 

 conservation of the fisheries of the Pacific Coast; 

 also chemical and bacteriological research con- 

 nected with the packing and preserving of fish, 

 the use of fish oils, fishery by-products, and 

 the improvement and preservation of fishing gear. 



Equipment: One laboratory building, 3 floors, 128 

 X 50 feet; Library opened October 1, 1931, with 

 about 350 volumes and 600 reprints. 



Staff: Division of Scientific Inquiry, Dr. F. A. 

 Davidson, in charge; 7 in charge of principal in- 

 vestigations, 6 assistants. 



Division of Fisheries Industry, Roger Harri- 

 son, in charge, staff of two. 



Division of Fish Culture, Fred. J. Foster in 

 charge. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: None except 

 through special permission of the Commissioner 

 of Fisheries. 



Income: Division of Scientific Inquiry, $58,065; 

 Division of Fisheries Industry, $10,000; Division 

 of Fish Culture, cooperating with Fisheries 

 Industry on fish diseases and with the University 

 of Washington. 



Provision for the publication of results: Report and 

 appendixes of the Commissioner of Fisheries; 

 Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries; Investiga- 

 tional Report of Bureau of Fisheries; Fishery 

 Circulars; and Progressive Fish Culturist. 



Washington State Department of Fisheries, 

 Division of Biological Research ('37) 



History or origin: June 1, 1935, due to Washington 

 State Planning Council securing funds. 



Location: Fisheries Hall No. 2, University of Wash- 

 ington, Seattle, Washington. 



Purpose: Research for regulation. 



Scope: Research on all food and shell fish, habits, 

 statistics, supply. 



Staff: Loyd Royal in charge ; 6 in charge of separate 

 problems; 1 assistant. 



Income: $25,000. 



Provision for the publication of results: Biological 

 Reports, 1935. 



Biological Department, of Department of Game, 

 State of Washington ('37) 



History or origin: Made a department in April, 1936. 



Location: University of Washington, Fisheries Hall 

 No. 2, Seattle, Washington. 



Purpose: Research on hatchery diseases and foods 

 of trout, etc., biological surveys; stream pollu- 

 tion; fish ways; irrigation by-passes. 



Staff: Two. 



Income: Salaries, $5,000. 



Provision for publication of results: Publication on 

 biological work, title "Washington Hatcheryman" 

 will appear in April of this year. 



Oceanographic Laboratories, University of 

 Washington ('37) 



History or origin: Upon recommendation of Dr. M. 

 Lyle Spencer who was then president of the 

 University, the Laboratories were created by the 

 Board of Regents in March, 1930. The Labora- 

 tories are composed of three integral parts, (a) 

 the main laboratories on the campus of the 

 University in Seattle, located on the shore of 

 Lake Union; (b) the research ship Catalyst; 

 (c) the field laboratories in the San Juan Islands. 

 The field laboratories were founded as a biologi- 

 cal station in 1904 by Professor Trevor Kincaid, 

 professor of zoology at the LTniversity of Wash- 

 ington. The present site of the field laboratories 

 was deeded to the University by Act of Congress 

 in 1920, and much of the present physical plant 

 was constructed under the supervision of Pro- 

 fessor T. C. Frye, professor of botany and director 

 of the Biological Station. Since these laboratories 

 became part of the Oceanographic Laboratories, 

 many additions and improvements have been 



