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FEDERATED MALAY STATES, EGYPT 



the open ocean exceeds 4000 meters. The sea 

 remains in this region, free of ice during the entire 

 winter. Preliminary explorations made in 1932 

 near the station have revealed a large benthonic 

 fauna. As soon as the new vessel now under 

 construction, has been put into commission, it 

 will make a regular passage four times a year on 

 the latitude of Avatcha Bay. This station since 

 1932 has conducted oceanographic and biological 

 researches jointly with the Kamchatka section 

 of the Pacific Scientific Institute of Fisheries. 

 The latter institute is especially occupied with 

 the study of the supply of commercial fishes 

 of the Kamchatka region. 



Equipment: The station owns a motor boat of the 

 Japanese type (Kawasaki) equipped for work to 

 a depth of 300 meters. The construction of a 

 motor vessel of 166 tons displacement, to work 

 to a depth of 4000 meters is underway. The 

 station also uses fishery trawlers. 



Staff: Director, P. Ushakov; Senior Specialist Hy- 

 drologist, K. Vinogradov; Junior Hydrologist, 

 M. Beckman; Chemist, 0. Fishman; Hydrologist, 

 Streeshin. 



The Pacific Institute of Fisheries and Oceanog- 

 raphy ('35) 



History or origin: August, 1925, established under 

 the direction of Prof. K. M. Derjugin, owing to 

 decline of Far East salmon fisheries. 



Location: Six km. from Vladivostok, near Ussuri 

 Bay (which is free from ice during winter). 



Organization to which attached: The All-Union Scien- 

 tific Research Institution of Marine Fisheries 

 and Oceanography. 



Purposes: Research in hydrology, hydrobiology of 

 Japan, Okhotsk, Bering Seas, and rivers; study 

 of fishes of those basins ; investigation of Russian 

 Far Eastern fisheries, propagation of fishes, 

 especially salmon. 



Scope of activities: Fishery division, hydrobiological 

 division, fish culture. 



Equipment: 1 large building which contains lab- 

 oratories, mu.seum, aquarium, library, rooms for 

 specialists; 2 hatcheries at the disposal of the 

 Station; 17 temporary field stations, research 

 station; 1 motor boat. 



Staff: 45 persons, scientific, technical, adminis- 

 trative. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: Laboratory and 



aquarium are free to all interested in marine 

 biological and oceanographical research. 

 Provision for the publication of results: Hope to 

 publish in near future (1926). 



Straits Settlement and Federated Malay 



States 



Department of Fisheries, Straits Settlements and 



Federated Malay States ('36) 



History or origin: For an account of the organization 

 for the year 1931 see publication cited below.* 

 Since then there have been further developments, 

 but detailed information on them is not available. 

 It was intended to establish a laboratory and 

 aquarium and to acquire a vessel for work at sea. 



Location: Singapore. 



Organization to which attached: The Governments of 

 the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay 

 States. 



Purpose: Fisheries research. 



Scope of activities: Statistics, imports and exports, 

 fishery development (including preservation and 

 marketing of fish), studies of the various economi- 

 cally valuable fish, shell-fish, and turtles. Ocean- 

 ographic work as related to fisheries is planned. 



Equipment: As stated above a laboratory, aquarium, 

 and fishery-research vessel are planned. 



Staff: Officer in charge, W. Birtwistle; Several 

 fishery officers; Chief clerk and other clerks. 



Income: For 1931, 60,029.31 Straits dollars, divided 

 between the Straits Settlements and the Federated 

 Malay States. 



Provisions for publication: Annual reports, other- 

 wise none. 



INSTITUTIONS ON THE RED SEA AND 

 IN INDIA 



Egypt 



The Marine Biological Station of the University of 

 Egypt ('37) 



History or origin: Established in December, 1930. 



Location: The name is given as "Hurghada" on 

 maps. This is incorrect but better known to 

 Europeans. On the edge of the shore reef 5 

 kilometers (3 miles) north of the camp of the Anglo 

 Egyptian Oilfields, six miles from steamer piers. 

 Ghardaqa is in Lat. 27° 16' N., south of the 

 entrance to the Gulf of Suez, on the African side. 



' Birtwistle, W., Annual Report on the Fisheries Depart- 

 ment, Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States for 

 the year 1931, pp. 37, Singapore, 1932. 



