de la Marina (IHM), fishery and marine biological research are con- 

 ducted by the Instituto de Investigaciones Pesqueras (IIP), and 

 marine meteorology is the responsibility of the Servicio Meteor- 

 ologico Nacional (SMN). 



656. SRI LANKA (CEYLON) 



The Hydrographic Branch of the Royal Ceylon Navy is respon- 

 sible for hydrographic and other marine surveys. 



657. SWEDEN 



The Fishery Board of Sweden (FBS) is the designated national 

 agency for oceanographic data exchange and is also responsible for 

 fishery and marine biological research. The Sveriges Meteorologiska 

 och Hydrologiska Institut (SMHI) is responsible for physical oceano- 

 graphic and hydrographic surveying and marine meteorology. The 

 Swedish Environmental Protection Board (SEPB) is concerned with 

 marine pollution research. 



Goteborgs Universitet' s (GU) departments of analytical chemistry, 

 marine microbiology, oceanography, zoology, zoophysiology are partic- 

 ularly active in marine research. 



658. TAIWAN 



The Chinese National Committee for Ocean Resources (CNOR) coord- 

 inates marine research in the Taiwan. While the Chinese Naval Hydro- 

 graphic and Oceanographic Office (CNHOO) and the Chinese Naval Mete- 

 orology Center (CNMC) are active in marine research and data gathering 

 activities, most of the marine research appears to be performed by the 

 National Taiwan University's (NTU) institute of Oceanography. The 

 Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is active in exploration for off- 

 shore deposits of oil and gas. 



659. THAILAND 



The Thai National Documentation Centre (TNDC) represents 

 Thailand in matters pertaining to international exchange of data and 

 Information. The Hydrographic Department of the Royal Thai Navy 

 (RTN/HD) is responsible for physical oceanographic surveys and the 

 Department of Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture and Coopera- 

 tion (MAC/FD) is responsible for fishery and marine biology research. 



Chulalongkorn and Kasetsart Universitites support marine research, 

 particularly marine biology. 



660. TURKEY 



The Seylr Hidrografi ve Osinografi Dairesi Baskanligi (SHODB) 

 or Department of Navigation, Hydrography, and Oceanography, is the 

 designated national agency for oceanographic data exchange and is 

 responsible for marine surveys. The Meteoroloji Genel Mudurlugu 

 (MGM) or Meteorological Department is responsible for marine meteor- 

 ological activities. 



661. UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (USSR) 



Research in oceanography is coordinated by the Oceanographic 

 Committee of the U.S.S.R. and by the Oceanographic Commission of its 

 Akademiya Nauk (ANSSSR). The U.S.S.R. also sponsors an oceanographic 

 data center. 



The Akademiya Nauk, or Academy of Sciences, includes an Institut 

 Okeanologiy (lOAN), which sponsors research in the world's oceans and 

 operates several research vessels. The Ukrainskaya Akademiya Nauk 

 (UAN), or Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, includes a Marine Hydrophys- 

 ical Institute and an Institute for Biology of the Southern Seas. 



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