(Report of the) Institute of Marine Biology and Oceanography, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone
Details are given of the Institute and its activities, in particular the research projects being undertaken. These include studies on the marine molluscs of Sierra Leone, the cockle fishery, a preliminary investigation on the fouling organisms affecting the raft-cultured oyster populations, larval oyster ecology in relation to oyster culture, preliminary studies on the reproductive cycle of the mangrove oyster (Crassostrea tulipa), and catch composition of fishes taken by beach-seines at Lumley (Freetown). Records of the west African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) are noted.
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| Language: | English |
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Institute of Marine Biology & Oceanography, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone
1976
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, Oceanography, Sierra Leone, marine ecology, marine fisheries, oceanography, research institutions, research programmes, , |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/22309 |
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