p. 95 - 107 THE PHYTOPLANKTON ASSIMILATORY PIGMENTS ALONG THE ROMANIAN COAST OF THE BLACK SEA DURING 1976 Alexandru Bologa Romanian Marine Research Institute Constanta Abstract The amounts of phytoplanktonic assimilatory pigments in the Danubian predeltaic area and the area less influenced by the Danube off the Romanian coast of the Black Sea were quarterly (monthly) recorded: the measurements were done in order to follow the quantitative dynamics of phytoplankton for a more detailed analysis of the blooms in these areas.