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Canada 



LOCATION: On campus of University of British 

 Columbia. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Mr. R. G. McMynn, Chief Fish- 

 eries Biologist. 



SPONSORING AGENCIES: Province of British Columbia 

 and University of British Columbia. 



YEAR founded: 1952. 



SCOPE of ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on general 

 fresh-water biology with special emphasis on prob- 

 lems relating to sport fish. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Most lai<e types, 

 rivers and streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1 

 visitor. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library in Divi- 

 sion, but very extensive University library available; 

 large outdoor ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks ; 

 small boats and outboard motors. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level; 1 technician. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Spawning migrations of catostomid and cyprinid fishes 

 to inlet and outlet streams of lakes (T. G. North- 

 cote) 



Spawning migration of kokanee to inlet streams of 

 lakes (T. G. Northcote) 



Vertical distribution of fishes in lakes (T. G. North- 

 cote) 



Competitive relations between salmonlds in streams 

 (G. F. Hartman) 



Canadian Wildlife Service, Department of 

 Northern Affairs and National Resources 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Jean-Paul Cuerrier, Chief Lim- 

 nologist. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on limn- 

 ology, fishery biology and fisheries management. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Lakes Waskesiu, 

 Minnewanka, Clear, Waterton, and Maligne. Both 

 eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes available for study. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: No Special pro- 

 visions for visiting scientists, but space can be ar- 

 ranged. 



MAjcjR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; large out- 

 door ponds and tanks at fish hatcheries; very limited 

 research collections of fauna and flora; shop facilities 

 are available from local National Park Superintendent; 

 small boats and outboard motors. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 2 techni- 

 cians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Limnology of Alpine lakes (J. C. Ward) 



Reclamation of lakes (J. C. Ward and D. R. Foskett) 

 Hybridization among trout (J. C. Ward and D. R. 



Foskett) 

 Ecology of lake trout (J. C. Ward and D. R. Foskett) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Wildlife Management Bulletin. 



Fisheries Research Board of Canada 



POSTAL address: 



Headquarters: Room A-306, Sir Charles Tupper 

 Building, Confederation Heights, Ottawa, Ontario, 

 Canada. 

 Branch laboratories: 



1. Arctic Unit 



2. Atlantic Oceanographic Group 



3. Biological Station, London, Ontario 



4. Biological Station, St. Andrews, New Bruns- 

 wick 



5. Biological Sub-station, Ellerslie 



6. Biological Station, St. John's Newfoundland 



7. Biological Station, Nanaimo, British Columbia 



8. Pacific Oceanographic Group 

 (Descriptions follow.) 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. J. L. Kask, Chairman. 



SPONSORING agency: Canadian Department of 

 Fisheries. 



YEAR founded: 1898. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Fisheries biology, limnology, and 

 oceanography as related to the development and con- 

 servation of commercial fisheries of Canada. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



LEADERS: Research programs are centered in a series 

 of regional fisheries and oceanographic laboratories, 

 detailed accounts of which appear below. 



Arctic Unit 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Headijuartev). 505 Pine Avenue 

 West, Montreal 18, Quebec, Canada. 



LOCATION: Seasonal base camps established at various 

 locations throughout Northwest Territories. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. H. D. Fisher, Scientist-in- 

 charge. 



year founded: 1948. 



scope of activities: Restricted research on distribu- 

 tion, abundance, life-histories, and population dy- 

 namics of marine and fresh-water biological resources 

 (including marine mammals) in the Canadian Arctic, 

 plus marine mammals on Atlantic coast of Canada ; 

 biological oceanography of Canadian Arctic. 



SEASON OF operation: All year at headquarters; most 

 field work done May 30-October 15. 



PHYSICAL I'NVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: James and Hud- 

 son Bays ; estuarine conditions, brackish, shallow bays. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: No special policy 



