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BIOLOGICAL STATION, NANAIMO 



Salmon management (M. P. Shepard) 



Salmon propagation (F. C. Withler) 



Studies of physiology and behavior of salmon (J. R. 



Brett) 

 Pollution (M. Waldichuk) 

 Herring (F. H. C. Taylor) 

 Groundfish (K. S. Ketchen) 

 Crabs and shrimps (T. H. Butler) 

 Marine mammals (G. C. Pike) 

 Marine invertebrates ( D. B. Quayle) 



Pacific Oceanograpb'tc Group 



POSTAL address: p. O. Drawer 100, Nanaimo, British 



Columbia, Canada. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. J. P. Tully, Oceanographer- 



in-charge. 

 YEAR founded: 1947. 

 SCOPE of activities: Restricted research on general 



oceanography with emphasis on environment of 



fisheries in northeast Pacific Ocean. 

 season of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Strait of 

 Georgia, Pacific Ocean. 



PROVISIONS for VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2-3 

 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 

 nearby. 



major research FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library; hydraulic model base; machine and wood 

 shop, electrical and electronic shop, skilled shop 

 workman available; small boats and outboard motors, 

 200 ft LOA, CNAV Oshawa, 165 ft LOA, CNAV 

 Whitethwat, and 300 ft LOA, CCS Ste. Catharines. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Fourteen at professional level; 13 tech- 

 nicians. 



major current RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 North Pacific oceanography (A. J. Dodimead and L. 



F. Giovando) 

 Time series, Ocean Station "P" (S. Tabata) 

 Coastal oceanography (R. K. Lane) 

 Inland sea ways (R. H. Herlinveaux) 

 Marine physics (N. P. Fofonoff) 

 Productivity (J. D. H. Strickland) 

 Daily sea water observations ( H. J. HoUister) 



International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commis- 

 sion 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Box 30, New Westminster, British 



Columbia, Canada. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Mr. Loyd A. Royal, Director of 



Investigations. 

 SPONSORING agencies: Governments of Canada and 



USA. 

 year founded: 1937. 

 SCOPE of activities: Restricted research on problems 



relating to the conservation of sockeye and pink 



salmon of the Fraser River system. 

 SEASON of operation: All year. 

 physical environment ACCESSIBLE: Fraser River. 

 provisions for visiting SCIENTISTS: None. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small boats 



and outboard motors. 

 SIZE of staff: Twenty-three at professional level; 25 



technicians. 



Manitoba Department of Mines and Natural 

 Resources, Fisheries Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 401 York Avenue at Kennedy, 

 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 



executive officer: Mr. B. Kooyman, Director of 

 Fisheries Branch. 



SPONSORING agency: Province of Manitoba. 



year FOUNDED: 1952. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on manage- 

 ment problems of sport and commercial fishes ; pollu- 

 tion problems. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Red River, Lake 



Winnipeg (eutrophic lake) . 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; limited 

 small aquaria; limited reference collection of fish 

 fauna; small boats and outboard motors. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Six at professional level; 6 technicians. 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Whitefish population dynamics. Lake Winnipeg (K. 



H. Doan) 

 Pollution of lakes and streams (A. B. Sparling) 

 Fish population dynamics, northern lakes (L. A. 

 Sunde) 



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