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National Research Council of Canada, Atlantic 

 Regional Laboratory 



POSTAL address: Oxford Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 

 Canada. 



EXECUTIVE OFFiCHR: Dr. G. Young, Director. 



SPONSORING agency: National Research Council of 

 Canada. 



year founded: 1952. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research, related to 

 possible development of the natural resources of the 

 Atlantic provinces (including marine resources) and 

 to assist in solving technical problems of industry. 

 Marine research has been devoted mostly to biological 

 and experimental studies of marine algae and to 

 physiology of marine bacteria. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



physical ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean; 

 estuarine conditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2-3 

 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 

 nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Extensive library; iso- 

 photo thermostated room; machine and wood shop, 

 skilled shop workman available. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Nineteen at professional level; 17 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Rhodophyceae: RhoJyii/eiihi pal mat a, Cboiulnis Cris- 

 pin, Piircellaria faslig/ata 



Phaeophyceae: Fua/s resiailosus, Ascophyllmii no- 

 do. unn. Lam in aria Ion gi cruris 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 The nitrogenous constituents of seaweeds (E. G. 



Young) 

 The chemical constitution of alginic acid (D. L. 



Vincent) 



ATLANTIC REGIONAL LABORATORY OF THE NATIONAL 

 RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 



Polysaccharides of Fiircellaria (T. J. Painter) 

 Hydrolysis of algal polysaccharides by marine bacteria 



(W. Yaphe) 

 Optimum conditions of drying large seaweeds (J. H. J. 



Merritt) 

 Photosynthesis in the Phaeophyceae (R. G. S. Bidwell) 

 Biological values of algal proteins (W. W. Hawkins) 



Nova Scotia Research Foundation 



POSTAL address: P. O. Box 1027, Halifax, Nova 

 Scotia, Canada. 



EXECUTIVE officers: Dr. H. D. Smith, President of 

 Foundation. Constance MacFarlane, Director of Sea- 

 weeds Research Program. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Province of Nova Scotia. 



YEAR founded: 1947. 



SCOPE of ACTIVITIES Restricted research in seaweeds, 

 particularly seaweeds of commercial importance; sur- 

 veys, ecological studies and mapping. 



season of operation: All year, but field work cur- 

 tailed in colder months. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean, 

 Bay of Fundy, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Northumberland 

 Strait; sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly 

 shores, estuarine conditions and brackish, shallow 

 bays. 



provisions for visiting scientists: None at the 

 Foundation headquarters, but arrangements can be 

 made for visiting scientists at the Department of 

 Botany, Dalhousie University. Other possibilities of 

 working space may be had at Atlantic Regional 

 Laboratory of the National Research Council of 

 Canada, with the Fisheries Technological Station of 

 the Department of Fisheries, etc. 



MAJOR research FACILITIES: Small library (plus inter- 

 library loans) ; aquarium tanks; research and identified 

 reference collections of local and other marine algae; 

 shop facilities available at nearby institutions; small 

 boats and outboard motors; one 13 ft LOA vessel, 

 larger 38-40 ft LOA vessels hired from fisherman. 

 New building with laboratory facilities is being 

 planned by Foundation. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level; student 

 assistants. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Rhodophyta: Chondrus crispus, etc. 



Bangioideae: Porphyra spp. 



Phaeophyta: Laminar ia longicruris, L. agardhii, L. 



intermedia, L. digitata, etc. 

 Chlorophyta: E)iteromorpha spp., Ulva lactuca, 



Cladophora spp. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Systematic and ecological studies on marine algae 

 (Constance L MacFarlane) 



