28 Canada 



Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, Re- 

 search Branch 



POSTAL ADDRliSS; 



1. Southern Research Station, Maple, Ontario. Mr. 

 K. H. Loftus, Supervisor of Fisheries Research. 



2. South Bay Fisheries Research Station, South Bay 

 Mouth, Manitouhn Ishind, Ontario. Mr. J. C. 

 Budd, Officer-in-charge. 



3. Glenora Fisheries Research Station, R. R. #5, 

 Picton, Ontario. Mr. W. J. Christie, Officer-in- 

 charge. 



4. Opeongo Fisheries Research Laboratory, Whit- 

 ney, Ontario. Mr. N. V. Martin, Officer-in- 

 charge. 



5. Lake"^ Erie Research Station, P.O. Box 550, 

 Wheatley, Ontario. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 



Southern Research Station, 1947. 

 South Bay Fisheries Research Station, 1947. 

 Glenora Fisheries Research Station, 1954. 

 Opeongo Fisheries Research Laboratory, 1936. 

 SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on life his- 

 tories and population dynamics of fishes of Ontario. 

 Special studies on population dynamics and fish 

 genetics undertaken at Southern Research Station. 

 season of operation: All year except at Opeongo 

 Fisheries Research Laboratory which is open for 8 

 months of the year. 

 physical environment accessible: Georgian Bay, 

 North Channel; Lakes Ontario, Huron, Erie, and 

 Opeongo. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for vis- 

 itors; no fees charged; living quarters available at 

 Opeongo Fisheries Research Laboartory and near the 

 other laboratories. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Library very extensive at 

 Southern Research Station, moderately complete at 

 South Bay Research Station, and small at Glenora 

 Fisheries Research Station and Opeongo Fisheries Re- 

 search Laboratory; small aquarium tanks; holding 

 troughs at Southern Research Station; small boats and 

 outboard motors at South Bay Fisheries Research Sta- 

 tion, Glenora Fisheries Research Station, and Opeongo 

 Fisheries Research Laboratory; one 42 ft LOA vessel 

 at South Bay Fisheries Research Station and three 

 vessels at St. Lukes Station. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Twelve at professional level ; 15 techni- 

 cians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 Hybridization of trout species with lake trout (J. S. 



Tait) 

 Population and life history studies of blue pike-perch 



(R. G. Ferguson) 

 Population and life history of smelt (H. Resier) 

 Whitefish, lake trout, hybrids, rainbow trout, sea 



lampreys, and smallmouth bass (J. C. Budd) 



Lake trout, whitefish, sea lampreys, yellow pike-perch 



(W. 1. Christie) 

 Trout, smallmouth bass, and lake productivity (N. 



V. Martm) 



Quebec Departement des Pecheries, Centre 

 Biolo i^'iqne 



QUEBEC DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, BIOLOGICAL 

 CENTER 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Hotel du Gouverncment, Quebec, 

 Canada. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Paul Montreuil, Conservateur. 



year founded: 1943- 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on popu- 

 lation dynamics, ecology, ethology, fish physiology and 

 pathology. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: St. Lawrence 

 River. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for two 

 visitors; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library; small aquarium tanks, closed circuit aquarium 

 sea water supply; research collection of fish; machine 

 and wood shop; skilled shop workmen available. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four at professional level; 10 techni- 

 cians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: 

 Pisces: Acipeiuer oxyrbynchus, A. jiilrescens. An- 

 g?ulla rostrata, Rocciis saxat'dis 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Physiology and pathology (Paul Montreuil) 

 Biometry and migration studies (Gerard Beaulieu) 

 Feeding habits of fishes (J. M. Roy) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: See Quebec Department des 

 Pecheries, Station de Biologie Marine, below. 



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