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important species available for laboratory 



studies: 

 Crustacea : Hemigrapsiis 

 Pisces: Salnio gairdiieyi, Oncorhynchtu (all species), 



Isopsetta 

 Virtually any species of indigenous fresh-water or 



marine fishes. 

 major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 Systematics and distribution of fresh-water fishes of 



Arctic and Pacific North America (C. C. Lindsey) 

 Factors influencing meristic variation in fishes (C. C. 



Lindsey) 

 Zoogeography and systematics of Pacific marine fishes 



(N. J. Wilimowsky) 

 Endocrine physiology of fishes (W. N. Holmes) 

 Physiology and behavior of migrating anadromous 



fish (W. S. Hoar) 

 Interspecific competition in fish populations (P. A. 



Larkin) 

 Growth in fishes (P. A. Larkin) 

 Fatigue in fishes ( E. C. Black) 



University of British Colunihia. Institute of 

 Oceanography 



POSTAL address: Vancouver 8, British Columbia, 

 Canada. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. G. L. Pickard, Director. 



SPONSORING agencies: University of British Columbia 

 and National Research Council. 



year founded: 1949. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research in oceanog- 

 raphy of fjord type estuaries and of coastal seas ; gradu- 

 ate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



physical ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Strait of 



Georgia, Pacific Ocean; rocky and gravelly shores, 

 estuarine conditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2-4 

 visitors by arrangement; no fees charged; living quar- 

 ters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very ex- 

 tensive library; phycological research collections of 

 benthonic marine algae, particularly representative of 

 northeast Pacific (5,000 specimens); wood shop; 

 vessels, small vessel available from another agency, 

 occasional access to larger vessels. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM : Biological, chemical and 

 physical oceanography. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Eight at professional level; 4 tech- 

 nicians. 



M.AJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Estuarine circulation ( fjord type) (George L. Pickard) 

 Phytoplankton distribution v. water properties (Robert 



F. Scagel) 

 Marine benthonic algae and water properties (Robert 



F. Scagel) 



Zooplankton distribution in relation to water proper- 

 ties and movement (Brian McK. Bary) 

 Distribution of Foraminifera (Anthony E. Cockbain) 

 Waves and currents (Robert W. Stewart) 



University of Saskatchewan, Limnological 

 Laboratories 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Head quarters: Limnological Laboratory, Department 

 of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 

 Saskatchewan, Canada. 



Field Station: Lac la Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. D. S. Rawson, Head, Biology 



Department. 

 SPONSORING AGENCIES: Province of Saskatchewan; 



University of Saskatchewan. 

 YEAR FOUNDED: Headquarters 1929; Lac la Ronge Sta- 

 tion, 1948. 

 SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Research on limnology and its 



application to fisheries management. 

 SEASON OF operation: May 1 to September 15 at Lac 



la Ronge ; remainder of year at University headquarters. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Lac la Ronge ; 



eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes, artificial reservoirs in 



prairie area. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 3 at 



University, 6 at Lac la Ronge; no fees charged; living 



quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; small aquarium tanks; extensive research col- 

 lections at University of plankton, bottom fauna, and 

 a smaller research collection of fish; limited identified 

 reference collection of Entomostraca, bottom organ- 

 isms and fish ; machine and wood shop, electrical and 

 electronic shop, skilled shop workman available; small 

 boats and outboard motors ; one 28 ft LO A heiwy work 

 boat. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Limnology, animal and 

 plant ecology, general invertebrate zoology, fishery 

 biology, fisheries management. 



SIZE OF staff: Six at professional level; 2 technicians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Lake typology as related to fish productivity (D. S. 



Rawson) 

 Population and life history studies of Saskatchewan 



fish (F. M. Atton) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Fisheries Reports. Saskatchewan 

 Department of Natural Resources (occasionally pub- 

 lished contribution). 



University of Toronto, Ontario Fisheries Re- 

 search Group 



PCJSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headquarters: Department of Zoology, University of 

 Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 



