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INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF OCEANOGRAPHY 



grft E(r/'J'6fcph Risi, Laval University; Mr. Richard 

 Bernard, Quebec; Mr. L.-P. Bouthillier, Mon- 



''^''''t'feal University; Mr. Malcolm Vachon, Laval 



''fftjniversity; Mr. Aristide Nadeau, Laval Uni- 



■ versity; Mr. Roger Gaudry, Laval University. 



Captain of boat : Mr. P.-E. Cloutier. Engineer : 



Mr. P. Fillion. Mate: Mr. J. Dumas. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: Provisions may 

 be made for a few workers if application is made 

 to the Director early in the spring; all necessary 

 information will be given. 



Income: The Station is supported by Laval Univer- 

 sity. The amount granted by the University 

 varies; it may average $10,000 a year. 



Provision for the publication of results: Results are 

 published by the University as reports come in; 

 they are sometimes published in "Le Naturaliste 

 Canadien," a review of the University, and special 

 reports are afterwards printed and sent a couple 

 of times a year. 



Newfoundland 



Fishery Research Laboratory of Department of 

 Natiiral Resources 



(Date of infortnatio7i, April 19, 1937. Changes in 

 the staff are contemplated for the near future) 



History or origin: Following upon a survey by Dr. 

 Harold Thomp.son of the Newfoundland fishery 

 situation in 1930, the British Empire Marketing 

 Board and the Government of Newfoundland 

 entered into an agreement providing for a five 

 year period of fishery research in Newfoundland. 

 At first the laboratory was estabhshed under a 

 Fishery Research Commission, but later was 

 taken over by the Dept. of Natural Resources. 

 The original five year agreement was extended for 

 one year and it will be continued for a further 

 period, probably of five years. 



Locatioji: At Bay Bulls, a settlement 18 miles by 

 road from St. John's. 



Organization to which attached: The Department of 

 Natural Resources, St. John's, Newfoundland. 



Purposes: No scientific investigation of the fisheries 

 of Newfoundland, the main industry of the Island, 

 had been made up to 1931. The purpose of the 

 Research Station was to rectify this want. 



Scope of activities: Investigation of the fife history, 

 fluctuation and movements of the principal fi-shes 

 of Newfoundland, and the improvement of exist- 

 ing methods, and the development of further 



methods of processing fish products also receive 

 attention. 



Equipment: Part of the unused factory of Messrs. 

 Harvey & Co., fish merchants, was at first rented. 

 These premises were later bought by the Depart- 

 ment of Natural Resources. They were originally 

 erected with the object of carrying on a complete 

 fishery business in conjunction with the deep sea 

 fishing fleet, and contain freezing, smoking, dry- 

 ing, and cod liver oil plant, and a small canning 

 plant and other additions have been installed. 

 The Laboratory contains six laboratories, library, 

 work shop well equipped, dark room, balance 

 room, store rooms, and a small aquarium. The 

 latter has pure sea water circulation. A research 

 vessel is available. Originally a trawler with 

 full commercial size trawhng gear with usual 

 scientific installments was run on regular spring 

 and autumn surveys of the Newfoundland fishing 

 area, but this has now been replaced by a diesel- 

 engined refrigerated vessel. All heating is by 

 electricity and steam, gas is not available. 



Staff: Scientific : Director, vacant. Acting Director, 

 Norman L. Macpherson, Ph.D., M.A. Anna M. 

 Wilson, M.Sc. Nancy Frost, M.A. Allan R. 

 Johnstone, B.Sc. Technical and clerical, 23. 

 Maintenance and operation, 3. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: The local hotel 

 is suitable for summer residence. 



Income: At first $43,000 per annum, 50% from the 

 E. M. B. and 50% from the Government of 

 Newfoundland. Local scholarships have been 

 provided for college students for part time work. 

 Recently available funds were cut by some 

 $10,000 as cost is now borne entirely by the New- 

 foundland Government. 



Provision for publication of results: Annual and Spe- 

 cial Reports financed out of general expenditure. 

 At first Reports of the Newfoundland Fishery 

 Research Commission, now Department of Natu- 

 ral Resources, Division of Fishery Research 

 Reports. 



UNITED STATES 



Connecticut 



Bingham Oceanographic Foundation ('37) 



History or origin: The Bingham Oceanographic 

 Collection was started privately in New York 

 at the initiative of Harry Payne Bingham, who 

 undertook three deepsea expeditions on his yacht 

 Pawnee during the years 1925-1927. 



