(DREO), ...and Pacific (DREP), and operates the Meteorology and 

 Oceanographlc Centres (METOC) at British Columbia and Halifax. 



The National Research Council of Canada (NRCC) sponsors marine 

 research and operates the Atlantic Regional Laboratory (ARL). 



603. CANADA, Universities 



The University of British Columbia includes an Institute of 

 Oceanography (UBCIO); Dalhousie University has an Institute of Ocean 

 Sciences (DUIOS); the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) 

 specializes in cold ocean research and sponsors the Centre for Cold 

 Ocean Resources Engineering (C-CORE), a Marine Sciences Research 

 Laboratory (MSRL), and the Canadian Maritime History Group (CMHG); 

 McGill University includes a Marine Research Centre (MRC) and spon- 

 sors the Bellairs Research Institute (BRI) in the West Indies, which 

 specializes in tropical marine ecology; and the Universite du Quebec, 

 which includes a Section d'Oceanographie (SOUQAR) at Rimouski. The 

 Huntsman Marine Laboratory (HML) at St. Andrews, New Brunswick, 

 serves a consortium of about 20 eastern universities. 



604. CANADA, Other Organizations 



The Atlantic Salmon Association (ASA) and the North American 

 Salmon Association (NASA), both formed in 1948, are concerned with 

 the restoration of the Atlantic salmon. The Aquaculture Association 

 of Nova Scotia (AANS) was formed in 1976 to provide a means by which 

 members can exchange information on aquaculture. The Canadian Hydro- 

 graphers Association (CHA) is an active organization. PACE is the 

 acronym for the Petroleum Association for Conservation of the Envi- 

 ronment . 



The Newfoundland Oceans Research and Development Co. (NORDCO) was 

 formed in 1975 to cooperate with Canadian and United States Com- 

 panies working on research projects related to the search for off- 

 shore deposits of oil and gas. One such study is the Eastern Arctic 

 Marine Environmental Studies (EAMES). 



The Province of Ontario established the Ontario Water Resources 

 Commission (OWRC) to monitor pollution and protect the resources of 

 the Great Lakes. 



605. CHILE 



The Comite Oceanograf ico Nacional (CONA) was created in 1971 

 and includes Government and nongovernment members who serve to co- 

 ordinate marine science activities in Chile. Its major program, a 

 continuing oceanographlc survey of Chile's coastal waters, is iden- 

 tified as MARCHILE. 



The Centro Nacional de Datos Oceanograf icos de Chile (CENDOC) is 

 a part of the Instituto Hidrografico de la Armade (IHA), formerly the 

 Departamento de Navegacion e Hidrografia. IHA is also responsible 

 for oceanographlc surveys and data relating to tides and currents. 

 Marine meteorology is a responsiblllity of the Servicio Meteoro- 

 logico de la Armada (SMA). Oceanographlc and related marine biology 

 surveys in connection with fishery investigations are made by the 

 Instituto de Fomento Pesquera (IFOP). Other active agencies are the 

 Division de Pesca (DDP) of the Servicio Agricola y Ganaders and the 

 Instituto Antartico Chlleno (lAC). 



Several Chilean universities have active marine science programs: 

 the Unlversidad Catolico de Valparaiso includes a Centro de Investig- 

 aciones del Mar (CIMAR); the Unlversidad de Chile has a Departmento 

 de Oceanologia; the Unlversidad de Concepcion has a Departamento de 

 Biologia Marina; and the Unlversidad del Norte a Centro de Investlga- 

 ciones Submarinas and a Departamento de Pesquerias. 



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