Author: Biological Board of Canada

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-25

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 9781330379554

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Excerpt from Contributions to Canadian Biology: Being Studies From the Biological Stations of Canada, 1915-1916 The series of nine biological papers, included in the present publication, comprises a selection of the researches completed by various members of the scientific staff, last season, and includes some work done in previous seasons at the two Canadian Biological Stations, at St. Andrews, New Brunswick, and at Departure Bay, British Columbia. Several very important investigations might have been included, but are not really complete at this date; two bearing directly upon the utilization of certain fish-products for food; but they will be published in the next volume of "Contributions." The question of a serial publication, or of the issue of separate papers as they reach completion, has occupied the attention of the Biological Board, especially in view of the fact that some researches can be completed earlier for publication than others, and yet are held back in order to appear in the same volume with papers which for various reasons cannot be hastened. About twenty trained scientific workers from eight different Universities have during the past season attended one or other of the Stations, and all engaged in marine and fishery studies of special interest, and in most cases of direct value practically and scientifically. Purely scientific problems, while not neglected, have not formed a prominent feature in the biological investigations at the stations under the Board, and on many occasions there has been official recognition of the value to the Government of the researches undertaken. This appreciation of the practical bearing on the great fishing industries of Canada, of their work, has been a great satisfaction to the staff. Most of them carry on their work without recompense from the Government, and in no case has adequate recompense been possible. The main reward has been the satisfaction which original discovery in Science affords, the satisfaction of adding to man's knowledge of Nature and her resources, and of solving the pressing problems which the great industries on our seas and inland waters offer for solution to trained scientific experts. During the year 1915 Dr. Johan Hjort, Director of Fisheries, Norway, continued the comprehensive survey of the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Maritime Provinces shores which he had commenced the year before. Such a fishery survey, leaving special reference to the herring, cod, etc., had been considered by the Biological Board in 1909, and the Board had decided to enlist, if possible, the skilled aid of Dr. Hjort, or some Norse expert to be selected by him, and, as Chairman of the Board, wrote to Dr. Hjort on the subject. Professor E. W. McBride, who was then the representative of McGill University on the Board, followed up my communication, and Dr. Hjort replied recommending a qualified junior member of his scientific fishery staff; but, owing to certain conditions involved, the proposal remained in abeyance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Contributions to Canadian Biology written by Biological Board of Canada and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Contributions to Canadian Biology: Being Studies From the Biological Stations of Canada, 1915-1916 The series of nine biological papers, included in the present publication, comprises a selection of the researches completed by various members of the scientific staff, last season, and includes some work done in previous seasons at the two Canadian Biological Stations, at St. Andrews, New Brunswick, and at Departure Bay, British Columbia. Several very important investigations might have been included, but are not really complete at this date; two bearing directly upon the utilization of certain fish-products for food; but they will be published in the next volume of "Contributions." The question of a serial publication, or of the issue of separate papers as they reach completion, has occupied the attention of the Biological Board, especially in view of the fact that some researches can be completed earlier for publication than others, and yet are held back in order to appear in the same volume with papers which for various reasons cannot be hastened. About twenty trained scientific workers from eight different Universities have during the past season attended one or other of the Stations, and all engaged in marine and fishery studies of special interest, and in most cases of direct value practically and scientifically. Purely scientific problems, while not neglected, have not formed a prominent feature in the biological investigations at the stations under the Board, and on many occasions there has been official recognition of the value to the Government of the researches undertaken. This appreciation of the practical bearing on the great fishing industries of Canada, of their work, has been a great satisfaction to the staff. Most of them carry on their work without recompense from the Government, and in no case has adequate recompense been possible. The main reward has been the satisfaction which original discovery in Science affords, the satisfaction of adding to man's knowledge of Nature and her resources, and of solving the pressing problems which the great industries on our seas and inland waters offer for solution to trained scientific experts. During the year 1915 Dr. Johan Hjort, Director of Fisheries, Norway, continued the comprehensive survey of the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Maritime Provinces shores which he had commenced the year before. Such a fishery survey, leaving special reference to the herring, cod, etc., had been considered by the Biological Board in 1909, and the Board had decided to enlist, if possible, the skilled aid of Dr. Hjort, or some Norse expert to be selected by him, and, as Chairman of the Board, wrote to Dr. Hjort on the subject. Professor E. W. McBride, who was then the representative of McGill University on the Board, followed up my communication, and Dr. Hjort replied recommending a qualified junior member of his scientific fishery staff; but, owing to certain conditions involved, the proposal remained in abeyance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.