SCIENCE REVIEW 1987 - Bedford Institute of Oceanography

The Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO), the Halifax
Fisheries Research Laboratory and the St. Andrews Biological
Station are research establishments of the Government of Canada
operated by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), both
on its own behalf and, in the case of BIO, for the other federal
departments that maintain laboratories and groups at the Institute.
There are two such departments, the Department of Energy, Mines
and Resources and the Department of the Environment. The former
maintains two units at BIO, the Atlantic Geoscience Centre of the
Geological Survey of Canada and the Canada Oil and Gas Lands
Administration Laboratory. The Department of the Environment
also maintains two units at BIO, the Seabird Research Unit of the
Canadian Wildlife Service and the Regional Laboratory of the
Atlantic Region’s Conservation and Protection.
DFO operates a fleet of research vessels, together with several
smaller craft out of BIO. The two larger scientific ships, Hudson and
Baffin, have global capability, extremely long endurance, and are
Lloyds Ice Class I vessels able to work throughout the Canadian
Arctic.
Senior staff* - Bedford Institute of Oceanography:
S.B. MacPhee - Regional Director, Science Sector, DFO Scotia-
Fundy Region
P. Bellemare - Director, Hydrography Branch DFO Scotia-Fundy
Region
J.A. Elliott - Director, Physical & Chemical Sciences Branch,
DFO Scotia-Fundy Region
M.M. Sinclair - Director, Biological Sciences Branch, DFO
Scotia-Fundy Region
D.I. Ross - Director, Atlantic Geoscience Centre, DEMR
E.H.J. Hiscock - Seabird Research Unit, Canadian Wildlife
Service, DOE
(*As of Dec. 31, 1988)
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The broad objectives of the research undertaken by the three
research establishments are:
(1) To perform applied research leading to the provision of advice
on the management of our marine environment including its
fisheries and offshore hydrocarbon resources.
(2) To perform fundamental long-term research in accordance with
the mandates of the resident departments.
(3) To perform necessary surveys and cartographic work to ensure
a supply of suitable navigational charts for the region from
Georges Bank to the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic.
(4) To respond with all relevant expertise and assistance to any
major marine emergency within the same region.
H.S. Samant - Chief; Regional Laboratory, Environmental
Protection, DOE
Senior staff* - St. Andrews Biological Station:
R.H. Cook - Chief Aquaculture and Invertebrate Fisheries
Division
Senior staff* - Halifax Fisheries Research Laboratory:
J.D. Pringle - Chief Benthic Fisheries and Aquaculture Division
J.A. Ritter - Chief Freshwater and Anadromous Division