The <i>Calanus</i> Expeditions in the Canadian Arctic, 1947 to 1955

Аннотация

A review of the work, whether published or not, concerning the abundance, distribution, and propagation of sea mammals and fish. The areas covered, personnel, logistics of each year's expedition and stations are stated. Results are summarized on the hydrography of the areas explored (the entrances to Hudson Bay, Ungava Bay); common food fishes, their biology, breeding, growth, migration, etc.; walrus, ringed seal and beluga, their estimated numbers, migrations, food, propagation, etc.; geographical distribution and taxonomy; plankton. The Arctic Unit of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada with headquarters at McGill University is a development of these "Eastern Arctic Investigations."