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FRESHWATER INSTITUTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Water Supply
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Freshwater Institute
1, record 1, English, Freshwater%20Institute
correct, Manitoba
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FWI 2, record 1, English, FWI
correct, Manitoba
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Central Fisheries Research Station 2, record 1, English, Central%20Fisheries%20Research%20Station
former designation, correct, Manitoba
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg, Manitoba houses several programs of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). It is a national centre of expertise in aquatic biology and freshwater and marine fisheries. In conjunction with the Bayfield Institute in Burlington, Ontario, the Freshwater Institute serves as a focal point of scientific research in the Central and Arctic Region and for fishery, fish habitat and oceans management programs that are operated primarily through area and district offices. 1, record 1, English, - Freshwater%20Institute
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The predecessor of the FWI was the Central Fisheries Research Station of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. Established in Winnipeg in 1944, the station was moved to London, Ontario in 1957 and then back to Winnipeg as the FWI in 1966. 2, record 1, English, - Freshwater%20Institute
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Alimentation en eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Institut des eaux douces
1, record 1, French, Institut%20des%20eaux%20douces
correct, masculine noun, Manitoba
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Station centrale de recherches piscicoles 2, record 1, French, Station%20centrale%20de%20recherches%20piscicoles
former designation, correct, feminine noun, Manitoba
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'Institut des eaux douces, à Winnipeg (Manitoba), est un centre national de connaissances spécialisées en biologie aquatique et en pêches maritimes et dulçaquicoles. En collaboration avec l'Institut Bayfield de Burlington (Ontario), l'Institut des eaux douces est le point central de la recherche scientifique dans la Région du Centre et de l'Arctique du ministère des Pêches et des Océans du Canada (MPO). 1, record 1, French, - Institut%20des%20eaux%20douces
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le prédécesseur de l'Institut est la Station centrale de recherches piscicoles de l'Office des recherches sur les pêcheries du Canada. Fondée à Winnipeg en 1944, la station déménage à London, en Ontario, en 1957, puis revient à Winnipeg en 1966, portant alors le nom d'Institut des eaux douces. 2, record 1, French, - Institut%20des%20eaux%20douces
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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