Awards

• Winner of John Lyman Book Award awarded by the North American Society for Oceanic History 2017 (United States)

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Author:   Jennifer M. Hubbard ,  David Wildish ,  Robert L. Stephenson
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.870kg
ISBN:  

9781442648586

ISBN 10:   1442648589
Pages:   488
Publication Date:   20 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction to A Century of Maritime Science (Jennifer Hubbard) Chapter 1: Science in Canada: The Context of the Biological Board of Canada’s St. Andrews Biological Station (Eric L. Mills) Chapter 2: Some Contributions of Women to the Early Study of Marine Biology of Canadian Waters (Mary Needler Arai) Chapter 3: The Gospel of Efficiency and the Origins of Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY): Scientific and Social Influences on Johan Hjort’s and A.G. Huntsman’s Contributions to Fisheries Science (Jennifer Hubbard) Chapter 4: Public Science and Government Policy in the History of St. Andrews Biological Station (Robert L. Stephenson) Chapter 5: Technology in Marine Science at the St. Andrews Biological Station, 1908–2008 (Timothy James Foulkes) Chapter 6: An Overview of Physical Oceanographic Research at the St. Andrews Biological Station During its First Century (Blythe D. Chang and Fred H. Page) Chapter 7: Experimental Flow Studies at St. Andrews Biological Station (David J. Wildish and Shawn M.C. Robinson) Chapter 8: A Personal Perspective on the Historical Role of the St Andrews Biological Station in Investigations of Canadian Scallop Fisheries (John F. Caddy) Chapter 9: Fifty years of Atlantic Salmon Field Studies at St. Andrews Biological Station (Richard H. Peterson) Chapter 10: Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) Research - Seventy Years in Retrospect (Jennifer L. Martin) Chapter 11: A History of Research in Environmental Science and Ecotoxicology at the St. Andrew’s Biological Station (Peter G. Wells) Chapter 12: Aquaculture Research and Development at the St. Andrews Biological Station: 1908–2008 (Robert H. Cook)

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The contributors, and editors of this important volume are to be congratulated and applauded for producing such an invaluable review of the 'Canadian Maritime Science' experience and directions that need to be pursued both now and in the future.' -- David N. Nettleship BIO - Oceans Association Newsletter Voicepipe vol 71November 2016

"""The contributors, and editors of this important volume are to be congratulated and applauded for producing such an invaluable review of the 'Canadian Maritime Science' experience and directions that need to be pursued both now and in the future.' -- David N. Nettleship BIO - Oceans Association Newsletter Voicepipe vol 71, November 2016"

Author Information

Jennifer Hubbard is an associate professor in the Department of History at Ryerson University. David Wildish is a scientist emeritus at the St. Andrews Biological Station and research associate of the Huntsman Marine Science Centre. Robert Stephenson is a research scientist and past Director of the St. Andrews Biological Station.

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