A fascinating, informative report of marine agronomy as it is being developed on Canada’s Atlantic coast. The film shows the work of the National Research Council’s Atlantic Regional Laboratory at Halifax and of Constance MacFarlane, marine botanist of the Nova Scotia Research Foundation. Efforts are directed at developing the food potentials of marine plants such as dulse, Irish moss, rockweed.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013876
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Canada
Animals & Wildlife → Aquatic biology
Animals & Wildlife → Marine biology
Animals & Wildlife → Marine resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Aquatic resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Botany - Ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant products
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plants - Nutrition
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Aquatic biology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)