Marine Animal Oils of Canada

Abstract

THE varied and abundant fauna of the rivers of Canada and especially of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans on the eastern and western shores of the Dominion form an important section of its natural resources. Canadian salmon, pilchard and cod are well-established edible commodities, but it is perhaps less widely known that in recent years the Canadian production of fatty oils from the flesh, livers, or other specific parts of certain fish and marine mammals has greatly expanded, whilst the quality of the oils is generally of a high standard owing to the increasing use of plant and conditions of extraction in accordance with the results of modern research on the chemical and technical properties of marine animal oils.