Fonds consists of textual records that document the origins, development, and activities of the Fisheries Centre, particularly its predecessor programmes: the Institute of Fisheries and the Institute of Animal Resource Ecology. The records include correspondence, reports, financial statements, grant documentation, minutes and agendas, course outlines, and published materials.

The series consists of correspondence, reports, and other records relating to Institute research activities and facilities. It also includes Noman Wilimovsky’s bound volume of library zoological plates with correspondence inserted in this volume. The work is oversized and located in the UBC Archives Vault Bay 6A (88a) column 4, shelf 4.

Series consists of correspondence, minutes, outlines, and other records concerning the development and administration of courses and workshops offered or required by the Institute and the Department of Zoology.

Series consists of minutes, correspondence, reports, and other records related to IARE participation in UBC committees and groups, as well as the Institute's relationship with various UBC departments and faculties, particularly the Department of Zoology and the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Series consists of records relating to Institute participation in external conferences, seminars, symposia, and workshops.

Series consists of correspondence, reports, and other records relating to the general administration and operation of the Institute, including records relating to policies and procedures, activities, and events of the Institute, as well as faculty lists.

Series consists of the correspondence files of Institute directors.

Series consists of records pertaining to the Institute's collaboration and involvement with various external organizations, agencies, committees, and task and project groups. Records include correspondence, reports, minutes, and papers.

Sub-series consists of financial statements, reports, and related correspondence concerning Institute annual budgets.

Sub-series consists of completed forms, notices, and correspondence relating to the Institute's application for various grants, as well as records pertaining to institutional reviews by granting bodies and the administration of grant funds.

Series consists of correspondence and other records regarding the Institute's relationship and collaboration with other universities and individual scholars. Includes records pertaining to the Institute's participation in seminars, conferences, and lectures at other universities, as well as records concerning visiting scholars.

Series consists of Institute publications, including annual reports, newsletters, and handbooks, as well as records relating to material published by Institute faculty.

Series consists of correspondence files of Institute faculty members.

Series consists of minutes of Institute faculty and committee meetings, as well as related, reports, correspondence, and other records.

Series consists of records pertaining to Institute funding. Includes records relating to the Institute's budget and to grant project funding applied for and obtained. Series has been arranged into the following two sub-series: Budget records (1963-1982) and Grant records (1968-1978).

Series consists of notices, lists, correspondence, and other records concerning seminars offered by the Institute. Includes also some records pertaining to relevant seminars offered by the Department of Zoology and other university departments.