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RESEARCH - Research Projects

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AquaNet 2004 - 2006 Funded Research Projects
Note: Projects marked with * are a continuation of previously funded projects

Title Principal Investigator
Alternate Species and Nutrition
(*) The Genetic Control of Economically Important Traits in the Brook Charr, Salvelinus fontinalis [Publication(s) available] L. Bernatchez
(*) Nutritional Strategies to Improve Lipid Utilization in Diets for Commercially Important Canadian Finfish Species [Publication(s) available] S. Lall
(*) Advancing Cold-Water Marine Finfish Production in Eastern Canada [Publication(s) available] J. Brown
Development of strategies to maximize growth of shortnose sturgeon juveniles: creation of high growth diets and husbandry protocols M. Litvak
The effect of alternate dietary lipids on physiological performance measures in Chinook salmon C. Brauner
Replacement of fish meal and fish oil with canola protein concentrate and dehulled flax in diets fed to rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). M. Drew
Vegetable Oils as sustainable substitutes to fish oil in salmonid diets: an approach to minimize contaminants and reduce feed costs G. Vandenberg
Structural efforts for pilot scale operation of spotted wolffish: a step toward commercialization stage J. Wilson
Use of alternate dietary lipid and protein sources to reduce flesh organohalogen contaminant concentrations in farmed Atlantic salmon while concurrently maintaining EPA and DHA levels D. Higgs
Advancing Marine Finfish Aquaculture in the Bay of Fundy T. Benfey
Fish Health Management
(*) An Evaluation of Current and New Diagnostic Tests for Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus - Phase 2 I. Dohoo
(*) Production of Atlantic Salmon with an Efficient Immune System, and the Identification of Molecular Markers Associated with this Trait R. Danzmann
(*) The Biology, Pathogenesis and Epizootiology of Nodavirus Strains Found in Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) S. Johnson
(*) Seasonal Effects on Immune Function, Stress and Metabolism of Haddock and Atlantic Cod: Implications for Cage Culture K. Gamperl
(*) Sea Lice Resistance to Chemotherapeutants: Diagnosis, Mechanisms, Dynamics and Control [Publication(s) available] J. Burka
Multi-site clinical field trial for vaccines ad therapeutic assessments L. Hammell
Optimising Fish Welfare and Flesh Quality during Live-haul Transport of Fish A. Farrell &
C. Wood
Vaccine Development
The effect of a novel vaccine against infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, on health and welfare of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) P. Schulte
Shellfish and Integrated Aquaculture
(*) Bacterial Breakdown of Marine Shellfish Toxins T. Gill
(*) Development of Integrated Aquaculture (Fish/Shellfish/Seaweed) for Environmentally and Economically-Balanced Diversification and Social Acceptability [Publication(s) available] T. Chopin
(*) Integrating Shellfish Aquaculture and Marine Protected Areas in BC: A Framework for Planning R. Rollins
Advanced technology in diagnostics of economically significant mollusk infectious diseases for improved health management in Canada F. Berthe
Development of a selective breeding program for the Bamfield Huu-Ay-Aht Community Abalone E. Boulding
Low-cost optical moorings for continuous assessment of food depletion: a tool for monitoring shellfish feeding activity, forecasting growth and quantifying environmental impact J. Cullen
Management of aquaculture site selection via regional habitat classification J. Grant
Developing Tools to Study Biological and Environmental Limitations of MSX Infections F. Berthe
Environmental Assessment - Environmental Interactions
(*) Pathophysiology and Ecology of Styela clava J. Davidson
(*) Development of a Risk Factor Model to Estimate the Impact of Sea Lice Infestation from Fish Farms on Native Stocks [Publication(s) available] S. McKinley
(*) Reducing Waste Outputs of Fish Culture Operations at the Source [Publication(s) available] D. Bureau
Monitoring fishes and macroinvertebrates to determine indirect influence of bivalve aquaculture on ecosystem productivity C. McKindsey
Susceptibility of clam, Mya arenaria, to develop neoplasia, implication of genetic and toxic factors R. Tremblay
Public Perception of Aquaculture
(*) Evaluation of the Flesh Quality of Market-Size Farmed and Wild Canadian Salmon S. McKinley
(*) Aquaculture, Scientific Discipline and Networks: An Analysis of the Challenges Posed by Applied Research in Aquaculture and the Need to Cross Traditional Discipline Boundaries J.P. Vanderlinden
Multicriteria evaluation of environmental interactions in coastal aquaculture sites D. Lane
Building Markets for Canadian Aquaculture: Understanding the Opportunity and Cost of Organic Aquaculture Production K. Culver

AquaNet 2003 / 04 Funded Research Projects
Note: Projects marked with * are a continuation of previously funded projects

The genetic control of economically important traits in brook charr
(*) An evaluation of current and new diagnostic tests for infectious salmon anemia virus - phase 2
Novel applications of in-vivo co-culture technology
(*)Production of Atlantic salmon with an efficient immune system
The biology pathogenesis and epizootiology of nodavirus strains found in Atlantic cod and haddock
(*) Impacts of sea ducks on mussel aquaculture in PEI (Completed March 2004)
Aquaculture development and wild stock enhancement of northern abalone
Bacterial breakdown of marine shellfish toxins
(*) Nutritional strategies to improve lipid utilization in diets for commercially important Canadian finfish species
(*) Advancing cold-water marine finfish production in Eastern Canada
Seasonal effects on immune function, stress and metabolism of haddock and Atlantic cod
Pathophysiology and ecology of styela clava
(*) Sea Lice resistance to chemotherapeutants: diagnosis, mechanisms, dynamics and control
(*) Development of integrated aquaculture for environmentally and economically-balanced diversification and social acceptability
Development of a risk factor model to estimate the impact of sea lice infestation from fish farms on native stocks
(*) Reducing waste outputs of fish culture operations at source
(*) Integrating shellfish aquaculture and marine protected areas in BC: a framework for planning
Aquaculture, scientific discipline and networks: An analysis of the challenges posed by applied research in aquaculture and the need to cross traditional discipline boundaries
(*) Fostering adaptive risk management strategies for salmon aquaculture in Canada
(Urgent research topic) Flesh quality of wild and farmed BC salmon

AquaNet Funded Research Projects up to March 31, 2003

Animal Production Theme

Projects under the responsibility of Theme Leader - Dr. Joseph Brown, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University are:
Host-Pathogen Interactions: The Aeromonas salmonicida / Salmo salar Model System Applied to Non-salmonid Finfish [Publication(s) available]
Nutritional Value and Clinical Role of Dietary Lipid in Fish
Optimization of Larval Feeding and Digestion in Atlantic Halibut, Atlantic Cod, Haddock and Winter Flounder [Publication(s) available]
Optimizing Metabolic Design for Growth of Fishes at Low Temperature
Factors, Risks and Significance of Emergent Neoplasia Diseases in Cultured and Wild Soft-Shell Clams (Mya arenaria) in Atlantic Canada
Development of Winter Flounder and Other Flatfish for Land-based and Inter-Tidal Aquaculture [Publication(s) available]
An Evaluation of Current and New Diagnostic Tests for Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus
Impacts of Sea Ducks on Mussel Aquaculture Operations in Prince Edward Island
Supplemental Algal Feeding for Field-based Oyster Nursery Culture
Enhancement of Production in Broodstock and Postlarvae (spat) of Marine Bivalves [Publication(s) available]

Projects under the responsibility of Theme Leader - Dr. Moira Ferguson, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph are:
Stress in Fish: Diagnostics, Role in Disease, and Management [Publication(s) available]
Shellfish Health: Development of Biochemical Indicators of Stress [Publication(s) available]
Production of Disease Resistant Transgenic Salmonids Expressing Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Genes at all Temperatures [Publication(s) available]
Aquaculture Broodstock and Seed Production: Production of the Next Generation of Genetic Markers
Production of Single-Sex (All-female) Populations of Fish for Aquaculture
Improved Freeze and Stress Resistance with Glycerol [Publication(s) available]
Transgenic Fish with Improved Freeze Resistance by Antifreeze Gene Transfer
Production of Transgenic Tilapia for the Treatment of Diabetes: ES-cell Approach [Publication(s) available]
Genetic and Environmental Factors Affecting Growth and Production of Mussels (Mytilus edulis and M. trossulus)
Immunological Response in Atlantic Salmon, and the Identification of Molecular Markers Associated with an Efficient Immune System [Publication(s) available]


Environmental Integrity Theme

Theme Leader - Dr. R. Scott McKinley - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, The University of British Columbia
Genetic and Ecological Interactions Between Farm and Wild Atlantic Salmon
Objective Risk Assessment of Interactions among Cultured and Wild Salmonids
Risk and Consequences of Infestation from Salmon Lice
Environmental Requirements for Sustainable Shellfish Aquaculture
Water-Sediment Interactions: The Processes and Effects of Sorption / Desorption of Additives to Aquacultural Systems on Sediment and Water Quality
Intelligent Monitoring Systems for Aquaculture
Sea Lice Resistance to Chemotherapeutants: Diagnosis, Mechanisms, Dynamics and Control
Improving Amino Acid Utilization in Salmonid Fish: A Key Factor to Improving Feed Efficiency and Reducing Waste Outputs in Marine and Freshwater Salmonid Fish Culture
A Multi-disciplinary Approach with the Integration of Three Trophic Levels (Fish / Shellfish / Seaweed) for the Development of Sustainable Aquaculture Systems [Publication(s) available]
Development of Cold-water Recirculation Systems [Publication(s) available]
Optimisation of Existing Faecal Trap to Reach 99% Settlable Solid Removal in Highly Recirc Systems Through Hydraulic Modelisation


Social and Economic Aspects Theme

Theme Leader - Dr. Jean-Paul Vanderlinden - Environmental Studies Programme, Université de Moncton
The Industrial Economics of Aquaculture Industries
The Institutional and Social Structure of Aquaculture: A Comparative Study of Norway, Chile, the Faeroes and Japan [Publication(s) available]
Law and Policy Project: Towards Principled Access, Allocations and Operations in Aquaculture [Publication(s) available]
The Social Construction of Aquaculture: Risks and Benefits; Work and Community [Publication(s) available]
Dynamics of co-operation, local development and new property rights : bottom-seeding of scallop beds in the inshore community of Botsford
First Nations Involvement in Aquaculture in British Columbia [Publication(s) available]
Network Governance and "Smart Regulation" for the Development of Sustainable Shellfish Aquaculture in Canada
Property Rights, Aquaculture and Mariculture: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of the Institutional Changes Arising from Changes in Ocean Resource Use Practises (Quebéc and New Brunswick)
Hierarchies of Objectives and Criteria as a Basis for Salmon Aquaculture Risk Management Decisions Involving Multiple Stakeholders
Addressing Complexity and Context for Aquaculture Sustainability in Canada: Analytic, Assessment and Educational Tools