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Aquaculture Canada 2011 Program Booklet
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Bivalves
ACRDP 10th Anniversary
Freshwater Symposium
Communications
Contributed Papers
Genetics
Lobsters
Ecosystems
Mussels
Certification
Health
Engineering
Fish Production
Poster Session
Table of Contents / Table des matières
Aquaculture Canada 2011 Committees / Comités. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
AAC Board of Directors / Conseil d'administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
AC11 Partners and Contributors / Partenaires et commanditaires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Welcome to Delegates / Mots bienvenue aux délégués. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
AAC Research Award of Excellence / Prix d’excellence en recherché. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
In Memoriam, John M. Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Sponsor Ads / Publicité de commanditaires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Registration and Information / Inscription et informations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Session Rooms / Salles de conferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Program Outline / Sommaire du programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Outline of Presentations / Résumés des presentations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Opening and Welcome / Allocution d’ouverture et de bienvenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Conference Keynote Presentation / Session plénière. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Plenary Speakers / Présentateurs en session plénière. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sessions and Abstracts / Séances et résumés
Bivalve Aquaculture / Aquaculture des mollusques bivalves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 53
Highlights and Lessons Learned after 10 Years of the ACRDP / Faits saillants et leçons apprises
après 10 ans d’application du PCRDA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 56
Communicating Science / Comment transmettre l’information scientifique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Contributed Papers / Soumission de résumés dans des sujets autres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Genetics / Génétique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Lobster Hatchery Production and Enhancement / Production de homard en écloserie et ensemencement . 74
Ecosystems / Écosystèmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Developments in mussel aquaculture / Développements en production de moules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Certification, safety and traceability / Certification, salubrité et traçabilité . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Health / Santé. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 121
Aquaculture Engineering / Technologie d'aquiculture . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Feeding and Nutrition / Alimentation et nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Fish Production / Production piscicole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
National Symposium on Freshwater Aquaculture / Symposium national en aquaculture d’eau douce
Is there a Future for Freshwater Aquaculture in Canada? / Y a-t-il un futur pour l'aquaculture
d'eau douce au Canada?. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Certification Issues Facing the Freshwater Sector / Problématique de la certification dont fait
face le secteur d'eau douce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Genetics and Broodstock Development / Génétique et développement de stock reproducteur. . . . . . . . . . . 84
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems for Freshwater Production / Systèmes en eau recirculée
pour l’aquaculture d’eau douce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Marketing Opportunities for the Freshwater Sector / Opportunités de marché pour le secteur
d'eau douce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Fish Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding / Nutrition des poissons, les moulées et l’alimentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Diversification and Conservation Initiatives / Initiatives de diversification et de conservation . . . . . . . . . . 115
Innovation in the Freshwater Sector / Innovation dans le secteur d'eau douce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Environmental Management / Gestion environnementale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Poster Session / Session affiches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Index of Presenting Authors / Index des auteurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Presentations
Bivalve Aquaculture / Aquaculture des mollusques bivalves - 1
Monday, May 9, 2011 / Lundi 9 mai, 2011: 10h45-12h25
Location: Borduas
Chair / Présidente: Julie Pariseau (SODIM: Société de développement de l'industrie maricole)
10h45-11h05 L. Chevarie: Ensemencements de myes aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec: un bilan
11h05-11h25 P. St-Onge: Population genetic structure and spatial analysis of the softshell clam (Mya
arenaria) across their natural geographic distribution
11h25-11h45 C. Cyr: Essais d’élevage en suspension de l’huître américaine (Crassostrea virginica), en
lagune versus milieu ouvert aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine en 2011
11h45-12h05 A.L. Mallet: Recent advances in bay scallop aquaculture (Argopecten irradians
irradians) in New Brunswick: a promising species for diversification
12h05-12h25 M. Nadeau: Characterization of the dynamics of predators following a large scale
scallops seeding: approaches and field tools
Looking Back and Towards the Future: Highlights and Lessons Learned
after 10 Years of the Aquaculture Collaborative R&D Program - 1
Regard sur le passé et le futur: faits saillants et leçons apprises après 10
ans d’application du Programme coopératif de recherche et
développement en aquaculture - 1
Monday, May 9, 2011 / Lundi 9 mai, 2011: 10h45-12h25
Location: Krieghoff
Co-Chairs / Co-Présidents: Nancy House & Charley Cyr (Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches
et Océans Canada)
10h45-11h05 C. Busby: Celebrating ten years of success with the Aquaculture Collaborative Research
and Development Program (ACRDP)
11h05-11h25 L.O.B. Afonso: Soft-flesh suppression technology: Inhibiting the post-harvest effects of
Kudoa thyrsites infection in farmed Atlantic salmon
11h25-11h45 D. Chabot: Effect of chronic sublethal hypoxia on growth of juvenile spotted wolffish
(Anarhichas minor) and of the hybrid A. minor x A. lupus
11h45-12h05 M. Fréchette: Self-thinning in suspension-cultured mussels and organic matter input to
the bottom
12h05-12h25 F.H. Page: An overview of ACRDP sponsored studies concerning the interactions of
salmon netpen culture with the benthic and pelagic coastal marine environment of
southwest New Brunswick
3rd National Symposium on Freshwater Aquaculture:
Is there a Future for Freshwater Aquaculture in Canada?
Troisième symposium national en aquaculture d’eau douce:
Y a-t-il un futur pour l'aquaculture d'eau douce au Canada?
Monday, May 9, 2011 / Lundi 9 mai, 2011: 10h45-12h25
Location: Suzor-Coté
Chair / Président: Grant Vandenberg (Université Laval)
10h45-11h05 É. Gilbert: National aquaculture strategic action plan initiative in Canada: an integrated
policy approach
11h05-11h25 G. Vandenberg: The Inter-Provincial Partnership for Sustainable Freshwater
Aquaculture Development: past, present and future
11h25-11h55 B. Thomsen: Danish freshwater industry: sustainable production in challenging times
11h55-12h25 S. Naylor: From retrogressive obstructionism to abundant potential: Why isn’t Canada’s
freshwater aquaculture sector a world leader?
Bivalve Aquaculture / Aquaculture des mollusques bivalves
Monday, May 9, 2011 / Lundi 9 mai, 2011: 14h00-15h20
Location: Borduas
Chair / Présidente: Julie Pariseau (SODIM: Société de développement de l'industrie maricole)
14h00-14h20 M.-H. Thériault: Culling small size oysters: Is it a winning strategy?
14h20-14h40 C. Gionet: Production performance of the bay scallop (Argopecten irradians irradians) grown in suspended or bottom culture at five densities at two sites in New Brunswick
14h40-15h00 P. Kitchen: An economic analysis of shellfish production associated with the adoption of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture in British Columbia
15h00-15h20 S. Gauthier-Clerc: A predictive approach to assess the potential safety of whole scallops
from harvest areas affected by paralytic, amnesic and diarrhetic shellfish poisoning in mussels
Looking Back and Towards the Future: Highlights and Lessons Learned
after 10 Years of the Aquaculture Collaborative R&D Program - 2
Regard sur le passé et le futur: faits saillants et leçons apprises après 10
ans d’application du Programme coopératif de recherche et
développement en aquaculture - 2
Monday, May 9, 2011 / Lundi 9 mai, 2011: 14h00-15h20
Location: Krieghoff
Co-Chairs / Co-Présidents: Nancy House & Charley Cyr (Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches
et Océans Canada)
14h00-14h20 B.D. Chang: Exploratory analysis of sediment sulfide data collected in the annual
monitoring program at salmon farms in southwestern New Brunswick, Bay of Fundy
14h20-14h40 P.K. Sarker: A review of sustainability issues related to feeding salmonids: a Canadian
perspective
14h40-15h00 D. Green: The industry perspective on ten years of ACRDP initiatives in the NL region
15h00-15h20 R. Salmon: ACRDP’s role in the development of the Canadian aquaculture industry
International Aquaculture Development
Comment transmettre l’information scientifique et impliquer les
canadiens dans le développement de l’industrie aquacole sur le plan local
et international
Monday, May 9, 2011 / Lundi 9 mai, 2011: 14h00-15h20
Location: Suzor-Coté
Chair / Présidente: Céline Audet (Université du Québec à Rimouski)
14h00-14h20 S. Langlois: Overview of recent NSERC initiatives for the aquaculture sector / Survol
des initiatives récentes au CRSNG dans le secteur de l’aquaculture
14h20-14h40 P. Roberston: Communicating aquaculture research through video: Lessons from the
field, laboratory and public forums
14h40-15h00 S.F. Cross: Commercialization of IMTA – what and how scientific research is used in
the corporate decision-making process
15h00-15h20 I. Ben Khemis: Cursus international et potentiel d’impact au profit du pays d’origine :
témoignage illustratif
Contributed Papers / Soumission de résumés dans des sujets autres
Monday, May 9, 2011 / Lundi 9 mai, 2011: 15h40-17h20
Location: Borduas
Chair / Président: Réjean Tremblay (Université du Québec à Rimouski)
15h40-16h00 E. Nelson: Sea cucumbers in aquaculture: Taking care of business
16h00-16h20 B.-A. Dupont-Cyr: Sex-related growth dimorphism in wolffishes (Anarhichas minor and
A. lupus)
16h20-16h40 B. Glebe: North American Arctic charr aquaculture: History and current research
16h40-17h00 E.A. Prussin: Use of a commercially viable kelp (Saccharina latissima) for mapping the
nutrient plume from an integrated multi-trophic sablefish farm (IMTA)
17h00-17h20 B. Genard: Probiotics selection methods for bivalves larvae production in hatchery
Genetics / Génétique
Monday, May 9, 2011 / Lundi 9 mai, 2011: 15h40-17h20
Location: Krieghoff
Chair / Présidente: Céline Audet (Université du Québec à Rimouski)
15h40-16h00 M.A. Chiasson: Quantitative trait loci (QTL) for body weight and condition factor in
Fraser strain Arctic charr in fresh and brackish water
16h00-16h20 C. McGowan: Pedigree-free estimation of heritability in Arctic charr (Salvelinus
alpinus) using genetic markers
16h20-16h40 N.L. Quinn: Identification of genes associated with heat tolerance in Arctic charr
exposed to acute thermal stress
16h40-17h00 V. Bourret: Temporal change in genetic integrity suggests loss of local adaptation in a
wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) population following introgression by farmed
escapees
17h00-17h20 F. Lamaze: Evaluating the genetic impact of stocking on brook charr (Salvelinus
fontinalis) by means of SNP population genomics
3rd National Symposium on Freshwater Aquaculture – 2:
Certification Issues Facing the Freshwater Sector
Troisième symposium national en aquaculture d’eau douce – 2:
Problématique de la certification dont fait face le secteur d'eau douce
Monday, May 9, 2011 / Lundi 9 mai, 2011: 15h40-17h20
Location: Suzor-Coté
Chair / Président: Mike Rose (Global Trust Certification Ltd)
15h40-16h00 M. Rose: Aquaculture certification schemes
16h00-16h20 J. Eastman: The World Wildlife Fund sponsored Freshwater Trout Aquaculture
Dialogue: Canadian industry perspectives
16h20-16h40 K. Tracey: Certification activities for the Ontario trout industry
16h40-17h00 R. Salmon: A Canadian-based certification scheme: application to the Freshwater sector
17h00-17h20 B. Hicks: Organic aquaculture standards for Canada
Lobster Hatchery Production and Enhancement
Production de homard en écloserie et ensemencement
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 / Mardi 10 mai, 2011: 08h00-12h20
Location: Borduas
Chair / Président: Bruno Myrand (MERINOV)
08h00-08h20 R. Browne: Lobster stock enhancement in Ireland and collaborative efforts to improve
lobster rearing techniques under an Aquareg Project (Interreg IIIC project) involving cooperation
between Spain, Ireland and Norway
08h20-08h40 B.F. Beal: Field-based lobster (Homarus americanus) nurseries: Experimental trials
using cultured juveniles in Eastern Maine, USA
08h40-09h00 C.A. Burton: Marking juvenile lobsters (Homarus gammarus L.) for stock enhancement
and fishery studies
09h00-09h20 M. Mallet: Lobster resource enhancement in Atlantic Canada through stage IV larvae
seeding: The Homarus Inc. experience
09h20-09h40 M. LeBreton: Return on investment for a lobster (Homarus americanus) enhancement
project in Atlantic Canada
11h00-11h20 J. Côté: Mise à l’échelle de la production en écloserie de larves de homard américain
(Homarus americanus) aux fins d’ensemencement pour soutenir une pêcherie durable
11h20-11h40 I. Redjah: Cryptic behaviour of hatchery-reared American lobster larvae fed different
lipid composition diets
11h40-12h00 I.J. McGaw: Feeding and digestive physiology of decapod crustaceans: Importance of
basic research for aquaculture
Ecosystems / Écosystèmes
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 / Mardi 10 mai, 2011: 08h00-11h40
Location: Place Montcalm
Chair / Président: Chris McKindsey (Pêches et Océans Canada / Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
08h00-08h20 A. Piot: Shellfish farming in the intertidal zone and its effect on ecosystem functioning
08h20-08h40 J.A. Arsenault: Size matters: Characterizing particle depletion by the blue mussel
(Mytilus edulis) at open-water, Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture sites
08h40-09h00 T. Bungay: Assessment of the benthic impacts of finfish aquaculture sites on hard
bottom substrates with the application of a benthic index on the south coast of
Newfoundland
09h00-09h20 N. Diep: Dissolved oxygen dynamics of an embayment of the Great Lakes: 1998 – 2010
09h20-09h40 G.K. Reid: The usefulness of ecological efficiencies to assess open-water Integrated
Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA)
11h00-11h20 S.M.C. Robinson: The role of 3-dimensional habitat in the establishment of integrated
multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) systems
11h20-11h40 D.W. Fredriksson: AquaModel software application to understand the regional effects
of multiple marine fish farming sites in the Gulf of Maine, USA
3rd National Symposium on Freshwater Aquaculture – 3:
Genetics and Broodstock Development
Troisième symposium national en aquaculture d’eau douce – 3:
Génétique et développement de stock reproducteur
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 / Mardi 10 mai, 2011: 08h00-09h40
Location: Suzor-Coté/Krieghoff
Chair / Président: Andy Robinson (University of Guelph)
08h00-08h20 K. Were: National Aquaculture Genetic Improvement Strategy
08h20-08h40 L. Picard: Sélection génétique, assainissement et mise en place d’un programme de
collaboration multi-entreprises en matière de génétique chez l’omble de fontaine
08h40-09h00 C. Audet: Interactions génome-environnement pour des traits d’intérêt commercial chez
l’omble de fontaine
09h00-09h20 C. Sauvage: Genetic mapping of SNP markers reveal QTL linked to reproduction,
growth and response to stress in the Brook charr, Salvelinus fontinalis
09h20-09h40 L. Bernatchez: Genetic impacts of stocking on the genetic integrity of wild brook charr
(Salvelinus fontinalis)
3rd National Symposium on Freshwater Aquaculture – 4:
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems for Freshwater Production
Troisième symposium national en aquaculture d’eau douce – 4:
Systèmes en eau recirculée pour l’aquaculture d’eau douce
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 / Mardi 10 mai, 2011: 11h00-12h20
Location: Suzor-Coté/Krieghoff
Chair / Président: Daniel Stechey (Canadian Aquaculture Systems)
11h00-11h20 S.T. Summerfelt: Rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon performance in circular tank-based
closed-containment systems
11h20-11h40 B. Thomsen: Current status of the Denmark Model Farm Program
11h40-12h00 D. Stechey: The Manitoba-Canadian Model Farm Initiative
12h00-12h20 T. Losordo: Comparison of biofiltration technologies for RAS
Developments in mussel aquaculture
Développements en production de moules
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 / Mardi 10 mai, 2011: 14h00-17h00
Location: Borduas
Chair / Présidente: Réjean Tremblay (Université du Québec à Rimouski)
14h00-14h20 F. Byette: Exploitation of Mytilus edulis byssal threads for material production
14h20-14h40 N. Toupoint: Mytilus edulis L. recruitment and food quality: trigger and match-mismatch
14h40-15h00 R. Tremblay: Factors affecting byssus structure of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) from
suspended culture, in the Magdalen Islands
15h00-15h20 J. Wyatt: The effect of long term holding on the physiology of the blue mussel, Mytilus
edulis
15h40-16h00 L. Gilmore Solomon: Influence of seston lipid quality on physiological condition of
Mytilus edulis grown in heterotrophic lagoon
16h00-16h20 S. Duffy: Predator-prey interactions between the blue mussel Mytilus edulis and
zooplankton: A case of intraguild predation
16h20-16h40 A. Bartsch: A prickly alternative to combat biofouling
16h40-17h00 S.E. Richman: Sea duck predation on mussel farms: developing conservation-friendly
and cost-effective solutions for mussel growers
Certification, safety and traceability of aquaculture products
Certification, salubrité et traçabilité des produits aquacoles
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 / Mardi 10 mai, 2011: 14h00-17h00
Location: Krieghoff
Chair / Président: Cyr Couturier (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
14h00-14h20 B. Koonse: The new US Food Safety Law – and how traceability plans are going to be
required for farmed seafood imports
14h20-14h40 C. Couturier: Farmed shellfish safety and the aquaculture supply chain in Canada
14h40-15h00 M. Rose: Key traceability issues and audit tools for aquaculture
15h00-15h20 R. Salmon: FAO certification for aquaculture – A Canadian approach
15h40-16h00 J. Smith: Traceability and sustainability initiatives in Fisheries and Oceans Canada
16h00-17h00 Panel Discussion / Discussion générale
3rd National Symposium on Freshwater Aquaculture – 5:
Marketing Opportunities for the Freshwater Sector
Troisième symposium national en aquaculture d’eau douce – 5:
Opportunités de marché pour le secteur d'eau douce
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 / Mardi 10 mai, 2011: 14h00-15h20
Location: Suzor-Coté
Chair / Président: Yves Bastien
14h00-14h20 H. Kaiser: Generic marketing opportunities for aquaculture
14h20-14h40 J. Rose: A practical guide to the identification of value creating and value destroying
activities in marketing niche fresh water aquaculture products
14h40-15h00 B. Hicks: Marketing organic fish – opportunities and challenge
15h00-15h20 N. Roy: TBD
3rd National Symposium on Freshwater Aquaculture – 6:
Fish Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding
Troisième symposium national en aquaculture d’eau douce – 6:
Nutrition des poissons, les moulées et l’alimentation
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 / Mardi 10 mai, 2011: 15h40-17h00
Location: Suzor-Coté
Chair / Président: Keith Were (Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches et Océans Canada)
15h40-16h00 J. Latremouille: The case for modernization of the Canadian feeds regulations
16h00-16h20 G. Dagenais: The current status of fishery and aquaculture resource utilization in Canada
16h20-16h40 A. Dumas: Preliminary nutritional evaluation of a Canadian shrimp process residue meal
and its potential to replace expensive sources of nutrients in aquafeeds
16h40-17h00 F. Harding: The use of whole cell algae as a sustainable omega-3 DHA source in
aquaculture diets
Health / Santé – 1
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 / Mercredi 11 mai, 2011: 08h00-12h20
Location: Borduas
Chair / Président: Nicolas Derome (Université Laval)
08h00-08h20 J.A. Bakker: Mixing within salmon aquaculture netpen tarps and skirts: Preliminary
results from commercial therapeutant bath treatments conducted in South-west New
Brunswick
08h20-08h40 F.H. Page: Mixing, flushing and effluent dispersal of sea lice therapeutants within and
from aquaculture well boats: preliminary results
08h40-09h00 F.H. Page: Transport and dispersal of sea lice therapeutants from aquaculture net pen
bath treatments: preliminary results
09h00-09h20 S. Leadbeater: Impact of oxygen level on feed consumption, body composition, growth
and resistance to ISAv in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
09h20-09h40 J. Webb: Can filter-feeding bivalves ingest planktonic sea lice larvae?
11h00-11h20 M. Beattie: Provincial approach to mitigating sea lice infestation in Atlantic salmon
aquaculture: New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries R&D
overview
11h20-11h40 S. Boutin: Antagonistic effect of indigenous skin bacteria of brook charr (Salvelinus
fontinalis) against Flavobacterium columnare and F. psychrophilum
11h40-12h00 L.M. Braden: Real time gene expression analysis in salmonid skin: site-specific
inflammatory responses elicited by the ectoparasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis
12h00-12h20 D. Lewis: Interactions between salmon macrophages and pathogenic bacteria in the
presence of Lepeophtheirus salmonis secretions
Aquaculture Engineering / Technologie d'aquiculture
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 / Mercredi 11 mai, 2011: 08h00-12h00
Location: Place Montcalm
Chair / Président: Tim Jackson (NRC-IRAP / CNRC-PARI)
08h00-08h20 T. Sclodnick: Demonstration of shark proof aquaculture containment nets
08h20-08h40 K. Robertson: Development of shark resistant aquaculture containment nets
08h40-09h00 M. Couturier: Hydraulic model for large diameter tanks
09h00-09h20 B. Chase: Stationary bed filter for the removal of fine solids in RAS
09h20-09h40 D. Huyben: The evaluation of membrane filtration as an alternative disinfection system
in recirculating aquaculture systems and its comparison to UV irradiation
11h00-11h20 D.M. Steinke: Assessment of the structural integrity of finfish aquaculture sites in
hurricanes through finite-element analysis and measurement
11h20-11h40 P. Bergeron: A new tool for estimating loads induced by currents and waves on
submerged shellfish aquaculture longlines
11h40-12h00 J. Saunders: Validation of co-oximetry for the measurement of methemoglobin in
rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
3rd National Symposium on Freshwater Aquaculture – 7:
Freshwater Aquaculture: Diversification and Conservation Initiatives
Troisième symposium national en aquaculture d’eau douce – 7:
Aquaculture d’eau douce: initiatives de diversification et de conservation
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 / Mercredi 11 mai, 2011: 08h00-09h40
Location: Suzor-Coté/Krieghoff
Chair / Présidente: Nathalie Le François (Biodôme de Montréal)
08h00-08h20 B.-A. Dupont-Cyr: Integration of simple zootechnical improvements for pairing and
early-stage operations in the management practices of a commercial Arctic charr facility
08h20-08h40 J. Henry: Advances in sturgeon culture in Canada
08h40-09h00 C.M. Gaudreau: From Atlantic salmon to striped bass cultivation: conservation and
resources enhancement perspectives and opportunities
09h00-09h20 L. Therrien: Maintien et reproduction de géniteurs de doré jaune en élevage: échelle
pilote commercial
09h20-09h40 R.C. Summerfelt: Walleye cultural technology from fingerling to food fish
3rd National Symposium on Freshwater Aquaculture – 8:
Innovation in the Freshwater Sector
Troisième symposium national en aquaculture d’eau douce – 8:
Innovation dans le secteur d'eau douce
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 / Mercredi 11 mai, 2011: 11h00-12h20
Location: Suzor-Coté/Krieghoff
Co-Chairs / Co-Présidents: Alistair Struthers & Keith Were (Fisheries and Oceans Canada /
Pêches et Océans Canada)
11h00-11h20 D. Foss: Integration of submersible iCages into an existing freshwater trout production
site
11h20-11h40 B. McNamara: Réalisation de réservoirs d’élevage en coffrage de PVC
11h40-12h00 D. Marcotte: Un nouveau concept d’étang d’élevage en béton
12h00-12h20 Domingue Gauthier: Identification of anti-Saprolegnia parasitica compounds from
Pseudomonads
Health / Santé - 2
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 / Mercredi 11 mai, 2011: 14h00-15h20
Location: Borduas
Chair / Président: Nicolas Derome (Université Laval)
14h00-14h20 C.W. Novak: Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Caligidae) as a potential vector of Aeromonas
salmonicida
14h20-14h40 G. Filion: Qu’en est-il de la perte du plasmide pAsa5, impliqué dans la virulence
d’Aeromonas salmonicida, sous l’effet de la chaleur?
14h40-15h00 S. Dallaire-Dufresne: Un facteur de virulence d’A. salmonicida méconnu: à la recherche
de l’identité d’Ati2
15h00-15h20 N. Gagné: The National Aquatic Animal Health Program: a laboratory perspective
Feeding and Nutrition in Aquaculture
Alimentation et nutrition en aquaculture
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 / Mercredi 11 mai, 2011: 15h40-17h00
Location: Borduas
Chair / Président: André Dumas (Coastal Zones Research Institute)
15h40-16h00 S. Granier: Leptin and ghrelin concentrations in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) raised
either in fresh water or brackish water
16h00-16h20 R. Yossa: Interactions between biotin and avidin in zebrafish Danio rerio: Effects on
growth, survival, feed conversion, biotin status and gene expression
16h20-16h40 E. Fraboulet: What kind of challenges young microalgae producers have to deal with?
16h40-17h00 S. Plante: Combining nutrition and physiology studies to evaluate the performance of
alternate protein and lipid sources in aquaculture
Fish Production / Production piscicole
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 / Mercredi 11 mai, 2011: 14h00-17h00
Location: Krieghoff
Chair / Président: Tillmann Benfey (University of New Brunswick, Fredericton)
14h00-14h20 S. Neil: Cryopreservation of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) sperm in large-volume straws:
applications for commercial production and gene banking
14h20-14h40 J.A. Whitehead: Using gynogenesis to elucidate the sex determining mechanism of
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
14h40-15h00 S. Lin: Sex control of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
15h00-15h20 S. Peruzzi: Production of sterile Atlantic cod: A way to satisfy industrial and
environmental criteria?
15h40-16h00 R. Morin: Production d’omble de fontaine et d’omble chevalier monosexes femelles
stériles et évaluation de leurs performances en conditions d’élevage commercial
16h00-16h20 C. Pelletier: Overview on the Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), Fraser strain,
performance from eggs to market size
16h20-16h40 D. Hamoutene: Fish distribution of two strains of Arctic charr in sea cages in Bay
d’Espoir, Newfoundland
16h40-17h00 R. Haché: Does high density production system for rotifers really work? Trial on cod
(Gadus morhua) larvae
Environmental Management
Troisième symposium national en aquaculture d’eau douce – 9:
Gestion environnementale
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 / Mercredi 11 mai, 2011: 14h00-17h00
Location: Suzor-Coté
Chair / Président: Doug Geiling (Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches et Océans Canada)
14h00-14h20 C.L. Podemski: Validation of DEPOMOD for freshwater cage aquaculture
14h20-14h40 C.L. Podemski: Impacts and recovery from freshwater aquaculture: water chemistry and
lower trophic levels in Lake 375 before, during, and after cage aquaculture
14h40-15h00 K.H. Mills: Enhancement of native fish populations as a by-product of cage aquaculture
15h00-15h20 J.E. Milne: Monitoring and modeling phosphorus contributions in a freshwater lake with
cage-aquaculture
15h40-16h00 G. Ouellet: La stratégie de développement durable de l’aquaculture en eau douce au
Québec : le point après six ans d’application
16h00-16h20 Y. Comeau: Extensive technologies for phosphorus removal from fish farms
16h20-16h40 A. Snow: The use of a constructed wetland for the treatment of concentrated effluent
from a salmonid raceway fish hatchery
16h40-17h00 M. Auffret: Detection of geosmin and MIB synthesis genes in closed-circuit aquaculture
system, using quantitative PCR
Posters / Affiches
Authors in attendance / Auteurs présents
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 / Mardi 10 mai, 2011: 17h00-18h30
Location: Foyer (3rd Floor) / Hall d’exposition (troisième étage)
Anderson: Evaluation of Maxi-Gen®
as a feed attractant for first feeding rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus
mykiss) fry
Barkhouse: Mussel seed quality based on survivorship and growth at 6 sites in New Brunswick and
Prince Edward Island: A reciprocal transfer experiment
Ben Khemis: Comparative study of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) eggs and larvae from wild or captive
females
Boily: Analytical tools and experimental limits for assessing mussel immunocompetency during in vivo
bacterial challenge
Boudreau: A novel treatment against the infectious salmon anemia virus using RNA interference
Camarillo-Sepulveda: Measurement of some sperm parameters of wild and farmed Atlantic salmon
(Salmo Salar) in Newfoundland
Chen: Evaluation of hull-less oats processed in different ways in practical diets for rainbow trout
(Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Chiasson: The production of all-female populations of Fraser strain Arctic charr
Deschamps: Bone tissue responsiveness to prolonged dietary phosphorus deficiency in rainbow trout,
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Doucet: Novel approach for recombinant DNA vaccine against Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus
(ISAV)
Fournier: Mise à l'échelle d'un procédé d'alimentation en phase de la truite arc-en-ciel par contrôle du
phosphore (P) alimentaire pour réduire les rejets en P
Fredriksson: Investigation of the tension distribution in aquaculture nets with a finite element model
and laboratory tests
Granados: The contrasting differences in zooplankton community composition and abundance between
aquaculture (farm) and control sites in the Havre-aux-Maisons lagoon, QC
Gutierrez: Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for body weight in Atlantic salmon (Salmo
salar)
Hamoutene: Effect of diet on some sperm biochemical parameters in hatchery reared cod (Gadus
morhua) broodstock
Hennebicq: Measurement of mechanical properties, metals and amino acid composition of Mytilus
edulis byssal threads in relation to reproduction
Jauvin: Seasonal variations of Mytilus edulis’s immunity in harvest areas/ étude des variations
saisonnières de l’immunité de la moule bleue Mytilus edulis en région conchylicole
Khodadadi: Effect of salinity on survival and cortisol levels in fingerling grass carp
(Ctenopharyngodon idella)
Lafille: Expression de gènes reliés à la croissance et au métabolisme lipidique en période de
métamorphose chez la plie rouge
Laplante: Taux de recapture optimal pour assurer une viabilité de la production de larves de homard
américain (Homarus americanus) en écloserie aux fins d’ensemencement pour soutenir une pêcherie
durable dans la Baie des Chaleurs
Le François: Evaluation of the stress response of the wolffishes (Anarhichas minor, A. lupus and
reciprocal hybrids): acoustic and handling stress
Martel: Utilisation d’extraits de plantes, un avenu envisageable dans la prévention et le traitement de la
saprolegniose chez les alevins de truite arc-en-ciel
Pilote: Strategies to prevent off-flavours in fish raised in closed-circuit aquaculture systems
Plante: Determination of optimal protein and lipid levels in American lobster (Homarus americanus)
larvae nutrition
Sarker: Effects of dietary biotin restriction on growth, deficiency syndrome and biotin dependent
hepatic gene expression of juvenile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
Savoie: Pilot-scale cultivation of spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor): a progress update on growth
performances including family and strain comparisons
Séguin Heine: Metal content and isotopic enrichment of the byssus of the blue mussel,
Mytilus edulis
Webb: Effects of broodstock diet on egg lipid content in farmed Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
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