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Aquaculture Canada 2006 Program Guide
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Conference Presentations
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
9:00 G. Smith
Challenges to the Aquaculture & Beef Industries in the Areas of Food Safety, Food Quality &
Consumer Confidence
Alternate Species
Monday, November 20, 2006
10:20 AM - 12:20 PM
Chair: Nathalie Le-Francois (Université du Québec à Rimouski)
10:20 N.R. Le François
Wolffishes, custom-fit marine fish species for cold-water aquaculture: slow train coming.
10:40 B.A. Dupont CyrCompression of the reproduction cycle of wolffish (Anarhichas minor & A. lupus).
11:00 C.M. Gaudreau
Impacts of hybridization of spotted and Atlantic wolffish: fundamental and applied study.
11:20 S. Leadbeater
Comparison of the biochemical composition of shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevisrostrum)
eggs from wild and captive sources.
11:40 I. Theriault
Effect of varying dietary levels of essential fatty acids on growth, survival and behavioural
responses of competent lobster postlarvae: ecological implications for enhancement.
12:00 I.A.E. Butts
Artificial insemination in winter flounder: determination of the optimal spermatozoa to egg ratio.
Shellfish Culture
Monday, November 20, 2006
10:20 AM - 12:20 PM
Chair: Terralynn Lander (University of New Brunswick, Saint John)
10:20 A. Drapeau
Association between longline design and mussel productivity in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
10:40 R. Gagné
Effect of addition of Rhodomonas salina in diet of Pecten maximus.
11:00 L. Girault
Post harvest gaping of mussels: influence of season and site of harvest.
11:20 A.-A. Lachance
Influence of different factors on the attachment strength of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) from
suspended culture, in the Magdalen Islands (Quebec, Canada).
11:40 M. Lachance-Bernard
Self-thinning in blue mussel populations reared on self-regulated collectors.
12:00 T.R. Lander
Using carbon and nitrogen isotopes as indicators of organic matter source in the diet of Mytilus
edulis in integrated multi-trophic aquaculture systems.
Invasive Species – Tools and Support for Managing the Impact of AIS on Aquaculture
Monday, November 20, 2006
1:40 PM - 4:20 PM
Chair: Thomas Landry (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
1:40 Thomas Landry
Introduction to AIS Terminology
2:00 TBA
Monitoring: Review of the monitoring efforts and results form Atlantic, Central and Pacific
Zones
2:20 TBA
Control: Strategies, tools and legislation to manage the spread and introduction of AIS.
2:40 TBA
Research: Research programs (i.e. CAISN) and contributed presentations
3:00 TBA
Research: Research programs (i.e. CAISN) and contributed presentations
3:20 TBA
Treatment and mitigation: Recent advancement on treatment and mitigation
Shellfish Culture – (Continued)
Monday, November 20, 2006
1:40 PM - 4:40 PM
Chair: TBD
1:40 B. Myrand
Grow-out of soft-shell clams, Mya arenaria, before seeding.
2:00 B. Myrand
Development of open-sea culture of mussels in Iles-de-la-Madeleine (Québec): four years later.
2:20 J. Power
Growth, feeding and motile behaviour in the blue mussels (Mytilus sp.) in the presence of the
starfish, Asterias vulgaris.
2:40 I. Redjah
Physiological response of juvenile American oysters, Crassostrea virginica, to thermal changes.
3:00 A. Trottet
Modelling the carrying capacity of semi-enclosed lagoons for shellfish farms.
3:20 M. Liutkus
Development of a submersible longline system for blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) culture.
3:40 K. Karimzadeh
An investigation of dietary calcium on survival, moulting and body composition of juvenile
crayfish (8-9g), Astacus leptodactylus.
4:00 M. Mamoser
Shellfish aquaculture industry response to site assessment needs and ecosystem-based
management approach.
Aquaculture Development, Policy and Regulation
Monday, November 20, 2006
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM
Chair: TBD
1:40 J. Fraser
Traceability – a necessary evil or a business opportunity?
2:00 N. Ridler
Prospective analysis of aquaculture development; the Delphi method.
2:20 J. Grant
Management of aquaculture site selection via regional habitat classification: bridging science and
policy.
2:40 N. Ridler
Enhancing sustainability of salmon culture in Canada: a socio-economic analysis of integrated
multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA).
3:00 R. Jayaraman
Small-scale aquaculture for livelihood development of tsunami-hit fisherfolk in India through
microfinance.
Current Topics in Aquaculture
Monday, November 20, 2006
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Chair: TBD
3:20 J. Conroy
Performance characteristics of the horizontal moving-bed biofilter.
3:40 M. Couturier
Velocity profiles in multi-drain circular tanks.
4:00 M. Ramachandram
Land-based aquaculture solids management using bio-treatment technology.
4:20 R. Mehrennezhad
Culture and purification of Dunaliella salina of Urmia Lake.
4:40 R. Mehrennezhad
Evaluation of hatching percentage and hatching efficiency of Artemia urmiana cysts.
Industry Marketing and Communications
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
10:20 AM - 12:30 PM
Chair: Jason Mullen (Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia)
10:20 G. Butte
Building consumer confidence: consumer perceptions of farmed salmon"
10:50 R. Swartz
Benefits versus risks of seafood – where do we stand?
11:20 J. Sackton
Market reaction to customer perceptions of aquaculture products
11:50 M.E. Walling
Farmed salmon: how an ENGO coalition frames the salmon farming in B.C
Atlantic Cod Culture
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
10:20 AM - 12:30 PM
Chair: Chris Hendry (NL Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture)
10:20 L. Lush
An egg by any other name….a comparison of gamete collection methods for Atlantic cod (Gadus
morhua) broodstock.
10:40 A. Kellett
Influence of lighting regime on the sexual maturation of cage cultured Atlantic cod (Gadus
morhua).
11:00 S.M. Tibbetts
Utilization of plant protein sources by juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.).
11:20 E.A. Trippel
Use of continuous light and triploidy to control sexual maturation in farmed Atlantic cod (Gadus
morhua).
11:40 M. Clarke
Lipids and fatty acids as indicators of egg and larval viability in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
12:00 A. Garber
Initial performance evaluation of cultured Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) families.
Finfish Health
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
10:20 AM - 12:30 PM
Chair: Russell Easy (NRC-IMB/Dalhousie University)
10:20 V. Puvanendran
Possible causes of vertebral deformity in Atlantic cod larvae.
10:40 L.D. Bruce
Effect of temperature stress on clinical infections of nodavirus in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
11:00 B.R. Chavan
Impact of heavy metals on fresh water fish Cirrhinus mrigala in relation to oxygen consumption.
11:20 B.D. Chang
Phytoplankton early warning approaches for salmon farms in southwestern New Brunswick.
11:40 J.L. Martin
Industry enumeration, early warning and hind-casting of harmful phytoplankton blooms in
southwest New Brunswick
12:00 L.E. Burridge
Lethality of microalgae to farmed Atlantic salmon.
R&D Tax Credit Program
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
Chair: Lynette Carey (Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association)
2:00 D.J. Arsenault
SR&ED tax program: fostering scientific and technological innovation in Canada
2:20 G. Whey
Are you getting the R&D tax credit you deserve? SR&ED best practices in aquaculture
2:40 TBA
Perception and use of the SR&ED tax incentive from industry
Challenges to Marine Aquaculture II – Aquaculture in Cold Oceans
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
3:20 AM - 4:30 PM
Chair: K. Vanya Ewart (National Research Council)
3:20 G.L. Fletcher
Fish antifreeze proteins: Their potential value to sea cage aquaculture in cold waters.
3:40 C. Audet
Finfish aquaculture management and biological adaptations to cold water.
4:00 S. Doiron
Overwintering methods of long line systems for shellfish.
Finfish Culture
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Chairs: Caroline Graham (New Brunswick Salmon Growers’ Association)
2:00 Y. Fessehaye
Application of microsatellite DNA markers for optimal design of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis
niloticus) breeding program.
2:20 N. Pelletier
Life cycle measures of sustainability in salmon aquaculture.
2:40 R. O’Keefe
Temperature preference of diploid and triploid brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis).
3:00 M.A. Chiasson
Hormonal sex reversal in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus).
3:20 T.T. George
Early Rearing and Development of Oreochromis niloticus, in the Sudan.
3:40 S. Walker
Salmon breeding in Atlantic Canada – an update.
4:00 H. Abdollahpour Biria
Early development of the Barbus capito.
4:20 H. Abdollahpour Biria
Research on artificial spawning of Barbus capito and its larvae culture.
Finfish Health (Continued)
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Chairs: TBD
2:00 R.H. Easy
A case for mucus: an essential component in innate immunity in fish.
2:20 T.T. George
A short note on the survival on a deformed “miracle fish,” Oreochromis niloticus in an intensive
water recirculating system
2:40 K. Azizpour
Probiotics and their role in disease resistance
3:00 T. Bagheri
Effects of probiotic supplement on growth, survival and gut microbial load of rainbow trout
larvae, Onchorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)
Environmental Management
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
3:20 PM - 4:45 PM
Chairs: Jon Grant (Dalhousie University)
3:20 J. Grant
Introduction
3:25 G. Reid
Freshwater finfish cage culture environmental management
3:45 A. McGarry
Marine finfish cage culture environmental management
4:05 P.J. Cranford
Indicators and thresholds for use in assessing shellfish aquaculture impacts on fish habitat:
Science recommendations to DFO national advisory process
4:25 TBA
Linking animal health and environmental health – Activities of the new AquaNet node
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
10:20 AM - 12:30 PM
Chair: Jane Symonds (Huntsman Marine Science Centre)
10:20 M. Dennis
Aquaculture genomics: building a globally-competitive Canadian aquaculture industry
10:40 S. Bowman
Cod genomics in Atlantic Canada
11:00 M. Rise
Salmonid EST database and DNA microarrays: tools for functional genomics research
11:20 L. Brown
From sequence to sickness: genomic approaches to aquatic disease management
11:40 M. Reith
Pleurogene: Genomics for the production of Atlantic halibut and Senegal sole
National Code System
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Chair: Jamey Smith (New Brunswick Salmon Growers’ Association)
10:20 C. Bedellion
Why the Need for Codes?
10:40 S. Ford
Government perspective – smart regulation and codes
11:00 D. Rideout
National industry perspective – update on the National Code System
11:20 R. Stevenson
West coast perspective – development in BC finfish and shellfish
11:40 C. Couturier
East coast perspective – development in Atlantic Canada
12:00 E. Kearney
Farmer’s experience and perspective
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Chair: Tim DeJager (DeJager AquaLogic)
10:20 J. Parsons
Perspectives and overview of Canadian aquaculture research and innovation
10:40 G. Taylor
Collaborative R&D: what works, what doesn't
11:00 A. Alvial
Chilean salmon cluster: evolution and prospects
11:20 Discussion – Identify Issues
11:40 D. Anderson
Experiences of the Canadian Agri-food Research Council
11:55 J. Smith
Perspective from the Canadian aquaculture industry on RD&C
12:10 R. Vaillancourt
SODIM’s model for aquaculture research and innovation in Québec
Challenges to Marine Aquaculture I – Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Chair: Chris Pearce (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
2:00 T. Chopin
Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada: rationale and kelp
cultivation as the inorganic extractive component of the system
2:20 S. Cross
IMTA and the Pacific SEA-Lab Initiative
2:40 S.M.C. Robinson
Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada: mussel cultivation as
the organic extractive component and evolution of the system
3:00 B. Swift
Evaluation of an integrated polyculture system utilizing wasabi and hybrid poplar to enhance
phosphorous and nitrogen removal from land-based salmon farm effluent
Challenges to Marine Aquaculture III – Open Ocean Aquaculture
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
3:20 PM – 4:25 PM
Chair: Tim Jackson (National Research Council – IRAP))
3:20 T. Jackson
Introduction
3:25 T. Jackson
US cooperation in open ocean developments
3:45 M. Chambers
Recent developments at the University of New Hampshire Open Ocean Aquaculture Project
4:05 C. Bridger
Recent development in Atlantic Canada
Animal Health and Welfare
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
2:00 PM – 4:40 PM
Chair: Jim Duston (Nova Scotia Agricultural College)
2:00 A. Venoit
Health monitoring of American oysters, Crassostrea virginica
2:20 M. Mills
Health management practices: Marine Harvest
2:40 J. Lumsden
Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus type IV in the Great Lakes
3:00 R.D. Moccia
I swim therefore I am? Issues on the welfare of farmed fish
3:20 K. Soanes
Zebrafish: a model organism for studying host-pathogen interaction in cultured fish species
3:40 V. Pedersen
National Aquatic Animal Health Program: current status and direction
4:00 D. MacCallum
British Columbia Shellfish Aquatic Animal Health Program
4:20 M. Beattie
ISA disease in NB, surprising opportunities, and significant changes
Orchestrating Aquaculture Research and Development (Continued)
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Chair: Tim DeJager (DeJager AquaLogic)
2:00 B. Meaney
Provincial perspective on enhancing aquaculture research and innovation in Canada
2:15 P. Warris
Linking research to industry needs for development and innovation
2:30 C. Audet
Réseau Aquaculture Québec: Building bridges with our local organizations and the Québec
industry
2:45 T. DeJager
Mobilizing knowledge: AquaPort and the AAC Science Advisory Forum
Shellfish Health – Contributed Papers
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Chair: TBD
4:00 S. Belvin
Health survey of marine bivalves from cultured and experimental sites in the province of Quebec
4:20 B. Genard
Bacterial challenge on oyster larvae (Crassostrea virginica): biochemical and genomic responses
4:40 L. Frechette
Studies of the abundance of the caprellid on mussel spat collectors and its effect on mussel spat
