PARR-2011-M-16
Transport and dispersal of discharged sea lice chemical therapeutants in southwest New Brunswick: Zooplankton sub-component

As part of a previous funded dye dispersion study (PARR-2010-M-08), some initial work examined the effect of sea lice bath treatments on zooplankton.  This project, associated with the continued dye dispersion work (PARR-2011-M-03), will focus on: (1) evaluating the effect of dye on zooplankton mortality (laboratory study); (2) collect and process zooplankton samples from inside and outside of dye-therapeutant plumes from industry-applied sea lice bath treatments; and (3) incorporate these results with dye-therapeutant dispersion results (PARR-2011-M-03) to estimate zones of potential effect associated with commercial sea lice bath treatments.  The results of both projects will benefit Federal and Provincial Government regulators such as Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Aquaculture Management Directorate (AMD), DFO’s Ecosystems and Fisheries Management sectors, the province of New Brunswick’s Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries (NBDAAF) and the NB Department of Environment. DFO and NBDAAF will use results to develop an integrated pest management strategy.

Principal investigator: Fred Page, St. Andrews Biological Station, 531 Brandy Cove Road, St. Andrews, NB; Tel.: (506) 529-5935; Email: Fred.Page@dfo-mpo.gc.ca 

1-year project (2011/12)