Research projects and events funded by ACRDP

The Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program (ACRDP) jointly funds collaborative research between industry and DFO scientists that support DFO's mandate and the priorities of the aquaculture industry as they relate to optimal fish health and environmental performance.

Research projects and events funded by ACRDP
Description	Code	Region	Year(s)
Cultivated oysters as sentinels of water quality: an autonomous alert system Principal investigator: Luc Comeau	21-G-02	Gulf	2021 - 2024
*Overwintering survival in juvenile oysters: Understanding the role of energetic physiology for Crassostrea virginica* seed** Principal investigator: Jeff Clements	21-G-03	Gulf	2021 - 2024
Investigating the potential for microbiome modulation to support optimal Atlantic salmon and Lumpfish health in aquaculture applications Principal investigator: Steve Leadbeater	21-M-01	Maritimes	2021 - 2024
Diversity of Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) bacteria in New Brunswick: a study on gene changes, severity and vaccine efficacy Principal investigator: Steve Leadbeater	21-M-02	Maritimes	2021 - 2024
Evaluating the relationships amongst deposition, benthic footprint, and biological and chemical indicators at active salmon aquaculture sites: A deep-water Newfoundland setting Principal investigators: Andry Ratsimandresy, Dounia Hamoutene	21-NL-01	Newfoundland and Labrador	2021 - 2023
*Fitness consequences of bath exposure to hydrogen peroxide in salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)* Principal investigator: Simon Jones	21-P-01	Pacific	2021 - 2023
The role of environment in shaping resilience of Pacific oysters to summer mortality syndrome: a comparison of intertidal and deep-water culture sites Principal investigator: Chris Pearce	21-P-02	Pacific	2021 - 2024
*Characterizing HAB-toxin growth profile and physiology impairment of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) upon exposure* Principal investigator: Terri Sutherland	21-P-03	Pacific	2021 - 2024
Use of insect meal and algal oil in Chinook feeds Principal investigator: Ian Forster	21-P-04	Pacific	2021 - 2024
Oceanographic modelling for assessment of climate change impact on an offshore-influenced coastal fish farming region Principal investigator: Laura Bianucci	21-P-06	Pacific	2021 - 2023
The development of an improved weather station network to support aquaculture on the west coast of Canada Principal investigators: Peter Chandler, Laura Bianucci	21-P-07	Pacific	2021 - 2023
Addressing the risk of sturgeon herpesviruses in wild populations of Lake Sturgeon in the South Saskatchewan River basin Principal investigator: Sharon Clouthier	21-CA-01	Ontario and Prairie Region	2021 - 2022
Improvement of methods to detect pathogens in water samples, infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV) as a model Principal investigator: Nellie Gagné	20-G-01	Gulf	2020 - 2021
Characterization of virulence factors in the salmon lice using post-transcriptional silencing Principal investigator: Marc Trudel	20-M-02	Maritimes	2020 - 2021
Validation of spatial benthic footprint predictions with monitoring of organic deposition Principal investigator: Dounia Hamoutene	20-N-01	Newfoundland and Labrador	2020 - 2021
Factors affecting the efficacy of an oral vaccine against a Canadian isolate of Piscirickettsia salmonis Principal investigator: Simon Jones	20-P-01	Pacific	2020 - 2021
Assessment of Chinook salmon residency in the Discovery Islands area and measurement of acoustic target strength of wild juvenile salmon to inform their migration dynamics and interactions with aquaculture facilities Principal investigator: Stephane Gauthier	20-P-02	Pacific	2020 - 2021
*Biofouling growth risk assessment on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farm nets: exploring links to environmental factors* Principal investigator: Chris Pearce	20-P-06	Pacific	2020 - 2021
Winter storage of cultivated Eastern Oysters: survival and metabolic wastes Principal investigator: Luc Comeau	19-G-01	Gulf	2019 - 2022
The effect of environmental and seed origin on the health of cultivated mussels in Prince Edward Island Principal investigator: John Davidson	19-G-02	Gulf	2019 - 2022
Comparison of oyster growth and survival pre- and post- establishment of the oyster parasite, MSX, in the Bras d’Or Lakes, Canada Principal investigator: Michelle Maillet	19-G-03	Gulf	2019 - 2022
Assessing heritable variation in biological control of the salmon louse by cleaner fish and co-operative behaviour by their client, Atlantic salmon Principal investigator: Steven Leadbeater	19-M-02	Maritimes	2019 - 2021
Assessing the evolution of virulence of the salmon louse in the Bay of Fundy Principal investigator: Marc Trudel	19-M-03	Maritimes	2019 - 2022
Evaluation of large pelagic predator populations near salmon aquaculture cages Principal investigators: Daria Gallardi, Sebastien Donnet	19-N-03	Newfoundland and Labrador	2019 - 2022
Assessment of the population genetics of wild and cultured cleaner fish in Atlantic Canada Principal investigator: Ian Bradbury	19-N-04	Newfoundland and Labrador	2019 - 2022
Heritability of fatty acid synthesis in Arctic charr and the effect of n-3 / n-6 ratios of the feed, temperature, and their interaction Principal investigator: Ian Forster	19-P-02	Pacific	2019 - 2021
Biofouling communities on Atlantic salmon farm nets: exploring links to fish gill health Principal investigator: Chris Pearce	19-P-03	Pacific	2019 - 2020
Selective breeding of Pacific oysters to improve resistance to summer mortality syndrome Principal investigator: Chris Pearce	19-P-04	Pacific	2019 - 2022
Optimizing sea urchin gonad enhancement with newly-designed formulated feeds and assessing benthic impacts of commercial-scale sea urchin farming to ensure environmental sustainability Principal investigator : Chris Pearce	19-P-05	Pacific	2019 - 2020
Application of the FVCOM hydrodynamic model to support aquaculture on the West Coast of Vancouver Island Principal investigator: Peter Chandler	19-P-07	Pacific	2019 - 2021
Linking environmental conditions to impacts of harmful algal blooms and associated biotoxins on farmed salmon in BC Principal investigator: Andrew Ross	19-P-08	Pacific	2019 - 2022
Genomic characterization of Piscirickettsia salmonis and Aeromonas species isolated from British Columbia waters to inform fish health management and to support improved diagnostics Principal investigator: Stewart Johnson	19-P-09	Pacific	2019 - 2021

Date modified:: 2023-05-24

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