22th Science Atlantic Aquaculture and Fisheries Conference
March 2-4, 2012, Mount Allison University
Please download the Conference Program (.pdf) for abstracts of presentations.
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Best Overall/Science Atlantic Communication Award (Award Description)
Njal Rollinson
Dalhousie University
Big Forestry, Big Fish, and the Evolution of Maternal Investment in Atlantic Salmon
Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award (Award Description)
First Place: Clearwater/Atlantic Elver Fishery Award
Second place: Corey Nutrition/NSERC Award
Third place: Valox/Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation Award
Lauren Ellis
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
The effect of dissolved oxygen concentration on critical thermal maximum in triploid brook charr, Salvelinus fontinalis
Nancy Roney
Dalhousie University
Old fish, new fish: The effects of stock structure on recruitment inGadus morhua and Clupea harengus
Jessica Ellis
Dalhousie University
Current trends in hagfish fisheries in Atlantic Canada and worldwide
Graduate Research Award
First place: Clearwater/Novartis Animal Health Canada Award
Njal Rollinson
Dalhousie University
Big Forestry, Big Fish, and the Evolution of Maternal Investment in Atlantic Salmon
Second place (tie): Cooke Aquaculture/Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation Award
Kyle Matheson
Memorial University
Temperature mediates non-competitive and competitive foraging in indigenous rock (Cancer irroratus) and recently introduced green (Carcinus maenus) crabs
Gina Stewart
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Shubenacadie River striped bass egg and larvae spatio-temporal density and distribution
Third place: Skretting/Lobster Council of Canada Award
Vicky Yaroshewski
Dalhousie University
Genetic Effects of Pearl Culture Practices and the Fine Scale Recruitment of the Black-Lipped Pearl Oyster
(Pinctada margaritifera) in French Polynesia