Aquaculture & Fisheries and Biology Conference

2022 Aquaculture & Fisheries Award Winners

The 2022 Aquaculture & Fisheries and Biology (AFB) Conference was held March 11 to 13, at the University of Prince Edward Island.

Review the conference program and abstracts

Aquaculture & Fisheries Awards Descriptions

2022 Biology Award Winners

Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award

Poster Presentation

Jonathan Kubelka

Jonathan Kubelka

University of New Brunswick, Saint John

In-situ validation of lobster embryo hatch time based on presence and abundance of stage I larvae

Oral Presentation

Sarah Kromberg

Sarah Kromberg

Dalhousie University


Analysis of Predatory Northern Sea Star Distribution and Abundance Suggests a Shift in the Benthic Community within the Bras d'Or Lake, Cape Breton Island

Oral Presentation

Stormy Vandeplas

Stormy Vandeplas

Dalhousie University


Effects of an Aquaculture Fish Farm to the Sediment Geochemistry of a Naturally Anoxic Basin

Science Atlantic Science Communication Award

Poster Presentation

Annie Grigg

Annie Grigg

Dalhousie University


Plastic Effects of Thermal Variability on Body Shape in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Poster Presentation

Caelin Randall-Scott

Caelin Randall-Scott

Dalhousie University

Human impacts on coral and macroalgal benthic cover among sites in the Mesoamerican reef, Northwestern Caribbean Sea

Oral Presentation

Oluwatoyin Onireti

Oluwatoyin Onireti

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Evaluation of the protective efficacy of an autogenous vaccine in lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) against V. anguillarum under controlled and field conditions