Aquaculture & Fisheries and Biology Conference
2023 Aquaculture & Fisheries Award Winners
The 2023 Aquaculture & Fisheries and Biology (AFB) Conference was held March 3 to 5, at the University of New Brunswick, Saint John.
Review the conference program and abstracts.
Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award
First Place - Oral
Kate Storey
Acadia University
Macroinvertebrate Population of the Medway River and its Ramifications on Atlantic Salmon
Second Place - Oral
Sofia D’Angelo
Dalhousie University
Investigating the Thermal Biology of the Orange-Footed Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa)
Third Place - Oral
Maddison Brown
Dalhousie University
Effect of Gear Type on Growth and Shell Shape of Cultured Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)
Science Atlantic Science Communication Award
Kate Storey
Acadia University
Macroinvertebrate Population of the Medway River and its Ramifications on Atlantic Salmon
Graduate Research Award
First Place - Oral
Abigale Culberson
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
The Spatial Ecology of Invasive Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) in the Wolastoq (Saint John) River
Second Place - Oral
Christopher Baker
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
The Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Astaxanthin on Acute Hypoxia and Temperature Tolerance in Triploid and Diploid Brook Charr, Salvelinus fontinalis
Third Place - Oral
Jacob Reicker
University of New Brunswick, Saint John
Environmental DNA for Surveillance of Anadromous and Freshwater Fishes Upstream of the Mactaquac Generating Station
Best Poster Award
First Place
Marijune Tiamzon
University of New Brunswick, Saint John
Impact of Maternal Size on Brood Size and Hatch Characteristics of American Lobster, Homarus americanus in the Bay of Fundy
Second Place
Esther Ataikiru
Mount Allison University
Multi-Strain Analysis Quantifying the Simultaneous Effects of Photoperiod, Irradiance and Temperature on Picocyanobacterial Growth Rate