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Development of New Shellfish Raft Technologies
Last week we began launching new prototype rafts for shellfish aquaculture which we hope will lead to increasing the productivity and sustainability of the shellfish industry. Older raft designs in...
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Research Objective: Restoration of the Native (Olympia) Oyster
Did you know that the oyster grown in BC and most of the rest of the world is an import from Japan? Brought in after overfishing and pollution destroyed populations of our Native oyster? Or that 85 %...
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Debuting our new compact shellfish research hatchery
Several months ago at lunch we gave ourselves a challenge: “Could we turn one of the new wet labs into a compact shellfish hatchery that could be used for our Olympia Oyster restoration efforts and...
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New Graduate Student Opportunities at the CSR: Ecological Interactions Program
Dr. Sarah Dudas (right above), new VIU Canada Research Chair is recruiting 1-2 graduate students (MSc or PhD) to join the Ecological Interactions Research Program at the Centre for Shellfish Research...
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Why has commercial culture of cockles not taken off?
These native Basket (Nuttal’s) cockles (Clinocardium nuttallii) were recovered as wild recruits by-catch in an off-bottom research project in Deep Bay this December – that essentially means that they...
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Research – Studying Drift Seaweed on Central Vancouver Island
At the request of BC Ministry of Agriculture, the VIU Deep Bay Marine Field Station is documenting the ecological activities around the distribution of wrack and the harvest activities of the...
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Field Station Researchers ask public for help with local study
Seen any of these on the local beaches of Bowser or Deep Bay area? We’re looking for help with part of our Seaweed Study from residents of Bowser and Deep Bay. VIU RELEASE: 2014/092 FOR IMMEDIATE...
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Final Report: Monitoring of Drift Seaweed and Harvest in Central Strait of...
We have released our final report on studying the drift seaweed and its harvest south of Deep Bay last winter! You can download the final report prepared for the BC Ministry of Agriculture at this...
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