Background
The Aquaculture Centre was established in
1990 as a collaborative venture between the University of
Guelph and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs. It coordinates a variety of research,
extension and educational activities, including the
Aquaculture Centre and the Alma Aquaculture Research
Station. The Aquaculture Centre cooperates with Provincial
and National aquaculture institutions and associations to
facilitate information and technology transfer to the
private sector. Educational activities include a non-thesis
graduate degree program, and a variety of technical training
workshops for farmers as well as 'Certificate' training
programs for either novices or fisheries professionals.
Aquaculture Centre
The Aquaculture Centre provides Ontario
aquaculture information to industry participants and
frequently to the general public. Technology transfer and
information are conveyed through regular workshops,
seminars, fact sheets, and applied training programs. In
addition to information dissemination the AC assists with
government liaison, and trouble-shoots a wide variety of
non-diagnostic problems confronted by farmers. Read MoreAlma Aquaculture Research Station
The
Alma Aquaculture Research Station (AARS) is a
state-of-the-art aquaculture research and development
facility which became fully operational in April of 1993.
The facility is the backbone of the Fish Production Research
Program providing up-scale systems for aquaculture
researchers at the University of Guelph and other
institutions. The AARS has supported over 170 research
projects since its inception. The quarantine unit has
successfully introduced Atlantic salmon and Arctic charr and
new strains of spring-spawning rainbow trout to the Ontario
aquaculture industry. In concert with the Aquaculture
Centre, various education and training programs have been
developed at the graduate, undergraduate, college, and
high-school level and have been very well received. Read MoreAquaculture Education
Opportunities
for graduate studies in aquaculture include PhD and MSc
research programs. Additional educational training includes
certificate training for fisheries professionals, technical
workshops for farmers and opportunities for university
co-op, high school and college students. Read MoreAquaculture Research
A
wide variety of aquaculture research areas are being
addressed. These include nutrition, health, growth
physiology, reproductive physiology, breeding and genetics,
fish behavior and welfare, re-circulation technology and
waste management. Read
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