Aquaculture Updates

The Aquaculture Update was devised in response to recognition of a need to keep members of the aquaculture industry in British Columbia advised of current developments in aquaculture technology. Aquaculture Updates are issued periodically, on an 'as required' basis.

Available Titles

(Links below go to the WAVES Database which provides PDF copies of the Aquaculture Update series.)

2009

[104] Aquaculture potential of the Basket Cockle (Clinocardium nuttallii) in British Columbia : project summary of the nursery and grow-out phases
[103] Development of a New Potential Aquaculture Species: the Basket Cockle (Clinocardium nuttallii)
[102] WinSIRP Version 2.0 User Manual: Microsoft Windows®-Based Salmonid Incubation and Rearing Programs, Designed for Microsoft Excel®

2007

[101] Microalgae technologies and processes for biofuels and bioenergy production in British Columbia : current technology, suitability, and barriers to implementation
[100] Flesh quality of farmed and wild salmon from British Columbia : factors affecting fatty acid and contaminant residue levels
[99] Temperature, harmful algae, and summer shellfish mortalities in British Columbia

2006

[98] Predator netting and recruitment and growth of wild Clams (Venerupis philippinarum) in Baynes Sound
[97] Microbial source tracking: The use of new research tools for the identification and tracking of bacterial  pollution sources affecting shellfish culture opportunities
[96] Biological feasibility of suspended Pacific Oyster and California Sea-Cucumber polyculture

2005

[95] Evaluation of a polyculture system utilizing several plant species to enhance phosphorus and nitrogen removal from land-based fish farm effluent
[94] Water quality interactions and the implications for integrated finfish-shellfish aquaculture

2004

[93] An investigation into the consumption of wild food organisms, and the possible effects of lights on predation, by caged Atlantic salmon in British Columbia
[92] Continuous light suppresses sexual maturation in coho salmon
[91] Lack of pathogenicity of infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) viruses to sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria)

2003

[90] New mechanical shock sensitivity units In support of criteria for protection of salmonid eggs from blasting or seismic disturbance

2001

[89] Short-term holding of wild adult sablefish in a SEA System II floating bag

2000

[88] Growout and harvest quality of Atlantic salmon in a SEA System II floating bag
[87] IncubWin: A new windows 95/98/NT computer program for predicting embryonic stages in Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Trout

1999

[86] Observations on sea lice in a SEA System floating bag and a conventional netpen
[85] Analysis of harmful blooms of the dinoflagellate Heterosigma at the Pacific Biological Station Mariculture Facility in 1993 and 1997

1998

[84] Harvest quality of coho salmon raised in SEA System floating bag
[83] Atlantic Salmon Watch Program 1997 Review
[82] Diseases Of Seawater Netpen-Reared Salmonid Fishes
[81] Seawater growth of Atlantic salmon in SEA System floating bag

1997

[80] Predictions for Salmonid Egg Development
[79] Coho growth test in SEA System bag in Departure Bay
[78] Atlantic Salmon Watch Program -1996 Review
[77] Mechanical Shock Sensitivity in Salmonid Eggs

1996

[76] Disease risks associated with the transplantation of abalone, geoducks, sea urchins, and spot prawns in British Columbia
[75] Kudoa and salmon soft flesh research in the Pacific Region by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans

1995

[74] Loma salmonae: ribosomal DNA sequence, a PCR test, and implications for source of the infection
[73] Rearing of lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) from egg to juvenile
[72] Isolation of North American strain of VHS virus from farmed Atlantic salmon
[71] Diploid gynogenesis as a means of generating all-female populations of salmon for aquaculture
[70] The efficacy of a pyrethrin compound against the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis and its toxicity to Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

1994

[69] Handling and storage of fish feeds
[68] Stressed fish produce gametes of poorer quality
[67] Seawater transmission and treatment of Loma salmonae (Microspora) of chinook salmon
[66] Preventing the occurrence of body cavity nematodes (Philonema) in salmonids in lake cage-culture operations
[65] The effect of FinnStim on growth and seawater adaptation in yearling chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) smolts

1993

[64] The efficacy of orally administered ivermectin for the control of the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis, its toxicological and pathological effects in Atlantic, chinook, and coho salmon, and a review of its tissue residue times and its effects on non-target marine organisms
[63] The efficacy of hydrogen peroxide against the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis, its toxicological effects on Atlantic and chinook salmon, its stability in sea water, and its toxic effects on some non-target marine species
[62] A multi-species plankton bloom in Departure Bay

1992

[61] IHN and its occurrence in sea-farmed Atlantic salmon
[60] Previous titles - Aquaculture Updates
[59] The biology of sea lice and a key for species identification

1991

[58] Prevention of vertical transmission of the bacterial kidney disease agent by broodstock injection with erythromycin
[57] New anesthetic procedure to reduce stress in handling cultured salmonids
[56] Development of a DNA test for determination of genetic sex in chinook salmon
[55] Susceptibility of Atlantic and sockeye salmon to IHN virus in sea water
[54] Lack of pathogenicity of a birnavirus isolated from Atlantic salmon in British Columbia
[53] Feedstuff digestibility in Pacific salmon
[52] Fish Health Course - 1991

1990

[51] "Jellied" flesh in farmed Atlantic salmon
[50] Selective breeding in coho salmon for aquaculture. II
[49] Selective breeding in coho salmon for aquaculture. I
[48] Stress and bacterial kidney disease
[47] Artificial light extends growout period for chinook and coho salmon
[46] An unusual form of Vibrio anguillarum, causative agent of vibriosis, in British Columbia
[45] Chemical composition of farmed versus wild market size Pacific salmon
[44] Coho salmon diploid gynogenesis - a short-cut towards monosex female milt production
[43] Further observations and recommendations on marine anemia
[42] The enigma of Denman Island disease in oysters
[41] Fish Health Course - 1990 [Announcement]

1989

[39] A fish virus new to British Columbia
[38] Summer mortality syndrome in blue mussels
[37] Preliminary studies on egg and yolk sac larval development of Pacific halibut
[36] Fish health certification of British Columbia's salmon farms to comply with U.S. Title 50 regulations
[35] Marine anemia in pen-reared salmon
[34] A fish virus new to British Columbia. (Replaced with #39)
[33] U.S. Title 50 regulations
[32] A microcomputer program for predicting embryonic development in Pacific salmon and steelhead trout
[31] Parasitic worms in trout in lake cage culture operations

1988

[30] Blue mussels, bacterial kidney disease, and the salmon farmer
[29] Experience in 1987 with blooms of toxic plankton at the Pacific Biological Station experimental fish farm
[28] Abalone disease research

1987

[27] Meeting of aquaculture industry with DFO Biological Sciences Branch staff at North Island College
[26] Fish Health Course 1988
[25] Sensitivity to mechanical shock in salmonid eggs
[24] Sick fish! : submitting samples for diagnostic evaluation
[23] Growth of accelerated zero-age coho on dry and semi-moist diets
[22] Release of first status report of Chinook Broodstock Project

1985

[21] Not used.
[20] Freshwater growth and survival of chinook salmon
[19] Temperature requirements for production of underyearling coho smolts
[18] Netpen rearing of rainbow trout at the Pacific Biological Sation (#2)
[17] Netpen rearing of rainbow trout at the Pacific Biological Sation (#1)
[16] Spawning of chinook salmon held at the Pacific Biological Station
[15] Production and pilot-scale rearing of triploid coho salmon
[14] Fish Health Course - 1986
[13] Chinook salmon "female milt"
[12] Use of chemotherapeutics in fish disease control
[11] Fish health protection regulations
[10] Pilot testing of techniques for production of sterile and all female salmonids for commercial aquaculture
[09] Reminder of the Federal fish inspection regulatory requirements
[08] Mechanical shock sensitivity
[07] Production of all-female rainbow trout
[06] Photoperiod control for production of underyearling coho smolts
[05] Progress report of feeding trials with coho and chinook salmon in Departure Bay
[04] Critical dissolved oxygen levels
[03] Low pH and egg incubation
[02] Total gas pressure (supersaturation)
[01] Concept of the Aquaculture Update