Developing effective eDNA tools for environmental monitoring at MOWI salmon aquaculture sites in Atlantic Canada

This project addresses a major challenge in ensuring the sustainability of the salmon aquaculture industry: how to reliably monitor the effects of organic waste (excess feed and feces) on the surrounding marine environment, in an environmentally-friendly way.

Faculty Supervisor:

Suzanne Dufour

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Partner:

Northern Harvest Sea Farm Ltd

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

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