Sea lice resistance change over time in an Atlantic salmon breeding program

Atlantic salmon aquaculture is a strong economic driver in coastal communities within Canada. Within this growing industry, sea lice management is a large economic cost on an annual basis. Identifying genetic determinants around resistance to this infection is of utmost importance. This project will be built upon a current collaboration between UPEI and Huntsman to identify responses associated with sea lice resistance at different life stages in nucleus and benchmark families within a commercial Atlantic salmon broodstock program. The internship will examine historic data within the breeding program, as well as new infection studies, to identify whether re-infection has an impact on our current understanding of resistance to sea lice, and how this is related to field outcomes and infection levels over time.

Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Fast

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Partner:

The Huntsman Marine Science Centre

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Prince Edward Island

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