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AQUACULTURE updates

1. Concept of the Aquaculture Update. Undated. 1 p.

"The concept of 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 will be issued periodically, on an 'as required' basis."

2. Total gas pressure (supersaturation). Undated. 1 p.

3. Low pH and egg incubation. Undated. 1 p

2006  [Top]

96. Biological feasibility of suspended Pacific oyster and California sea-cucumber polyculture

2005 [Top]

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 [Top]

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 [Top]

90. New Mechanical Shock Sensitivity Units In Support Of Criteria For Protection Of Salmonid Eggs From Blasting Or Seismic Disturbance

2001 [Top]

89. Short-term holding of wild adult sablefish in a SEA System II^TM floating bag

88. Growout and harvest quality of Atlantic salmon in a SEA System II^TM floating bag

88. Calidad de engorda y cosecha del salmón Atlántico cultivado en bolsas flotantes del SEA System ll^MR

87.  IncubWin: A New Windows 95/98/NT Computer Program for Predicting Embryonic Stages in Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Trout

1999 [Top]

85. Analysis of harmful blooms of the dinoflagellate Heterosigma at the Pacific Biological Station Mariculture Facility in 1993 and 1997.

86. Observations on sea lice in a SEA Systemä floating bag and a conventional netpen

1998 [Top]

81. Seawater growth of Atlantic salmon in SEA System^TM floating bag. September 28, 1998.

82. Diseases Of Seawater Netpen-Reared Salmonid Fishes. October 29, 1998

83. Atlantic Salmon Watch Program 1997 Review. December 9, 1998

84. Harvest quality of coho salmon raised in SEA System^TM floating bag. December 9, 1998

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1997 [Top]

77. Mechanical Shock Sensitivity in Salmonid Eggs. September 15 1997. 3 p.

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78. Atlantic Salmon Watch Program -1996 Review. September 15, 1997. 3 p.

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79.Coho growth test in SEA System^TM bag in Departure Bay. September 16, 1997. 2 p.

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80. Predictions for Salmonid Egg Development. September 30, 1997. 2p.

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1996 [Top]

75. Kudoa and salmon soft flesh research in the Pacific Region by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). May 6, 1996. 2 p.

76. Disease risks associated with the transplantation of abalone, geoducks, sea urchins, and spot prawns in British Columbia. July 8, 1996. 4 p.

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1995 [Top]

70. The efficacy of a pyrethrin compound against the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis and its toxicity to Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). May 24, 1995. 5 p.

71. Diploid gynogenesis as a means of generating all-female populations of salmon for aquaculture. May 24, 1995. 2 p.

72. Isolation of North American strain of VHS virus from farmed Atlantic salmon. July 21, 1995. 2 p.

73. Rearing of lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) from egg to juvenile. December 1, 1995. 2 p.

74. Loma salmonae: ribosomal DNA sequence, a PCR test, and implications for source of the infection. December 1, 1995. 2 p.

1994 [Top]

65. The effect of FinnStim on growth and seawater adaptation in yearling chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) smolts. June 10, 1994. 4 p.

66. Preventing the occurrence of body cavity nematodes (Philonema) in salmonids in lake cage-culture operations. June 10, 1994. 2p.

67. Seawater transmission and treatment of Loma salmonae (Microspora) of chinook salmon. June 10, 1994. 2 p.

68. Stressed fish produce gametes of poorer quality. November 18, 1994. 2 p.

69. Handling and storage of fish feeds. November 18, 1994. 2 p.

1993 [Top]

62. A multi-species plankton bloom in Departure Bay. April 20, 1993. 3 p.

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. December 30, 1993. 6 p.

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. December 30, 1993. 5 p.

1992 [Top]

59. The biology of sea lice and a key for species identification. May 21, 1992. 7 p.

60. Previous titles - Aquaculture Updates. October 19, 1992. 4 p.

61. IHN and its occurrence in sea-farmed Atlantic salmon. November 23, 1992. 3 p.

1991 [Top]

52. Fish Health Course - 1991. January 4, 1991. 4 p. [Announcement]

53. Feedstuff digestibility in Pacific salmon. January 18, 1991. 3 p.

54. Lack of pathogenicity of a birnavirus isolated from Atlantic salmon in British Columbia. February 1, 1991. 1 p.

55. Susceptibility of Atlantic and sockeye salmon to IHN virus in sea water. July 10, 1991. 3 p.

56. Development of a DNA test for determination of genetic sex in chinook salmon. August 13, 1991. 1 p.

57. New anaesthetic procedure to reduce stress in handling cultured salmonids. October 23, 1991. 2 p. (Revised October 19, 1992.)

57. (Revised). New anaesthetic procedure to reduce stress in handling cultured salmonids. October 19, 1992. .

58. Prevention of vertical transmission of the bacterial kidney disease agent by broodstock injection with erythromycin. December 2, 1991. 2 p.

1990 [Top]

41. Fish Health Course - 1990. January 8, 1990. 4 p. [Announcement]

42. The enigma of Denman Island disease in oysters. January 16, 1990. 2 p.

43. Further observations and recommendations on marine anemia. January 16, 1990. 2 p.

44. Coho salmon diploid gynogenesis - a short-cut towards monosex female milt production. March 1, 1990. 1 p.

45. Chemical composition of farmed versus wild market size Pacific salmon. March 1, 1990. 2 p.

46. An unusual form of Vibrio anguillarum, causative agent of vibriosis, in British Columbia. August 20, 1990. 1 p.

47. Artificial light extends growout period for chinook and coho salmon. September 14, 1990. 3 p.

48. Stress and bacterial kidney disease. October 23, 1990. 1 p.

49. Selective breeding in coho salmon for aquaculture. I. December 14, 1990. 2 p.

50. Selective breeding in coho salmon for aquaculture. II. December 19, 1990. 2 p.

51. "Jellied" flesh in farmed Atlantic salmon. December 27, 1990. 2 p.

1989 [Top]

31. Parasitic worms in trout in lake cage culture operations. April 24, 1989. 1 p.

32. A microcomputer program for predicting embryonic development in Pacific salmon and steelhead trout. June 6, 1989. 1 p.

33. U.S. Title 50 regulations. June 14, 1989. 4 p.

34. A fish virus new to British Columbia. (Replaced with #39.)

35. Marine anemia in pen-reared salmon. July 7, 1989. 1 p.

36. Fish health certification of British Columbia's salmon farms to comply with U.S. Title 50 regulations. July 17, 1989. 1 p.

37. Preliminary studies on egg and yolk sac larval development of Pacific halibut. October 2, 1989. 1 p.

38. Summer mortality syndrome in blue mussels. November 7, 1989. 1 p.

39. A fish virus new to British Columbia. December 6, 1989. 1 p.