Canadian Aquaculture R&D Review 2013

AAA

Aboriginal Aquaculture Association

AAFC

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

AANS

Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia

ACFFA

Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association

ACOA

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

ACOA-AIF

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency – Atlantic Innovation Fund

ACRDP

Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program

AIMAP

Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program

AIS

aquatic invasive species

APSA

Aboriginal Principles for Sustainable Aquaculture

AVC

Atlantic Veterinary College (UPEI)

BAMP

Broughton Archipelago Management Plan

BC

British Columbia

BCSFA

BC Salmon Farmers Association

BCSGA

BC Shellfish Grower’s Association

BCWD

bacterial cold water disease

BKD

bacterial kidney disease

BIO

Bedford Institute of Oceanography (DFO)

C-CORE

Centre for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering

CAAR

Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform

CAHS

BC Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences

CAIA

Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance

CASF

Canadian Aquaculture Standards Forum

CCFRN

NSERC Canadian Capture Fisheries Research Network

cDNA

complementary DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

CÉGEP

Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel (English : General and Vocational College)

CeMIM

Centre maricole des Iles-de-la-Madeleine

CERC

Canada Excellence Research Chair

CFI

Canadian Foundation for Innovation

CFIA

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

CHONe

Canadian Healthy Oceans Network

CIHR

Canadian Institute of Health Research

CIMTAN

Canadian Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture Network

CMN

Canadian Museum of Nature

CRI

Canadian river institute

CRTEP

[NSERC] Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program

CSR

Centre for Shellfish Research (VIU)

CTSS

Centre de transfert et sélection des salmonidés

CZRI

Coastal Zones Research Institute Inc.

DFA

Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (NL)

DFA-FTNOP

DFA Fisheries Technology and New Opportunities Program

DFARD

Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development (PEI)

DFO

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

DFO-EAS

(DFO) Economic Analysis and Statistics

DHA

docosahexaenoic acid

EMCP

Environmental Management Code of Practice

FAO

[United Nations] Food and Agriculture Organization

FODAR

Fonds de développement académique du réseau des Universités du Québec

FONCER

NSERC – Programme de formation orientée vers la nouveauté, la collaboration et l’expérience en recherche

FQGZ

Fédération Québécoise des Gestionnaires de Zecs

FQRNT

Fonds de recherche Nature et technologies du Québec

FVCOM

Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model

GRDI

Genomics Research and Development Initiative

HAMP

Harmful Algae Monitoring Program

HMSC

Huntsman Marine Science Centre

HSP

heat shock protein

IFREMER

French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea (Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer)

IHNV

infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus

IMTA

Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture

INRS-IAF

Institut national de la recherche scientifique – Institut Armand-Frappier Centre

IOS

Institute of Ocean Sciences (DFO)

IPSFAD

Interprovincial Partnership for Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture Development

IRAP

NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program

ISA(v)

infectious salmon anemia (virus)

ISMER

Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski

ISO

International Organization of Standards

IUEM

Institut universitaire européen de la mer

LIDAR

Light Detection and Ranging

MAFRI

Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

MAPAQ

Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec

MB–CMAF

Manitoba – Canadian Model Aqua-Farm

MDEIE

Ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation

MFU

Maritime Fishermen’s Union

MRNF

Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec

MUN

Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

NAIA

Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association

NB

New Brunswick

NB DAA

New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture (now New Brunswick Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries)

NBDAAF

New Brunswick Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries

NBIF

New Brunswick Innovation Foundation

NBPSGA

New Brunswick Professional Shellfish Growers Association

NL

Newfoundland and Labrador

NOAA

US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration OR Northern Ontario Aquaculture Association

NRC

National Research Council

NS

Nova Scotia

NSERC

National Science and Engineering Research Council

NSERC-USRA

NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards Program

OMAFRA

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (now Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food)

OMNR

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

OMoE

Ontario Ministry of the Environment

OSC

Ocean Science Centre (MUN)

PAGE

polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

PARR

Program for Aquaculture Regulatory Research

PBS

Pacific Biological Station (DFO)

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PE (PEI)

Prince Edward Island

PIDDAED

Partenaire interprovincial pour le développement durable de l’aquaculture d’eau douce

PEIAA

Prince Edward Island Aquaculture Alliance

PIT

passive inductive transponder

PSIIRI

Programme de soutien à des initiatives internationales de recherche et d’innovation

PVC

polyvinyl chloride

RAQ

Ressources Aquatique Québec

RAS

recirculating aquaculture system

RDC

Research and Development Corporation (NL)

(NB)RPC

(NB) Research and Productivity Council

RAS

recirculation aquaculture system

rRNA

Ribosomal RNA (ribonucleic acid)

RNAi

RNA interference

SABS

St. Andrews Biological Station

SÉPAQ

Société des établissements de plein air du Québec

SFU

Simon Fraser University

SINTEF

Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning (English: The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research) (Norway)

SNP

single nucleotide polymorphism

SODIM

Société de développement de l’industrie maricole inc.

SORDAC

Société de recherche et de développement en aquaculture continentale inc.

SSHRC

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

StFX

St. Francis Xavier University

UBC

University of British Columbia

UBO

Université de Bretagne Occidentale

UDEM

University of Montréal

UMCM

University of Moncton Moncton Campus

UMCS

University of Moncton Shippagan Campus

UNB

University of New Brunswick

UNBSJ

University of New Brunswick Saint John

U of T

University of Toronto

UPEI

University of Prince Edward Island

UQAR

University of Québec at Rimouski

UVic

University of Victoria

VHS

viral hemorrhagic septicemia

VIU

Vancouver Island University