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Characterizing HAB-toxin growth profile and physiology impairment of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) upon exposure

21-P-03

Description

Harmful algal blooms (HAB) consist of phytoplankton that has grown out of control and produces harmful effects. HABs are responsible for mass deaths of farmed salmon in British Columbia (BC). They can have negative impacts to farmed fish in many ways, such as the:

This study will explore the:

  1. amount of toxin produced during the growth phases of flagellates (organisms that have whip-like appendages) under various environmental conditions, which will represent BC bloom and non-bloom ambient environments
  2. physical impacts to Atlantic salmon when exposed to different amounts of toxins during the various growth phases

Program Name

Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program (ACRDP)

Year(s)

2021 to 2024

Principal Investigator(s)

Terri Sutherland, Research Scientist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Science Enterprise Centre, Pacific Region

Email: Terri.Sutherland@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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