Developing an Effective R&D Priority Setting Process for the BC Shellfish Aquaculture Industry

Description

To capture the economic opportunities promised through sustainable shellfish aquaculture development, a comprehensive approach to industry research and development must be implemented. Optimizing the application of scarce R&D funding dollars and thereby accelerating industry development is contigent upon knowing the priorities for research and development. This need to identify industy priorities for R&D expenditures has been highlighted by several recent reviews of aquaculture funding programs.

Program Name

Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program (ACRDP)

Year(s)

2005 - 2006

Ecoregion(s)

Pacific: Vancouver Island West Coast

Principal Investigator(s)

Jerry Corriveau
Email: Jerry.Corriveau@dfo-mpo.gc.ca