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Seminar: Application of Oceanography in Fish Health Research

Event Date:
Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 8:30 am
Location:
Atlantic Veterinary College
Room:
Lecture Theatre B
Dr. Ian Gardner, Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Aquatic Epidemiology, and a team of AVC researchers will be hosting Dr.'s Fred Page and Jon Grant during the week of July 21st. To make the best of this visit we have organized a morning of short talks on how oceanographic tools can be applied to research on fish health. Both researchers from the CERC group and Drs Page and Grant will present their work in this area. Dr. Fred Page is the Head of the Coastal Oceanography Section (COS) at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) St Andrews Biological Station (SABS) and a member of the SABS Management Team. Over the past 20+ years with DFO, Dr. Page's team has developed several ocean models for the East Coast of Canada. Dr. Jon Grant is the NSERC-Cooke Industrial Research Chair in Sustainable Aquaculture at the University of Dalhousie. Dr. Grant is involved in ecosystem-based research and provides expertise to grow a sustainable aquaculture sector in Nova Scotia. Everyone is invited to join us on Tuesday July 22nd from 8:30 - 10:30 (Lecture Theatre B). Coffee will be provided after the talks.