Aquaculture activity in the province has its origins at Memorial University's Marine Sciences Research Laboratory, the precursor of the Ocean Sciences Centre (OSC). Memorial's pioneering activity continues through aquaculture research at the OSC and the Marine Institute (MI). Research activities involve the development of new species for aquaculture in Newfoundland. Faculty expertise exists in a wide range of scientific and practical areas, including feed development and analysis, marine larviculture, fish husbandry, commercial scale feeding trials, design of grow-out systems for fish and shellfish culture, optimizing shellfish farm production, international links and consultancy, bivalve larvae, and spat monitoring.

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