Pacific cleanerfish project proves its worth

the Fish Site 18 April 2017, at 1:00am Following the successful deployment of a number of species notably lumpsuckers and ballan wrasse as cleanerfish in salmon cages in the eastern Atlantic, the aquaculture industry in BC has been seeking to find a fish native to the...

Local perch species clean sea lice from salmon, research finds

Vancouver Sun – Randy Shore Published on: April 2, 2017 | Last Updated: April 2, 2017 5:02 PM PDT Two local species of Pacific perch are showing aptitude as “cleaner fish” for salmon aquaculture, which could reduce the need for chemical treatments of sea lice on...

Local researchers contribute to virus study

http://www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/270968011.htmlBy ContributedCampbell River MirrorAugust 12, 2014Campbell River’s Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences was involved in a new study, published last month in the international peer-reviewed Journal of Fish Diseases,...

Local fish farmers receive PAA honours

Courier-Islander Published: Friday, March 01, 2013 Local fish farmers honoured their outstanding employees Saturday night in Campbell River. “Every year it gets better and better,” says Cory Percevault, president of Positive Aquaculture Awareness (PAA)....