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Department of Ocean Sciences Vision:

TO BE THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN COLD OCEAN BIOSCIENCE

Mr. Andrew Perry, Scientific Diver for the Department of Ocean Sciences. Andrew is Métis (both Inuit and Innu heritage).

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We respectfully acknowledge the territory in which we gather as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk, and the island of Newfoundland as the ancestral homelands of the Mi’kmaq and Beothuk. We would also like to recognize the Inuit of Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut and the Innu of Nitassinan, and their ancestors, as the original people of Labrador. We strive for respectful relationships with all the peoples of this province as we search for collective healing and true reconciliation and honour this beautiful land together

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VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE Congratulations: Dr. Bill Driedzic; bestowed the honour of Professor Emeritus by the Senate and Board of Regents. Dr. Annie Mercier; awarded the Dean of Science Distinguished Scholar Medal Dr. Patrick Gagnon: hosted the 48th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting in St. John’s, NL. Mr. Danny Boyce; received the Aquaculturist of the Year award by the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA). Ms. Cassidy Arnold; received the Dean of Science Book prize. She is the first Department of Ocean Sciences recipient. Mr. Carter McNelly; founder and first President of our newly formed Ocean Sciences Undergraduate Society-OceanUs Research: Total external research and development funding approximated $4.36 million for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, an increase of $660, 000 over that of last year. NSERC Discovery grant funding amounted to $347,000. The level of research productivity continued to be excellent with 73 peer reviewed publications and 163 presentations throughout the world in 21 countries. Four PhD and six MSc students successfully graduated from their program of study. Faculty supervised 17 Post-doctoral fellows, 33 PhD students and 38 MSc students. Total HQP trained as students (full and part time), volunteers or laboratory research staff was 171, a 20 year record. Curriculum development: I’m very pleased to report that our Joint Major in Marine Biology with Biology had a very successful year thanks to the efforts of our respective Undergraduate Studies Committees. Engagement: This past year, the outdoor summer Marine Public Education Program welcomed over 21,000 visitors with an additional 1,900 people engaged through our “Traveling Touch Tank” initiatives. In addition, ~720 high school students participated in our Hands-On Marine Biology program. Through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council NSERC ($30,000) we are able to make signification impacts to the delivery of our hand-on programs, through busing subsidies, equipment, and graduate student salaries, as well as expand the program to more rural communities by partnering with the Champney’s West Aquarium.

“The biggest threat to us as a species is the death of the Ocean” Margaret Atwood

Garth L. Fletcher Head and Professor Emeritus

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CONTENTS

View from the Bridge .................................................................................................... 3

HIGHLIGHTS .................................................................................................................... 5

Distinguished Visitors................................................................................................... 16

DR. JOE BROWN GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD IN AQUATIC ECOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE ............................................................................................................. 17

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW ................................................................................................ 19

ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2018-2019 ................................................................................. 24

A. RESEARCH ....................................................................................................................... 24 B. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO INDUSTRY .......................................................................... 25 C. TEACHING ....................................................................................................................... 26 D. PUBLICATION: 2018-2019 ACADEMIC YEAR ................................................................. 28 E. HIGHLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ...................................................................................... 38 F. CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, INVITED LECTURES .......................................................... 47

FACULTY PROFILES ....................................................................................................... 64

Ocean Sciences Reports ............................................................................................ 71

Cold-ocean Deep-sea Research Facility _______________________________________________ 71 Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building ______________________________________________ 74 Engagement/Public Outreach ________________________________________________________ 80 Seal Facility _________________________________________________________________________ 84 Field Services Unit ____________________________________________________________________ 86 Ocean Sciences Graduate Student Association (OSGSA) _______________________________ 89 Visitors _______________________________________________________________________________ 90 Administration _______________________________________________________________________ 93 Committees _________________________________________________________________________ 94 Faculty ______________________________________________________________________________ 96 Emeritus and Honorary Faculty ________________________________________________________ 96 Staff _________________________________________________________________________________ 98 Undergraduate students _____________________________________________________________ 100

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HIGHLIGHTS

Students, staff and faculty honoured at Faculty of Science awards

The annual Faculty of Science Dean’s Awards ceremony was held on Memorial’s St. John’s campus and saw Dr. Mark Abrahams, dean of the Faculty of Science, recognize 282 students representing the top 10 per cent in the faculty. During the Sept. 18, 2018 event, Dr. Abrahams also presented the Dean of Science Book Prize, awarded annually to one student in each department offering a B.Sc. program. It is

awarded based on the recommendation of the head of the department on the basis of demonstrated academic excellence in the declared major. Cassidy Arnold, Joint Major in Marine Biology, was the first recipient from the Department of Ocean Sciences. Mr. Danny Boyce, 2018 Aquaculturist of the Year, Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA). In Sept 2018, Premier Dwight Ball presented Mr. Danny Boyce, Business and Facilities Manager, Department of Ocean Sciences the Aquaculturist of the Year Award at the Annual NAIA Conference and Trade Show. The Aquaculturist of the Year Award honors individuals for their outstanding contribution to NAIA and/ or the development of the aquaculture sector in our Province. Mr. Danny Boyce has been engaged in some aspect of Newfoundland and Labrador aquaculture since the early 1990’s after completing the Advanced Diploma in Aquaculture at the Fisheries and Marine institute of Memorial University of NL. He then worked as a technician with Dr. Joe Brown at the Ocean Sciences Centre, before taking the position of Manager of the Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building which he holds today. Danny has worked in collaboration with industry in developing alternate species culture (halibut, cod, wolfish and cleaner fish development), and has also sought to bring more research on salmonids and shellfish to the Ocean Science Centre. Danny is keenly interested in seeing the aquaculture industry grow in this province. First elected to the NAIA Board of Directors in 2007, he has been a steadfast supporter and dedicated director

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ever since, and recently he has been a member of the Executive Committee as Secretary and then Treasurer. For his contributions to the aquaculture industry and to NAIA, Mr. Danny Boyce has been chosen as the recipient of the NAIA Aquaculturist of the Year award for 2018. Creation of a new Ocean Sciences Undergraduate Society- OceanUs Passionate students took a leadership role in the creation of an undergraduate society, OceanUs, for the Department of Ocean Sciences in early Sept 2018. Carter McNelly was the founder and first President of the Society. The Ocean Sciences Undergraduate Society is a group on campus run by students with a unifying love of the ocean and its organisms. Their goal is to ignite a passion for the ocean in others and to learn from one another, bringing education into a social atmosphere. They run a large number of events throughout the school year which offers students many opportunities to get involved on campus. Ocean Sciences Centre launch Reef Life Survey Canada

Memorial University launched a Canadian branch of the Reef Life Survey on Oct. 22, 2018. The Reef Life Survey (RLS) program started at Australia’s University of Tasmania and is a volunteer-driven citizen science program in which trained divers undertake more than 11,000 biodiversity surveys of coral and rocky reefs from 54 countries around the globe. However, since the program began 10 years ago, there has been limited survey data collected from Canadian waters. RLS Canada is hoping to change this.

The launch came after months of planning by Dr. Amanda Bates, an associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Marine Physiological Ecology in the Faculty of Science’s Department of Ocean Sciences, and a dedicated team of PhD students. It will involve training SCUBA divers from Dr. Bates’ Physiological Diversity lab, Memorial University’s Field Services Unit, and Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. “The data we collect will live forever and we hope to get a better understanding of the species that are living on our rocky coastlines in Newfoundland and Labrador,” said Dr. Bates. “I am so

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excited and I can’t wait to see what is under the water. I hope the data we gather on which species are present and how abundant they are will be of value to communities around Newfoundland and Labrador.” Memorial nets $10.2 million to support innovative fish and seafood sector Memorial University received more than $10.2 million in federal-provincial funding this month for research and projects contributing to a more sustainable fish and seafood sector in Newfoundland and Labrador. “Cleaner fish, such as lumpfish, are being used as a more environmentally friendly way of reducing sea lice, and interest in using them is growing,” said Danny Boyce, facility and business manager, Department of Ocean Sciences. “This project will allow us to continue to demonstrate the effectiveness of lumpfish in sea cages.” Through its partnership with Cold Ocean Salmon, a subsidiary of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., the department is working with Cooke’s vice-president of research, Dr. Keng Pee Ang, to develop the largest, fully integrated demonstration trial in North America using cultured lumpfish to mitigate sea lice in salmon farms. “This marks a step forward in the wider adaptation of cleaner fish for the Canadian aquaculture industry,” said Mr. Boyce. Mentoring program brings emerging researchers to Norwegian Arctic

A Memorial University research assistant is one of 31 individuals worldwide who participated in an early career mentoring program in the high North recently. The Arctic Frontiers Emerging Leaders program is aimed at young scientists and professionals and featured a blend of technical, social and cultural events accompanied by mentors from business, politics and academia.

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This year, the program took place in the Norwegian Arctic Jan. 16-22, starting in the city of Bodø, then continuing on the coastal cruise vessel M/S HURTIGRUTEN to Lofoten and ended with the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, “the gateway to the Arctic.” The purpose of the program is to train the next generation of Arctic researchers — to examine topics that are specific to the Arctic, and to engage in discussions on such things as the environment, resource management, security and the development of business and technology in the Arctic. Justine Ammendolia is a recent alumna of the Department of Ocean Sciences and has been working with Dr. Charles Mather, Department of Geography, for the past year on a multi-year marine debris monitoring study of Placentia Bay. She says she’s humbled to have been chosen for the experience. “I was really intrigued by that approach, and the multidisciplinary fields they attracted — artists, researchers, industry stakeholders and environmentalists — so I applied for it,” she said. “Since Newfoundland and Labrador is in the Northwest Atlantic, we share a lot of similar characteristics with more northern latitudes. So, being able to share the experiences I’ve gained at Memorial University seemed very relevant.” Drs. William Driedzic, Professor Emeritus, and Richard Rivkin, Honorary Professor, retire after 20+ years of service to Memorial University

Dr. Bill Driedzic joined Memorial University in 1999 as the director of the Ocean Sciences Centre, an appointment he held while also the scientific director of AquaNet – a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)-funded National Centre of Excellence. In 2003 he was appointed as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in marine bioscience. Dr. Driedzic has published 155 publications and 14 review articles. This research record is supported by a continuous record of funding form NSERC. He also has a long history of research experience at numerous institutions worldwide and has served on a number of external

organizations, including the Canada Foundation for Innovation board of Directors, the Science Advisory Council for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and NSERC’s Vanier Scholarship and Grants Selection Committee. Dr. Driedzic also took a leadership role in establishing Champneys West Aquarium.

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He has supervised six PhD and four M.Sc. students to completion. Dr. Driedzic holds a B.Sc. from York University, a M.Sc. from the University of Toronto and a PhD from the University of British Columbia.

On of July 4, 2019, Dr. Driedzic was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus. The title of Professor Emeritus is open only to highly distinguish retired members of the faculty of Memorial University of Newfoundland whose contributions to the University were substantially above the norm for their discipline. To be eligible, a person must have served at least ten years as a regular full-time faculty member at this University and must have held the rank of Professor upon retirement.

Dr. Richard Rivkin started at the Ocean Sciences Centre in 1998 and became a University Research Professor in 2007. His interests and expertise are broadly interdisciplinary with research experience in biological oceanography, aquatic and systems ecology, phytoplankton and microbial physiology and ecology and oceanic biogeochemistry. His research projects and programs have been supported by numerous different funding agencies in the United States, Canada, China and France. Dr. Rivkin has also served on the advisory or steering committees for several national and international oceanographic programs and was recently a co-chair of the ICES/PICES Expert Group on ocean carbon sequestration. Dr. Rivkin held several prestigious international fellowships and awards including that of a Poste Rouges Chercheurs associés; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire d'Oceanographie de Villefranche, France (2004-2005), a Professeur Invite; Universite Pierre & Marie Curie Paris VI, France (2013-2014) and a Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship (2016, 2017, 2018). Ocean Sciences faculty member still inspired by the 'magic' of science Family vacations to the seaside captured Dr. Annie Mercier’s imagination as a child. She would spend hours exploring the shoreline, studying tidepools and the animals they contained. “Discovering the ocean was like magic for me,” she said. “That became the basis of my interest in science.” A career quiz in high school introduced her to the field of oceanography; from then on it became her ultimate goal.

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The research unit became operational in 1968 and was approved as an academic unit – the Department of Ocean Sciences – in 2012. Dr. Mercier remained the sole female on faculty until two years ago when she was first joined by three female Canada Research Chairs. As deputy head, Dr. Mercier sees many female undergraduate and graduate students going through the department’s programs. “I’ve had mostly female trainees and students in my lab,” she said. “I’ve supervised close to 70 highly qualified personnel or individuals with university degrees at the bachelors’ level and above and at least 70 per cent of them have been females.” “But I’m interested to see if that will convert into more females occupying higher positions in academia, research and government. I think that is where things aren’t happening as smoothly as with male highly qualified personnel. Today is an opportunity to reflect on the situation and open the discussion around why this is.” Quirky behaviour indicates major implications for prized luxury seafood

In 2005 Dr. Annie Mercier was sent a strange video: sea cucumbers rolling around at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Dr. Mercier had been studying the local species of Cucumaria frondosa for a while and had seen other odd behaviours, including watching them bloat up and become rounder when predators were present. The findings became the basis of a paper published earlier this year in the JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY.

The team behind the paper named the behaviour active buoyancy adjustment, or ABA, and found it could be triggered when the animals were in very high densities in the tank and also when they encountered certain water conditions. “We found when we decreased the salinity or increased the turbidity of the water, ABA was elicited,” said Dr. Mercier. “That allowed us to measure a number of body indices – the water-to-flesh ratio and the response time – to see if certain conditions created a stronger reaction.” They ultimately concluded ABA behaviour helps sea cucumbers move away from unfavourable conditions.

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Their findings could have critical implications for the worldwide management and conservation of these commercially and ecologically significant animals. Sea cucumbers are a highly prized, luxury seafood. She’s hoping to expand their data to include more sea cucumber species, as they come in a variety of body shapes. The behaviour has also been noted in sea stars, soft corals and sea anemones. Funding will engage youth in modern science, marine science projects The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is investing $30,000 for the project “Opening the World of Marine Science to Rural Newfoundland” to the Department of Ocean Sciences. The funding is awarded through the PromoScience Program. The latest competition results were announced on May 2, 2019 at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ont. Thanks to the new NSERC funding, the Department of Ocean Sciences is expanding its hands-on marine education program to more students in rural parts of the province in grades Kindergarten to 12. Classes currently offered in St. John’s will be mounted in Champney’s West, a small community located in Trinity Bay, which is home to an aquarium and teaching laboratory. “Our program provides a unique opportunity to enrich the minds of students in new and engaging ways, which in turn helps them to gain a better understanding of the subject material as it relates to the learning outcomes,” said Danielle Nichols, research marketing manager and program co-ordinator, Department of Ocean Sciences. She says the department has reached more than 3,000 high school students, largely from the Avalon Peninsula area and some communities in Eastern Newfoundland in the past five years. Ms. Nichols says she’s excited to increase that number. “With support from NSERC PromoScience, we hope to expand our educational programming to more rural areas through collaborations with the Champney’s West Aquarium and the Ocean Learning Partnership(OLP), as well as through busing subsidies for rural schools,” she noted.

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“Our program also supports graduate student teaching positions, which allows them to not only deliver the programs and showcase their enthusiasm for their research, but also provides a conduit for their participation into curriculum development.” Study shows immediate response to invasive species can pay off A new study shows that invasive species can have a dramatic impact on native species — and that a strong proactive response can help mitigate those impacts. Dr. Amanda Bates is part of an international research team that has conducted the first global meta-analysis of the characteristics and size of invasive species’ impacts on native species as invaders become more abundant. The study, which saw team members analyze findings from 1,258 case studies from 201 research papers, was released in a paper in the online issue of PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, on April 29. The researchers found that those impacts depend strongly on the invader’s position in the food chain, also known as tropic level. Invasive species at higher trophic levels have the greatest impact early in the invasion. For native species faced with an intruder at the same level of the food chain, competition for the same resources does not lead to a sharp initial decline. But, as the number of invaders increases, native species decline in abundance and community diversity. “Invasives reduce other species around them because they’re feeding on them, or they’re competing for space and taking up resources,” said Dr. Bates. “Here in this province, the green crab not only competes with lobster and has impacted the lobster fishery, but green crabs also bury themselves in the sediment and feed on the roots of seagrasses, which can decimate seagrass beds that are important habitat for juvenile fishes.” The team hopes their findings will encourage governments around the world to make a stronger commitment to proactive policies designed to prevent the introduction of invasive species, as well as increased management targeting the early stages of invasion.

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Study predicts 'downsizing' to smaller animals over next century

Researchers, including one from Memorial University, are forecasting a worldwide move towards smaller birds and mammals over the next 100 years. Dr. Amanda Bates, joined with geographers, biologists and oceanographers at the University of Southampton on a paper published recently in the journal NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. It argues that, in the future, small, fast-lived, highly fertile,

insect-eating animals will thrive in a wide-variety of habitats and predominate. “We predict the average, or median, body mass of mammals will decline by 25 per cent over the next century,” said Dr. Bates. “This decline represents a large, accelerated change when compared with a mere 14 per cent body size reduction from the present day in comparison to species from 130,000 years ago during the last interglacial period.” Dr. Rob Cooke is lead author and a postgraduate researcher at the University of Southampton. He says by far the biggest threat to birds and mammals is humankind – due to the organisms’ ongoing habitat destruction by way of deforestation, hunting, intensive farming, urbanization and the effects of global warming. The researchers believe their findings demonstrate that the projected loss of mammals and birds will not be ecologically random, but rather a selective process where certain creatures will be filtered out, depending on their traits and vulnerability to ecological change. “Extinctions were previously viewed as tragic, deterministic inevitabilities, but they can also be seen as opportunities for targeted conservation actions,” said Dr. Bates. “As long as a species that is projected to become extinct persists, there is time for conservation action, and we hope research such as ours can help guide this.” The research team hopes further studies can be carried out to look in more detail at the longer-term effect of species becoming extinct on habitats and ecosystems.

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48th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting Hosted in St. John’s, NL. The 48th Benthic Ecology Meeting (BEM), which was Co-organized by the Dr. Patrick Gagnon, President, of the Benthic Ecology Meeting Society, was held St. John’s on April 3rd -6th, 2019. This was the 3rd edition of the meeting in a Canadian city and first time in Atlantic Canada. The conference welcomed over 320 participants from 7 countries (Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States) delivering over 290 presentations in 27 oral sessions and one large poster session with 21 topics.

Dr. Annie Mercier receives this year’s Faculty of Science Distinguished Scholar Medal

The Faculty of Science Distinguished Scholar Medal recognizes an individual with a sustained, outstanding record of both research and teaching at Memorial. The 2019 recipient was Dr. Annie Mercier, the Department of Ocean Sciences academic program officer and deputy head. Dr. Mercier is internationally recognized for her

contributions to ecology of cold water and deep-sea organisms and has an outstanding publication record. On international research wrote, “The research that comes out of her lab is impressive in terms of productivity and quality. I have seen many of her innovative findings come across my desk, including transformative publications that have answered long-standing questions in marine biology and ecology. When the Ocean Sciences centre became and academic unit in 2012, Dr. Mercier developed the department’s foundation course, which went on to win a national award. She also chaired the committee charged with developing a marine science degree program, resulting in a full academic B.Sc. program for the department.

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Dr. Choy Hew, a former Department of Biochemistry and OSC collaborator, MUN, receives Outstanding Alumni Award from SFU. Dr. Hew, Emeritus Professor and Senior Advisor, Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, is known for his research into fish anti-freeze proteins and fast growing transgenic salmon. After graduating in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Nanyang University, he obtained his MSc in Chemistry from Simon Fraser University (SFU), Vancouver in 1966, and a Ph.D. in Protein Chemistry from the University of British Columbia in 1970. From 1974-1982, he was appointed as Assistant/Associate/ Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland and conducted his research at the Marine Science Research Laboratory (MSRL) now the Ocean Sciences Centre. He also was a biochemistry professor at the University of Toronto before heading to NUS in 1999. Hew Choy Leong is known for his appointment as Head of Biological Sciences at NUS from 1999-2009 and is the former director of the Office of Life Sciences, the former deputy director of the Mechanobiology Institute, and the Program Co-chair for Computation and Systems Biology, Singapore-MIT Alliance. For his work, he received many accolades, including recognition as the Most Outstanding Young Scientist in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada in 1980, and winning the 1993 Award of Merit by the Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals. On Sept 20, 2019, Dr. Hew received the Outstanding Alumni Award for the Simon Fraser University.

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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS Dr. Ken Lee, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Francois Merlin

Dr. Ken Lee, National Senior Science Advisor for Oil Spill Research, Preparedness and Response for Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Francois Merlin, former Director of Research, Cedre France visited the OSC on Oct 15th, 2019 to tour the facilities and continue discussion with Dr. Uta Passow on on-going research.

Iain S. Stewart, President National Research Council (NRC) Mr. Iain Stewart, President NRC, visited the OSC in January 2018. The purpose of his visit was to learn more about research being conducted in the Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building (JBARB) and in particular to tour and talk with Mr. Juan Roberts, president and CEO of Merasheen Bay Oysters, on on-going research into the production of Newfoundland’s first cultured oysters. Benthic Ecology Meeting (BEM) Tour OSC

On April 15th, 2019 participants attending the Benthic Ecology Meeting (BEM), held in St. John’s NL April 3-6, were invited to tour the Ocean Sciences Centre and its research facilities. This was the first BEM meeting to be held in the Atlantic Provinces and only the third in Canada.

Dr. Neil Bose, Vice-President Research, Memorial University.

Dr. Neil Bose, Vice- President Research, Memorial University tour the OSC facilities on May 24th, 2019. As the new VP research, Dr. Bose was interested in learning more about the types of projects that were on-going at the OSC and to sit down with faculty to discuss research at Memorial.

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DR. JOE BROWN GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD IN AQUATIC ECOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE

This award was established to commemorate the life and work of Dr. Joe Brown through initial contributions by his family, friends, colleagues and students. As a Professor (Research) at the Ocean Sciences Centre from 1984 to 2005, Joe established a unique reputation both for his scholarly work in the areas of behavioural ecology of fishes and cold-water aquaculture and for his radiant, passionate sense of humour, humanity and empathy, particularly concerning students. The award in support of research activities will

normally be available annually to a full-time graduate student in the second or subsequent year of study in the areas of aquatic ecology or aquaculture, and is valued at a portion of the income from the endowment. Given on the basis of scholarly merit and quality of research, the award will be made by the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies upon recommendation from the Head of the Department of Ocean Sciences.

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OTHER AWARDS Faculty and Staff Awards Dr. Richard Rivkin • Ocean Carbon Chair Professorship, Xiamen University, China Dr. Paul Snelgrove • University Research Professor, Memorial University 2015-2020 Mr. Danny Boyce • 25 years of service to Memorial University Dr. Annie Mercier • Distinguished Scholar Medal by the Faculty of Science Dr. William Driedzic • Title of Professor Emeritus Student Awards Manuel Soto-Davila (MSc Aquaculture student) Awarded the Dr. Wilfred Templeman Memorial Scholarship for 2018/2019 Samantha Crowley (MSc student) First place for student presentation at salmonid research at the Salmonid Association of Eastern Newfoundland (SAEN) public seminar series “River Talks”. Cindy Dove (MSc student) Runner-up for student presentation at salmonid research at the Salmonid Association of Eastern Newfoundland (SAEN) public seminar series “River Talks”. Shahinur Islam (PhD student) Runner-up for student presentation at salmonid research at the Salmonid Association of Eastern Newfoundland (SAEN) public seminar series “River Talks”. Shahinur Islam (PhD student) Awarded a scholarship by the University of Washington (Seattle) to work on various modern statistical approaches to handle big data set in the realm of Quantitative and Population Genetics researches between July 8 and July 26. Conference Awards Manuel Soto-Davila (MSc student) Best Poster presentation Award, 13th International Congress on the Biology of Fish, July 15 – 19, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Poster presentation. Mick Burt, Best Poster Award, Canadian Society for Zoologist, 57th Annual Meeting, May 7-11, St John´s, Canada. Poster Presentation. Logan Zeinert (MSc student) Won Aquaculture Association of Canada (AAC) award for the Best Oral Presentation “Use of the Caribbean Spider Crab, Maguimithrax spinosissimus, for Biofouling removal on marine Aquaculture Cages at Aquaculture Canada 2019 Conference and Tradeshow (May 5-8 in Victoria, BC). Julie Jacques (MSc student) Won an AAC student scholarship based on Scholastic ability, interest and involvement in aquaculture, at Aquaculture Canada 2019 Conference and Tradeshow (May 5-8 in Victoria, BC). Emilie Geissinger (PhD student) Best Oral Presentation at the 21st Annual Aldrich Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Conference.

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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW The Department of Ocean Sciences is a complex of buildings which are maintained by Memorial University (MUN) Facilities Management. The faculty and staff are supported by an annual operating budget from the Faculty of Science consisting of two components: a) OSC operating expenses and b) the public education program including the seal facility. MUN Technical Services provides technical support for scientific equipment. Research activities are supported by grants and contracts to faculty and staff. Research and development carried out at the Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building (JBARB) and the Cold-Ocean Deep-Sea Research Facility (CDRF) operate on a user fee, cost recovery basis. Funding for the fiscal year (April 1 to March 31) 2018-2019 was as follows: Details of grants and contracts see Table1

Facilities Management $ 2,296,793.35 OSC operating (Faculty of Science) $ 3,875,723.00 Public education/seals $ 82,386.00 Technical Services $ 21,364.00 NSERC Engage Grants $ 12,500.00 NSERC Discovery Grants $ 347,000.00 NSERC Other $ 42,500.00 CREAIT $ 189,691.00 CFI $ 52,398.70 OFI $ 1,246,610.00 Other Research Grants $ 1,550,460.00 Undergraduate Student Jobs $ 21,238.00 JBARB Revenue $ 566,551.61 CDRF Revenue $ 69,153.46 Total $10,845,957.42

Note: Clockwise Starting with Facilities Management

Facilities ManagementOSC Operating FundsPEP/SEALSTech ServicesNSERC EngageNSERC DiscoveryNSERC OtherOFICREAITCFIOther Research GrantsCDRFJBARB RevenueUndergrad Student

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FIGURE 1: RESEARCH FUNDING FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019

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Grant and Contract History A summary of the OSC research funding over the past 20 years is presented in Figure 1. The 1999-2000 fiscal year is the earliest for which we have a relatively complete picture of the grants and contracts received by the OSC and various faculty. Although we have not yet found such information for earlier years it is unlikely that external funding exceeded that of the $1.2 million obtained during 1999-2000. Research and development funds for the 2000-2001 fiscal year were more than double that of 1999-2000 and have continued to remain at or above this level to the present. This considerable increase in funding is largely attributable to the Aquaculture Research and Development Facility (renamed Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building [JBARB]). Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Kevin Keough, funds to construct this facility ($2.7 million) were made available from the Aquaculture component of the Canada-Newfoundland Economic Agreement. The building was officially opened in 1999, and in the year 2000 $1.2 million in funds from CFI were provided to fully equip the JBARB and develop a business plan that would enable the facility to operate on an effective cost recovery basis. The 2000-2001 year also saw the arrival of funds to establish the AquaNet research network with its headquarters at the OSC. Three major projects stand out in the OSC funding history: Halibut and cod aquaculture, cod genomics and construction of the Cold Ocean Deep Sea Research Facility (CDRF). The halibut and cod aquaculture development project, funded by AIF in partnership with industry and OSC faculty was carried out over a six year period (2002-2008) for a total of $5 million. This project resulted in the production of an elite broodstock of cod. The cod genomics project was funded by Genome Canada/Genome Atlantic over a four year period (2006-2010) for $4.3 million. The aim of this project was to identify genes that will be of value in selective cross breeding programs to produce rapidly growing more disease resistant cod for aquaculture. The Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), through its Leading Edge Fund, the Research and Development Corporation (RDC), the Provincial Government and Memorial University committed over $22.6 million over a five year period (2009-2014) for the construction of new deep-sea water line and fully equipped building for the study of deep-sea organisms, invasive species and infectious diseases of importance to both fisheries and aquaculture. This multifaceted construction project was completed at the end of 2015, installation of a cage filter in the well to prevent fish from entering the seawater intake pipe was installed in Nov 2016 at a cost of $400,000.

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In 2017, the investment in ocean research, was made possible through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund and distributed by the Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI), which enables teams at Memorial University, Dalhousie University and the University of Prince Edward Island to study ocean-related issues in the North Atlantic and the Canadian Arctic Gateway, which includes the Labrador Sea and eastern portions of the straits of the Canadian Arctic archipelago. Fifteen ocean research projects based in Atlantic Canada have received more than $25 million in funding. Four of these projects are either lead by or have Department of Ocean Sciences Faculty as members of the research team. This fiscal year, over $900,000.00 was administered by the Department as reflected in Figure 1. Table 1: RESEARCH FUNDING 2018-2019 FISCAL YEAR Grants Received Total Administered by OSC

NSERC Discovery $ 347,000.00

NSERC Engage $ 12,500.00

NSERC Other $ 42,500.00

RDC $ 130,039.00

DFO/DFLR $ 281,721.00

ACOA $77,577.00

CFI $523,987.00

OFI $1,246,610.00

Other $ 1,061,123.00

JBARB Revenue $ 566,552.00

CDRF Revenue $69,153.46

Total Awards $4,358,762.46

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2018-2019

A. RESEARCH

Publications

Research efforts of the faculty and students resulted in 82 publications, 73 in peer reviewed journals, 3 in book/ book chapters, and 6 in technical reports or conference proceedings. A summary of the number of publications appearing in peer reviewed journals over the past 17 years is presented in Figure 2 along with the number of Ocean Sciences faculty and graduate students. On average the Ocean Sciences faculty has published approximately 65 publications per year over the past 17 years.

Conferences

163 presentations were given by faculty and students at Canadian and International conferences/workshops held in 21 countries, including Canada, USA, England, Norway, Scotland, Ireland, China, Portugal, Spain, Indonesia, New Zealand, Chile, France, Mexico, Sweden, Brazil, Belgium, Barbados, Saudi Arabia, Denmark and Russia. Participation in such conferences helps to establish the excellence of ocean science at Memorial University.

Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)

Four PhD and six MSc students successfully completed their degrees during the 2018-2019 academic year. In addition Ocean Sciences Faculty supervised 17 Post-doctoral fellows, 33 PhD students, and 38 MSc students. A summary of HQP trained at the OSC over the past 17 years is presented in Figure 3. On average the OSC contributes to the training of 142 HQP annually, either as students (full and part time), volunteers or laboratory research staff.

A summary of the numbers of graduate students who graduated or were supervised by OSC faculty over the past 20 years is presented in Figure 2. The numbers of PhD and MSc students for the years 1999-2002 is unavailable at this time and therefore only the combined totals for these years are presented. The number of degreed students is plotted as a cumulative total from 1999 to 2019.

This twenty year record indicates that the Ocean Sciences faculty supervises, on average, 58 graduate students, 11 of whom graduate each year.

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B. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO INDUSTRY

Most of the applied research and development at the OSC is conducted in both the Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building and the Cold-Ocean Deep-Sea Research Facility (CDRF) in conjunction with industry and government partners. • The application of using cunners and lumpfish to control sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)

infestation of Atlantic salmon in Newfoundland. • Developed best practices for culturing American Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) from broodstock

grow-out. • Development of best practices for Orange Footed Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa) holding

and diet. • Development of best practices for lobster (Homarus americanus) holding and diet development. • Developing Camelina Meal for the Aquaculture Industry. • Scientific Rapid Image Acquisition System (SRIAS) for Aquaculture Smart Tank Technology at the

Joe Brown Aquaculture Research Building. • Development of best practices for feed testing for Aquaculture Industry. • Developed best practices with respect to using pop-up satellite and telemetry with Atlantic cod. • Developed best practices and processes for culturing Atlantic cod from egg to adult that will be

of benefit to the aquaculture industry. This knowledge is of paramount importance to cod farming industry.

• Developed the first generation of an elite Atlantic cod broodstock in partnership with industry. This is the first selectively bred broodstock in North America.

• Design of protocols for the ozone disinfection of fish eggs for eradication of vertically transmitted diseases. Optimization of ozonation protocols to maximize efficiency in cod.

• Development of best practices for feed testing and holding designs (raceways) of Green Sea Urchin. (ie: Examining in controlled laboratory conditions how water temperature affects urchin health and survival, roe quantity and quality, and feed assimilation efficiency as a first step to determining if the feed can support steady commercial roe production in NL.)

• Application of Subsea Under Water Coating Trial Applications Tank Capabilities. • Develop best practices in terms of a biomarker platform for commercial aquaculture feed

development. • Develop best practices in terms of developing biomarker technology that can be used to assess

the potential effects of hydrocarbons on fish species that are of commercial and/or ecological importance to Newfoundland and Labrador

• Development of protocols for hydrostatic pressure testing of deep-sea equipment. • The application and development of vaccines in our cleaner fish program. • Development of a domesticated lumpfish broodstock in partnership with industry for its cleaner

fish program. This is the first domesticated broodstock program in North America. • Development of best practices for cleaner fish transport and farm use.

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C. TEACHING

Courses taught 2018-2019 academic year in both graduate and undergraduate programs.

OCSC 1000: Exploration of the World Ocean

Fall 2018- 77 students

Dr. Annie Mercier

OCSC 2000: Introduction to Biological Oceanography

Winter 2019- 27 Students

Dr. Pat Gagnon

OCSC 2001: Introduction to Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture

Winter 2019- 22 Students

Dr. Ian Fleming (Co-taught) Dr. Iain McGaw (Co-taught)

OCSC 2100 (Chem 2610): Chemical Oceanography

Winter 2019 43 Students

Dr. Chris Parrish (Co-taught) Dr. Rachel Sipler (Co-taught)

OCSC 3000: Aquaculture Principles and Practices

Fall 2018- 9 Student

Dr. Kurt Gamperl (Co-taught with MI)- Lectures and Lab

OCSC 2200: Introductory Geological Oceanography

Winter 2019- 18 students

Dr. Piotr Trela

OCSC 2300: Introductory Physical Oceanography

Fall 2018- 20 Students

Dr. Iakov Afanassiev

OCSC 2500: Introduction to Practical Ocean Sciences

Spring 2019 11 students

Dr. Pat Gagnon Dr. Javier Santander (Module) Dr. Ian Fleming (Module) Dr. Rachel Sipler (Module)

OCSC 3002: Aquaculture and Fisheries Biotechnology

Winter 2019- 4 students

Dr. Matt Rise

OCSC 3600: Marine Microbiology Fall 2018 9 Students

Dr. Javier Santander

OCSC/Bio 3640: Environmental Physiology

Winter 2019 30 students

Dr. Iain McGaw

OCSC/Bio 4122: Advanced Studies in Marine Animal Diversity

Winter 2019- 12 students

Dr. Annie Mercier

OCSC 4300: Climate Change and Global Fisheries Dynamics

Fall 2018 3 Students

Dr. Joe Wroblewski

OCSC/Bio 4601: Functional Biology Of Fish Winter 2018 7 students

Dr. Kurt Gamperl

OCSC/Bio 7000: Being a researcher in the biological sciences

Fall 2018- 29 Students

Dr. Ian Fleming

OCSC 7200: Adaptations in Marine Environment

Winter 2019 17 students

Dr. Amanda Bates

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Biology 4251/7938: Genomics Fall 2018 14 Students

Dr. Matt Rise

Biology 4605: Quantitative Methods in Biology

Fall 2018- 22 students

Dr. David Schneider

Biology 7220: Advanced Quantitative Methods

Fall 2018 16 students

Dr. David Schneider

Biology 7932: Applications of the Generalized Linear Model in Biology

Fall 2018 5 students

Dr. David Schneider

AQUA 6100: Finfish Aquaculture Fall 2018 4 students

Dr. Javier Santander (Guest Lecture)

MI Marine Environmental 1102 Winter 2019 14 students

Dr. Rachel Sipler (Guest Lecture)

ENVS 6003: Applied Ecology Winter 2019 8 students

Dr. Chris Parrish (Guest Lecture)

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D. PUBLICATION: 2018-2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

Refereed Journals

Aas, Ø.; Cucherousset, J.; Fleming, I.A.; Wolter, C.; Höjesjö, J.; Buoro, M.; Santoul, F.; Johnsson, J.I.; Hindar, K.; Arlinghus, R. (2018). Salmonid stocking in five North Atlantic jurisdictions: identifying drivers and barriers to policy change. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 28: 1451-1464 (DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2984).

Ahmad, R.; Paradis, H.; Boyce, D.; McDonald, J.; Gendron, R. L. (2018). Novel characteristics of the cultured Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus eye during post-hatch larval and juvenile developmental stages. Journal of Fish Biology, 94, 297-312 doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13892.

Baker, K.D.; Snelgrove, P.V.R.; Fifield, D.A.; Edinger, E.N.; Wareham, V.E.; Haedrich, R.L.; Gilkinson, K.D. (2019) Small-scale patterns in the status of bamboo coral, Keratoisis grayi, in canyons on the Grand Banks, Newfoundland. Front. Mar. Sci. 6(374) 1-10.doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00374 Bates, A.E.; Cooke, R.S.C.; Duncan, M.I.; Edgar, G.J.; Bruno, J.F.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Côté, I.M.; Lefcheck, J.S.; Costello, M.J.; Barrett, N. (2019). Climate resilience in marine protected areas and the ‘Protection Paradox’. Biological Conservation 236: 305-314 Bera, G.; Gold-Bouchot, G.; Passow, U.; Wade, T.L.; Shi, D.; Morales-McDevitt, M.; Ramirez-Miss, N.; Knap, A.H.; Quigg, A. (2019). Inter-laboratory calibration of estimated oil equivalent (EOE) concentrations of a water accommodated fraction (WAF) of oil and a chemically enhanced WAF (CEWAF). Heliyon, 5(1). Beheshti Foroutani, M.; Parrish, C.C.; Wells, J.; Taylor, R.; Rise, M.; Shahidi, F. (2018). Minimizing marine ingredients in diets of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Effects on growth performance and muscle lipid and fatty acid composition. PLoS ONE 13(9): e0198538. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198538 Bradley, B.A.; Laginhas, B.B.; Whitlock, R.; Allen, J.M.; Bates, A.E.; Bernatchez, G.; Diez, J.M.; Early, R.; Lenoir, J.; Vilà, M.; Sorte, C.J.B. (2019). Disentangling the abundance-impact relationship for invasive species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116: 9919-9924 Brown, N.; Wilson, D.; Gagnon, P. (2019) Plasticity in the antipredator behaviour of the orangefooted sea cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa) under shifting hydrodynamic forces. Current Zoology 10.1093/cz/zoy100

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Callaghan, N.I.; Capaz, J.C.; Lamarre, S. G.; Bourloutski, E.; Oliveira, A.R.; MacCormack, T.J.; Driedzic, W.R.; Sykes, A.V. (2019). Reversion to developmental pathways underlies rapid arm regeneration in juvenile European cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus 1758). J. Exp. Zool. (Mol dev Evol); 1-8 DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.22849

Campanya I Llovet, N.; Snelgrove, P.V.R.; De Leo, F. (2018) Organic matter quantity and quality in Barkley (NE Pacific), Heezen, and Corsair (NW Atlantic) submarine canyons. Progress in Oceanography 196: 106-119. Campanya I Llovet, N.; Snelgrove, P.V.R. (2019) The role of phytodetrital quality in macroinfaunal community structure and epifaunal response. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 608:45-60. Chakraborty S.; Trung, C.; Ganangobal, H.; Vasquez, I.; Boyce, D. Santander, J. (2019). Vibrogen-2 Vaccine Trial in Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) Against Vibrio anguillarum. J. Fish Dis 0:1-8 Chapman, A.S.A.; Beaulieu, S.E.; Colaço, A.; Gebruk, A.V.; Hilario, A.; Kihara, T.C.; Ramirez-Llodra, E.; Sarrazin, J.; Tunnicliffe, V.; Amon, D.J.; Baker, M.; Boschen-Rose, R.E.; Chen, C.; Cooper, I.J.; Copley, I.J.; Corbari, L.; Cordes, E.E.; Cuvelier, D.D.; Duperron, S.; Du Preez, C.; Gollner, S.; Horton, T.; Hourdez, S.; Krylova, E.M.; Linse, S.; LokaBharathi, P.A.; Marsh, L.; Matabos, M.; Mills, S.W.; Mullineaux, L.S.; Rapp, H.T.; Reid, W.D.K.; Rybakova, E.; Thomas, T.A.R.; Southgate, S.J.; Stöhr, S.; Turner, P.J.; Watanabe, H.K.; Yasuhara, M.; Bates, A.E. (2019). sFDvent: a global trait database for deep-sea hydrothermal vent fauna. Global Ecology and Biogeography 00: 1-14 Chase, J.M.; McGill, B.J.; Thompson, P.L.; Antão, L.H.; Bates, A.E.; Blowes, S.A.; Dornelas, S.; Gonzalez, A.; Magurran, A.E.; Supp, S.R.; Winter, M.; Bjorkman, A.E.; Bruelheide, H.; Byrnes, J.E.; Cabral, J.S.; Elahi, R.; Gomez, C.; Guzman, H.M.; Isbell, F.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Jones, H.P.; Hines, J.; Vellend, M.; Waldock, C.; O'Connor, M. (2019). Species richness change across spatial scales. Oikos 128: 1079-1091 Colombo, S.M.; Parrish, C.C.; Wijekoon, M.P.A. (2018). Optimizing long chain-polyunsaturated fatty acid synthesis in salmonids by balancing dietary inputs. PLoS ONE 13(10): e0205347. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205347 Conlan, J.A.; Humphrey, C.A.; Severati, A.; Parrish, C.C.; Francis D.S. (2019). Elucidating an optimal diet for captive Acropora corals. Aquaculture 513: 734420 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.734420 Connors, E.; Soto-Dávila, M.; Hossain, A.; Vasquez, I.; Gnanagobal, H. Santander, J. (2019). Identification and Validation of Reliable Aeromonas salmonicida subspecies salmonicida Reference Genes for Differential Gene Expression Analyses. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 73:314-321.

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Cook, M.C.; May, A.; Kohl, L.; Van Biesen, G.; Parrish, C.C.; Morrill, P.L. (2018). The potential impact of hydrocarbons on mussels in Port au Port Bay, Newfoundland. Advances in Marine Biology, ISSN 0065-2881, https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.amb.2018.09.003 Cooke, R.S.C.; Eigenbrod, F.; Bates, A.E. (2019) Projected losses of global mammal and bird ecological strategies Nature Communications 10: 2279 Cooke, R.; Bates, A.E.; Eigenbrod, F. (2019) Global trade-offs of functional redundancy and functional dispersion for birds and mammals. Global Ecology and Biogeography 28: 415-543 Dell'Anno, A.; Cimino, R.; Bianchelli, S.; Danovaro, R.; Snelgrove, P.; Corinaldesi, C.; Gambi, C.; Van Dover, C.L.; Da Ros, Z.; Morato, T.; Sweetman, A.; Carreiro-Silva, M.; Smith, C.; Papadopoulou, N. (2019) The deep sea: the new frontier for ecological restoration. Marine Policy 108 (103642). Duncan, M.I.; Bates, A.E.; James, N.C.; Potts, W.M. (2019) Exploitation may influence the climate resilience of fish populations through removing high performance metabolic phenotypes. Scientific Reports 9: 1-19 Duncan, M.I.; James, N.C.; Bates, A.E.; Goschen, W.S.; Potts, W.M. (2019) Localised intermittent upwelling intensity has increased along South Africa’s south coast due to El Nino Southern Oscillation phase state. African Journal of Marine Science 41: 325-330 Eslamloo, K.; Ghorbani, A.; Xue, X.; Inkpen, S.M.; Larijani, M.; Rise, M.L. (2019). Characterization and transcript expression analyses of Atlantic cod Viperin. Frontiers in Immunology 10: Article 311. Fu, Y., Rivkin, R. B. and Lang A. S. 2019.Effects of vertical water mass segregation on bacterial community structure in the Beaufort Sea. Microorganism. 7: doi 10.3390/microorganisms7100385 Gallardi, D.; Xue, X.; Hamoutene, D.; Lush, L.; Rise, M.L. (2019). Impact of origin (wild vs. farmed) and sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infestation on expression of immune-relevant genes in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) skin. Aquaculture 499: 306-315. Gianasi, B.L.; Hamel, J.-F.; Mercier, A. (2019). Influence of environmental parameters on gametogenesis, spawning and embryo survival in the holothuroid Cucumaria frondosa. Aquaculture, 506: 308-319.

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Gianasi, B.L.; Hamel, J.-F.; Mercier, A. (2019). Triggers of spawning and oocyte maturation in the commercial sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa. Aquaculture, 498: 50-60. Hamel, J.-F.; Sun, J.; Gianasi, B.L.; Montgomery, E.M.; Kenchington, E.L.; Burel, B.; Rowe, S.; Winger, P.D.; Mercier, A. (2019). Active buoyancy adjustment increases dispersal potential in benthic marine animals. Journal of Animal Ecology, 88(6): 820-832.

Harter, T.S.; Zanuzzo, F.S.; Supuran, C.T.; Gamperl, A.K.; Brauner, C.J. (2019). Functional support for a novel mechanism that enhances tissue oxygen extraction in a teleost fish. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. B. PLoS ONE 12(7): e0181109. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0181109

Inkpen, S.M.; Solbakken, M.H.; Jentoft, S.; Eslamloo, K.; Rise, M.L. (2019). Full characterization and transcript expression profiling of the interferon regulatory factor (IRF) gene family in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Developmental and Comparative Immunology 98: 166-180. Katan, T.; Caballero-Solares, A.; Taylor, R.G.; Rise, M.L, Parrish CC. (2019). Effect of plant-based diets with varying ratios of omega6 to omega3 fatty acids on growth performance, tissue composition, fatty acid biosynthesis and lipid-related gene expression in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics 30: 290-304.

Lamarre, S.G.; MacCormack, T.J.; Bourloutski, E.; Callaghan, N.I.; Pinto, V.D.; Andrade, J.P.; Sykes, A.V.; Driedzic, W.R. (2019). Interrelationship between contractility, protein synthesis and metabolism in mantle of juvenile cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) Front. Physiol, Invert. Physiol. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01051

Leeuwis, R.J.H.; Nash, G.W.; Sandrelli, R.M.; Zanuzzo, F.S.; Gamperl, A.K. (2019). The environmental tolerances and metabolic physiology of sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (Special Aquaculture Issue). 231:140-148.

Lennox, R.J.; Chapman, J.M.; Twardek, W.M.; Broell, F.; Bøe, K.; Whoriskey, F.G.; Fleming, I.A.; Robertson, M.; Cooke, S.J. (2019). Biologging in combination with biotelemetry reveals behavior of Atlantic salmon following exposure to capture and handling stressors. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2018-0477). Levin, L.A.; Snelgrove, P.V.R. and 30 others. (2019) Global observational needs of the deep ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science. 6(241): 1-32. https://doi.org/10.3389/ fmars.2019.00241

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McGaw, I.J.; Van Leeuwen, T.E.; Trehern, R.H.; Bates, A.E. (2019). Changes in precipitation may alter food preference in an ecosystem engineer, the black land crab, Gecarcinus ruricola. PeerJ 7: e6818 Montgomery, E.M.; Hamel, J.-F.; Mercier, A. (2019). Larval nutritional mode and swimming behaviour in ciliated marine larvae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1-6. Montgomery, E.M.; Ferguson-Roberts, J.M.; Gianasi, B.L.; Hamel, J.-F.; Kremenetskaia, A.; Mercier, A. (2018). Functional significance and characterization of sexual dimorphism in holothuroids. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, 62(4): 191-201. Morley, S.A.; Peck, L.S.; Sunday, J.; Heiser, S.; Bates, A.E. (2019). Physiological acclimation and persistence of ectothermic species under extreme heat events. Global Ecology and Biogeography 28: 1018-1037 Mulder, I.; Dempson, J.B.; Fleming, I.A.; Power, M. (2019). Diel activity patterns in overwintering Labrador anadromous Arctic charr. Hydrobiologia (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-019-3926-7) Pakeman, R.J.; Bates, A.E.; Corlett, R.; Cumming, G.; Johns, D.; Koh, L.P.; Loyola, R.; Maas, B.; Pejchar, L.; Primack, R.B.; Regan, T.J.; Roth, R.; Descoteaux, D.; Devictor, V. (2019). Fifty Years of Biological Conversation. Biological Conservation 230, A1-A4 Orrell, D.; Schneider, E.; Eisenbach, O.; Garg, A.; Bigelow, W.; Hauptman, H.; Simon, F.; O’Shea, O.; McGaw, I.J.; Van Leeuwen, T.E. (2019). From individual to ecosystem: evaluating the effects of the stone crab (Menippe mercenaria) fishery process using simulated fishery scenarios in the laboratory. Caribbean Naturalist. 63: 1-17. Özdemir, N.Ş.; Parrish, C.C.; Parzanini, C.; Mercier, A. (2019). Neutral and polar lipid fatty acids in five families of demersal and pelagic fish from the deep Northwest Atlantic. ICES Journal of Marine Science doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsz054 Polinski, M.P.; Bradshaw, J.C.; Rise, M.L.; Johnson, S.C.; Garver, K.A. (2019). Sockeye salmon demonstrate robust yet distinct transcriptomic kidney responses to rhabdovirus (IHNV) exposure and infection. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 94: 525-538.Primack, R.B.; Regan, T.J.; Devictor, V.; Zipf, L.; Godet, L.; Loyola, R.; Maas, B.; Pakeman, R.J.; Cumming, G.S. Bates, A.B. (2019). Are scientific editors reliable gatekeepers of the publication process? Biological Conservation 238: 108232

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Parzanini, C.; Parrish, C.C.; Hamel, J.-F.; Mercier, A. (2019). Reviews and syntheses: Insights into deep-sea food webs and global environmental gradients revealed by stable isotope (δ15N, δ13C) and fatty acid trophic biomarkers. Biogeosciences, 16: 2837-2856. Parzanini, C.; Parrish, C.C.; Hamel, J.-F.; Mercier, A. (2018). Trophic relationships of deep-sea benthic invertebrates on a continental margin in the NW Atlantic inferred by stable isotope, elemental, and fatty acid composition. Progress in Oceanography, 168: 279-295. Parzanini, C.; Parrish, C.C.; Hamel, J.-F.; Mercier, A. (2018). Functional diversity and nutritional content in a deep-sea macrofaunal assemblage through total lipid, lipid class, and fatty acid analyses. PLoS ONE, 13(11): e0207395. Passow, U.; Sweet, J.; Francis, S.; Xu, C.; Dissanayake, A.L.; Lin, J.; Santschi, P.H.; Quigg, A. (2019). Incorporation of oil into diatom aggregates. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 612:65-86. doi:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v612/p65-86/ Qiang, Y., Fan, W., Xiao, C., Rivkin, R. B., Pan, Y., Wu, J., Guo, J. and Chen 2019. Effects of operating parameters and injection method on the performance of an artificial upwelling by using airlift pump. Applied Ocean Research, 78: 212–222, doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2018.06.006. Rayner, G.; Bird, T.J.; McGaw I.J. (2019). Quantifying factors influencing American lobster (Homarus americanus) predation on the invasive green crab (Carcinus maenas) in Canada. Invertebrate Biology. 138: 122-135 Rayner, G.; McGaw I.J. (2019). Effect of green crab (Carcinus maenas) on American lobster (Homarus americanus): food acquisition and trapping behaviour. Journal of Sea Research. 144: 95-104 Riquelme, N.A.; Leon, M.F.; Santander, J. Robeson, J. (2019). Productive infection and transduction by bacteriophage P1 in the species Salmonella bongori. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology 41:9-19 Rise, M.L.; Martyniuk, C.J.; Chen M. (2019). Comparative physiology and aquaculture: Toward Omics-enabled improvement of aquatic animal health and sustainable production (Editorial for Special Issue on Aquaculture). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology part D: Genomics and Proteomics 31: Article 100603.

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Robertson, G.; Reid, D.; Einum, S.; Aronsen, T.; Fleming, I.A.; Sundt-Hansen, L.; Karlsson, S.; Kvingedal, E.; Hindar, K. (2019). Can variation in standard metabolic rate explain context-dependent performance of farmed salmon offspring? Ecology and Evolution 9: 212-222 (DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4716). Rogener-Dwitt, M.K.; Sipler, R.E.; Hunter, K.S.; Bronk, D.A.; Joye, S. 2019. Pelagic methane oxidation in the northern Chukchi Sea. Limnology & Oceanography. DOI: 10.1002/lno.11254 Rogers, A.; Hamel, J.-F.; Mercier, A. (2018). Population structure and reproductive cycle of the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria mexicana in Belize. Revista de Biologia Tropical, 66(4): 1629-1648. Santos de Souza, L.; Rogers, A.; Hamel, J.-F.; Mercier, A. (2018). Eulimids (Gastropoda, Eulimidae) on the sea cucumber Holothuria mexicana (Ludwig, 1875) (Holothuroidea, Holothuriidae) in Belize. Check List, 145(5): 923-931.

Shikon, V.; Pepin, P.; Schneider, D.C.; Castonguay, M.; Robert, D. (2019). Spatiotemporal variability in Newfoundland capelin (Mallotus villosus) larval abundance and growth: Implications for recruitment. Fisheries Research 218: 237-245. Soto-Davila, M.; Hossain, A.; Chakraborty, S.; Rise, M.L.; Santander, J. (2019). Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida Early Infection and Immune Response of Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua L.) Primary Macrophages. Frontiers in Immunology 10: Article 1237. Soto-Dávila, M., Hossain, A.; Rise, M.L.; Santander, J. (2019). Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida Early Infection in Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Primary Macrophages. Frontiers in Immunology 10:1237 Smith, N.C.; Rise, M.L.; Christian, S.L. (2019). A comparison of the innate and adaptive immune systems in cartilaginous fish, ray-finned fish and lobe-finned fish. Frontiers in Immunology 10: Article 2292.

Speers-Roesch, B.; Norin, T.; Driedzic, W.R. (2018). The benefit of being still: energy savings during winter dormancy in fish come from inactivity and the cold, not from metabolic rate depression. Proc. R. Soc. B 285: 20181593. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.1593

Sun J; Hamel, J.-F.; Gianasi, B.L.; Mercier, A. (2019). Age determination in echinoderms: first evidence of annual growth rings in holothuroids. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286: 20190858. Abstract.

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Sun, J.; Hamel, J.-F.; Mercier, A. (2018). Influence of flow on locomotion, feeding behaviour and spatial distribution of a suspension-feeding sea cucumber. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221: jeb189597. Sylvester, E.V.A.; Wringe, B.F.; Duffy, S.J.; Hamilton, L.C.; Fleming, I.A.; Castellani, M.; Bentzen, P.; Bradbury, I.R. (2019). Estimating the relative fitness of escaped farmed salmon offspring in the wild and modeling the consequences of invasion for wild populations. Evolutionary Applications 12: 705-717. (DOI: 10.1111/eva.12746) Sylvester, E.V.A.; Wringe, B.F.; Duffy, S.J.; Hamilton, L.C.; Fleming, I.A.; Bradbury, I.R. (2018). Migration effort and wild population size influence the prevalence of hybridization between escaped farmed and wild Atlantic salmon. Aquaculture Environment Interactions 10: 401-411. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00277) Waldock, C.A.; Stuart-Smith, R.D.; Edgar, G.J.; Bird, T.J.; Bates, A.E. (2019). The shape of abundance distributions across temperature gradients in reef fishes. Ecology Letters 22: 685-696 Yates, K.; Snelgrove, P.V.R. and 49 others (2019) Better model transfers require knowledge of mechanisms. Trend Ecol. Evol. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.04.006 Williams, S.; Adey, W.; Halfar, J.; Kronz, A.; Gagnon, P.; Bélanger, D.; Nash, M. (2018) Effects of light and temperature on Mg uptake, growth, and calcification in the proxy climate archive Clathromorphum compactum. Biogeosciences 15:5745–5759

Wroblewski, J. (2019). The Golden Cod of Gilbert Bay, Labrador. The Journal of Ocean Technology 14: 37-47. Xue, X.; Woldemariam, N.T.; Caballero-Solares, A.; Umasuthan, N.; Fast, M.D.; Taylor, R.D.; Rise, M.L.; Andreassen, R. (2019). Dietary immunostimulant CpG modulates microRNA biomarkers associated with immune responses in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Cells 8: Article 1592. Yao, X.; Sipler, R.E.; Stanley, B.C.; Roberts, Q.N.; Sanderson, M.P.; Zhang, Y.; Bott, C.B.; Bronk, D.A. (2019). Quantifying effluent dissolved organic nitrogen (EDON) uptake by microbial communities along a salinity gradient in the York River. Estuaries & Coasts.42(5) : 1265-1280 DOI: 10.1007/s12237-019-00563-9 Yates, K.L. Snelgrove, P.V.R. and 49 others (2018) Key questions in model transferability. Trend Ecol. Evol. 33: 790-802.

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Zanuzzo, F.S.; Bailey, J.A.; Gamperl, A.K. (2019). The acute and incremental thermal tolerance of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) families under normoxia and mild hypoxia. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (Special Aquaculture Issue). DOI: 10.17632/fs8hv3hbf6.1

Ziervogel, K.; Joye, S.B.; Kleindienst, S.; Malkin, S.Y.; Passow, U.; Steen, A.D.; Arnosti, C. (2019). Polysaccharide hydrolysis in the presence of oil and dispersants: Insights into potential degradation pathways of exopolymeric substances (EPS) from oil-degrading bacteria. Elem Sci Anth, 7(1), p.31. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.371

Book and Book Chapters

Carreón-Palau, L.; del Ángel-Rodríguez, J.A.; Parrish, C.C.; Pérez-España, H.; Aguiñiga-García, S. (2019). Evaluación de las fuentes naturales y antropogénicas de nitrógeno y carbono en el Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano, p. 289-318. In: A. Granados-Barba, L. Ortiz-Lozano, C. González-Gándara y D. Salas-Monreal (eds.). Estudios Científicos en el Corredor Arrecifal del Suroeste del Golfo de México. Universidad Autónoma de Campeche. xxx p. Quigg, A.; Passow, U.; Daly, K.L.; Burd, A.; Hollander, D.J.; Schwing, P.T.; Lee, K. (2019) Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation (MOSSFA) events: learning from the past to predict the future. pp: xx-xx, In: Murawski SA, Ainsworth C, Gilbert S, Hollander D, Paris CB, Schlüter M, Wetzel D (Eds.) Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate and Effects. Springer xxx pp. Snelgrove P.V.R., Grassle J.F (2019) Deep-sea fauna. In: Cochran, J.K., Bokuniewicz, J.H. Yager, L.P. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 3rd Edition, vol.[2], pp. 706-714. Oxford: Elsevier.

Technical Papers, Reports, Conference Proceedings, Magazines

Baum, J.; Buschmann, A.; Farrell, T.; Fuller, S.; Hammell, L.; Hindar, K.; Jones, H.; Lipton, D.; Rise, M.; Ryan, S.T.; Shumway, S.; Smith, J. (2018). Report of the Independent Expert Panel on Aquaculture Science. 25. Office of the Chief Science Advisor Coté, D.; Heggland, K.; Roul, S.; Fifield, D.; Wareham, V.; Colbourne, E.; Maillet, G.; Pilgrim, L.; Pretty, C.; Devine, B.; Corre, N.L.; Lawson, J.; Yacos-Fuentes, C.; Mercier, A. (2019). Overview of the Biophysical and Ecological Components of the Labrador Sea Frontier Area. DFO Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Research Document 2018/067. v + 59 p.

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Hodin, J.; Heyland, A.; Mercier, A.; Pernet, B.; Cohen, D.L.; Hamel, J.-F.; Allen, J.D.; McAlister, J.S.; Byrne, M.; Cisternas, P.; George, S.B. (2019). Culturing echinoderm larvae through metamorphosis. In: Methods in Cell Biology – Echinoderms, vol. 150A (ed. K. R. Foltz and A. Hamdoun). Elsevier, New York. Levin, L.A.; Wei, C.-L.; Dunn, D.C.; Amon, D.; Ashford, O.; Cheung, W.; Colaço, A.; Escobar, E.; Guilloux, B.; Harden-Davies, H.; Drazen, J.C.; Gjerde, K.; Ismail, K.; Jones, D.; Johnson, D.; Le J.; Lejzerowicz, F.; Mitarai, S.; Morato, T.; Mulsow, S.; Snelgrove, P.; Sweetman, A.K.; Yasuhara M. (2019) Climate Change Considerations are Fundamental to Sustainable Management of Deep-Seabed Mining. Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative Policy Brief. Marlow,J.; Harriet Harden-Davies, H.; Snelgrove, P.; Jaspars, M.; Blasiak, R.; Wabnitz, C. (2019) The Full Value of Marine Genetic Resources (MGR). Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative Policy Brief Snelgrove, P.; Tunnicliffe, V.; Metaxas, A.; Baker, M. (2018) Sustaining Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions: The Major Science Challenges. Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative Policy Brief Van Leeuwen, T.E.; Dempson, J.B.; Burke, C.M.; Kelly, M.I.; Robertson, M.J.; Lennox, R.J.; Havn, T.B.; Svenning, M.-A.; Guzzo, M.M.; Thorstad, E.B.; Purchase, C.F.; Bates, A.E. (2019). Influence of water temperature on mortality of Atlantic salmon after catch and release angling. DFO Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Research Document (Report)

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E. HIGHLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Dr. Jackson Chu (Bates) Dr. Anne Beemelmanns (Gamperl) Dr. Fabio Sabbadin Zanuzzo (Gamperl) Dr. Lucie Gerber (Gamperl/Rise) Dr. Guillaume Caulier (Mercier) Dr. Heather Penney (Mercier) Dr. JuDong Yeo (Parrish) Dr. Evandro Kleber Lorenz (Parrish) Dr. Eduardo Toyer Vargas (Parrish) Dr. Sayed Mohammad Ali Jalali (Parrish) Dr. Khalil Eslamloo (Rise) Dr. Albert Caballero Solares (Rise) Dr. Umasuthan Navaneethaiyer (Rise) Dr. Mohamed Emam (Rise/Parrish) Dr. Katherinne Valderrama (Santander) Dr. Julio Retamales (Santander) Dr. Neus Campanyà Llovet (Snelgrove)

Degreed Students

Sylvia Fitzgibbon- Biology-M.Sc. (M. Abrahams) Sensory physiology and its impact on invasion dynamics Kyle Millar - Marine Biology – M.Sc. (P. Gagnon) On the prevalence and relative importance of abiotic and biotic controls of rhodolith bed persistence in Newfoundland and Labrador. Samantha Trueman - Marine Biology – M.Sc. (P. Gagnon) Controls of gonad yield, recruitment, and resilience in green sea urchin and dominant kelp species in Newfoundland. Laura Teed- Biology- M.Sc. (P. Gagnon/E. Edinger) Accretion and erosion dynamics of Newfoundland rhodoliths.

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Bruno Gianasi- Ocean Sciences - Marine Biology- PhD (A. Mercier) Exploring the potential of the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa as an aquaculture species Jorge Del Angel-Rodriguez – Biology-PhD (C. Parrish) Seasonal changes in krill lipids: implications for whales Eric Ignatz- Aquaculture- M.Sc. (M. Rise/J. Westcott) Temperature effects on growth and immune response of transgenic salmon. Khalil Eslamloo- Biology- PhD (M. Rise) The genetic basis of Atlantic cod and Atlantic salmon innate immune responses Hajarooba Gnanagobal - Aquaculture- M.Sc. (J. Santander) Comparative pathogenesis and physiology of fish pathogens Aeromonas salmonicida and Renibacterium salmoninarum Emma Cooke- Marine Biology- M.Sc. (P. Snelgrove/R. Gregory) Environmental and Biological Influences on Cod Recruitment

Ph.D Students

Mike Piersiak- Biology-PhD (M. Abrahams) Bottom-up effects associated with sea cage aquaculture Brittney Conradi- Marine Biology- PhD. (A. Bates) Interactions between climate and fisheries-driven regime changes on coastal beta diversity in the northwest Atlantic Jasmin Schuster- Marine Biology- PhD (A. Bates) Physiological diversity in cold water rocky reef communities mediates assemblage structures Shahinur Islam- Marine Biology - PhD (I. Fleming) Post-reproductive functional & behavioral interaction of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Kristin Bøe- PhD - Marine Biology (I. Fleming) Interrelation between anadromy and iteroparity in shaping life-history: insights from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) David Bélanger - Biology - PhD (P. Gagnon) Ecological importance and vulnerability of rhodolith beds in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Anne Provencher St-Pierre - Marine Biology - PhD (P. Gagnon) Drivers of kelp-barrens community dynamics in Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence Robine Leeuwis- Marine Biology - PhD (K Gamperl) Physiology and nutrition of sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Qiwu Jiang- Marine Biology -Marine Biology PhD (I. McGaw) Effects of feeding states on behavioural and physiological responses to hypoxia in Atlantic rock crab Cancer irroratus Jiamin Sun- Ocean Sciences - Marine Biology- PhD (A. Mercier) Behavioral and feeding ecology of the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa Robert Trenholm- MI- PhD (A. Mercier/D. Dave) Investigations of sustainable bioprocessing strategies for the Newfoundland sea cucumber fisheries Tomer Katan- Marine Biology - PhD (C. Parrish/M. Rise) The impact of plant-based oils and other feed ingredients on growth, tissue composition, gene expression, and health of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Nana Zoghbi- Marine Biology-PhD (U. Passow) Understanding the interactions between oil, dispersants, exopolymers and particles for the improvement of marine oil spill response Jin Jong Lee- Marine Biology-PhD (U. Passow) Biodegradation of dispersed oil in association with particles and natural marine organic matter Verena Kalter-Marine Biology-PhD (U. Passow) Toxic effects of dietary uptake of marine oil snow by animals in Newfoundland waters Nicole Smith Biology- PhD (M. Rise) Mechanism of antiviral defense in teleost fish Sabrina Inkpen- Biology- PhD (M. Rise) Mechanisms of antiviral defense in teleost fish Xi Xue- Marine Biology- PhD (M. Rise) Functional genomic studies of salmon response to diet and disease

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Eric Ignatz- Marine Biology- M.Sc. (M. Rise/K. Gamperl) Molecular basis of Atlantic salmon response to elevated temperature and hypoxia Yunyun, Fu- Environmental Science – PhD (R. Rivkin/Co-supervised) Gene transfer agents in Arctic bacterioplankton Cao Thanh Trung- Marine Biology - PhD (J. Santander) Moretiella viscosa and Vibrio anguillarum pathogenesis and vaccinology Hajarooba Gnanagobal – Marine Biology- P.D (J. Santander) Functional role of riboflavin in Aeromonas salmonicida and immune-suppressive proteins in Renibacterium salmoninarum. Joy Chukwu- Marine Biology -PhD (J. Santander) Virulences factors of bacteria and fish immunity Ahmed Hossein- Marine Biology -PhD (J. Santander) Bacterial immune suppression and fish vaccinology Setu Chakraborty - Marine Biology -PhD (J. Santander) Metagenomics, Bacterial pathogenesis and vaccinology in lumpfish (C. lumpus) Kimberley Keats - Biology – PhD (D. Schneider) Nutrient regulation of heterotrophic bacterial growth and community structure in relation to water mass dynamics in Arctic and Subarctic waters Maryam Beheshti Foroutani- Marine Biology- PhD (R. Sipler) Assessing the interpretation of biomarkers (amino and fatty acids) of particulate organic matter in terrestrially-influenced coastal ecosystems Danielle Quinn- Marine Biology- PhD. (P. Snelgrove/ T. Avery) North Atlantic Fisheries Conservation Salma Husaien- Marine Biology- PhD (P. Snelgrove/R. Gregory) Effects of the changes of feeding rates, diet and fish density on the growth and survival of juvenile Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) in the coast of Newfoundland. Alessia Ciraolo- Marine Biology- PhD (P. Snelgrove) Cumulative impacts of hypoxia and trawling on seafloor ecosystems

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Emilie Geissinger- Biology- PhD (P. Snelgrove/R. Gregory) Effect of climate change on recruitment of coastal zone fishes Marta Miatta- Biology- PhD (P. Snelgrove) Ecosystem functions and biodiversity patterns within the Laurentian Channel AOI: Regional comparisons and links to water column processes. Ben King- Marine Biology- PhD (P. Snelgrove/R. Gregory) Movement and spatial ecology of juvenile cod M.Sc. Students Luke McAllister- Biology-M.Sc. (M. Abrahams) Harnessing fishes’ response to sea cage aquaculture sites as a potential fish management too Brandy Biggar – Marine Biology – M.Sc. (A. Bates) Role of winter cold tolerance in limiting the impacts of the invasive green crab Cerren Richards – Marine Biology- M.Sc. (A. Bates) Winter versus summer energetics in constraining population dynamics in North Atlantic seabirds Sindy Dove- Marine Biology- M.Sc. (I. Fleming/M. Rise) Impact of cross type (wild, farmed, hybrid) on Atlantic salmon immune responses Samantha Crowley -Marine Biology- M.Sc. (I. Fleming) Juvenile survival of farm-wild hybrid and backcross Atlantic salmon Julie Jacques- Marine Biology- M.Sc. (P. Gagnon) The effects of raceway density on gonad growth and behaviour in the green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) Sean Hacker Teper – Marine Biology - M.Sc. (P. Gagnon/C. Parrish) Food web ecology of Newfoundland rhodolith bed communities Zoe Zrini- Marine Biology- MSc (K. Gamperl) The use of data loggers to study fish physiology and behaviour Olufemi Oluseun Ajiboye- Environmental Science- MES (K. Gamperl) Effects of Elevated Temperature on Salmon Physiology and Immunology

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Christian Carnevale – Biology- M.Sc. (K. Gamperl) Effects of chronic hypoxia on steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) myocardial contractility Devyn Ramsay- Biology- M.Sc. (K. Gamperl/Co-supervised) Effects of Interleukin-1β on the cardiovascular system of Steelhead Trout Sarah Nancollas- Marine Biology- M.Sc. (I. McGaw) Physiological responses of Carcinus maenas acclimated to a tidal emersion cycle. Evgeni Matveev- Marine Biology- MSc (I. McGaw) Effect of a lab environment on the health of crabs Logan Zeinert –Aquaculture –MSc (I. McGaw) Potential use of the West Indian Spider Crab Mithrax spinosissimus in Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture Janet Ferguson-Roberts- MSc Marine Biology (A. Mercier) Characterization of lecithotrophic propagules in marine invertebrates. Brittney Stuckless- MSc- Marine Biology (A. Mercier) Behavioural adaptations and species interactions in the deep sea. Jenna MacKinnon- Environmental Science- M.Sc. (C. Parrish) Effects of temperature and pCO2 on essential fatty acid and energy supply at the base of marine food webs Judy Perry- Chemistry- M.Sc. (C. Parrish/Co-Supervised) Cholesterol and phytosterols in finfish aquaculture nutrition Nigel Guerra- Marine Biology- M.Sc. (C. Parrish) Advanced Lipidomic Analysis of Atlantic Salmon Diet and Tissues from Algae Feeding Trial Using Short Column Gas Chromatography and Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis Ghada Antiwesh- Environmental Science- MES (C. Parrish/ J. Wroblewski). Biochemical signatures of ecosystem stress and resilience; nutrient cycles and lipid flow Tyler Brown- Biology- M.Sc. (M. Rise) Impact of plant-based diets on fish intestine transcriptome

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Manuel Davila- Aquaculture- M.Sc. (J. Santander) Influence of Vitamins on Aeromonas salmonicida and Renibacterium salmoninarum Pathogenesis Tra My Dang- Aquaculture -M.Sc. (J. Santander) Vaccination in Lumpfish larvae Ignacio Vasquez Solis de Ovando- Aquaculture -M.Sc. (J. Santander) Aeromonas salmonicida vaccine development Elaheh Shakerdargah- Environmental Science-MES (D. Schneider) Application of the sediment quality triad to the Soltani estuary, northern Persian Gulf. Colleen McBride- Marine Biology- M.Sc. (R. Sipler/ S. Ziegler) Using biogeochemistry to understand the relationship between changing boreal ecosystems and zooplankton Sally Faulkner- Marine Biology- M.Sc. (R. Sipler) Biogeochemistry of Boreal ecosystems and the associated coastal ocean, focussing on characterising interactions between dissolved organic matter and phytoplankton communities Celyn Khoo- Environmental Science- ESM (R. Sipler/S. Ziegler) Hydrological controls on the transformations of size fractionated organic matter across the land to sea continuum in boreal watersheds Nicole Spehn- Environmental Science- ESM (R. Sipler/S. Ziegler) The impact of seasonally contrasting flow paths on water optical properties along the terrestrial-to-aquatic interface of a small boreal forest watershed Catie Young- Marine Environmental - M.Sc. (P. Snelgrove/ D. Cote) Labrador benthic food webs Victoria Howse- Biology- M.Sc. (P. Snelgrove) Assessing the efficacy of the Eastport Marine Protected Area to enhance local lobster fisheries as it relates to growth rate, reproductive potential, and habitat use Evelyn MacRobert- Biology- M.Sc. (P. Snelgrove/R. Gregory) How the distribution of predators affects habitat selection and survival of juvenile cod Rebecca Steinhart- Biology- M.Sc. (P. Snelgrove) Natural and anthropogenic drivers of sedimentary communities in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

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Mary Clinton- Marine Biology- M.Sc. (P. Snelgrove) Ecosystem Functioning in Coastal Labrador Seafloor Environments Amy McAllister- Biology- (P. Snelgrove/R. Gregory) The trophic ecology of deep-sea fishes of the Labrador Sea Rebecca Evans - Marine Biology- M.Sc. (P. Snelgrove) Supplemental food supply to Labrador sedimentary communities and the role of kelp Ty Colvin- Biology- M.Sc. (P. Snelgrove) The role of eelgrass habitat in linking sedimentary fauna, seafloor carbon remineralization, and nutrient cycling Kelly Young- Environmental Science-MES (J. Wroblewski)

The Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil industry through the lens of climate change

Visiting Students Marina Mello- PhD Aquaculture- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) or State of São Paulo University (UNESP) (K. Gamperl) Mediação de respostas do sistema imune inato e estresse oxidativo de pacu pelo β-glucano, em diferentes condições de estresse” Huming (Mark) Guo – MSc student, University of Waterloo (K. Gamperl/B. Dixon) Development of quantitative biomarker assays to evaluate the impact of thermal pre-conditioning on Oncorhynchus mykiss physiology Charlotte Wilson- Plymouth University, UK (I. Mcgaw) The health and longevity, and handling stress of crabs in tanks Fanny Volage- MSc Marine Biology, Visiting graduate student from University of Brest, France (A. Mercier) Population structure, habitat preferences and feeding strategies in brittle stars from subtidal and deep-sea regions of the Northwest Atlantic Vincent Marmillot, PhD- Laval University, QC (C. Parrish/Co-Supervised) Synthesis and transfer of lipids at the base of the food chains: responses and plasticity of primary producers and consumers facing environmental conditions

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Elisa Romanelli – PhD - UCSB – Univ. of California Santa Barbara (U. Passow/ D. Siegel) Linking particle size distribution and attenuation to carbon flux in the ocean Eric Isemonger- PhD student- Marine Natural Products, Rhodes University, SA (R. Sipler/R. Dorrington) The complex microbial community of modern stromatolites Undergraduate Students Megan Warren- Marine Biology BS.c. Honours (A. Bates/Co-supervised) Reproductive biology of the deep-sea hariy snail, Alviniconcha hessleri Élie Pellerein – Marine Biology BS.c. Honours (P. Gagnon) Drivers of roe taste in green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis): a comparison of amino acid profiles among urchins fed different aquaculture feeds Taylor Hughes- Biology BS.c. Honours (A.Mercier). Immune response to air exposure in sea cucumbers. Emily Wells- Marine Biology BS.c. Honours (J. Santander) Complete Genome and Characterization of a Gram-Negative Oil Degrading Marine Bacterium Keenin Coombs Biology BS.c. Honours (P. Snelgrove/B. Gregory) Predator Size and Identity Influences Vulnerability of Prey in Nearshore Ecosystems Olga Trela Biology BS.c. Honours (P. Snelgrove) Role of Food Supply in the Diet of Barkley Canyon echinoderms: The echinoid, Strongylocentrotus fragilis, and the holothurian, Apostichopus leukothele”

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F. CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, INVITED LECTURES

Dr. Mark Abrahams Enhancing Marine Biodiversity Research in Indonesia (EMBRIO), Bogor, Indonesia Abrahams, M.V. (2017). Managing biodiversity on a massive scale: international collaboration in the Northwest Atlantic and the Ocean Frontier Institute. (Keynote Panel Address). Dr. Amanda Bates Synthesis Project (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KAUST) (May 2019) Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Marine Protected Areas and their importance for global conservation outcomes: with focus on connectivity, Ecosystem Services, and coral reefs in the Red Sea (Invited) Catalyst Fund (Royal Society of New Zealand) (February 2019) Huinay, Chile How temperature, body size, and dispersal affect life in the ocean Co-Investigator: 5th World Congress on Marine Biodiversity, Conference, Auckland, New Zealand 2018-present: Scientific Steering Committee Dr. Ian Fleming

Functional Annotation of the Atlantic Salmon Genome Workshop, St. John’s, Canada. 26-27 August, 2019.

Fleming, I.A. Atlantic salmon ecology and evolution – conservation and management. (Invited)

Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution Annual Meeting, Fredericton, Canada 18-21 August, 2019.

Islam, S.S., Wringe, B.F., Bradbury, I.R. and Fleming, I.A. Early-life fitness trait variation among divergent North American and European farmed and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations.

Crowley, S.E., Bradbury, I.R., Messmer, A., Islam, S.S. and Fleming, I.A. Assessing genetic influence on growth and survival of juvenile farmed, wild and hybrid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in nature.

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5th International Conference on Fish Telemetry, Arendal, Norway 24-28 June, 2019.

Mulder, I.M., Morris, C.J., Dempson, J.B., Fleming, I.A. and Power, M. Body size and diel period shape marine temperature and depth use in anadromous Arctic charr

Bøe, K., Power, M., Robertson, M.J., Morris, C.J., Dempson, J.B., Parrish, C.C. and Fleming, I.A. The interrelation among iteroparity, marine movements and resource use – insights from Atlantic salmon.

Biology Department, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden. 11 April, 2019

Fleming, I.A. Life-history dependent migration strategies in Atlantic salmon. (Invited)

Biology Graduate Society Symposium, St. John’s, Canada. 8 April, 2019

Islam, S.S., Wringe, B.F., Bradbury, I.R. and Fleming, I.A. Behavioural trait variation among divergent North American and European wild and farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations.

Salmonid Association of Eastern Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada. 27 March, 2019

Crowley, S., Bradbury, I.R. and Fleming, I.A. Assessing genetic influence on survival, growth, morphology and lipid content of juvenile farm, wild and hybrid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in a natural environment.

Dove, S.L., Islam, S.S., Eslamloo, K., Carabellero-Solares, A., Chakraborty, S., Cao, T., Santander, J., Rise, M.L. and Fleming, I.A. Innate antiviral and antibacterial immune responses of farmed, hybrid and wild crosses of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

Islam, S.S., Wringe, B.F., Bradbury, I.R. and Fleming, I.A. Does social interaction influence fitness between divergent North American and European farmed and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

Aldrich Symposium, St. John’s, Canada. 23 March, 2019.

Dang, M., Dove, S.L., Cao, T., Hossein, A., Gnanagobal, H., Soto-Dávila, Vasquez, I., Chakraborty, S., Rise, M.L., Fleming, I.A., Westcott, J. and Santander, J. Susceptibility to Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. Salmonicida in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) of farmed, hybrid and wild type parentage.

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Islam, S.S., Wringe, B.F., Bradbury, I.R. and Fleming, I.A. Behavioural trait variation among divergent North American and European wild and farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations.

World Aquaculture Society Meetings, New Orleans, USA. 8-12 March, 2019

Fleming, I.A., Islam, S.S., Wringe, B.F., and Bradbury, I.R. 2019. Interactions and consequences of hybridization of North American wild and farmed salmon with European farmed salmon. (Invited)

Bradbury, I.R., Sylvester, E.V.A., Wring, B.F., Duffy, S.J., Hamilton, L.C., Castellani, M., Anderson, E.C., Bentsen, P. and Fleming, I.A. Estimating the relative fitness of escaped farmed salmon offspring in the wild and modeling the consequences of invasion for wild populations.

Trondheim, Norway. 22-23 January, 2019

Bøe, K., Power, M., Robertson, M., Morris, C., Dempson, J.B. and Fleming, I.A. Use of lipid analyses with Atlantic salmon as an indication of marine diet and habitat use. The Wild Salmon Conference 2019.

The Wild Salmon Conference 2019.

Robertson, G., Reid, D., Einum, S., Aronsen, T., Fleming, I.A., Sundt-Hansen, L., Karlsson, S., Kvingedal, E. and Hindar, K. Presence of farmed salmon in the wild can increase the mortality of wild salmon juveniles.

North Atlantic Opportunities Conference. St. John’s, Canada. 9-12 October, 2018

Islam, S.S., Wringe, B.F., Bradbury, I.R. and Fleming, I.A. Does social interaction influence fitness between divergent North American and European farmed and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

Dove, S.L., Islam, S.S., Eslamloo, K., Carabellero-Solares, A., Chakraborty, S., Cao, T., Santander, J., Rise, M.L. and Fleming, I.A. Innate antiviral and antibacterial immune responses of farmed, hybrid and wild crosses of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

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NAIA Cold Harvest Conference, St. John’s, Canada. 26-28 September, 2018

Fleming, I.A., Bradbury, I.R., Islam, S.S., Wringe, B.F., Sylvester, E., Duffy, S. and Perriman, B. Outcomes and interactions resulting from escaped farmed salmon breeding in wild salmon river in Newfoundland.

Dr. Patrick Gagnon 48th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting, St. John’s NL, Canada Hacker Teper S, Gagnon P, Parrish C (2019) Spatio-temporal variation in a Newfoundland rhodolith bed food web inferred from fatty acid and stable isotope analyses. Teed L, Gagnon P, Edinger E (2019). Spatial variation in the structure of a Newfoundland rhodolith (Lithothamnion glaciale) bed along environmental gradients. Jacques J, Gagnon P, Schneider D, Ollerhead N (2019). Effects of stocking density on aggregation, feed consumption, and roe yield of the green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) under moderate water flow.

Aquaculture Canada 2019 Conference and Tradeshow. Victoria BC, Canada Jacques J, Gagnon P, Schneider D, Ollerhead N (2019). Effects of stocking density on aggregation, feed consumption, and roe yield of green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) in a tiered raceway system. Dr. Kurt Gamperl

International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Ottawa, Ontario. August, 2019.

L. Gerber, K.A. Clow, F.C. Mark and A.K. Gamperl. Does acclimation to warm temperatures alter the degree to which high temperatures negatively impact Atlantic salmon (S. salar) cardiac mitochondrial function?

R.H.J. Leeuwis, F.S. Zanuzzo, E.F.C. Peroni and A.K. Gamperl. Hypoxic sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) cannot elevate heart rate or cardiac output when challenged with increasing temperature.

L. Gerber, K.A.Clow, T. Katan, M. Emame, R.H.J. Leeuwis, C.C. Parrish and A.K. Gamperl. Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) cardiac mitochondrial function and lipid composition following acclimation to chronic hypoxia.

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The Society of Experimental Biology Annual Meeting. Seville, Spain. July, 2019.

Z. A. Zrini and A. K. Gamperl. Validating heart rate and acceleration data storage tags for use in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

Z. A. Zrini, R.M. Sandrelli and A. K. Gamperl. Hydrostatic pressure alters the heart rate response of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) to increasing temperature.

North American Comparative Immunology Workshop. Waterloo, ON. June, 2019.

T. Rodríguez-Ramos, A. Frenette, S.L. Semple, F.S. Zanuzzo, H.Guo, C. Soulliere, G. Heath, Jack Iwanczyk, A. Kurt Gamperl and Brian Dixon. Development and optimization of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) to detect IL-1β in salmonids.

Aaron Frenette, T.Rodríguez-Ramos1, A. Moynahan1, S.L. Semple1, F.S. Zanuzzo, C. Soulliere, J. Iwanczyk3, J.Rix4, A.K. Gamperl and Brian Dixon. Validation of an Interleukin-1 Beta assay for assessing immune function in salmonids.

Seminar Institut de Ciències del Mar. Barcelona. Spain. January 2019.

Anne Beemelmanns, F.S. Zanuzzo, R.M Sandrelli, M.L. Rise, L. Ribas Cabezas and A.K. Gamperl. Unravelling the transcriptional and epigenetic responses of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to environmental stress.

World Aquaculture Society meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana. USA. March, 2019.

F.S. Zanuzzo, A. Beemelmanns, R.M Sandrelli, J.R. Hall, M.L. Rise and A.K. Gamperl. Impacts of high temperature and hypoxia on the innate immune response of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar.

Ocean Frontiers 2018: North Atlantic Opportunities Conference. St. John's, NL. October, 2018.

L. Gerber, K.A. Clow, N.C. Smith, M.L. Rise and A.K. Gamperl. High-resolution respirometry, fluorometry and amperometry to examine mitochondrial and macrophage function in fish. Improving Sustainability and Mitigating the Challenges of Aquaculture Symposium.

R.H.J. Leeuwis and A.K. Gamperl. Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) environmental tolerances, metabolism, cardiovascular physiology, immunology and nutrition.

Anne Beemelmanns, F.S. Zanuzzo, X. Xue, R.M Sandrelli, M.L. Rise, L. Ribas Cabezas and A.K. Gamperl. Unravelling the transcriptional and epigenetic responses of cultured Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to high temperature stress alone, and in combination with moderate hypoxia.

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Dr. Iain McGaw 54th European Marine Biological Association Conference, Dublin, Ireland August 13th-16th, 2019 Matveev E., and McGaw I.J. (2019) Effect of time in the lab and diet on the physiology and behaviour of a ubiquitous Atlantic crab (Cancer irroratus). Matveev E., and McGaw I.J. (2019) Comparison of behavioural and physiological traits in a native (Cancer irroratus) vs. invasive (Carcinus maenas) crab. Aquaculture Association of Canada, Victoria, BC. 6th-9th May, 2019

Zeinert, L.R., Couturier C. and McGaw, I.J. Use of the Caribbean spider crab Mithrax spinosissimus for biofouling removal on marine aquaculture cages. Benthic Ecology Meeting, St John’s, NL, 3-6th April, 2019

Biggar, B., Bates, A, McGaw I., McKenzie, C. and Yakimishyn J. The effect of extreme weather events and refuge availability on green crab abundance and physiology.

Zeinert, L.R. and McGaw, I.J. Population structure and size at maturity of the Caribbean spider crab Maguimithrax spinosissimus in Eleuthera, The Bahamas.

Matveev E., and McGaw I.J. Effect of long- and short-term storage on the behaviour, physiology, and health of Cancer irroratus.

Aldrich Graduate Conference, St John’s, NL, March 16th, 2019 Zeinert, L.R., Couturier C. and McGaw, I.J. Use of the Caribbean spider crab Mithrax spinosissimus for biofouling removal on marine aquaculture cages.

Cold Harvest, Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association. September 26-28th, 2018, St John’s, NL Zeinert, L.R. and McGaw, I.J. Learning from the Bahamas - utilizing a novel method to enhance perceptions of aquaculture in Newfoundland.

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American Physiological Society. New Orleans, LA. October 18-25th, 2018 Nancollas, S.J. and McGaw, I.J. (2018). The importance of tidal acclimation in assessing physiological responses to emersion in the intertidal crab Carcinus maenas.

Dr. Annie Mercier Benthic Ecology Meeting, Canada, April, 2019 Stuckless B., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2019. Foraging strategies in four deep-sea benthic species: a laboratory investigation. Sargent. P.S., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2019. The life history and feeding ecology of velvet shell, Velutina velutina (Gastropoda: Velutinidae), a specialist predator of ascidians. WAS Aquaculture 2019, New Orleans, LA, USA. March, 2019. Caulier G., J.-F. Hamel, *E. Montgomery, B. Gianasi, J. Sun, J. Ferguson-Roberts & A. Mercier 2019. Exploring the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa as an emerging aquaculture candidate: the good and the bad. Caulier G., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2019. Role of coelomocyte aggregates in the commercial sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa and possible use in the context of aquaculture. Sun J., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2019. Condition of sea cucumbers Cucumaria frondosa after multi-year holding in effluent waters of land-based salmon cultures. Aldrich 2019 - 21st annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Research Conference, St. John’s, NL, Canada, March 2019. Sun J., J.-F. Hamel, *B.L. Gianasi & A. Mercier 2019. Age determination in echinoderms: first evidence of annual growth rings in holothuroids. Ocean Frontier Institute Conference, St. John’s, NL, Canada, Oct 2018. Caulier G., J.-F. Hamel, *E.M. Montgomery, *B.L. Gianasi, *J. Sun, *J. Ferguson-Roberts & A. Mercier 2018. Exploring the attributes of the sea cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa) for aquaculture. Caulier G., J.-F. Hamel & A. Mercier 2018. From immunity to wound healing: on the role of the mysterious “brown bodies” in the sea cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa).

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Dr. Uta Passow INVITED • 2019 Carbon Export and TEP, PHY-CO2, Azures, Portugal • 2019 Phytoplankton Response to Multiple Environmental Stressors, IMBER, Brest, France • 2019 Marine Oil Snow: Phytoplankton Aggregates, GOMOSES, New Orleans, USA • 2019 1.07: Understanding the interactions between oil, dispersants, exopolymers and

particles for the improvement of marine oil spill response, MPRI, Halifax, NC, Canada • 2019 The Biological Carbon Pump in the Anthropocene, DFO, St John’s, NL, Canada • 2018 Marine oil snow formation: Insights into mechanisms; Towards a Synthesis, MOSSFA

workshop, Galveston, TX Dr. Matt Rise AORA (Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance) / ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) / OFI (Ocean Frontier Institute) Special Liaison Workshop, Halifax, Canada, 2019. Rise ML, Parrish C, Colombo S, Gamperl K, Santander J, Fast M, Fleming I, Abrahams M, Dufour S, Hawboldt K, Dave D, and Mercier A. (2019). Ocean Frontier Institute Sustainable Aquaculture Module J: Improving Sustainability and Mitigating the Challenges of Aquaculture. Pathology/Microbiology Seminar, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Canada, 2019. Rise ML, Caballero-Solares A, Xue X, Hall J, Eslamloo K, Smith N, Inkpen S, Katan T, Parrish C, Umasuthan N, Parrish K, Christian S, Santander J, Jakob E, Hawes C, Pino J, Fast M and Taylor R. (2019). Aquaculture nutrigenomics and immunogenomics research: Toward development of novel diets to improve Atlantic salmon health. (Invited) Biomarker Innovation for BC Aquaculture Research Workshop, Campbell River, Canada, 2019 Rise ML, *Caballero-Solares A, *Xue X, Hall J, *Eslamloo K, *Smith N, *Inkpen S, *Katan T, Parrish C, *Umasuthan N, *Parrish K, *Rajabi H, Christian S, Santander J, Jakob E, Pino J, Fast M, Taylor R. (2019). Biomarkers for assessing fish health challenges. (Keynote)

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Sustainability and Mitigating the Challenges of Aquaculture. Workshop title: Functional annotation of the Atlantic salmon genome: translation to improved health and performance in aquaculture, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 2018. Rise ML, Gamperl K, Fleming I, Santander J, Fast M. (2018). Update on FAASG Relevant Research within the Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) Research Module J: Improving. (Invited) Dr. Richard Rivkin Yan-qi Lake Conference on Carbon Cycling in the Ocean, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Beijing, PRC. September, 2017. Legendre, L.; Jiao, N.; Rivkin, R. B. (2016). Advanced experimental approaches to marine water-column biogeochemical processes. Rivkin, R. B.; Anderson, M. R. (2017). Competition in the microbial world; Characteristics, controls and biogeochemical consequences. Microbes and ocean biogeochemical. PICES Science Meeting. Vladivostok, Russia, September 2017 Jiao, N.; Rivkin, R. B.; Legendre. L. (2017). Biological mediated carbon cycling and sequestration in the ocean and climate change, A new dimension and perspective. (Invited) Anderson, M. R.; Rivkin, R. B. (2017). Assessing the contribution of seaweed aquaculture for carbon uptake and storage. Rivkin, R. B.; Anderson, M. R. (2017). Microbes and ocean biogeochemical. PICES (Invited) South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Guangzhou, China. March 2018 Rivkin, R. B. (2018). Microbial mediation of ocean carbon pumps: Patterns, processes and limitations. 4th International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Oceans. Washington DC. USA. June 2018. Anderson, M. R.; Rivkin, R. B.; Liang, Y. (2018). Anthropogenic blue carbon: Assessing the contribution of seaweed aquaculture for carbon uptake and storage. Jiao, N.; Legendre, L.; Rivkin, R. B. (2018). Microbial carbon sequestration in the ocean and climate change. (Invited)

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Rivkin, R. B. (2018). Anthropogenic effects on biogeochemical processes, carbon export and sequestration: Influence of bacteria-particle interactions on oceanic carbon cycling. Dr. Javier Santander Aquaculture Canada conference and tradeshow. Victoria, BC, Canada. May 5-8, 2019 Caballero-Solares, A.; Umasuthan, N.; Xue, X.; Parrish, K.; Katan, T.; Emam, M.; Kumar, S.; Westcott, J.D.; Chen, Z.; Fast, M.D.;Parrish, C.C.; Santander, J.; Skugor, S.; Nowak, B.F.; Taylor, R.G.; Rise, M.L. Three-year outcomes from the Integrated Pathogen Management of Co-infection in Atlantic Salmon (IPMC) project. Oral presentation Eslamloo, K.; Gnanagobal, H.; Santander, J.; Rise, M.L. Profiling the head kidney transcriptome response of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to formalin-killed Renibacterium salmoninarum. Aquaculture Canada conference and tradeshow. Oral presentation 12th annual Biology Graduate Student Symposium, Memorial University of Newfoundland, April 8th, 2019 St John´s, Canada. Hossain, A.; Chakraborty, S.; Gnanagobal, H.; Cao, T.T.; Vasquez, I.; Santander, J. Cold Shock Proteins of Aeromonas salmonicida. Oral presentation Dang, M.; Dove, S.; Cao, T.; Hossein, A.; Gnanagobal, H.; Soto-Dávila, M.; Vasquez, J.I.; Chakraborty, S.; Rise, M.L.; Fleming, I.; Westcott, J.; Santander, J.. Susceptibility to Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) of farmed, wild type hybrid crosses. Oral presentation Gnanagobal, H.; Garcia, V.; Rise, M.L.; Santander, J. In-silico characterization of riboflavin supply pathways in Aeromonas salmonicida. Oral presentation Chakraborty, S.; Cao, T.; Hossain, A.; Gnanagobal, H.; Boyce, D.; Santander, J. Aeromonas salmonicida Iron-Regulated Outer Membrane Proteins provide protection to Cyclopterus lumpus against furunculosis. Oral presentation Cao, T.; Chakraborty, S.; Hossain, A.; Gnanagobal, H.; Dang, M.; Vasquez, J.I.; O’Brien, N.; Boyce, D.; Santander, J. Vaccine evaluation against Vibrio anguillarum in Lumpfish (Cyclopterups lumpus L). Oral presentation

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Vasquez, J.I.; Cao, T.; Chakraborty, S.; Gnanagobal, H.; Westcott, J.; O’Brien, N.; Boyce, D.; Santander, J. Genomics Analysis of Vibrio anguillarum J360 Isolated from an Outbreak in Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus). Oral presentation Soto-Davila, M.; Hossain, A.; Rise, M.L.; Santander, J. Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida Early Infection in Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Primary Macrophages. Oral presentation Aldrich interdisciplinary graduate research conference, Memorial University of Newfoundland, March 24-25th, 2019 St John´s, Canada. Hossain, A.; Chakraborty, S.; Gnanagobal, H.; Cao, T.T.; Vasquez, I.; Santander, J. Cold Shock Proteins Influence in Aeromonas salmonicida Growth and Virulence. 2019. Oral presentation Dang, M.; Dove, S.; Cao, T.; Hossein, A.; Gnanagobal, H.; Soto-Dávila, M.; Vasquez, J.I.; Chakraborty, S.; Rise, M.L.; Fleming, I.; Westcott, J.; Santander, J.. Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) wild type, farm, and hybrid crosses susceptibility to Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida. Poster presentation Cao, T.; Chakraborty, S.; Hossain, A.; Gnanagobal, H.; Dang, M.; Vasquez, J.I.; O’Brien, M.; Boyce, D.; Santander, J. Vaccination against Vibrio anguillarum in Lumpfish (Cyclopterups lumpus L). Gnanagobal, H.; Garcia, V.; Rise, M.L.; Santander, J. Transcriptional orchestration of Riboflavin supply pathways in Aeromonas salmonicida. Oral presentation Vasquez, J.I.; Cao, T.; Chakraborty, S.; Gnanagobal, H.; Westcott, J.; O’Brien, N.; Boyce, D.; Santander, J. Comparative Genomics of Vibrio anguillarum J360 Isolated from an Outbreak in Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) in Newfoundland. Oral presentation Chakraborty, S., T. Cao, A. Hossain, H. Gnanagobal, D. Boyce and J. Santander. Iron-Regulated Outer Membrane Proteins of Aeromonas salmonicida protect Cyclopterus lumpus from furunculosis. Oral presentation World Aquaculture, March 7-11, 2019. New Orleans, USA. Santander J., S Chakraborty, T. Cao, A. Hossain, H. Gnanagobal, D Boyce. Aeromonas salmonicida infection and vaccination in Cyclopterus lumpus. Oral presentation

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Santander, J.; K. Valderrama, M. Soto-Davila, I. Vasquez, T. T. M. Dang. Aeromonas salmonicida infects Atlantic salmon (salmo salar) erythrocytes. Poster presentation Dang T. T. M., S. Chakraborty, T. Cao, H. Gnanagobal, I. Vasquez – Solis de Ovando, A. Hossein, D. Boyce, J. Westcott, J. Santander. Oral vaccine evaluation in lumpfish larval. Poster presentation Umasuthan, N., X. Xue, A. Caballero-Solares, J. Santander, R. G. Taylor, M. L. Rise. Impact of peptidoglycan on expression of immune relevant transcripts in Atlantic salmon. Oral presentation Ocean Frontier Institute, Module J, Symposium. Memorial University, St John’s, NL, Canada, 2018. Chukwu, J. and J. Santander. Piscirickettsia salmonis Reverse Vaccinology. Poster presentation Hossain, A., T. Cao, J.I. Vasquez, J. Santander. Climate Change Influences in Aeromonas salmonicida Genome. Oral presentation Gnanagobal, R., Vasquez I., A. Hossain, J. Santander. Modification of Renibacterium salmoninarum and Aeromonas salmonicida Suppressors as Immune Protective Antigens. Poster presentation Chakraborty, S., T. Cao, A. Hossain, H. Gnanagobal, D. Boyce, and J. Santander. Evaluation of Aeromonas salmonicida Iron Regulated Outer Membrane Proteins as a Vaccine Candidate for Cyclopterus lumpus. Oral presentation Soto-Davila, M, A. Hossain, M.L. Rise and J. Santander. Vitamin D3 Reduce Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida Infection in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Primary Macrophages. Oral presentation Soto-Davila, M, A. Hossain, M.L. Rise and J. Santander. Fish-Host Pathogen Interaction: Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida Early Infection in Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Primary Macrophages. Poster presentation Vasquez, I., T. T. Cao, S. Chakraborty, H. Gnanagobal, J. Westcott, D. Boyce, J. Santander. De novo Assembly Genome of Vibrio anguillarum J360 Isolated from an Outbreak in Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus). Poster presentation

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Cao, T.T., S. Chakraborty, A. Hossein, H. Gnanagobal, T. T. M. Dang, N. O’Brien, D. Boyce, J. Santander. Experimental Infection and Vaccination in Lumpfish Against Vibrio anguillarum and Aeromonas salmonicida. Poster presentation Dang, M, S. Chakraborty, T. Cao, H. Gnanagobal, J.I. Vasquez–Solis de Ovando, A. Hossein, D. Boyce, J. Westcott, J. Santander. Lumpfish Larval Vaccinology Against Aeromonas salmonicida and Vibrio anguillarum: Bio-Encapsulation of Bacterins in Artemia salina. Poster presentation Eslamboo, K., H. Gnanagobal, J. Santander, M. Rise M. Global gene expression response of Atlantic salmon to formalin-killed R. salmoninarum. Oral presentation 8th International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 2018 Vasquez, I., T. T. Cao, S. Chakraborty, H. Gnanagobal, J. Westcott, D. Boyce, J. Santander. Characterization and Draft Genome of Vibrio anguillarum J360 Isolated from an Outbreak in Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus). Poster presentation Cao, T.T., S. Chakraborty, A. Hossein, H. Gnanagobal, T. T. M. Dang, I. Vasquez, N. O’Brien, D. Boyce, J. Santander. Vibrio anguillarum Vaccine Candidates for Lumpfish (Cyclopturs lumpus). Poster presentation Chakraborty, S., T. Cao, D. Boyce, J. Santander. Immunization against Vibrio anguillarum in Cyclopterus lumpus with Vibrogen 2 Commercial Vaccine. Poster presentation Hossain A., J. Santander. Role of Cold Shock Proteins in Aeromonas salmonicida. Poster presentation Chakraborty, S., T. Cao, H. Gnanagobal, A. Hossain, D. Boyce, G. Nash, J. Santander. Infection Model Development and Immunization of Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) against Aeromonas salmonicida. Oral presentation Soto-Davila, M., M.L Rise, J. Santander. Antibacterial Effects of Cholecalciferol in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Primary Macrophages Infected with Aeromonas salmonicida. Poster presentation Soto-Davila, M., K. Eslamloo, A. Hossain, M. L. Rise, J. Santander. Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Primary Macrophages Response to Aeromonas salmonicida Infection. Oral presentation

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Xue, X., J. R. Hall, A. Caballero-Solares, E. Jakob, R. Kvingedal, C. Hawes, J. Pino, J. Sepulveda, R. G. Taylor, J. Santander, M. l. Rise. Functional genomics analyses of the Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Atlantic Salmon Responses to the Bacterial Pathogen Piscirickettsia salmonis. Oral presentation Dr. Rachel Sipler INVITED TALKS • Changing Biogeochemical Cycles. Ocean Frontier’s Institute: Researchers’ Workshop. St.

John’s, NL. Canada, 2019. • Marine Dissolved organic matter: what is it, why does it matter and why don’t we know

more? Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Gloucester Point, VA, USA, 2019. • Impacts of environmental change on vulnerable coastal ecosystems. Bigelow Laboratory.

Booth Bay Harbour, ME, USA, 2019. Applied & Environmental Microbiology Gordon Research Conference. South Hadley, MA, USA, 2019. Isemonger, E.; Sipler, R.E.; Waterworth, T.Bornmand, S.Venkatachalam, X. Siwe-Noundoua, R.Dorrington. 2019. Living fossils: extant stromatolites provides insight into the carbon cycling of Archaean microbial communities. Aquatic Sciences Meeting. San Juan, PR, USA, 2019 Sipler, R.E., E.W. Isemonger, T.G. Bornman, S.C. Waterworth, S.Venkatachalam, X. Siwe-Noundoub, R.A. Dorrington. Uptake of organic and inorganic nitrogen by South African peritidal stromtolite microbial communities. Stanley, B., R.E. Sipler, Q.N. Roberts, C. Bott, B. Song, D.A. Bronk. 2019. Estuarine water microbiome responses to differently treated wastewater effluent. Yao, X., R.E. Sipler, B. Stanley, Q.N. Roberts, M. Sanderson, C. Bott, D.A. Bronk. 2019. Quantifying effluent dissolved organic nitrogen (EDON) uptake by microbial communities along a salinity gradient in the York River. WORKSHOPS • Ocean Frontier’s Institute Researchers’ Workshop Nov 12-14, 2019. Participant. • Canadian Biogeoscapes Planning Workshop Oct 25-26, 2019. Participant.

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Dr. Dave Schneider 21st Annual Aldrich Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Conference. 24 March 2019. Geissinger, E.A., I.C. Richmond, S.J.M. Faulkner, C.L.L. Khoo, D.C. Schneider. Evaluating beta regression in natural sciences. Benthic Ecology Meeting St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada. 3-6 April, 2019. Richmond,I.C., E.A. Geissinger, S.J.M. Faulkner, C.L.L. Khoo, D.C. Schneider. Using beta regression in benthic ecology. King, B.G.C., D.C. Schneider, R.S. Gregory. An iterative evidentialist approach for model selection: A case study in juvenile fish abundance. Jacques, J., P. Gagnon, D.C. Schneider, N. Ollerhead. Effects of stocking density on aggregation, feed consumption, and roe yield of the green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) under moderate water flow. Aquaculture Association of Canada (AAC) conference. Victoria Conference Centre, Victoria, BC, 5-8 May, 2019 Jacques, J., P. Gagnon, D.C. Schneider, N. Ollerhead. Effects of stocking density on aggregation, feed consumption, and roe yield of the green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) under moderate water flow. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) Annual Meeting, Fredericton, NB 19 August 2019 Crowley, S., I. R. Bradbury, A. M. Messmer, S. S. Islam, D.C. Schneider, I. A. Fleming Isolating genetic influence on survival and growth of juvenile farm, wild, and hybrid Atlantic salmon in Newfoundland. Dr. Paul Snelgrove INVITED WORKSHOPS

• Decade of Ocean Sciences Planning Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May, 2019 • Decade of Ocean Sciences Planning Meeting, Copenhagen Denmark, May, 2019 • Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative Workshop on Climate Change & Deep Sea Mining.

La Jolla, June 2019 • Ocean Protection Plan Cumulative Effects Workshop, Transport Canada. Ottawa Feb.

2019

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• Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance Ecosystem Based Approaches, Mallorca, Spain April 2019

• Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance What’s Next Workshop, Brussels, Belgium Dec. 2018 • Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Workshop on Biological Observation, Nov 2018 • Fisheries and Oceans Canada meeting on Networks of Marine Protected Areas,

Montreal Nov 2018

INVITED TALKS • JOIN Data Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2019 • Champney’s West Aquarium, Champney’s West, NL (public lecture), 2019 • International Congress on Industrial Port Research, Sept-Iles, Quebec, 2019 • Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Workshop, Caribbean Community Regional

Integration, Bridgetown, Barbados • United Nations Side Event on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, New York 2019 • Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, BC 2019 • Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC 2019 • Foreign Affairs/DFO Canada Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Meeting, Ottawa 2019 • Excellence Network of Island Territories “Engaging Islands” Symposium, St. John’s 2018 • Beyond the Challenger Expedition Symposium. Royal Society of London, London. 2018

• Marine Ecosystem Restoration in Changing European Seas Annual Meeting, Barcelona

2018 • Zoological Education Trust, Canadian Society of Zoologists, St. John’s 2018 • PICES (North Pacific Marine Science Org.) Symposium on Transition Areas, Mexico 2018 • United Nations Side Event on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, New York 2018

4th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting, April 3-6, 2019, St. John’s NL

Miatta, M.; Snelgrove, P.V.R. Sea pen fields as key biogenic habitats in deep-sea soft sediments: the proposed Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area example. Geissinger, E.A.; Gregory, R.S.; Snelgrove, P.V.R. Overwinter survival and movement of juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in nearshore coastal Newfoundland. Ciraolo, A.; Snelgrove, P.V.R. Cumulative impacts of hypoxia and trawling on Northeast Pacific benthos (poster). Young, C.; Snelgrove, P.V.R., Coté D, HajibabaeiM, Fahner N. Distributions of deep-sea corals and sponges near Hatton Basin, Northwest Atlantic.

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Le Corre, N.; Pepin, P.; Burmeister, A.; Walkusz, W.; Wang, Z.; Brickman, D.; Snelgrove, P. Impact of temperature on northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) larval dispersal. Dr. Joe Wroblewski

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster Meeting, 25 June 2019. Delta Hotel, St. John’s.

Wroblewski, J. A low-carbon technology to enhance the climate resilience of commercial operations.

JBARB

Danny L Boyce - Cleaner Fish Strategies in Atlantic Canada.

LuMarine, Norway Nov 2018.

Danny L Boyce - Cleaner Fish Strategies in Atlantic Canada.

Mowi Canada East Marine Managers, Gander April 2019

Danny L Boyce - Cleaner Fish Strategies in Atlantic Canada.

Bantry Marine Research Station, Bantry Ireland, May 2019

Danny L Boyce - Cleaner Fish Strategies in Atlantic Canada.

Ocean Matters- Lumpfish Facility, Anglesay, UK May 2019

Danny L Boyce - Cleaner Fish Strategies in Atlantic Canada.

Miawpukek First Nations & Netukulimk Fisheries Limited, Conne River, July 2019

Danny L Boyce – Atlantic Canada / Norway Aquaculture.

Innovation Norway Workshop - Norway/ Canada Aquaculture Tour, JBARB presentation and Meetings, St. John’s, NL Canada. June 2019

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FACULTY PROFILES

DR. MARK ABRAHAMS Associate Vice President (Research) Pro Tempore http://www.mun.ca/osc/mabrahams/bio.php Research Interests: Research investigates the impacts and ramifications of predator prey interactions within aquatic ecosystems using computer models, laboratory experiments and field research. Current research is investigating the impact of changes in the visual environment and how this impacts the relative sensory abilities of predators, their prey, the nature of

their interactions, and the ultimate impact this will have on habitat quality. We are also working on the relation between environmental predictability and scale and the consequences of creating predictability at anomalous scales on ecosystem function. Part of this work includes ongoing research using hydroacoustic surveys to measure the relative distribution of marine fishes, phyto and zooplankton, and large predators.

DR. AMANDA BATES https://www.mun.ca/osc/abates/bio.php Research Interests: Using a macroecological approach Dr. Bates tries to understand how the resilience and functioning of natural systems is changing in response to anthropogenic impacts. Her research spans biological scales from whole organism physiology up to global biomes; by linking patterns observed at the individual-, community- and ecosystem-level we aim to understand the ecological impacts of environmental change.

DR. IAN FLEMING http://www.mun.ca/osc/ifleming/bio.php Research Interests: The research in my laboratory addresses fundamental questions about the way in which animals respond to their environment (phenotypically and evolutionarily) and aims to provide a foundation for the understanding of central issues in biological conservation and management. It focuses on the evolutionary and behavioural ecology of fishes, with an emphasis on breeding system evolution, life history diversity, phenotypic

plasticity, maternal effects and survival strategies. We have worked extensively on the management and conservation of wild fish populations, including the restoration of endangered and threatened populations, and interactions between aquaculture and wild fish. A range of scientific approaches are used, from controlled laboratory experiments to large-scale field experiments, as well as more theoretical studies.

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DR. PATRICK GAGNON http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~pgagnon/ Research Interests: Dr. Gagnon’s research program investigates factors and processes that govern the structure and function of cold marine benthic ecosystems. By integrating perspectives from ecology, oceanography, phycology, physiology, remote sensing, GIS technology, and modeling, his research group currently addresses fundamental and applied questions in four areas involving invertebrates and seaweeds: 1) controls and stability of

subtidal benthic communities, 2) habitat modification and facilitation in subtidal benthic communities, 3) ecology of marine invasive species at their northern distribution limits, and 4) broad-scale mapping and study of dynamics of shallow benthic assemblages.

DR. KURT GAMPERL http://www.mun.ca/osc/kgamperl/bio.php Research Interests: Dr. Gamperl is a fish physiologist whose goal is to understand how environmental and physiological variables interact to affect fish biology. This research uses a multi-level (whole animal, organ/tissue, cellular, genomic) approach to test hypotheses about how environmental conditions (temperature, oxygen, depth, domestication) affect metabolism, swimming performance, cardiovascular function and stress physiology, and

how life history and ecology influence the design of physiological systems. He uses a variety of marine and anadromous (those that can go between fresh and salt water) fishes in his research, and the questions he addresses often have implications for fish ecology and/or aquaculture.

DR. IAIN MCGAW http://www.mun.ca/osc/ijmcgaw/bio.php My research program investigates the ecophysiology and behaviour of marine invertebrates. Most of the work has focused on crustaceans and echinoderms, in particular how animals use respiratory and cardiovascular mechanisms when adapting to environmental change. Recently we have been investigating digestive processes in crustaceans and how animals modulate mechanical digestion, enzyme activity and protein synthesis.

Many of these findings are applicable to fisheries or aquaculture. I am also interested in crustacean behaviour; how various behaviours often have a physiological basis and help adapt the animal to changes in environmental conditions. We use both lab and field based approaches to answer these questions. Most of the species we work on are found locally around Newfoundland. I also have long standing ties with the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre on Vancouver Island and return regularly to work on the wide array of species found on the west coast. I have also started some projects at the Cape Eleuthera Institute in the Bahamas.

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DR. ANNIE MERCIER http://www.mun.ca/osc/amercier/bio.php Research Interests: Dr. Mercier’s research examines the interactions between benthic organisms and environmental factors at various scales. Research questions are addressed using a wide spectrum of approaches and techniques, typically combining field samplings and experimental trials with microscopic/cellular analyses. Her studies are centered on echinoderms, cnidarians, mollusks and crustaceans from tropical and cold waters, and

from the deep sea. The core of Dr. Mercier’s work focuses on the environmental drivers of gamete synthesis, spawning, larval development, settlement, growth and activity patterns. She also studies chronobiology and the role of social dialogs in reproductive coordination. Parallel segments of her research cover the effects of ocean acidification on biological processes under realistic conditions, and various aspects of functional and evolutionary ecology, including the adaptive value of reproductive strategies and offspring phenotypes. Applied studies are also conducted in her lab, for instance on the conservation and management of sea cucumbers, and the development of biomarkers of contamination in cold-water benthic organisms.

DR. UTA PASSOW Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Biological Oceanographic Processes https://www.mun.ca/osc/upassow/Index.php Research Interests: Dr. Passow’s research is focused on understanding the functioning of biological carbon pumps and drivers of carbon cycling in the ocean. The role of marine particles, including marine snow, in the distribution of oil, as well as the impact of climate change (ocean warming and acidification) on phytoplankton aggregation and sedimentation have been two focal points of her recent research efforts. Dr. Passow approaches each topic by combining targeted laboratory experiments, mesocosm

studies and field investigations, and collaborate closely with modellers, who are interested in these processes.

DR. CHRIS PARRISH https://www.mun.ca/osc/cparrish/index.php Research Interests: Dr. Parrish works at the intersection of chemistry and biology in the area of aquatic lipid research with an emphasis on nutritional and biomarker lipids in marine food webs. Lipids are of particular interest as they are very important energy sources in aquatic ecosystems and aquaculture, and some are essential for normal cellular function. Some are also versatile biomarkers that can be used in trophic studies with the help of multivariate statistics to delineate carbon cycling and transfer of material.

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DR. MATT RISE http://www.mun.ca/osc/mrise/bio.php Research Interests: During the past year, Dr. Rise's research program utilized functional genomics tools and techniques to identify and study the expression of genes involved in fish responses to various diets, environmental stressors, and immune stimuli. In addition, molecular techniques were used in his lab to characterize and study the expression of several fish genes that are important for antibacterial and antiviral immune

responses [e.g. interferon regulatory factor (IRF) family members]. The research conducted in Dr. Rise’s lab provides novel information on the genetic basis of biological processes/responses that are key to fish health, and lays the groundwork for applied projects such as the development of new strategies for combating fish diseases (e.g. molecular diagnostics, clinical diets, and therapeutics) and molecular tests (e.g. molecular biomarker QPCR assays) for assessing the impact of pathogens and other stressors (e.g. heat stress) on farmed and wild fish.

DR. JAVIER SANTANDER https://www.mun.ca/osc/jsantander/bio.php Research Interests: Dr. Santander´s research interests are mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis and fish immunity towards vaccine development. Research in Santander´s lab includes classic and molecular bacteriology, genetic engineering and recombinant DNA, functional genomics and fish assays to identify and study key mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis and discover of protective antigens for commercially cultured fish species. Also,

we are conducting research on bacteriophage biology and bacteriophage prophylaxis.

DR. DAVID SCHNEIDER http://www.mun.ca/osc/dschneider/ Research Interests: The problem of scale in environmental biology is that pressing problems are often at the scale of decades and entire ecosystems, while measurements are usually constrained to small areas and brief periods. Patterns and process that prevail at small scales do not necessarily prevail at large scales. Of particular interest was the logical basis for scaling from sample to population, as it developed in theory and in the practice of statistics in the 20th century.

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DR. RACHEL SIPLER Canada Research Chair Tier 2 Ocean Biogeochemistry https://www.mun.ca/osc/rsipler/index.php Research Interests: Dr. Sipler’s research is interdisciplinary and combines biogeochemistry, microbial physiology, and phytoplankton ecology to quantify how changes in the physical and chemical environment may impact marine microbial community composition, metabolic rates and aquatic food webs. Although the focus of her research has varied from constrained mechanistic studies investigating the response of specific

phytoplankton species to a single organic matter source, to complex studies examining community scale microbial responses to an array of physical and chemical changes, the overarching goal of her research remains the same: to determine how marine phytoplankton and bacterial communities will respond to changes in their environment.

DR. PAUL SNELGROVE Director Canadian healthy Oceans Network (CHONe) Associate Scientific Director, Oceans Frontier Institute (OFI) https://www.mun.ca/osc/psnelgrove/index.php Research Interests: Dr. Snelgrove’s interests include marine community ecology, larval ecology and connectivity of fish and benthic invertebrates, biodiversity, hydrodynamic effects on benthic communities and populations, deep-sea ecology, coral reef ecology, disturbance and anthropogenic impacts, and marine conservation.

DR. JOE WROBLEWSKI http://www.mun.ca/osc/jwroblewski/bio.php Research Interests: Dr. Joe Wroblewski’s research involves field studies and computer simulation modeling of changes in marine ecosystems in response to human activity, such as commercial fishing, natural resource development, and anthropogenic climate change. He and his students are investigating how a warmer climate would affect the Gulf of St. Lawrence ecosystem, with a focus on the marine wildlife of the Gros Morne National Park region along the west coast of Newfoundland. Bonne Bay is a fjord-

estuary near the southern boundary of the National Park. Field research conducted by Dr. Wroblewski and his colleagues at Memorial University is establishing the science basis for designating Bonne Bay as a National Marine Conservation Area.

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Emeritus and Honorary Faculty

DR. WILLIAM DRIEDZIC Professor Emeritus

http://www.mun.ca/osc/wdriedzic/bio.php Research Interests: Current research activities focus on carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolism, in marine fish and other selected species. They are addressing

the biochemical solutions to survival under conditions of low temperature, low oxygen, and low food availability. The new information generated provides an intellectual connect from molecular biology, through biochemistry to physiological ecology. Work at the OSC is supplemented by capitalizing upon how fish survive under anoxic and high temperature conditions in the Amazon, and the physiology of fast growing cephalopods found in southern Portugal. In another context, our studies are setting the stage for practical and powerful applications in the area of marine biomedicine.

DR. GARTH FLETCHER Professor Emeritus

http://www.mun.ca/osc/gfletcher/bio.php Research Interests: Dr. Fletcher’s research program focuses on antifreeze fish proteins (AFP) and their genes. These proteins, present in a wide variety of fish species inhabiting polar and sub polar/temperate oceans, play an essential role in the colonization of such potentially lethal environments.

Antifreeze proteins bind to and thereby prevent the growth of embryonic ice crystals that form within the fish’s extracellular fluids effectively lowering the fish’s freezing point; thus giving the fish a margin of safety that correlates with the severity of the environment inhabited. Characterization of the AFP types and of the genes controlling antifreeze production is providing valuable information on both antifreeze protein evolution, and on fish species evolution and population structure. Antifreeze protein gene research has led to the development of AFP and chimeric growth hormone gene constructs that can be used for the production of genetically modified fish for use in aquaculture.

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DR. RICHARD RIVKIN Honorary Professor

http://www.mun.ca/osc/rrivkin/bio.php Research Interests: Dr. Rivkin has internationally recognized research programmes studying the microbial food web dynamics and their influence on the cycling of organic material on ocean-climate interactions. His research studies the physiological ecology of phytoplankton and microbial

food web processes in temperate and tropical oceans and in the Antarctic and assessing and modeling the role of microbes in controlling oceanic biogeochemistry at global scales, and their effects on ocean-climate interactions. This research is at the critical interfaces of microbial ecology, ocean biogeochemistry and climate. In addition he has, or had, several programmes in “applied” research areas such as the effects shellfish aquaculture and offshore oil production on microbial dynamics, marine habitats and ecosystem carrying capacity and invasive species.

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OCEAN SCIENCES REPORTS

COLD-OCEAN DEEP-SEA RESEARCH FACILITY

The Cold-Ocean Deep-Sea Research Facility (CDRF) provides researchers with access to state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment for studying life from the level of the whole organism down to the microscopic. It was designed specifically for the study of freshwater and marine

organisms, especially those from the cold waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans. The unique capabilities of the facility also allow us to support researchers from a variety of medical, industrial and environmental fields.

The CDRF is structured as a shared user scientific platform with equipment available for use by the staff, faculty and students of the Department of Ocean Sciences or other departments of the university. Analytical services and research collaborations are also conducted by the expert staff of the CDRF with outside industry, academic and government partners. A brief description of projects for this year follows (with principal investigators or staff in parentheses).

Containment zone operations

The containment zone (CZ) completed a significant milestone by achieving Aquatic Containment level 3 (AQC-3) certification from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. This is the highest level of aquatic containment operations making the Memorial the only university with such a facility in Canada. AQC-3 labs are prepared to work with any aquatic pathogen including rare, emerging and highly virulent one.

This space has been very active this year, especially with lumpfish vaccine research. Lumpfish are now an important part of natural sea-lice control at salmon farms in Newfoundland and disease control through vaccination with available products has had limited success. Dr. Javier Santander is leading efforts to discover effective bacterial vaccines for lumpfish using the CZ to test existing and newly developed vaccines and has successfully developed model systems for several pathogens at the CDRF.

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Vaccine trials have also been conducted on Sablefish, a growing aquaculture species in the Northern Pacific (Gamperl, Santander). Additional work has been done this year to examine differences in disease between wild, farm bred and hybrid salmon to disease (Flemming, Santander).

The dry lab spaces continue to be used to support cell culture work that allows for in vitro assays for cell physiology, nutraceutical and pathology applications.

The CDRF containment zone helps accelerate research into ways to solve the problems disease can bring to the growing aquaculture industry of NL and the region. Staff and management at the CDRF (Hill, Nash, Smith) play a critical role in maintaining the facility in good standing with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Office of Biohazard Containment and Safety through annual recertification.

Environmental Effects Monitoring

Our long-standing work with Wood PLC to support the health impacts component of their Environmental Effects Monitoring program (EEM) continues. This program assesses potential impacts on commercial fish species near the Hibernia offshore oil and gas operations as well as at the Hebron site. Each season, Wood staff provide gill, liver and blood samples of American plaice (Hippoglosoides platessoides) to the CDRF for histopathological, haematological and toxicological assessments. This ongoing work is an important component of assuring the environmental safety and compliance of these offshore operations.

Deep-sea research

Using unique high-pressure water chambers, we are able to recreate the conditions of the deep-sea. We use these chambers to provide deep-sea testing services to pressure test equipment housings used in marine applications such as deep-sea cameras (SubC Imaging). Our biological studies this year included examinations of the physiological responses of lumpfish to hydrostatic pressure changes (Gamperl).

Analytical laboratory

Our analytical capacity includes a full histology suite, scanning electron microscope (SEM), flow cytometer / cell sorter, confocal and other optical microscopes. Students from the department made use of the SEM to image small specimens in high resolution, such as the larval stages of marine invertebrates (Mercier).

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Students from the Department of Biochemistry use the flow cytometer to examine the role of extracellular vesicles in B cell development and function (Christian). The flow cytometer is also used to examine a variety of fish health indicators including the immune responses of Atlantic salmon in function feed experiments (Rise), intracellular bacterial counting and cell sorting (Santander) and analysis of white blood cells in sablefish (Gamperl). Most of these assays were developed with the help of the CDRF’s staff (Smith, Hill).

Our confocal microscope is being used to study protein expression in breast cancer cell lines (Christian, Berry) as well as studying bacterial infection in the immune cells of Atlantic salmon (Santander).

The histology lab received a variety of specimens to prepare for microscopy this year in addition to those described above for EEM. Research on lumpfish vision continues (Gendron) as well as preparations of lumpfish spleen, liver and head kidney (Santander).

The digital slide scanner is being used by our department and others from the medical faculty and Eastern Health to produce high resolution scans of complete slides for digital analysis. This includes exploratory work into fluorescent imaging of brain tumors in a mouse model (Hirasawa) A variety of protocols have now been established to image both normal and fluorescent slides.

Studies on microplastic ingestion in zooplankton and secondary ingestion in fish continue to make use the CDRF’s fluorescent microscopy capacity and technical expertise (Hill, Liboiron). This has resulted in the creation of a model for microplastic ingestion in rotifer and larval zebrafish.

Education of staff and students has become an important function of the CDRF. Students are educated in biocontainment operations, use of the deep-sea and analytical equipment. Many students have learnt how to operate advanced equipment and facilities that would otherwise be unavailable to them. This year we began running student workshops on flow cytometry that were well attended. Overall, the CDRF has continued to play an important role in developing new methods with our collaborators across a wide variety of scientific fields.

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DR. JOE BROWN AQUATIC RESEARCH BUILDING

The Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building (JBARB) provides facilities designed to support research, training, pre-commercial production, and small-scale commercial trials, on aquaculture related species (finfish and shellfish). Separate tanks and rooms are available for broodstock conditioning, paired mating, physiological aspects of marine finfish, hatchery, first feeding / nursery operations, and grow-out. Live food production can deliver quantities of rotifers and Artemia daily.

The JBARB carries out research in collaboration with Memorial University, government departments, scientists and industry partners. The aquaculture potential of various finfish and shellfish species is being evaluated through the study of broodstock biology, physiology, genomics, fish health (cleaner fish and vaccine) and the development of larval and on-growing rearing techniques. In 2018-2019, the JBARB has provided research based tours for 280 visitors, including researchers, government officials, and industry members from Canada, United States, Europe, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Norway and Scotland. The facility also helped in the training of four Memorial work-term students, three part time worker students, three MUCEP students, 20 graduate students, two post-doctoral fellows and industry training. JBARB core staff consisted of one facility and business manager, five full time aquaculture research staff and two part timers. Current Projects Atlantic Cod Broodstock - Memorial University continues to hold cod broodstock for the evaluation of numerous optimization processes which can lead to increased survival, hatch rates and eventual growth and performance of cod larvae from selective cod broodstock. Improving Sustainability and Mitigating the Challenges of Aquaculture. Dr. Matt Rise, Lead of Research Module I “” Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI), funded by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF). (~ $100M). The goal of aquaculture in the marine environment is to add farmed animals to a natural ecosystem, while maintaining ecosystem health. To achieve this, management of aquaculture

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requires sustainable practices that are effective in a dynamic and challenging ocean environment where water quality, climate effects and the risk of disease are not completely controlled. In this program, researchers will work with industry partners to improve practices and examine fish health and resiliency. This research is divided into five components, which aim to:

1. Develop sustainable and therapeutic diets for Atlantic salmon, including plant-based sources of feed that will enable the industry to reduce its reliance on fish meal and oil.

2. Understand and mitigate the effects of pathogens and climate change on fish health. This research will examine the capacity of Atlantic salmon to tolerate low oxygen and higher than normal temperatures, and to identify how their physiology, immunology and disease resistance are affected.

3. Develop sustainable control measures for pathogens of cultured fishes. This research includes the development of efficient and sustainable methods to control parasites and pathogens.

4. Lessen the impact of aquaculture on the environment and on wild fish populations. Key aspects to be investigated include aquaculture escapes, the response of wild fish communities to cage sites, impacts of aquaculture on the seafloor ecosystem, and waste management/bioprocessing (primarily shell and fish carcasses).

5. Identify alternative aquaculture species to diversify Canada’s already strong aquaculture industry. This research will initially examine two candidate species that have been identified as having significant market potential: sablefish and sea cucumber.

Integrated Pathogen Management of Co-infection in Atlantic salmon (partnership with EWOS Innovation). $4.5M M.L. Rise (academic lead) and R. Taylor (Industry lead, EWOS Innovation). 2016-2019 The scientific team, led by Dr. Matthew Rise (MUN), Dr. Richard Taylor (Cargill Innovation Centre), and Dr. Mark Fast (UPEI), is using functional genomics tools to identify co-infection biomarkers (i.e., genes that respond to co-infection). EWOS/Cargill will use this information to develop therapeutic diets that reduce salmon disease and mortality due to co-infection. The integrated pathogen management system that results from this research will benefit the broader Canadian salmon industry. Its uptake and application could reduce co-infection losses by as much as 20 per cent overall and by as much as 50 per cent for some diseases. This could translate into savings of up to $57 million annually for the Canadian aquaculture industry. Reduced disease will also enhance consumer acceptance of farmed salmon products, decrease the use of chemical treatments, and minimize the risk of transmitting pathogens to wild salmon populations.

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Biomarker Platform for Commercial Aquaculture Feed Development (partnership with EWOS Innovation). $1.1 million from Genome Canada, $2.7 million from EWOS Innovation. M.L. Rise (Academic Lead) and R. Taylor (Industry Lead, EWOS Innovation). (2014-2018) In the Genome Canada-funded Biomarker Platform for Commercial Aquaculture Feed Development project, launched in 2014, Dr. Matthew Rise, Dr. Richard Taylor (Cargill Aqua Nutrition), EWOS and other collaborators are identifying and validating salmon genes related to growth, for inclusion in a biomarker panel. From individual fish, the researchers analyze the expression of approximately 30 genes associated with disease response and growth to determine the effects of various feeds and ingredients at the genomic level. One example of this is the impact of diet on lipid metabolism or antiviral immune response. The process of translating that information into better-quality feed is about more than just boosting immunity. The genetic biomarkers enable researchers to track what each pathogen or other immune stimulus does to salmon and what a potential treatment does when added to salmon feed. Molecular Basis of Fish Defenses against Viruses. NSERC Discovery $31,000 per year. M.L. Rise. (Principal Investigator). Use functional genomics and other approaches to study and compare the genes, gene products, and mechanisms involved in immune responses during different life stages of teleost fish from embryo to adult. Atlantic salmon and Atlantic cod are used as models in this research. In addition to providing valuable information on the molecular basis of early and later life stage fish defence responses, these studies may lead to the development of molecular tools for studying the potential impacts of pathogens and other stressors on wild and cultured fish populations. 2012-2020 Culturing American Oysters in Newfoundland. Research and development into creating a sustainable Newfoundland oyster industry by importing stock to make a genetically viable population in province while breeding with local species to take advantage of environmental adaptation. (Badger Bay Mussel Farms Ltd.). On-Going Developing Tools and Solutions to Mitigate and Control Sea Lice on Cultured Atlantic Salmon- Dr. Garth Fletcher and Mr. Danny Boyce. The Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Health Canada, in partnership with the Salmon Health Consortium, is currently working with salmon growers (Cold Ocean Salmon Inc.), government officials, therapeutant suppliers and researchers (JBARB staff, Mr. Danny Boyce, Dr. Fletcher-DOS, Dr. Keng Pee Ang and Mr. Sheldon George) to develop the elements of an integrated pest management program for sea lice. The key elements of the program are prevention, monitoring

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and intervention, which parallel the designs of established integrated pest management programs in agriculture. On-Going Cleaner Fish Broodstock Development and Research Production- Clients Grieg NL & Marine Harvest Atlantic Canada - Mr. Danny Boyce and JBARB Staff. Cleaner fish broodstock development and research production for various year classes. (On-Going) Studies of the Visual System of C. Lumpus – Dr. Robert Gendron, Dr. Helene Paradis. Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus L. (C. lumpus) rely on a healthy visual system for fitness, to hunt their prey, or, in the case of aquaculture, to see and eat pelleted aquaculture diets. Cyclopterus lumpus eggs are harvested for human consumption and C. lumpus have more recently been used as a biological delousing agent in aquaculture. Our studies in the past year depending on the staff and facilities resources available at JBARB are three fold. The first are much needed baseline studies. At a basic scientific level, the visual system of C. lumpus has not been studied. We have shown, through JBARB dependent work of the past year, that cultured post hatch developmental stage C. lumpus possess novel ocular and retinal features. This new knowledge of novel features of the eye and retina of cultured C. lumpus could contribute to a general understanding of fitness and survival of C. lumpus in a widely ranging habitat. The second aspect of our studies of C. lumpus is driven by funding we have received through the Vitamin Research Fund of OFI and directly relies on JBARB resources and collaborations with OSC researchers. The vitamin related work facilitates a new collaboration on use of lumpfish as a model fish for exploring the role of dietary vitamin A metabolism and regulation in visual growth and development and fitness of the teleost family. The research explores how C. lumpus react to varying levels of vitamin A, will provide new knowledge on the role of dietary vitamin A in the fitness of fish and will have direct impacts on success of the aquaculture industry by providing a better understanding of efficacy of aquaculture diets. Finally, the third research focus dependent upon JBARB are studies of age related vision health and naturally occurring age related eye conditions in the C. lumpus colonies at JBARB. These studies will help us better understand and potentially address cultured C. lumpus vision health.

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Investigate the Use of Cleaner Fish Technologies as a Natural Way of Controlling Sea Lice at Salmon Aquaculture Cage Sites- Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) Funding. Module J, Activity 3.5. – Mr. Danny Boyce, Dr. Javier Santander and JBARB Staff. Project involves- wild broodstock collections and wild/cultured lumpfish broodstock maintenance, egg production, larval and juvenile production. Fish health surveillance- pathogen profiling for new species. (On-Going). Fish Environmental Physiology and Immunology - Dr. Kurt Gamperl. Over the past year, there were several research projects that were dependent upon the facilities and staff of the JBARB. MICCSA (Mitigating the Impact of Climate-Related Challenges on Salmon Aquaculture) research continued in 2017, and OFI (Ocean Frontier Institute) research began, and two groups of salmon were brought from Northern Harvest (Stephenville) and Cape D’Or Sustainable Seafoods (Nova Scotia) to the JBARB, PIT-tagged, and then held until they were transferred to the Laboratory for Atlantic Salmon and Climate Change Research (LASCCR) in the back tank building. Atlantic salmon (~ 1.5 – 3 kg) were also provided by the JBARB, held in the broodstock room, and used for studies on the use of implantable data loggers that record heart rate, activity (accelerometry), temperate and depth. These experiments were very successful, and testing of these devices for studies of salmon welfare and health can now move to the cage-site environment. This MICCSA-supported research is being conducted by M.Sc. student Zoe Zrini. Further, research continued on the effects of changes in temperature and water oxygen levels (hypoxia) on the cardiorespiratory physiology and immunology of sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria). Sablefish were held in various tanks in the JBARB’s first feeding room and were used to determine the thermal and hypoxia tolerance of this species, and for tissue/blood collection. Some of the fish were also transferred into specialized tanks in the JBARB’s broodstock room where they were exposed to normoxic or chronic hypoxic (40% or 20% saturation) conditions. Evaluating commercial and in-house vaccines against several bacterial pathogens of lumpfish, cunners, sablefish, and Atlantic salmon – Dr. Javier Santander (On-Going). Evaluating commercial and in-house vaccines against several bacterial pathogens of lumpfish, cunners, sablefish, and Atlantic salmon, including Aeromonas salmonicida, Renibacterium salmoninarum, Vibrio anguillarum, Moritella viscosa, and Piscirikettsia salmonis. Dr. Santander’s group are also evaluating oral bioencapsulated bacterial vaccine in Artemia salina for lumpfish larvae. Additionally, they are exploring fundamental aspects of bacterial infectious diseases in primary macrophages of Atlantic salmon, Atlantic cod, and lumpfish.

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Skretting Marine Hatchery Feeds: Nutreco Global - Mr. Eamonn O’Brien, Philippe Dhert, Danny Boyce and JBARB staff. - We continue to test marine hatchery feed products and maintain live feed (Rotifer) populations. JBARB ongoing. We are a test / bata facility. (On-Going). Clean Feed Hatchery Trial for Cleaner Fish -Skretting Marine Hatchery Feeds, North America- Eamonn O’Brien, Lesley Clark, Danny Boyce and JBARB staff. - An innovative start feeding program from Skretting that provides specific and advanced nutrition to larvae and juveniles for cleaner fish. Lumpfish Population Genomics - DFO –Dr. Ian Bradbury, students and staff, Danny Boyce and JBARB Staff, NAIA, Mowi Canada East, Grieg NL and Cooke Aquaculture. Ongoing Lumpfish Project. Whole Genome Sequencing of Lumpfish – Dr. Javier Santander, Dr. Matt Rise, Mr. Danny Boyce and Cooke Aquaculture. Ongoing Lumpfish Project. Genome Atlantic, ACOA, TCII and Cooke Aquaculture. Whole genome sequencing of lumpfish is the critical gap in fundamental knowledge that will allow the development of specific vaccination programs. The plan is to complete the genome sequence of a local strain of Cyclopterups lumpus; Assess the vaccine efficacy and Profile the gene expression of vaccinated lumpfish. Teaching and Education OCSC 3000 Labs. This is the third year that the Ocean Sciences’ Course ‘Aquaculture Principles and Practices’ (OCSC 3000) was offered. Six of the labs in this course were conducted at the JBARB, and delivered with the help of JBARB staff. The labs utilized the newly constructed wet- and dry-labs at the rear of the JBARB, and nearly all rooms of the JBARB facility. Labs were offered in: ‘Animal Husbandry; ‘Fish Broodstock- Egg Production and Quality’; ‘First Feeding and Larval Culture, ‘Weaning and Nursery Technology’; ‘Marine Systems, Design and Operations’; and ‘Live Food Technology’. Workshops Hoskin Scientific Water Quality and Dissolved Oxygen Workshop. Ocean Science Centre, September 2018, St. John’s, NL.

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ENGAGEMENT/PUBLIC OUTREACH

Since 1988 the Department of Ocean Sciences has organized and played a continuous role in public awareness in marine sciences through public and marine science programs. The current public education program (PEP) is a complimentary interactive and interpretive outdoors activity for tourists, school children and local visitors. Features of the program include an outdoor touch tank, where visitors can experience a never - ending variety of local marine life; an outdoor observation platform for viewing our captive population of harp seals; and marine interpreters (MUN summer students) to answer questions and explain current research initiatives at the facility. The program operates seven days a week from June 1st to

Labour Day weekend. This past year the program welcomed approximately 21,000 visitors to the Centre, with an additional 1,900 people exposed to our “Traveling Touch Tank” at various locations throughout the Avalon area. During the year we were able to deliver an outreach program to local schools, visiting primary and elementary schools on the Avalon. Students were introduced to the wonders of the ocean that surrounds Newfoundland while fulfilling some of their learning outcomes, such as the senses, lifecycles and ecosystems. The program was also able to continue its “Travelling Touch Tank” and other on-going outreach initiatives including attending several workshops and events to promote ocean awareness and education; celebrating Whale Festival with Parks Canada; presenting at the Summer Reading Club at the Provincial Library and visiting other libraries in the area; attending Let’s Talk Science event; Science Rendezvous family event supported through the Faculty of Science; Science Literacy Week; visiting many local day/summer camps, Easter Seals, Johnson Geo Centre, Manuals River Interpretation Centre, St. John’s International Airport; and participating and presenting at the Eastern Newfoundland Regional Science Fair. The Ocean Sciences education program, working in collaboration with the Oceans Learning Partnership (OLP), Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Town of Logy Bay, Middle Cove

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and Outer Cover, delivered a successful Oceans Day celebration on June 7th at Middle Cove Beach for Grade 5 students from St. Francis and Roncalli Elementary Schools (110 students). The aim of this year's event was to have school groups from the surrounding communities participate in the activities as it related to the school's learning outcomes (ecosystems and water system). Proposed activities included a beach clean-up, getting up-close and learning about local marine life through an interactive touch tank and fish viewing containers, interacting with MUN researchers, staff and students, scientific divers, and representatives from our partner organizations to learn about the importance of the ocean in our own backyard, about our impacts on our oceans, and ways for us to protect this wondering and fascinating resource.

The Department of Ocean Sciences, in collaboration with OLP, delivered a marine biodiversity program for high school students. The OLP is a not for profit corporate entity formed to address the lack of resources and opportunities for the youth of the province to be aware of the oceans, ocean life, oceans related research and technology and opportunities for oceans related education, training and careers. During the fall of 2018 and winter 2019, approximately 710 youth from 26 schools in Mount Pearl, Conception Bay South, St. John’s, Bell Island, Foxtrap, Arnold’s Cove, South Dildo, Bonavista, Placentia, and Avondale participated in the program. The complimentary laboratory based program at OSC focused on hand-on

activities, including an invertebrate dichotomous key, fish dissection, animal husbandry, water quality, aquaculture and working with the staff in the seal facility. Furthermore, through collaborations with OLP, the department has taken the lead in driving and coordinating this initiative at the university and has been identified as a partner site, along with Bonne Bay Marine Station and Terra Nova National Park, for the delivery of shore-based education to the Avalon school district. This partnership has also spurred discussions with several funding agencies and potential industry partners to expand public education and engagement initiatives at the Centre. Through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council NSERC ($30,000) we are able to make signification impacts to the delivery of our hand-on programs, through busing subsidies, equipment, and graduate student salaries, as well as expand the program to more rural communities by partnering with the Champney’s West Aquarium.

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Aquarium at Champney’s West Over the past 9 years, faculty, staff, and students at the Ocean Sciences Centre have been supporting the community of Champney’s West, Trinity Bay first to establish and then to operate a public marine aquarium. This effort lead by Dr. W. Driedzic is considered to be part of our Public Education Program and represents a contribution of the OSC to the Public Engagement

activities of Memorial University. The aquarium was fully opened to the public in 2017. Now a team of interpreters guides 5000+ visitors, each year to view a rich display of local marine fish (e.g. Atlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, short-horned sculpin, etc.) and invertebrates (e.g. star fish, sea cucumbers, crabs, etc.) in a magnificent setting as evident by the photograph. In 2019 the operation of the aquarium was expanded to include teaching programs for 300+, K-12 students with support from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Government of Canada and the Ocean Learning Partnership. Public Outreach

Dr. Amanda Bates • 2019: Expert Reviewer, International Panel on Climate Change Working Group II

contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (WGII AR6) Climate Change 2021: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability is currently completing its First Order Draft (FOD)

• 2019: Scientific Expert, DFO (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) Development of a new Precautionary Approach Framework for Northern Shrimp in the Newfoundland and Labrador Region

• 2019 (July) Public Lecture: Oceans Day Manuel Rivers Talk: How is biodiversity being reshaped by humans in our oceans and where do win-win solutions exist?

• Cooke et al 2019, Nature Communications: Reported by 131 news outlets • Bradley et al 2019, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: Reported by 4 news

outlets

Dr. Pat Gagnon • Plain language television and radio interviews and articles about my research in regional

and national media, including CBC/Radio-Canada; The Telegram; Global Aquaculture Advocate; Press Reader; Southern Gazette; The Cold Harvester; MUN Gazette; Le Gaboteur

• Design and entertain hands-on interdisciplinary science outreach activities in French and English K-12 classrooms in NL and abroad

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Dr. Iain McGaw

• Filming and starred in a two part documentary series “Saving our wild salmon” which was aired on Rogers TV in June 2019

Dr. Annie Mercier

• Media presence and public engagement • Québec Science, Ce labo qui recrée les grandes profondeurs marines; a full feature on

various achievements in the lab, published in a magazine dedicated to science (June 2019 issue).

• Hakai magazine, Sea Cucumbers Keep Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’, on discovery published in the J. Animal Ecology (8 May 2019).

• Le Réveil / Nouvelle-Écosse et T.-N.-L, ICI Première (Radio-Canada), 6-min radio interview on sea cucumbers (1 May 2019).

• ICI Première (Radio-Canada) full web segment on research in Mercier Lab (26 April 2019). • Les Année Lumière, ICI Première (Radio-Canada), Rencontrer les monstres de abysses, 12-

min radio interview and web complement on deep-sea research (21 April 2019). • La Presse, segment on discovery published in the J. Animal Ecology (20 April 2019). • Les Années Lumières, ICI Première (Radio-Canada), Concombre de mer en cavale, 16-min

radio interview and web complement on sea cucumber research (14 April 2019). • The Gazette, Rolling in the deep; feature on recent discovery published in the J. Animal

Ecology (9 April 2019). • The Niche; quarterly magazine of the British Ecological Society; March 2019, p. 10. • Radio New Zealand, on recent discovery published in the J. Animal Ecology (14 February

2019). • The Gazette, for a special on women in science (11 February 2019). • National Geographic, Sea cucumbers bloat themselves to zoom around the ocean; full

feature on recent findings published in the J. Animal Ecology (22 January 2019). Re-distributed or sampled by various other media (e.g. The New York Times, Daily Mail, Earth.com, MSN)

• The Economist, The sea cucumber - an apparently sedentary creature - is anything but; full feature on recent findings published in the J. Animal Ecology; (24 January 2019)

• The Broadcast, CBC; full segment on discovery made by Mercier Lab (21 January 2019; 6:00-21:00).

• The Broadcast, CBC; featuring HQPs G. Caulier and J. Sun (5 November 2018). • The Broadcast, CBC; featuring postdoctoral researcher G. Caulier (29 October 2018).

• The Broadcast, CBC; full segment on sea cucum

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SEAL FACILITY

The OSC is responsible for the care and maintenance of three harp seals. These animals are housed in the seal compound where they have access to three tanks supplied with a continuous flow of seawater, pumped directly from the ocean. The oldest seal, Babette, came from the Îles de la Madeleine in 1989 as an adult, and her estimated age is 36 years. Tyler also came from the Îles de la Madeleine, but as a pup, in 1990. Babette is the first harp seal known to give birth in captivity and has given birth to many pups in her time here including the youngest seal, Deane, with Tyler as her father. Deane was named after Dr. Deane Renouf, a former Professor of Psychology who initiated the seal research program at the OSC.

The seals are under the care of Christine Vickers and Lindsee Clark, along with student assistants and many volunteers, including undergraduate and high school students. The animals receive herring fortified with a prescribed multi-vitamin and amino acid supplement. The seals are also fed crushed ice on a daily basis, as their primary source of fresh water. In order to ensure that the seals have a clean, healthy environment, their tanks are drained and cleaned on a weekly basis. Each seal is weighed to make sure that they are maintaining a healthy body weight, which fluctuates seasonally. Blood tests are also carried out whenever a medical examination is necessary. In addition to ensuring the health and welfare of the seals, their caregivers provide them with a variety of behavioural tasks designed to enrich the environment in which they live. These include training them to distinguish between different shapes and colours, and understanding the meaning of hand and whistle signals. The seals are rewarded with fish for correct responses to a variety of signals. Many of these environmental enrichment activities have involved students registered with “experiential learning programs” such as Women in Science and Engineering, Memorial's Undergraduate Career Experience Program, and the International Student Work Experience Program. Visits were also made to the Facility by school groups as part of the curriculum including MUN Psychology/Biology 4770, Biology 3711, Biology 4122 and OCSC 1000 classes. This year there were twenty-six high school classes that visited and partook in training the seals to do “Match-to-sample” training, among other labs. The Seal

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facility has also hosted visits from Academic institutions, such as Academy Canada, hoping to gain experience and training in animal husbandry. The seal caregivers speak with the public about the seals and their environmental enrichment training programs on a regular basis. Current research involves a Master’s project co-supervised by Dr. Ted Miller from the Biology department, and Dr. Garry Stenson from DFO. This project started in September 2016 and is looking at the growth rates and shedding patterns of the seal’s vibrissae to learn more about how stable isotope analysis can be applied to determine the trophic level of their diet.

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FIELD SERVICES UNIT

The Field services Unit (FSU) of the Ocean Science Centre (OSC) supports most field work and research conducted by OSC faculty, staff and students. The unit is composed of three scientific divers and equipped with a 3 meter Zodiac, 5 meter Boston Whaler, and a 5 ton multipurpose diving support vehicle which gives the unit the ability to dive and work in the field year-round, the unit also has an in house SCUBA compressor as well as a portable SCUBA Compressor for longer isolated field work.

Memorial University is one of the few universities in Canada with a scientific dive team that dive to the Canadian Association of Underwater Science Standard (CAUS). The unit also collects and transports live specimens via one or two 2000L live tanks and two 100lb oxygen tanks secured to the dive truck for several departments of the University, including the Marine Institute and Bonne Bay Marine Station in Norris Point. FSU also support external agencies such as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (DFA), and the Ontario Science Centre. Furthermore the unit often collects and transports live and preserved specimens to other facilities and academic institutions both in Canada and internationally.

Over the 2019 season the Field Services Unit was again involved with many projects helping both student’s faculty and staff in the labs and in the field. Last year the dive team had an approximate total of 250-300 combined dives with a bottom time of around 200 hours. The primary focus of the FSU is for marine scientific collections that aid in the teaching of multiple university level biology courses and obtaining specimens for the Ocean Science Centre’s Public Education Program through SCUBA and many other collection techniques such as beach seines. FSU have continued assisting with two multiyear projects dealing with Eel grass restoration and reef life surveys. The diver’s role in the Eel Grass project is to hand plant eel grass using a variety of techniques followed with continual monitoring and surveying of the new beds and artificial reefs. The Eel Grass restoration will continue over the next 5 years with Marine Institute. The divers have also been trained for Reef Life Surveys with Dr. Amanda Bates in order to aid her lab with a global data base for reef life surveys with hopes to start surveying, recording and adding data into the Global data bank for reef life.

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The FSU has also continued their role acting as the stand by divers for the MATE ROV competition held at Marine Institute Obstacle courses had to be set up in the MI flume tank for different classes of ROV competition and then re-set the course after each team completed the tasks set for them. They have also continued on with work from last season’s monitoring of anti-fouling plates through video and camera work, small plates were painted with various anti fouling paints and set in different harbours. Observations were made around once a month to determine which paints worked the best to alleviate marine growth.

The unit was again involved with a JBARB Project, “Cleaner Fish - Developing Tools and Solutions to Mitigate and Control Sea Lice on Cultured Atlantic Salmon”, where they aided with the collection and transport of mature Cyclopterus lumpus (lumpfish) and egg masses in order for JBARB facility to incubate, captive breed, and hatch out any egg masses to eventually use in fish farms as a way to remove parasites from farmed salmon. As part of the ongoing research in aquaculture, the unit transports live farmed salmon, cod and rainbow trout from the Bay D’Espoir area, Pools Cove as well as a hatchery located in Stephenville back to the Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building (JBARB) and Marine Institute while continually supplying and monitoring oxygen levels and fish health during transport with. The FSU team have a impressive 97% survival rate during fish transfers.

Over the past 13 years the unit has been involved in a collaborative project between DFO, DFA, and the OSC into detection and monitoring of aquatic invasive species in Newfoundland and Labrador. Continual monitoring of a destructive invasive known as Vase Tunicate, Ciona intestinalis, in the Placentia Bay area and with video transect surveys and samples. Divers from the unit have also been focused on conducting surveys to monitor the spread of green crab, Carcinus maenas, in Placentia Bay primarily but have expanded to include Trinity Bay, Springdale, Botwood, Lewisport and Twillingate. In collaboration with DFO and MUN the FSU have also been continually monitoring the presence and spread of the violet tunicate, Botrylloides violaceus, an invasive colonial tunicate in Belleoram as well as the invasive tunicate golden star (Botryllus schlosseri) in Marystown area and recently expanded to Conception Bay and multiple sites in Placentia Bay. This on-going project has promising results for understanding the life cycle, habitat, and possible mitigation measures. The project is part of the Government of Canada’s Action Plan to address the threat of aquatic invasive species

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The FSU’s aim for the coming year will be continued monitoring and restoration of Eel Grass beds as well as adding to the global Reef Life data bank and assisting with student diver needs. Continued involvement with JBARB cleaner fish project, monitoring the known invasive species such as Green crab and tunicates while making biological collections for Memorial University’s researchers, students and public education programs. When possible aid in the mitigation of the invasive species and continually report any findings back to DFO. The unit continues to play an integral role in the research activities of the OSC and to provide support to other organizations as requested.

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OCEAN SCIENCES GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION (OSGSA)

The Ocean Sciences Graduate Student Association (OSGSA) is a ratified association through the Graduate Students Union (GSU) for students who work and study at the Ocean Science Centre (OSC). The OSGSA aims to improve graduate life at the OSC by providing graduate support in terms of academic development and social events. The OSGSA is made up of an executive board (Chairperson, Treasurers, Social Coordinator, Seminar Series Coordinator, and GSU Representative) and includes all students at the OSC. 

Every two weeks during the Fall and Winter semesters, the OSGSA funds, organizes, and presents the “Ocean Sciences Seminar Series”, giving faculty and students the opportunity to attend academic seminars based

on marine research being conducted locally in Newfoundland and at national and international levels. OSGSA assisted in organizing seminars for visiting scientists leading up to the 2018-2019 academic year, which included speakers from Rhodes University (Dr. Rosemary Dorrington and Eric Isemonger) and the University of Tasmania (Dr. Rick Stuart-Smith). In addition to speakers from the Ocean Sciences Centre, we have also hosted speakers from Marine Institute, World Wildlife Foundation, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, and the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association. Additionally, we conducted our first ever virtual seminar with Dr. Russel Wyeth from St. Francis Xavier University. This series attracts faculty, post-doctorate researchers, graduate students and undergraduate students from all backgrounds within the university and continues to attract larger audiences.

The OSGSA also initiated a food pantry program, where students, staff, and faculty can purchase snacks at OSC. This pilot project has since evolved into a successful self-sustaining program supporting all individuals within the department. Concurrently, we organized development events focussed on facilitating a holistic academic experience for graduate students. These events included writing retreats, coding tutorials, and data management sessions.

The OSGSA organizes several social events within our OSC community, including holiday parties, potlucks, BBQ lunches, trivia nights, trail clean-ups, hikes, bowling, curling, brewery tours and pub crawls. All events are arranged in order to foster an inclusive workplace environment, enhance intradepartmental communication, and promote student wellness.

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VISITORS

The Ocean Sciences Centre is visited throughout the year by individuals and groups from various sectors of government, academic institutions, and industry. During the 2018-2019 academic year the following groups and individuals visited the OSC /JBARB/CDRF. Academic Institutions Natural Resources Technology and Large Animal and Exotic Health, Academy Canada Advanced Diploma in Sustainable Aquaculture, Marine Institute Dalhousie University, NS Animal Care Services (ACS), MUN Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) Dalhousie University (OFI) Swansea University Huntsman Marine Science Centre Government & Government agencies Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Department of Fisheries and Land Resources (DFLR) National Research Council (NRC) – IRAP Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Tourism Culture Industry Innovation (TCII) Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation (CCF) Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Industry/ Business/Non-profit/Organizations Oceans Ltd Marine Harvest Atlantic Canada Wood PLC Aquaculture Association of Canada Woman in Science and Engineering (WISE) Fish Vet Group Badger Bay Mussel Farms Skretting Canada Cooke Aquaculture Inc. Cargill Grieg Seafoods NL Ltd Sapphire Sea Farms Ltd. Exxon Mobil Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA)

Marbase - AMAR Group of Companies Skretting Global Pharmaq Pro Nova

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ADMINISTRATION

Head & Director

Dr. Garth L. Fletcher (2009 – present)

Deputy Head

Dr. Annie Mercier (2015-present)

Cold-Ocean Deep-Sea Research Facility (CDRF)

Steven Hill

Facility & Business Manager Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building

Danny Boyce

Research Marketing Manager/Undergraduate Student Advisor/Graduate Student Coordinator/ Engagement

Danielle Nichols

Field and Laboratory Services Supervisor

John Evely

Administrative Staff Specialist III

Marsha Roche

Intermediate Secretary

Angie Skiffington

Intermediate Clerk Steno

JoAnn Greening

Research Assistant Animal Husbandry /Seal Facility

Christine Vickers

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COMMITTEES

Promotion and Tenure Kurt Gamperl Richard Rivkin Ian Fleming Rachel Sipler Matt Rise

Graduate Studies Chris Parrish (Graduate Officer) Ian Fleming Paul Snelgrove Javier Santander Kurt Gamperl Emile Geissinger (Graduate Student representative)

Undergraduate Studies

Annie Mercier (Undergraduate officer) Rachel Sipler Javier Santander Ian Fleming Patrick Gagnon Matt Rise

Scientific Advisory Committee OSC CREAIT(ARC) Chris Parris (Chair) Javier Santander Matt Rise

MUN Animal Care (Department)

Javier Santander

Faculty of Science Committees Joe Wroblewski- Library Annie Mercier- Undergraduate Chris Parrish- Graduate

CDRF Advisory Committee Pat Gagnon Javier Santander

Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology Interdisciplinary Program

Ian Fleming- Co-Chair

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University Senate Committee Ian Fleming

OSC Tours Danielle Nichols Steve Hill Danny Boyce Christine Vickers

Space Committee Garth Fletcher Danielle Nichols

Safety Committee:

Gord Nash (Co-Chair) Marsha Roche (Co-Chair) Stephen Hartery Iain McGaw Iain McGaw Angela Skiffington John Evely Greg Tremblett

Ocean Sciences Graduate Student Association Chair/Treasurer – Xi Xue Special Events Coordinator – Ben King Graduate Development Coordinator – Samantha Crowley Seminar Series Coordinator (s) Sally Faulkner and Eric Ignatz Communications Coordinator- Danielle Quinn GSU Representative – Emilie Geissinger Graduate Studies Representative – Robin Leeuwis

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FACULTY Dr. Mark Abrahams - Professor, Dean of Science - B.Sc (Hons.) University of Western Ontario, MSc

Queen’s University, PhD Simon Fraser University. Dr. Amanda Bates- Associate Professor- MSc. Simon Fraser University, PhD. University of Victoria.

Canada Research Chair Tier II Marine Physiological Ecology Dr. Ian A. Fleming - Professor - B.Sc Queen’s Univ., M.Sc. Simon Fraser Univ., PhD. Univ. of Toronto. Dr. Patrick Gagnon- Associate Professor - B.Sc Laval University, M.Sc. Laval University, PhD Laval

University. Dr. Kurt Gamperl - Professor - B.Sc (Hons.) Univ.of Guelph, M.Sc. Univ. of Guelph, PhD Dalhousie

Univ. Dr. Iain McGaw- Associate Professor - B.Sc. University of Wales, Bangor, UK, Ph.D. University of

Wales, Bangor, UK Dr. Annie Mercier - Professor - B.Sc Université de Sherbrooke, M.Sc. Université du Québec à

Rimouski, Ph.D. Université du Québec à Rimouski. Dr. Uta Passow- Professor- B.Sc. University Freiburg, Germany, M.Sc. University Kiel, Germany,

Ph.D. University Kiel, Germany. Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Biological Oceanographic Processes.

Dr. Chris Parrish - Professor (Research) - B.Sc Univ. College of Swansea, UK, PhD Dalhousie Univ. University Research Professor.

Dr. Matthew L. Rise - Professor - B.Sc. Whitworth College, M.Sc. Boston College, Ph.D. University of Victoria.

Dr. Javier Santander- Assistant Professor- BSc Marine Biology, Universidad Catolica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile; MSc Microbiology, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile; PhD Microbiology, Arizona State University.

Dr. Rachel Sipler- Assistant Professor - B.S., Biology, Salisbury University, B.S., Environmental Science, University of Maryland, Ph.D. Rutgers, State University of New Jersey. Canada Research Chair Tier 2 Ocean Biogeochemistry

Dr. David Schneider - Professor - B.Sc. Duke, Durham, NC, USA, Ph.D. SUNY, Stony Brook, Long Island, NY, USA.

Dr. Paul Snelgrove - Professor - B.Sc. Hon. Memorial Univ., M.Sc. McGill., Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. University Research Professor.

Dr. Joseph Wroblewski - Professor - B.Sc. Univ. of Illinois, USA, M.Sc. Florida Univ., USA, Ph.D. Florida State Univ., USA.

EMERITUS AND HONORARY FACULTY Dr. William Driedzic –Professor Emeritus - B.Sc (Hons.) York, M.Sc. Toronto, PhD. British

Columbia. Dr. Garth L. Fletcher - Professor Emeritus - B. Sc. Univ. of British Columbia, Ph. D. Univ. of

California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Richard Rivkin – Honorary Professor - B.Sc. City College of New York, USA, M.Sc. City

College of New York, USA., Ph.D. Univ. of Rhode Island, USA. University Research Professor.

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OSC Directors/ Head Dr. Fred Aldrich – Director (1967 – 1971) Dr. David Idler – Director (Sept 1, 1971 – 1987) Dr. Richard Haedrich – Director (1987 – 1992) Dr. Laurence Crim – Director (June 1992-Sept, 1998) Dr. Raymond Thompson – Acting Director (Sept. 1998 – Dec. 31, 1998) Dr. William Driedzic – Director (Jan. 1999-May 2002) Dr. Chris Parrish – Interim Director (May - Dec. 2002), Acting Director (Jan – May 2002) Dr. Joe Brown - Interim Director – (Jan. 1, 2003- June 30, 2004) Dr. Ian Fleming – Director (July 2004-June 2009) Dr. Garth Fletcher – Director (July 2009 – June 2012) Dr. Garth Fletcher- Department Head (July 2012-Present) Cross – Appointees Dr. Fereidoon Shahidi - Biochemistry Dept. Dr. Craig Purchase- Biology Dept. Dr. Brett Favaro- CASD, MI Dr. Sherrylynn Rowe- CFER, MI Adjunct Professors Dr. Tomas Bird – Grouse Analytics Dr. Ian Bradbury- Department of Fisheries and Oceans Dr. Dave Cote – Senior Ecologist (Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure) Dr. Brian Dixon- University of Waterloo Dr. Alexandra Eaves- Senior Scientist (Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure) Dr. Geoffrey Evans- Research Scientist (DFO) Dr. Daria Gallardi- Aquatic Science Biologist (DFO) Dr. Peter Lawton- St. Andrews Biological Station, NB Dr. Cynthia McKenzie- Department of Fisheries and Oceans Dr. Ryan Stanley- Department of Fisheries and Oceans Dr. Pierre Pepin - Department of Fisheries and Oceans Dr. Travis Van Leeuwen- Department of Fisheries and Oceans Dr. Sherwood Owen-Dalhousie University Visiting Researcher’s Dorrington, Rosemary Sayed Mohammad Jalali Mohamed Emam Evandro Kleber Lorenz Julio Retamales Lara Fabrice Teletchea Jemina Stuart-Smith Sarah Giering

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STAFF Research Assistants and Science Technicians Christine Vickers- Research Assistant I (Seals/Department) Corinne Conway- Research Assistant (Abrahams) Margaret Shears- Research Assistant II (Fletcher/Department) Kylar Frank- Science Technician (Department/Seals) Jennica Seiden -Research Assistant (Schneider) Xi Xue- Research Assistant I (Rise) Rebeccah Sandrelli- Research Assistant (Gamperl) Zhiyu Chen- Science Technician (Hill) Ellen Peroni- Research Assistant (Gamperl) Kathy Clow- Research Assistant (Gamperl) Vanessa Reid- Research Assistant (Snelgrove) Ignacia Diaz – Science Technician (Sipler/Boyce) Raheleh Karimi – Research Assistant (Passow) Connie Short – Research Assistant (Driedzic) Administrative Support Staff JoAnn Greening- Intermediate Clerk Steno Danielle Nichols - Research Marketing Manager Marsha Roche- Administrative Staff Specialist III Angie Skiffington- Intermediate Secretary Research Computing Specialist Steve Ryan MICCSA- Project Manager Tasha Harrold CREAIT Jennifer Hall - Research Assistant II (CREAIT) Jeanette Wells - Research Assistant I (CREAIT) Field Services George Bishop- Dive Technician Andrew Perry- Dive Technician III Kyle Snow- Dive Technician

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Cold Ocean Research Facility (CDRF) Steven Hill- Manager Gordon Nash- Research Assistant (Finished July 2019) Nicole Smith- Research Assistant Laboratory and Technical Services Robert Cadigan- Facility Service Technician Randy Cahill – Facility Service Technician Chris Canning- Laboratory Facility Technician I (Finished June 2019) Michael Carrigan - Facility Service Technician John Evely- Laboratory Services Supervisor Damien Whitten - Laboratory Facility Technician II Harry Young- Facility Service Technician Stephen Hartery- Laboratory Services Technician Tonya Hollett- Facility Service Technician (Finished Nov 2018) Trevor Newman - Facility Service Technician (Started Dec 2018) Gord Nash- Water Quality Specialist (Stared July 2019) Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building (JBARB) Danny Boyce – Business and Facilities Manager Jess Fry- Science Technician III Kelsie Jennot- Science Technician III Jennifer Monk - Science Technician III Denise Tucker - Science Technician III Dylan Hynes- Science Technician Jillian Porter- Science Technician Rebecca White (Company Client)/ Chau Nguyen (Company Client) Graduate Teaching Assistants (TA) Fall 2018 Winter 2019 Alessia Ciraolo (OCSC 1000- Mercier) Brandy Biggar (OCSC 2100-Parrish) Janet Ferguson-Roberts (OCSC 1000- Mercier) Janet Ferguson-Roberts (OCSC 4122- Mercier) Julie Jacques (OCSC 1000- Mercier) Jasmin Schuster (OCSC 4122- Mercier) Marta Miatta (OCSC 1000- Mercier) Brittney Stuckless (OCSC 4122- Mercier) Zoe Zrini (OCSC 3000- Gamperl) Logan Zeinert (School Program- Nichols) Sean Hacker Teper (School Program- Nichols) Manuel Soto Davila (School Program- Nichols) Zoe Zrini (School Program- Nichols) Cerren Richards (School Program- Nichols) Manuel Soto Davila (School Program- Nichols) Shahinur Islam (School Program- Nichols) Cerren Richards (School Program- Nichols) Shahinur Islam (School Program- Nichols) Emilie Geissinger (School Program- Nichols)

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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Student Assistants Fall 2018 Jennifer Wilkins- Vickers Keshia Noseworthy- Vickers Dylan Haynes- Boyce Alexa McTammy- Vickers Winter 2019 Jennifer Wilkins- Vickers Keshia Noseworthy- Vickers Megan Whyte- Boyce Spring/Summer 2019 Jennifer Wilkins- Vickers Keshia Noseworthy- Vickers Marius Jullien- Nichols Patrick Barnes- Nichols Cassidy Arnold-Nichols Rebecca Evans-Snelgrove Megan Whyte-Boyce Seal Volunteers Berit Sellars Guillaume Caulier Alyssa Winsor Claire Whiffen Katherine Ledwell Claire Pratt Brandy Biggar Gerissa Fowler Sarah Fontaine Jill Conway Catherine Hooper Alex McNeil Keshia Noseworthy Jennifer Wilkins Sara Jobson

MUCEP Students Fall 2018 Kate Tobin-McGaw Keshia Noseworthy- Nichols Elie Pellerin- Bates Emily Connors- Santander Lindsee Clark-Vickers Emma Wells- Bates Cassidy Arnold-Gagnon Kaitlyn Curran-Mercier Sarik Sharik-Upadhye- Mercier Erin Boland- Boyce Megan Warren-Snelgrove Winter 2019 Lindsey Parsons- Santander Taylor Hughes- Fleming Laura Lilly- Nichols Emma Wells- Boyce Kate Tobin- McGaw Cassidy Arnold- Gagnon Sarik Sharik-Upadhye- Mercier Lindsee Clark- Vickers Sophie Drolet- Sipler Emma Wells- Santander Alexandria Fudge- Sipler Spring 2019 Alicia Follett- Vickers Maggie Pippy- Driedzic Laura Lilly-Gagnon Samson Tang- Nichols Samson Tang- Boyce Keeley Blanchard- Fleming WISE Abrianna Guest- Vickers Juliana Alonso- Nichols Melissa Bazan- Nichols Hailey Turnbull- Gagnon