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Research Award Recipient 2011: Debbie Martin-Robichaud
Debbie Martin-Robichaud, the recipient of the AC 2011 Research Award of Excellence, has been engaged in aquaculture research at the DFO St. Andrews Biological Station (SABS) since the late 1980s. Debbie gained significant experience working as a technician before moving up the ranks to research scientist. She was on the AAC Board of Directors...
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Research Award Co-Recipients 2009: Dr. Thierry Chopin & Dr. Shawn Robinson
The 2009 Research Award of Excellence goes to Drs. Thierry Chopin and Shawn Robinson, in recognition of their contributions to taking the concept of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) from the ‘proof stage’ to the realm of commercial production with the help of their interdisciplinary team and industry partners. They realized that most...
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Research Award Recipient 2007: Prof. Richard D. Moccia
Professor Richard Moccia currently holds research and senior management cross-appointments at the University of Guelph, where he has been employed since 1987. He is the Associate Vice-President of Research (Agrifood and Partnerships), as well as Director of the university’s Aquaculture Centre and the Alma Aquaculture Research Station – both...
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Research Award Recipient 2006: Dr. David A. Higgs
Since August 1975, Dr. Higgs as head of the DFO Fish Nutrition Program based at the West Vancouver Laboratory (presently the DFO/UBC Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research), has conducted collaborative projects within DFO and with universities (professors and graduate students) and/or industry that have been directed primarily to (1)...
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In Memoriam – Dr. Joseph Brown
The Aquaculture Association of Canada mourns the loss of a friend, colleague, and mentor. Joe Brown passed away suddenly at his home in Shoe Cove, Newfoundland, on Sunday, September 4, 2005. A Past President of AAC, Joe was a colorful, vibrant, and cheerful staple to every AAC conference and other aquaculture-related meetings, both in Canada...
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Research Award Recipient 2005: Dr. John Castell
Dr. Castell is Scientist Emeritus at the St. Andrews Biological Station of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Born April 19, 1943 in Guelph Ontario where his Father taught at OAC, he completed his BSc (Hon’s) in Biochemistry at the Dalhousie University in 1964. He was Dr. Robert G. Ackman’s first graduate student completing his...
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Research Award Recipient 2004: Dr. Edward Donaldson
Dr. Donaldson is Scientist Emeritus at the West Vancouver Laboratory of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Originally, from Cumbria in the UK, he completed his BSc (Hon’s) in Zoology at the University of Sheffield in 1961 and a PhD in Zoology from the University of British Columbia in 1964. Funded by a NIH Postdoctoral […]
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Research Award Recipient 2003: Dr. Tillmann Benfey
Dr. Benfey is a professor of Biology at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, where he teaches courses in animal physiology, environmental biology and aquaculture. Originally from Montreal, he completed his BSc in Marine Biology at McGill University in 1981 followed by a MSc in Biology from Memorial University in 1984 and a PhD […]
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