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MS and PhD in Aquatic and Fisheries Science

Graduate degrees.

The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS) offers two graduate degrees with an optional additional credential in data sciences:

Master of Science in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (MS)

The following courses are required for all students in the SAFS graduate program.

• QSCI 482 , Statistical Inference in Applied Research, 5 credits
• FISH Current Topics aka “5-TEENS” (FISH 510-514), minimum of 2 courses/4 credits , Current Topics series, 2-5 credits
• FISH 521 , Research Proposal Writing, 4 credits
• FISH 522 , Hot Topics in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences 2 credits

SAFS M.S. students need a minimum of 45 credits to graduate, which will include a combination of courses, seminars, and thesis credits.

More information: https://fish.uw.edu/students/advising/forms-guidelines-handbooks/

UW Graduate School Degree Policies & Procedures: https://grad.uw.edu/policies-procedures/

Doctor of Philosophy in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (PhD)

SAFS PhD students need a minimum of 90 credits to graduate, which will include a combination of courses, seminars, and thesis credits.

Data Science Option in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Data Science Option (SAFS DSO) curriculum at the Master’s (M.S.) and Doctorate (Ph. D.) levels is designed to provide the breadth and depth of knowledge needed for a successful career at the interface of applied aquatic sciences and data science. The primary learning outcome for the SAFS DSO is for students to have professional working proficiency – gained through coursework – in data management, data visualization, software engineering (data focused), and statistical modeling.

Students complete courses from three out of four of the following areas. Each area lists current courses offered within SAFS and other departments on the UW Seattle campus that will satisfy the requirement in that area.

A minimum of 11 credits is required as follows

• 9 credits from courses in 3 of 4 topic areas below
• 2 credits of eScience seminar – minimum 2 quarters, 1 credit each

The 11 total credits for the DSO may be counted toward the minimum of 45 credits required for the SAFS MS degree or the 90 credits for the SAFS PhD degree. The 11+ data science option credits are not explicit requirements of the standard SAFS MS or PhD program.

DATA SCIENCE TOPIC AREAS:

Software Development for Data Science

• FISH 549 (3cr) Introduction to Environmental Data Science ( FISH 497A, WIN2021 will also apply )
• CSE 583 (4cr) Software Development for Data Scientists
• CHEM E 546 (3cr) Software Engineering for Molecular Data Scientists
• AMATH 583 (5cr) High Performance Scientific Computing
• M E 574 (3cr) Introduction to Applied Parallel Computing for Engineers

Data Management and/or Data Visualization

• FISH 554 (2cr) Beautiful Graphics in R
• FISH 546 (3cr) Bioinformatics for Environmental Sciences
• CSE 412 (4cr) Introduction to Data Visualization
• CSE 414 (4cr) Introduction to Database Systems
• CSE 544 (4cr) Principles of Database Systems
• HCDE 411/511 (4cr) Information Visualization

Department-Specific Course Options Related to Data Science

• FISH 558 (5cr) Decision Analysis in Natural Resource Management
• FISH 559 (5cr) Numerical Computing for the Natural Resources
• FISH 576 (2-5cr) Applied Stock Assessment I
• FISH 577 (2-5cr) Applied Stock Assessment II
• GENOME 569 (1.5cr) Bioinformatics Workflows for High-Throughput Sequencing Experiment

Advanced Statistics and/or Statistical Modeling

• FISH 458 (5cr) Advanced Ecological Modeling
• FISH 556 (5cr) Spatio-temporal Models for Ecologists
• FISH 560 (4cr) Applied Multivariate Statistics for Ecologists
• QERM 514 (4cr) Analysis of Ecological and Environmental Data I
• FISH 550 (4cr) Applied Time Series Analysis
• FISH 551 (4cr) Data and Resource-limited Methods in Fisheries Management
• FISH 555 (4cr) Age-Structured Models in Fisheries Stock Assessment
• FISH 557 (4cr) Demographic Estimation & Modeling
• ATM S 552 (3cr) Objective Analysis
• AMATH 582 (5cr) Computational Methods for Data Analysis
• AMATH 563 (5cr) Inferring Structure of Complex Systems
• AMATH 515 (5cr) Optimization: Fundamentals and Applications
• CSE/STAT 416 (4cr) Introduction to Machine Learning
• STAT 435 (4cr) Introduction to Statistical Machine Learning
• CSE 546 (4cr) Machine Learning
• STAT 535 (3cr) Statistical Learning: Modeling, Prediction, and Computing
• M E/E E 578 (4cr) Convex Optimization
• M E 599 (1-5cr) Special Topics: Machine Learning Control
• CSE 599 (1-5cr) Special Topics: Deep Reinforcement Learning
• Genome 559 (3cr) Introduction to Statistical and Computational Genomics

Research-Focussed Program

Students often begin their research project in the first quarter. Required coursework is minimal to allow for a self-designed plan of study tailored to support the research project. Most MS students complete the program with at least one publication and most PhD students graduate with multiple publications. 

Faculty Adviser

Faculty review all applicants to the graduate program and offer admission to work in their lab. On occasion, an applicant might receive an offer of admission to two different labs and would therefore get to choose. Faculty track student progress and provide mentorship. The adviser assists the student in planning initial coursework and may aid the development of a research program. The faculty adviser usually becomes the chairperson of the student’s supervisory committee or may assist in finding another appropriate faculty member who can supervise the student’s research.

Our current admissions cycle is for an Autumn Quarter start, and we begin accepting applications each year on September 1. The application submission deadline is November 15 for both domestic and international applicants.

Applicants are encouraged to contact potential advisers in the Fall, and definitely no later than February. You can review the online faculty profiles to determine whether your research background, interests, and objectives fit with one (or more) of the SAFS faculty and contact them accordingly. You do not need to have a specific research project in mind when you apply. However, you should have a clear idea of the type of research that you’d like to pursue and which SAFS faculty members are best suited to supervise your prospective research.

Please learn more about the admission process.

View more information about the Graduate School’s admissions policies and procedures at UW Office of Graduate Admissions . Admission and enrollment statistics can be found at Graduate School Statistics and Reports .

Funding is a critical aspect of admission. All of our graduate students are funded through four possible avenues: 1. research or teaching assistantships, 2. employer support, 3. other forms of aid (e.g., governmental sponsorship) or 4. SAFS fellowships.  Please learn more about how graduate students are funded in our program.

Degree Options

We hold MS and PhD students to the same standards – both are valuable; therefore, we have a unique structure allowing students that do not already hold a masters to seamlessly expand their thesis to a PhD with committee support. If you do not already hold a master’s by the time you begin the program, we ask that you apply through the UW Graduate School’s MS application portal but note on your application your intent to complete a PhD. 

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Fisheries Science PhD

The Fisheries Science graduate program focuses on quantitative analyses of marine and freshwater fish populations, water quality, fish systematics, fish and invertebrate physiology, stream ecology, modeling of aquatic ecosystems, land use interactions, endangered species, and aquaculture.

Areas of Concentration in Fisheries

Aquaculture, conservation biology, fish genetics, ichthyology, limnology, parasites and diseases, physiology and ecology of marine and freshwater fishes, stream ecology, toxicology, water pollution biology.

Marine Research

Students can choose to spend one term at the Hatfield Marine Science Center , an extended campus facility located in Newport, where we have courses emphasizing the marine environment.

The Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit has active research programs funded in part by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey. The Agricultural Experiment Station, the Sea Grant program, Forest Science Laboratory and other organizations fund major research projects.

The department maintains extensive collections of vertebrate species, which are curated by  Brian Sidlauskas  (fish),  Clinton Epps  (mammals), and  Bruce Dugger  (birds). The Oregon State Ichthyology Collection is also available to view online. 

• Students will demonstrate that they conducted research or produced some other form of creative work.
• Student demonstrate mastery of subject material relevant to their thesis topic.
• Students will learn to conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner.
• Upon completion, a student will have produced a well written thesis that placed their work in proper context and used correct style and grammar to effectively communicate major findings.  
• Each student will learn and demonstrate the capacity to deliver a well-organized and easy to follow defense seminar.
• Student will learn and demonstrate good oral communications skills during the closed defense with their committee.
• Students will display evidence of critical thinking skills during the oral defense.

Read more about our learning outcomes.

Our Department's decision for admission is not the date of application but your acceptance by a faculty advisor. Please review more information on  How to Apply  prior to submitting an application. Visit our department page for more info.

If you have questions about any of the graduate programs please contact the  Graduate Program Coordinator .

Aquaculture Science and Engineering

• © 2022
• Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian 0 ,
• Wen-Chao Liu 1 ,
• Govindharajan Sattanathan 2

Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

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Department of zoology, st.joseph university, dimapur, india.

Provides the essential basis for understanding the health and immunology of aquatic animals

Opens up the exciting new area of research to develop, test and market fish vaccines and other cutting-edge technologies

Includes the very latest knowledge on aquatic immune system advancements

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This book is about relevant recent research topics in understanding aquaculture for practical approaches; aquatic science, engineering, feed and nutrition, immunology and health are reviewed. The book includes information on why certain fish strains differ in disease resistance, all the current data on fish cell populations, the regulation of the response by factors, and the major histocompatibility complex are explained in detail. The book contains the chapters on nutrition, feed and feed additives, ecology, immunology, microbiology, toxicology, biochemistry, nanotechnology, pharmacology, and biotechnology, among other fields of basic and applied research. Over the past era, scientists have recognized the importance of nutrition in maintaining the health of humans and other animal species, including fish. Humans and other terrestrial animals were the focus of previous research on the links between nutrition, immune response, and disease resistance.  However, attempts to conduct similar studies using fish have met with limited success in the last two decades due to a lack of understanding of the immune response in fish. In most facilities, the animals are kept at relatively high densities, causing stress and disease problems are the challenges that we face today and this book opens up the exciting new area of research to truly understand the relationship between fish genetics and immune reactivity. The aquatic immune system turns out to be a crucial reference as aquatic products are increasingly used as model systems for vertebrate immune systems. This book provides that the research students and scientists with a useful text on the latest knowledge of the aquatic feed and nutrition, immune system, cutting-edge technologies, draws everyone’s attention to the practice of small-scale aquaculture and provides a guide on how to responsibly use the water ecosystem and the steps needed to develop, test and market fish vaccines. The chapters will serve as introductions to these fields and up-to-date reviews of recent research advances. This book is intended for a wide range of readers, including nutritionists, disease specialists, feed formulators, students, extension specialists, and farmers, as well as university teachers, graduates and doctoral students in zoology, physiology, aquaculture, and biology in general.

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Front matter, ramifications of climate change induced by anthropogenic factors on global fish population scenario.

• Suma Sarojini, Mridul Umesh, Nayana Jagannath, Bhadrapriya Sivakumar, Anand Kaloor, Saranya Jayaram

Developments in Feeds in Aquaculture Sector: Contemporary Aspects

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Perspectives and Implications of Probiotics as Beneficial Mediators in Aquaculture Industry

• Karthika Pushparaj, Haripriya Kuchi Bhotla, Manikantan Pappuswamy, Utthapon Issara, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi et al.

Different Animal Feeds and Their Role in Aquaculture

• Divya Kandathil Radhakrishnan, Shobana Kumar, Isamma Akbar Ali

Novel Feed Ingredients for Approaching Aquatic Sustainability

• Waleewan Changpasert, Utthapon Issara, Aarranee Chotiko, Alexander Chouljenko

Molecular Closeness of Zebrafish and Human Platelets

• Kaviya Mohandass, Sangeetha Thangavelu, Bharathi Kathirvel, Manoharan Rajesh, Kannan Vijayarani, Utthapon Issara et al.

Neuroendocrinology of Fishes

• Swetha M. Menon, Kruthi Ashok Kumar, Manikandan Ramasamy, Vijaya Anand Arumugam, Rengasamy Lakshminarayanan Rengarajan, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian et al.

Common Bacterial Fish Diseases and Approaches on Molecular Techniques for Characterization and Early Detection of Pathogens

• Sumathi Chettipalayam Samiappan, Sampathkumar Palanisamy, Mythili Ravichandran, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian, Utthapon Issara, Vijaya Anand Arumugam

The Different and Basic Functions of Organ Systems of Fishes

• Kruthi Ashok Kumar, Swetha M. Menon, Manikandan Ramasamy, Ponmanickam Ponnirul, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian, Wen-Chao Liu et al.

The Use of Immunopotentiators in Aquaculture

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Immunostimulants and Their Uses in Aquaculture

• Isamma Akbar Ali, Divya Kandathil Radhakrishnan, Shobana Kumar

Production, Maintenance and Benefits of Seaweeds in Tropical Regions

• Sangeetha Thangavelu, Bharathi Kathirvel, Kaviya Mohandass, Preethi Basavaraju, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi et al.

Pharmacological Importance of Seaweeds

• Bharathi Kathirvel, Kaviya Mohandass, Sangeetha Thangavelu, Vijayarani Kannan, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi et al.

Probiotics and Its Application in Aquaculture

• Shobana Kumar, Divya Kandathil Radhakrishnan, Isamma Akbar Ali, Arjunan Nareshkumar

Glimpse of Feed and Feed Additive Necessity and Mycotoxin Challenges in Aquaculture

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Potential Role of Dietary Minerals in Fish and Crustaceans

• T. Muralisankar, K. Mohan, V. Udhayakumar, B. Balamuralikrishnan

Future Therapeutic Approaches to Annihilate Bacterial Fish Diseases in Aquaculture

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Herbal Biomedicines as Immunostimulants and Immunosuppressors in Fish

• Nageshwari Raja, Hemalatha Karuppiah, Maheswaran Easwaran, Hyun-Jin Shin, Juhee Ahn

Bacterial Fish Diseases and Treatment

• B. Varalakshmi, A. Shanmugapriya, T. Karpagam, V. Suganya, Jannathul Firdous, Vijaya Anand Arumugam et al.

Editors and Affiliations

Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian

Wen-Chao Liu

Govindharajan Sattanathan

About the editors

Dr. B. Balamuralikrishnan, Ph.D . is an Assistant Professor in Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea. His area of research focuses multidisciplinary in biological science on Molecular Genetics, Food Microbiology, Animal Science, Nutrition Science and Food Biotechnology, especially Food Resources and Microbiological Science. His interests include, Nutrition in Aquaculture; synthesis of bioactive compounds from natural-by products and their applications nutraceutical; isolation, and characterization of probiotic for food/feed supplementation and biological field. To, his credit, he has participated in various International/symposia/conferences in USA, Canada, Japan, Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Thailand, South Korea and has published more than 100 research papers in international journal of repute. He has been serving as Academic Editor in Journal of “PlosOne”, Guest Editor in Animals [MDPI] and act as potential reviewer in many high reputed journals. He has been acted Life Member in various scientific societies such as The Korean Society of Food Science and Technology, Poultry Science Association, Korean Society of Animal Science and Technology, Animal Nutrition Society of India (ANSI). Dr. B. Balamuralikrishnan, worked as Post-doctoral researcher in Department of Animal Science, Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea and Research Assistant in Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India.

 Dr. Wen-Chao Liu, PhD. is an Associate Professor in Department of Animal Science, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, China. His area of research focuses Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, especially the nutritional regulation of immune response and redox status in stressed animals. His interests include extraction of bioactive compounds and synthesis of nanomaterials from natural-by products (especially the marine source), and their applications for animals and aquaculture. He has published more than fifty research papers in international peer-review journals, four of the papers were selected as Essential Science Indicators (ESI) Highly Cited Papers. He acted as potential reviewer in many high reputed journals. He has been acted Life Member and Director in various scientific societies such as Animal Ecology Branch of Chinese Society of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Animal Welfare and Healthy Production Branch of Chinese Society of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Govindharajan Sattanathan   PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the MASS College of Arts and Science College, Department of Life Science, at Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India, and is the author or co-author of 7 peer-reviewed journal articles and eight conference papers and a newsletter. He is a reviewer and editorial board member of several peer-reviewed journals. He has been an active member of the organizing committees of several national and international seminars and conferences. He  received a BSc, M.Sc  (Zoology) from Government Arts College Autonomous), Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India, after graduating from Government Arts College (Autonomous), Kumbakonam. Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Trichy, he was selected UGC Project  Fellow (Major Research Project) in Government College for Women (Autonomous), Kumbakonam for the Ph.D.  He worked as an Assistant Professor in MASS College of Arts and Science (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Trichy – 24), Kumbakonam – 612 501, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, from Nov 2017 to Feb 2021. Currently, he working as Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart Arts and Science College, Perani – 605 651, Tindivanam, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India from March 2021.

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Book Title : Aquaculture Science and Engineering

Editors : Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian, Wen-Chao Liu, Govindharajan Sattanathan

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0817-0

Publisher : Springer Singapore

eBook Packages : Biomedical and Life Sciences , Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

Copyright Information : The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

Hardcover ISBN : 978-981-19-0816-3 Published: 23 July 2022

Softcover ISBN : 978-981-19-0819-4 Published: 23 July 2023

eBook ISBN : 978-981-19-0817-0 Published: 22 July 2022

Edition Number : 1

Number of Pages : XXVII, 572

Number of Illustrations : 1 b/w illustrations

Topics : Life Sciences, general , Ecology , Microbial Ecology , Community & Population Ecology

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Marine, freshwater and aquaculture sciences

Our research focus is on aquatic areas including marine biology, aquatic wildlife and aquaculture, ecology and coastal, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems management.

With a combination of globally relevant research topics and locally focused research activities, our marine, freshwater and aquaculture sciences (MFAS) research directly influences the broader global scientific community and its knowledge. It also supports local and national industries, communities we live in, helping to improve their environmental and economic sustainability. Our marine, freshwater and aquaculture work is supported by cutting-edge technologies and infrastructure, and specialised equipment.

Ecotoxicology and ecology risk assessment

Ecotoxicology and ecological risk assessment are multi-disciplinary disciplines focusing on the impact of physical, chemical and biological pollutants at the individual, species and ultimately ecosystem level. Combining chemistry, biology, ecology and toxicology, we seek to establish links between biota and their response to pollutant exposures.

Multiple lines of evidence provide essential information for effective Ecological Risk Assessment, environmental management protocols, and ANZECC Water and Sediment Quality Guidelines. Identification of specific factors influencing toxicity and dose-response relationships reduce the level uncertainty associated with predicting response, from the cellular through to community levels of biological organisation.

Aquatic pollution is a global concern linking air, land and water. Knowledge of pollutant sources, fates and impacts is fundamental to both understanding and predicting pollutant exposure and effects, which in turn is essential to formulate both preventative and remediation measures.

Development and application of methods for identification and quantification of ecological /toxicological impact and risk using biomarkers of exposure and effect under controlled environments and in the field, forms the core of intensive ecotoxicology research at Deakin’s Warrnambool campus.

The research focus includes coastal, marine and freshwater impact from oils, heavy metals, sewage, combined, waste waters, hypersaline brine, alien species, elevated nutrients and climate change-induced thermal increase. The research program is supported by the state of the art Warrnambool Aquaculture Research Facility, an isolated contaminants aquaria laboratory, two fully equipped dedicated laboratories for histopathology and molecular biology, a microscopy and digital imagery laboratory, and a NATA Accredited water quality laboratory.

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Deakin Habitat Mapping is a group of researchers from Deakin University focusing on established new techniques for integrating non-destructive sampling approaches such as remote video observations with physical data of the seafloor terrain to predict the distributions of benthic habitat and demersal fish communities.

Deakin has invested in the most advanced oceanographic mapping technologies in the World including the latest Kongsberg multibeam sonar system capable of the collection of thousands of soundings per minute to develop detailed pictures of our ocean floor and water column.

This information is combined with biological data from remotely operated vehicles, baited camera systems and acoustically positioned towed video to decipher patterns of distribution over large geographic areas. These tools are enabling the group to gain an understanding of the mechanisms by which spatial patterns influence key ecological processes.

Understanding the marine 'real estate' such as the distribution and connectivity of habitats will not only help us in maintaining our biodiversity but will also provide critical information to help us better manage our fisheries and marine protected areas. The information is also providing insights into our geological past, revealing extensions of our river systems and headlands at lower sea levels.

Marine population genetics

Our research focuses on the use of molecular approaches for understanding the ecology and evolutionary biology of natural populations. We use a combination of ecological and genetic studies to address fundamental questions in the fields of population connectivity, genetic adaptation, mating systems evolution and sexual selection.

We work on a diverse range of marine taxa chosen because they represent the best model systems in which to address fundamental questions in ecological and evolutionary research. This includes a wide range of marine invertebrates (e.g. sea stars, urchins, sea anemones), vertebrates (e.g. sea turtles, sharks, fish) and marine plants (seagrass and marine algae).

Understanding patterns of genetic diversity, connectivity and the source of larval recruits is crucial for understanding the long-term viability and resilience of these species. Additionally, the use of new next generation sequencing approaches for population genomic and transcriptomic studies now provides the opportunity for understanding the adaptive basis of genetic variation and the molecular basis of responses to different environmental stressors.

Current projects include understanding the invasion history and range expansion of non-native species, characterising patterns of connectivity and population structure of ecosystem engineers (sea urchins and seagrass), understanding mating behaviour and connectivity in sea turtles, stock assessment of commercially and recreationally important fish and shellfish species, and characterising the mating systems of several marine invertebrate and plant species (levels of selfing, outcrossing and asexual reproduction).

Marine botany

Southern Australia is a globally significant hotspot of marine macroalgal (seaweed) biodiversity with the greatest levels of species richness and endemism of any regional flora.

Seagrasses are also a significant component of our estuarine and coastal regions providing nursery habitats for fish and Blue Carbon sequestration. However, species are under threat from human activities and global climate change.

Our research focuses around these main themes:

• Habitat provision and ecosystem services of marine macroalgae and seagrasses: understanding the significance of habitats provided by marine plants with respect to both the spatial extent and biomass of species, as well as the ecological interactions with other organisms and provision of ecosystem services are key areas of our research.
• Life history dynamics and connectivity of marine plants: we use a combination of field and laboratory experiments as well as population genetics and molecular ecology tools to answer questions about the life history dynamics, connectivity and genetic diversity of marine plants to better understand the ecology of marine plants as well as how populations and communities can be effectively managed.
• Human impacts on coastal marine communities: our research seeks to understand the nature of human disturbances on marine plant species and communities, the flow-on effects to biodiversity and the necessary conditions to restore remediated shores.
• Sustainable nutrition solutions using Australian seaweeds: we are exploring the diverse Australian marine flora for unique edible and nutritious seaweed products that might see sustainable and locally produced seaweeds making it to our tables in the near future.

Follow us on Twitter:  @DeakinSeaweed and  @nusealab

Marine wildlife ecology

Our research encompasses a diverse range of disciplines from behaviour, physiology and demography to conservation and management of a wide range of taxa including marine mammals, seabirds, shorebirds, sea turtles and jellyfish.

We aim to understand the factors influencing the population dynamics of these ecologically important species, predict how they may respond to environmental change and provide practical solutions to their conservation challenges.

Using state-of-the-art tracking technology we investigate the foraging behaviour of these taxa to determine how they adapt, within their physiological limits, to environmental variability. This is central to predicting how they will respond to ecological impacts of climate change and anthropogenic stressors such as pollution, fisheries interactions and habitat loss.

Our studies of central place foragers such as fur seals, penguins, gannets and shearwaters examines how they locate and exploit prey patches and allocate resources to self-maintenance and offspring provisioning.

Marine biology and ecology

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These include marine biology, aquatic ecology, marine ecosystem management, conservation biology, population genetics, biological oceanography, ecotoxicology, marine habitat mapping and the value of blue carbon.

The facility is located adjacent to the Southern Ocean, which provides a permanent base for marine and coastal-oriented field projects.

These projects investigate some of the most unique marine life in our oceans that support productive fisheries, important foraging and breeding grounds and important transit corridors for migratory species.

Blue carbon

Reducing carbon emissions is a necessary step in the fight against climate change. In addition, because greenhouse gases will linger in our atmosphere for another hundred years, there is also a need to find ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere.

Biosequestration is one promising option that capitalises on natural CO2 capture and storage by photosynthetic organisms and soil. Although much of the attention on biosequestration has centred on terrestrial forests, the world's greatest carbon storage potential may be in our oceans.

Recent data estimates that vegetated coastal habitats ('VCHs') - the seagrasses, saltmarshes and mangroves - are responsible for capturing up to 70% of the carbon in the oceans – termed 'blue carbon' – making them one of the most intense carbon sinks on the planet. VCHs bury blue carbon at a rate that is 40x faster than tropical rainforests, and their sediments never become saturated. Furthermore, while terrestrial forests bind carbon for decades, VCHs can bind carbon for millennia.

However, there is concern that ecosystem degradation could shift VCHs from carbon sinks to carbon sources. One study estimated up 1.02 Pg CO2 are being released annually from loss or conversion of VCHs, which is equivalent to the annual emissions of the UK and Canada combined.

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Our research spans a range of freshwater ecosystems, from small headwater streams at the top of catchments to large, lowland rivers and semi-arid temporary wetlands. We have researchers and students investigating both the basic biology of organisms that live in each ecosystem type and how they interact with their environment.

Our research also focussed on sustainable management of freshwater ecosystems so that they can continue to provide water for human consumption and agriculture under a changing climate.

We investigate basic ecological requirements of vegetation, zooplankton, fish, frogs and macroinvertebrates using a combination of traditional and state-of-the-art sampling methods, equipment and analyses.

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• knowledge for management
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Aquaculture and fisheries

Warrnambool is considered to be the birthplace of aquaculture, with the earliest records of any aquaculture practice being eel farming in 6,000 BC by the indigenous Gunditjmara people in South-West Victoria.

Though currently the aquaculture industry in South-West Victoria is relatively small, MFAS in Warrnambool is strategically located exactly half way in between the two largest aquaculture producing regions in Australia (Tasmania and South Australia), and commercial fishery in South-West Victoria is a well-established and important industry.

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The Nutrition and Seafood Laboratory (NuSea.Lab) of Deakin University primarily focuses on aquaculture, the fastest growing food producing sector globally. Unlike other human activities, aquaculture is characterised by having an environmental scope, an economic scope and a social scope.

The cost of aquafeed (feed used to farm fish) is considered to be one of the highest recurrent costs in aquaculture. Additionally, aquafeed is also central and fundamental in determining the health and performance of the cultured fish, the quality of the final product and the possible impacts on the surrounding environment.

Fish nutrition is vital to achieving a sustainable yet profitable production of healthy fish and seafood and is therefore at the core of intensive research activities conducted within NuSea.Lab

Our research focuses on a series of important questions and objectives, including lipid and fatty acid metabolism in farmed fish, fish meal and fish oil replacement in aquafeeds, nutritional physiology, overall seafood quality (health benefits, sensorial properties and traceability), and the testing of novel ingredients for the next generation of aquafeeds.

In addition, we have a long standing commitment to Australian aquaculture and work closely with a range of relevant industry partners to tailor research packages that permit the sustainable expansion of industry activities, while simultaneously ensuring due diligence is followed through all stages of product testing/ experimentation.

Fish stress physiology and health

The fish stress and health research examines both basic and applied aspects of fish physiology/endocrinology. It involves the formulation and testing of hypotheses that are designed to generate basic knowledge or could lead to practical applications in fisheries biology or aquaculture.

Laboratory and/or field-based studies are set up to investigate endocrine, metabolic, and cellular responses of fishes to different stressors, with the goal of understanding: a) their relationship to fish health/immunology, diseases, reproduction, welfare and growth, and b) during acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) exposure to stressors.

Studies are primarily carried out using live animals, and physiological and molecular techniques are used to quantify or qualitatively determine the parameters of interest, including corticosteroid and sex steroid hormones, enzyme activity, plasma metabolites, screening of bacterial and viral diseases (molecular techniques), and protein and gene expression.

Recreational fisheries science

Recreational fisheries are globally important, from economic, environmental and social perspectives. Developments in this sector are increasingly underpinned by a 'triple bottom line' approach informed by high-quality science. As a recreational pursuit fishing has one of the highest participation rates of all recreational activities.

Recreational fisheries science is truly multi-faceted and includes perspectives both from the target species and of the human element. Research from a target species' perspective addresses: welfare, stress, trauma, pain and ethical treatment; post-release survival and recreational fishing impacts; habitat requirements and movement behaviour; visual perception and response to baits and lures; recreational fishing induced disruptions to life cycles; and the creation, restoration, enhancement and protection of recreational fisheries.

From a human perspective, research addresses: the fishing experience, well-being and end user satisfaction; human health and food safety; post-capture processing and storage; sensory attributes and how best to prepare and store the catch; monitoring and adaptive management of populations; illegal fishing and compliance/protection regulations; conflicts with commercial fisheries and environmental and animal welfare groups; the social and economic benefits/trade-offs to communities; triple-bottom line development of recreational fisheries; traditional recreational fisheries; funding, research models and stocking practices (or requirement thereof) for sustaining recreational fisheries; tourism; technology, fisher specialisation, and generational attitudes.

Deakin aquaculture futures facility

Deakin aquaculture futures facility's unique infrastructure facilitates multidisciplinary, collaborative research at both national and international scales across a range of aquatic species and aquatic environments.

Applications span research activities in aquaculture nutrition, fish health and stress physiology, fish reproduction, climate change, aquatic ecotoxicology, water recycling and bioremediation, aquatic animal behaviour, and various aspects of undergraduate teaching.

The facility is equipped with a range of experimental systems, permitting small scale experimental work with sensitive life stages, all the way up to unrivalled commercial-scale aquaculture research for the provision of cutting-edge research to meet the needs of the Australian aquaculture sector.

Academic and research staff

Dr Luis Afonso

Associate Professor John Arnould

Dr Alecia Bellgrove

Dr David Francis

Professor Graeme Hays

Dr Patricia Lee

Dr Julie Mondon

Dr Adam Pope

Professor Gerry Quinn

Dr Craig Sherman

Associate Professor Giovanni Turchini

Dr Mary Young

Associate Professor Geoff Wescott

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University of Florida

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

FAS 5015 Aquaculture I 3 Credits

Grading Scheme: Letter Grade

Provides an overview of the field of aquaculture, including water quality, production systems, nutrition, spawning, and the common fish and invertebrate groups cultured in the United States.

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FAS 5203 Biology of Fishes 3 Credits

A survey of the diversity of fishes, including their anatomy, taxonomy, ecology, and conservation. Evolutionary trends are stressed, along with biogeography and biodiversity hotspots. The last section of the course is focused on fish ecology and conservation.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing

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FAS 5203C Biology of Fishes 4 Credits

Emphasizes trends in evolution, integrative and sensory biology, physiology, feeding ecology, reproduction, growth, and population dynamics as they relate to fisheries. Offered fall term in odd-numbered years.

Prerequisite: BSC 2011 /2011L or consent of instructor.

FAS 5255 Diseases of Warmwater Fish 3 Credits

Instruction in the methodology of diagnosis, treatment and management of parasitic, bacterial, viral, nutritional, and environmental diseases of warm water food and aquarium species. Fish biology and general husbandry, aquatic systems and water quality management, infectious agents, treatment plans, and biosecurity, quarantine and regulatory issues relevant to fish health.

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

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FAS 5276C Field Ecology of Aquatic Organisms 4 Credits

Understanding principles of fish and shellfish ecology through field studies. Intensive study in lakes, rivers, and coastal marshes to gain understanding of how fish and shellfish interact with their environment. Requires extensive field trips. Offered summer term.

Prerequisite: FAS 4305C or consent of instructor.

FAS 5335C Applied Fisheries Statistics 4 Credits

Population sampling and estimation, statistical assumptions and robustness, mark-recapture, growth, and empirical modeling of populations. Offered fall term in even-numbered years.

Prerequisite: FAS 5276C  or consent of instructor.

FAS 5407 Biology of Fishery and Aquaculture Invertebrates 3 Credits

Examines the biology of marine and freshwater invertebrates that are important as fisheries or in aquaculture. Topics will include taxonomy, morphology, distribution, habitat requirements, nutrition, major predators and parasites, significant ecological interactions, and life cycles. Non-food fisheries, such as commercial sponges and pearl oysters, will be included.

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FAS 5901 Scientific Thinking in Ecology 2 Credits

General philosophical foundations of science and specific critiques and perspectives found in ecology and aquatic sciences. Offered fall term.

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FAS 6154 Marine Adaptations: Environmental Physiology 3 Credits

Examines and compares the physiological adaptations of marine, estuarine, and freshwater organisms to environmental conditions at various organizational levels.  Habitats discussed include freshwater, rocky intertidal, salt marsh, coral reef, and deep sea.

Prerequisite: undergraduate course in animal physiology.

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FAS 6165 Fish and Crustacean Nutrition 3 Credits

Aquaints students with basic principles of nutrition and formulation of diets for fish and crustaceans in aquaculture. Lectures will cover digestive physiology, nutrients, feed formulation, and specific nutritional requirements for numerous aquatic organisms.

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FAS 6176 Algae Biology and Ecology 3 Credits

Covers the biology and ecology of aquatic algae, including evolution, classification, structure, photosynthesis, growth, and reproduction.  Emphasis on the ecological role of algae in different aquatic ecosystems (e.g. open ocean, estuaries, coral reefs, rocky intertidal), their impacts (e.g. harmful algae blooms, food webs), and their applications (e.g. food, biochemical).

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FAS 6238 Environmental Physiology of Fishes 3 Credits

Advanced topics on physiology of fishes, such as features and adaptations at different levels of biological organization, their implications, and applications. Students will gain an appreciation for, understanding of, and ability to formulate controlled scientific experiments to generate new knowledge about how fishes function.

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FAS 6256 Fish and Aquatic Invertebrate Histology 3 Credits

Covering interpretations of the fixed tissue microanatomy and physiology of fish, bivalves, and corals, and introduces common histopathologic (disease) findings.

Prerequisite: Previous coursework in animal biology, or permission of the instructor.

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FAS 6272 Marine Ecological Processes 3 Credits

The ecological, biological, and environmental processes that drive patterns in productivity, behavior, population dynamics, and community structure in marine and estuarine ecosystems.

Prerequisite: Graduate student status

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FAS 6273 Trophic Ecology of Fishes 3 Credits

Trophic ecology of fishes, including: food habit analyses, diet breadth, diet overlap, prey selectivity, prey digestion, gut evacuation, consumption, food-web linkages, foraging connections through stable isotope ratios, trophic cascades, feeding bioenergetics, and interactions among feeding, growth reproduction.

Prerequisite: STA 6166 & FAS 5203C or equivalent.

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FAS 6275 Freshwater Ecology 3 Credits

Provides students with an understanding of the concepts in freshwater ecology that are important for controlling the traits, distribution, and abundance of aquatic organisms. Material will focus on the major groups of organisms found in freshwater habitats, the physical and chemical properties that are important for structuring freshwater communities, and the ecological processes that affect freshwater communities and ecosystems.

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FAS 6337C Fish Population Dynamics 4 Credits

Analyzing fish populations for management purposes. Methods for estimating population parameters such as growth, recruitment, and mortality. Using population parameters and computer models to predict yield and catch composition, and bioenergetics approaches for fisheries management problems. Offered spring term in odd-numbered years.

Prerequisite: STA 6166 or STA 6093 .

FAS 6339C Advanced Quantitative Fisheries Assessment 4 Credits

Covering topics related to fisheries stock assessment and management.  Focusing on modern assessment techniques and their associated challenges.

Prerequisite: FAS 6337C   Fish Population Dynamics

FAS 6355C Fisheries Management 4 Credits

Integrating scientific, social, political, and legal factors in fisheries management. Offered fall term in odd-numbered years.

FAS 6356 Fisheries Enhancement 2 Credits

Provides participants with knowledge and skills required for assessing where and when enhancements can contribute to fisheries management goals, and for developing and managing such initiatives effectively. Emphasizes integrative systems approaches and the key elements of population dynamics, aquaculture production, release strategies, genetic management, governance, and social/economic costs and benefits.

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FAS 6357 Marine Protected Areas 3 Credits

Presents the history and logic of marine protected areas (MPAs) and their advantages and disadvantages. The science of MPAs will be explained as well as an overview of traditional approaches of fisheries management. The importance of ecological principles when creating an MPA will be emphasized. An overview of sampling theory and the need for empirical data to document the success or failure of MPAs will be presented.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

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FAS 6360 Invasion Ecology of Aquatic Animals 3 Credits

A comprehensive overview of invasion ecology, highlighting aspects related to aquatic animals, including ecological concepts and debates underlying this developing field; biology and life history of nonnative aquatic animals, including characteristics of successful invaders; risk analysis methodology; and the conservation and regulatory implications of nonnative aquatic species.

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FAS 6408 Aquaculture II 3 Credits

Aquaculture engineering and system design; broodstock management; live feeds and algae production; economics and marketing; biosecurity. Application of principles and concepts will be emphasized. At the conclusion of this course students should have a firm grasp of critical concepts in aquaculture.

Prerequisite: FAS 5015 Introduction to Aquaculture (Aquaculture I).

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FAS 6416 Spatial Ecology and Modeling of Fish Populations 2 Credits

Theoretical models, GIS-based methods, spatially explicit matrix population models, movement models, statistical approaches, and stock assessment models to trace the effects of habitat quality, environmental restoration and spatial behavior of fish populations.

Prerequisite: FAS or WEC.

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FAS 6705 Fisheries and aquaculture: An economics perspective 3 Credits

Introduces students to important issues in fisheries and aquaculture management from an economic perspective, exploring the incentives of various stakeholders in utilizing and conserving fisheries resources, as well as the impacts and effects of differing management systems on industry and ecosystems.

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FAS 6905 Individual Study 1-6 Credits, Max 10 Credits

Contemporary problem or topic.

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FAS 6910 Supervised Research 1-5 Credits, Max 5 Credits

Grading Scheme: S/U

Supervised Research

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FAS 6932 Special Topics in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1-4 Credits, Max 12 Credits

Fisheries biology, aquaculture, and associated aquatic sciences.

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FAS 6933 Graduate Symposium 1 Credit, Max 3 Credits

Graduate Symposium

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FAS 6935 Contemporary Problems in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2 Credits, Max 10 Credits

Library research, oral reports, and discussions of scientific problems or topics announced in advance. Offered fall and spring terms.

Prerequisite: graduate student standing.

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FAS 6940 Supervised Teaching 1-5 Credits, Max 5 Credits

Supervised Teaching

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FAS 6971 Research for Master's Thesis 1-15 Credits

Research for Master's Thesis

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FAS 7979 Advanced Research 1-12 Credits

Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have been admitted to a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students who have been admitted to candidacy.

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FAS 7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation 1-15 Credits

Research for Doctoral Dissertation

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Projects of Aquaculture and Fisheries

Nutritional epigenetic programming of gut mucosal health in first-feeding fish

FISH: intestinal organoids from fish

INREEF: Interdisciplinary program to build the resilience of marine protected areas in tourism destinations

Marine Time Machine: Trajectories of change for tropical marine biodiversity in the Anthropocene

AQUAEXCEL3.0

OSW2.1 Innorays

Innorays: DNA kinship analysis

AFI PhD Knowledge Exchange Programme, June 24, 2019

Functional feeding traits in changing fish communities

Mangrove- Polders

Effect of muscle growth dynamics on nutritional requirements of Nile tilapia

Net energy evaluation system for fish feed

Recruitment dynamics of rheophilic fish in floodplain systems in relation to habitat complexity and its temporal variability (River Rhine, the Netherlands)

PASMI & BwN-Indonesia

Aquaexcel2020; Aquaculture infrastructures for Excellence in European fish research

Nutritious Ponds

Timing is of the essence: the performance of intertidal fish passes in the wadden sea area utilizing temporal windows of migratory opportunity.

Impacts of pulse fishing for flatfish on the ecosystem

Network of Universities & Enterprises for Food Training in Southeast Asia

TARGETFISH - Targeted disease prophylaxis in European fish farming

Shrimp culture in coastal areas

Supporting integration in agricultural curricula of climate change concerns at universities.

Benin (NPT/Ben/183)

MSc thesis Sophie Maxime Neitzel – Identifying reporting needs for fishermen

College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS)

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS

College of fisheries and ocean sciences, institute of aquaculture.

As one of the four institutes of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, the Institute of Aquaculture (IA) conducts its programs and activities in the field of aquaculture with focus on the following functions: academic/instruction, research, and public service/extension.

The institute is guided by an overarching vision and mission to provide excellent education, research, and extension in the field of aquaculture, as well as to develop and implement curricular programs in aquaculture and inland fisheries that are relevant to the needs of the industry.

It offers three graduate academic programs– Ph.D. in Fisheries (Aquaculture), M.S. in Fisheries (Aquaculture), and Master of Aquaculture (1-year non-thesis program). It also offers an undergraduate program, BSc. in Fisheries, which it implements together with the other institutes of CFOS.

The Institute undertakes basic and applied research based on national goals and priorities. The Institute has the mission to enhance the country’s capabilities in aquaculture research for maximum production without degrading the environment, and generate aquaculture technologies for industrial and economic development.

• Its facilities which include the Multi-species Hatchery and Freshwater Aquaculture Station in Miagao, Brackishwater Aquaculture Center in Leganes, and Batan Mariculture Station in Aklan, are adequate to support research programs and projects on:
• Development and/or improvement of hatchery and culture techniques for commercially important finfish, shellfish, seaweeds and other aquatic organisms;
• Fish health, nutrition and genetics; and Conservation and management of inland and coastal waters.

The extension programs of the Institute mainly focus on technology verification, training, technical assistance and consultancies. Technologies generated and developed from research projects are verified either in the production ponds or in cooperation with the private sector. Appropriate technologies are disseminated through community outreach services, institutional training programs, and technical assistance and consultancies.

VISION AND MISSION

The Institute of Aquaculture’s faculty roster are experts in their fields; they teach as well as engage in scholarly research. The faculty members work closely with the students in providing general instruction and in supervising undergraduate and graduate theses. They are dedicated to help their students shape their academic programs and discover new intellectual passions.

FACULTY MEMBERS

Dr. Victor Marco Emmanuel N. Ferriols

Associate professor 6 and ia director.

Field of Expertise:  Genetics in Aquaculture; Biotechnology

Educational attainment:  Ph.D. Aquatic Bioscience (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Contact Information:  [email protected] Google Scholar link

Dr. Rex Ferdinand M. Traifalgar

Professor 7.

Field of Expertise:  Nutritional Immunology; Fish genetics

Educational attainment:  Ph.D. Fisheries Science (Kagoshima University, Japan)

Contact Information: [email protected] Google Scholar link

Dr. Liberato V. Laureta

Professor emeritus.

Field of Expertise:  Mollusk Taxonomy, Ecology and Biology, Taxonomy, Fish Energetics, Fisheries Rehabilitation

Educational attainment:  Ph.D. Marine Biology (University of Liverpool, UK)

Contact Information:  [email protected] Google Scholar link

Dr. Mae Grace G. Nillos

Professor 4.

Field of Expertise:  Environmental analytical chemistry; Aquatic Ecotoxicology

Educational attainment:  Ph.D. Environmental Toxicology (University of California-Riverside, CA, USA)

Contact Information: [email protected] Google Scholar link

Dr. Liah C. Catedrilla

Associate professor 7.

Field of Expertise:  Extension Education; Aquaculture Dev. Communication

Educational attainment:  Ph.D. Extension Education (UP Los Baños)

Contact Information: [email protected] Google Scholar link

Prof. Nieves a. Toledo

Associate professor 6.

Field of Expertise:  Aquaculture; Ichthyology

Educational attainment:  MS Fisheries (Kagoshima University, Japan)

Contact Information:  [email protected] Google Scholar link

Dr. Jerome G. Genodepa

Associate professor 2.

Field of Expertise:  Crustacean Aquaculture Management

Educational attainment:  Ph.D. in Fisheries (James Cook University, Australia)

Contact Information:  [email protected] Google Scholar link

Dr. Iris Ann G. Borlongan

Assistant professor 7.

Field of Expertise:  Phycology; Seaweed Ecophysiology; Seaweed Culture

Contact Information:  [email protected] Google Scholar link

Dr. Carmelo Del Castillo

Assistant professor 4 and upv-nimbb director.

Field of Expertise:  Aquatic Microbiology

Educational attainment:  Ph.D. Fisheries Science (Applied Science of Marine Resources) (Kagoshima University, Japan)

Contact Information: 

[email protected]

Google Scholar link

Dr. Cherry P. Añasco

Assistant professor 4.

Field of Expertise:  Biostatistics

Educational attainment:  Ph.D. in Fisheries

Contact Information: [email protected] Google Scholar link

Dr. Sanny David P. Lumayno

Assistant professor 3.

Field of Expertise: Fish Reproductive Endocrinology

Educational attainment: Ph.D. Agricultural Sciences (Kyushu University, Japan)

Contact Information: [email protected] Google Scholar link

Dr. Mary Grace C. Sedanza

Assistant professor 1.

Field of Expertise:  Aquatic Invertebrates; Marine Biofouling and Control

Educational attainment:  Ph.D. Candidate in Fisheries Science (Nagasaki University)

Contact Information: [email protected] Google Scholar link

Ms. Angel Queenee D. Dequito

Field of Expertise:  Computational Biology and Ecology; Shrimp transcriptomics and metagenomics; Climate Change and Aquaculture

Educational attainment:  MS Fisheries (UP Visayas)

Contact Information:  [email protected] Google Scholar link

Mr. Vince Neil B. Fuertes​

Instructor 4.

Field of Expertise:  Aquatic Health Management; Aquatic Ecology

Educational attainment:  Bachelor of Science in Fisheries, Magna cum laude (UP Visayas)

Contact Information:  [email protected] Google Scholar link

Ms. Kyle Iris C. Touzo

Field of Expertise:  Applied Aquaculture Biotechnology

Contact Information: [email protected] Google Scholar link

Mr. Fredson H. Huervana

Instructor 3.

Field of Expertise:  Aquaculture Technologies

Educational attainment: MS Fisheries (Aquaculture) (UP Visayas)

Contact Information: [email protected] Google Scholar link

Ms. ROWENA E. CADIZ

Field of Expertise:  Inland aquatic biodiversity, molecular biology

Educational attainment:  Master of Science in Fisheries (Aquaculture)

Contact Information:  [email protected] Google Scholar link

Mr. OMAR ADRIANNE P. ALAMAN

Field of Expertise:  Developmental biology of aquatic vertebrates; marine genomics

Educational attainment:  Master of Science in Marine Life Sciences- Marine Genomics (Tokyo University of Marine Sciences and Technology)

Contact Information: [email protected] Google Scholar link

Ms. MARY GOLD R. DAVID

Field of Expertise:  Aquaculture engineering, hatchery management

Educational attainment:  Bachelor of Science in Fisheries, Cum laude (UP Visayas)

Contact Information:  [email protected] Google Scholar link

EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

The research framework of the institute of aquaculture includes environment-friendly aquaculture, health management, and precision aquaculture. Most of the research projects focused on the following commodities: milkfish, shrimp, mussel, mudcrab, tilapia, micro- and macroalgae, few marine species, and aquafeeds.

The institute had accumulated 408M peso-funding since 2011 from different sources such as the Department of Science and Technology, UP, CHED, private sectors, and etc. 29 out 61 (48%) research projects were able to acquire equipment for the capacity building of CFOS.

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PHD IN AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

GRADUATE PROFILE

A PhD graduate in Aquaculture and Fisheries management will be able to:

• Teach aquaculture and fisheries courses in universities and other institutions.
• Provide advisory/ consultancy works to policy makers, investors and other relevant stakeholders in aquaculture and fisheries
• Devise management plans to meet national needs of using aquatic resources in a sustainable manner
• Apply appropriate technologies for the efficient and sustainable utilization of fisheries resources 
• Adapt the contemporary scientific knowledge on aquaculture and fisheries practices to ensure sustainable utilization of fisheries resources
• Facilitate the link between higher institutions, communities, and other stakeholders towards the common goals of fighting community problems and for sustainable utilization of the fisheries and other aquatic resources
• Develop and implement aquaculture projects and business ventures

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admissions to the program are competitive based on the following criteria:

• Applicants need to have Master Degree in Aquaculture and/or Fisheries, Biology, Animal Sciences, Wetlands Management, Environmental Sciences and other related fields which will be determined by the Department Graduate Committee (DGC) of Department of Biology
• Applicants need to have an MSc cumulative grade point average (cGPA) of 3.00 and above from accredited higher learning institution
• Submit a preliminary synopsis of planned PhD research for review and approval, and admission depends on availability and consent of advisor
• Successful performance (i.e. a minimum of 50 %) in the aptitude examination that encompass basic knowledge on subject matter, language test, basic computer skills, research ethics and others. The purpose of the examination is to ascertain whether a candidate is capable of the independent and thoughtful research required for the PhD program.
• Having publication(s) in (a) reputable journal(s) is an added advantage
• Based on the DGC assessment, candidates whose MSc background are not directly or related to Fisheries and Aquaculture will be required to take the bridge courses from the MSc program in Aquaculture and Fisheries before becoming eligible to register for the PhD courses proper (see Section 16).

DURATION OF THE STUDY PROGRAM

Duration of the study is 4 years. A candidate who fails to complete within the set schedule must present an acceptable justification in consultation with his/her research supervisor(s) for possible extension as per the existing JU regulation pertaining to the case.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A candidate must fulfill the following requirements of the School of Graduate studies (SGS) of Jimma University (JU) for graduation:

• A candidate should have a minimum course work of 12 credit hours and dissertation work of 12 credit hours.
• A Cumulative Grade Point Average (cGPA) of 3.00 must be obtained in the course works 
• No less than “B” grade(s) in any course(s) taken
• If there is a chance to link a candidate’s project to foreign universities a candidate in the sandwich scheme is required to spend at least 1 ½ years at the Department, Jimma University. Six credit hours of the 12 required graduate courses may be completed by residence courses taken at an accredited University or institute other than Jimma University. However, the equivalence of the courses taken abroad will be evaluated against the course list of the launched program.
• The Doctoral Dissertation shall constitute individual effort in academic pursuits to identify and analyze problems by applying sound methodology. A Doctoral Dissertation shall constitute the partial fulfillment of the requirement to the PhD Degree program. To be eligible for graduation, a candidate should:
• Publish at least one article in reputable peer reviewed journals.
• Submit at least one manuscript to a publisher and produce evidence of submission from editorial board
• Make oral paper presentation at one national or international level
• Present a compiled monograph for final open public defense of his/her Doctoral Dissertation.
• However, special cases can be entertained to permit a candidate to defend the Doctoral Dissertation by getting approval/advice from the candidate’s advisory board in consultation with respective supervisor(s) regardless of the criteria listed in a & b above.
• A candidate must successfully defend his/her Dissertation. If the student’s dissertation is rated “Fail”, he/she may be allowed to re-correct his/her work in a maximum duration of 6 months grace period.
• The result of the Dissertation evaluation will be an average of one external examiner (hereafter defined as a relevant professional outside Jimma University, either from Ethiopia or abroad) and one internal examiner (hereafter defined as a relevant professional from within Jimma University). A student must first submit the thesis, in an acceptable form, to the Advisor, who will return it, with comments, within six weeks. The revised Doctoral thesis may then be passed to the Advisory Committee which will then determine whether the Thesis is ready for submission.  The student’s advisor(s) in consultation with the Advisory Committee recommend potential external and internal examiners. The public oral defense of the thesis is arranged by the Department and conducted according to rules and regulations of Jimma University.

DEGREE NOMENCLATURE

Upon successful completion of the program, the candidate will be awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree in Biology (Aquaculture and Fisheries Management) ; In Amharic: የፍልስፍና ዶክትሬት ዲግሪ በስነ-ሕይወት (አኳካልቸር ና የዓሳ ሀብት አስተዳደር)

LIST OF COURSES

COURSE BREAKDOWN

Based on the DGC assessment, candidates whose MSc background are not directly or related to Fisheries and Aquaculture will be required to take the following bridge courses from the MSc program in Aquaculture and Fisheries before becoming eligible to register for the PhD courses proper during Year I Semester I. Consequently, for such students the course work duration before proceeding to the PhD Dissertation will be one and half academic year. These courses are considered part of the student’s PhD training and thus appear on the student’s academic transcript. The course schedule for students taking bridge courses will accordingly extend from Year I Semester I through Year II Semester I i.e. one and half academic year.

Year I Semester I ( for students taking bridge courses )

Year I    Semester I    (Year I Semester II, for students taking bridge courses )

Year I    Semester II (Year II Semester I, for students taking bridge courses )

Year II    Semester I (Year II Semester II, for students taking bridge courses )

NOAA Sea Grant to invest $8.8 million to enhance aquaculture production, capacity and knowledge sharing

• August 13, 2024

To further support sustainable U.S. aquaculture, NOAA Sea Grant selected 33 projects totaling $8,821,710 in fiscal year 2024 federal funding. The projects will span coastal and Great Lakes states and territories with a focus on enhancing aquaculture species production, boosting aquaculture literacy and knowledge sharing, and strengthening aquaculture research and extension capacity. 

“Supporting sustainable, domestic seafood production, through aquaculture, is a key component to a thriving, blue economy across the U.S.,” said Jonathan Pennock, director of NOAA’s National Sea Grant College Program. “Sea Grant will continue to work alongside communities to gather and share aquaculture-related knowledge that helps the industry and the environment.”

The areas of strategic investment and project details are described below. Grant recipients must match 50% of the awarded federal funding with non-federal funds. 

Enhancing production of aquaculture species

Five projects based in Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and Oregon were selected for a total of $1,768,821 in funding to develop and refine methods, protocols, techniques and strategies to enhance the production of one or more life stages of aquaculture species. The funded research will specifically answer questions related to oysters, hard clams, macroalgae, striped bass and red seaweed. The overall goal of these projects is to improve the efficiency, output and profitability of commercial aquaculture businesses. 

Regional aquaculture communications and literacy collaboratives

Three regional projects in the Great Lakes, the Southeast and the West Coast (including Alaska and the Pacific Islands) were selected for a total of $2,249,884 in funding to create regional aquaculture communications and literacy collaboratives. The projects are multi-Sea Grant program efforts to address aquaculture communications and literacy needs that will benefit the aquaculture community, seafood consumers and the general public. 

Aquaculture technologies and education travel grants

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sea Grant was selected to receive an aquaculture technologies and education travel grant for $26,000. In partnership with MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives, MIT Sea Grant will recruit and support an MIT student to complete a 10-week aquaculture-focused internship with SINTEF Ocean, a research organization in Norway. The intern will learn about offshore aquaculture systems and technologies for farming Atlantic salmon, of which Norway is the world’s largest producer. MIT Sea Grant will also conduct outreach to share the innovative aquaculture systems and technologies from Norway with diverse audiences.

Aquaculture supplemental funding

Sea Grant selected 24 projects for a total of $4,777,005 in funding to support and improve aquaculture capacity at Sea Grant programs. Projects will focus on local and regional priorities, including aquaculture research, extension, education and communication activities, and they will support new and existing staff to expand aquaculture-related activities. Learn more about these projects below.

Alaska Sea Grant

Alaska Sea Grant will support graduate student research exploring how mariculture farms impact sea otter prey communities to help inform the management of potential sea otter-mariculture interactions.

California Sea Grant

California Sea Grant will support two staff positions to build and further extension programs of integrated applied research, community engagement and education that will advance sustainable aquaculture and address coastal and marine issues in Central and Southern California.

Connecticut Sea Grant

Connecticut Sea Grant will conduct two projects to gather data to improve understanding of the population status of the northern quahog clam ( Mercenaria mercenaria ) in Connecticut and analyze the nutritional content of cultivated sugar kelp ( Saccharina latissima ), which will fill key knowledge gaps for the local aquaculture industry.

Florida Sea Grant

Florida Sea Grant will conduct two projects. The first will support research in the advancement of machine learning (i.e., artificial intelligence) as applied to aquaculture operations, particularly recirculating aquaculture systems. The second will continue to expand student training through their HARVEST program (Helping Aquaculture Reap Value and Enhance Student Training), placing 13 student interns with aquaculture businesses.

Georgia Sea Grant

Georgia Sea Grant will establish an aquaculture research traineeship to enhance aquaculture knowledge in partnership with Valdosta State University.

Guam Sea Grant

Guam Sea Grant will accelerate the expansion of Guam’s aquaculture industry by researching and implementing targeted marketing strategies, including outreach collaborations with restaurants and hotels and a fish fry competition amongst Guam’s chefs

Hawai'i Sea Grant

Hawai’i Sea Grant will support extension faculty to conduct outreach activities and technology transfer trainings that address aquaculture-related needs in Hawai’i and the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands and paid internships for students and community members to provide hands-on experience with aquaculture industry partners.

Maine Sea Grant

Maine Sea Grant will further aquaculture outreach and education activities such as hands-on farmer training workshops, provide opportunities for Maine residents to learn about sea farming and its impacts and conduct applied research in partnership with farmers that addresses topics of emerging interest.

Louisiana Sea Grant

Louisiana Sea Grant will test, advance and share quality management techniques for oyster nurseries to facilitate successful farmer-run nurseries and support reliable access to oyster seed.

Maryland Sea Grant

Maryland Sea Grant will further aquaculture-related research, outreach and education activities by supporting an aquaculture education and professional development coordinator and a proposal and reporting coordinator.

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium will conduct a phase II for their Commercial Oyster Aquaculture Sector Training (COAST) Program, which began in 2023, to further training and networking for oyster industry apprentices. This workforce development initiative provides funding for apprentices to receive hands-on training in the oyster aquaculture industry.

MIT Sea Grant

MIT Sea Grant will continue a previous project that brings engineering students together with aquaculture practitioners to solve challenges with robotic and autonomous physical intervention, such as oyster basket management and oyster nursery processes, similar activities with the scallop aquaculture industry and general autonomous aquaculture environmental monitoring.

WHOI Sea Grant

WHOI Sea Grant will investigate the viral genome and the expression of core viral genes within neoplastic cells of hard clams ( Mercenaria mercenaria ) to improve understanding of a disease leading to substantial mortality in farmed hard clams.

Michigan Sea Grant

Michigan Sea Grant will support graduate student research to determine the susceptibility of invasive Asian Carp species to two emerging viral infections that are co-circulating in Michigan in connection to carp aquaculture, which will guide wildlife management agencies about the design of adequate containment strategies.

Minnesota Sea Grant

Minnesota Sea Grant will continue investigating a cost-effective diet for early stages of Yellow Perch and Golden Shiner, initiate a feasibility study for commercial aquaculture production of Golden Shiner and collaborate with Little Earth of United Tribes on outreach and youth workforce development for their aquaponics facility.

New Hampshire Sea Grant

New Hampshire Sea Grant will conduct two projects to develop a roadmap for implementing professional trainings for local women in aquaculture and to better understand current and future crab communities in New Hampshire salt marshes and subtidal areas to help guide local management decisions.

New York Sea Grant

New York Sea Grant will further support and provide guidance to the developing aquaculture industry in New York State by bringing together the diverse sectors in the Great Lakes (land-based finfish farms) and Long Island (shellfish and seaweed cultivation) regions and improving areas of need identified through industry assessment.

North Carolina Sea Grant

North Carolina Sea Grant will sustain support for the Shellfish Farming Academy, the extension pilot of alternative grow out practices to mitigate oyster mass mortality risk, and communications and outreach for public awareness of shellfish mariculture and coastal development challenges and solutions.

Ohio Sea Grant

Ohio Sea Grant will run a research competition to answer key questions about Ohio markets for aquaculture versus stocking and food fish products to inform industry, agency, regulator and consumer audiences.

Rhode Island Sea Grant

Rhode Island Sea Grant will provide a secondary level of educational programming for aquaculture industry members seeking to enhance their science-based knowledge related to advanced business practices, conflict mitigation for the community arena and accessing available government resources.

Texas Sea Grant

Texas Sea Grant will support the nascent cultivated oyster mariculture industry in Texas by training restaurant servers to educate consumers about Texas oysters and assisting new farms in implementing sustainable practices and obtaining certifications.

Virginia Sea Grant

Virginia Sea Grant will partner to create fellowship and internship opportunities that benefit local students and the aquaculture industry and provide communications support to ongoing funded aquaculture projects, sharing the results of these projects via various conferences.

Washington Sea Grant

Washington Sea Grant will enhance the resilience of shellfish aquaculture in Washington by supporting capacity with ecosystem-based management operations in the Willapa-Grays Harbor Estuary Collaborative and Tide’s Out—an aquaculture crew and manager training program.

Wisconsin Sea Grant

Wisconsin Sea Grant will sustain the reach and impacts of the Eat Wisconsin Fish initiative, revise the Consumer’s Guide to Wisconsin’s Farm-Raised Fish and organize and facilitate an aquaculture workshop and listening session in Madison, the state’s capitol.

Download the full list of funded projects and descriptions here

Sea Grant is committed to supporting aquaculture development nationwide to enhance economic resilience and nutritional security in American communities. In 2024, Sea Grant developed a five-year (2024-2028) Aquaculture Investment Plan to guide its efforts in supporting aquaculture research, extension and education. This plan is consistent with Sea Grant’s Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture focus area and the Sea Grant Network’s 10-year Aquaculture Vision , both of which support NOAA and Department of Commerce aquaculture goals. 

Learn more about Sea Grant’s investments in aquaculture .

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Sustainability is about meeting our present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. It’s a balance of environmental health, economic growth and social equity. One of the simplest ways to contribute to sustainability is by making conscious choices in our daily lives. Whether that is by reducing waste by opting for reusable products or supporting local markets, every small step we take helps build coastal and marine resilience.

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Food pantries offered by College of Agriculture

Six student food pantries were recently installed on campus in an effort by the College of Agriculture to alleviate food insecurity among students. The pantries are in the lobby of each of the college’s academic buildings: Comer Hall, Funchess Hall, Upchurch Hall, Corley Hall, Swingle Hall and the Poultry Science Building.

Each wooden food pantry is stocked with non-perishable food donations, which are available to any student in need.

“Food insecurity is very real among many students at Auburn, particularly graduate students, many of whom live strictly on very modest stipends,” said Amy Brock, director of academic advising for the College of Agriculture and part of the university’s Food Insecurity Coalition. “This is particularly difficult for students with families and for international students, who do not qualify for SNAP. Pantries like these are a very practical, accessible solution, and they make donations easy for anyone on campus.”

Donations of non-perishable food items may be made simply by placing the items in the pantry during regular business hours of 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday-Friday. Food pantry staples include grains such as rice and oatmeal, nut butters, dried pasta, cereal, canned vegetables, cooking oils, salt and pepper, flour and baking mixes.

Other campus food resources at Auburn include the Campus Food Pantry, the Feed the Family Fund, the Campus Kitchen Project, the Share Meals App and the Little Food Library.

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Oyster Virus Detected in San Diego Bay Likely Worsened by Warmer Waters

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New research led by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveals how rising water temperatures influence a deadly herpes virus in juvenile Pacific oysters in San Diego Bay. While the ostreid herpesvirus (OsHV-1) does not pose a threat to humans, it is capable of causing mass mortality events among oysters, potentially hindering oyster aquaculture operations.  In a study published recently in the journal Sustainable Microbiology, a team of researchers in the  Gilbert Lab at Scripps Oceanography identified that a San Diego microvariant of the OsHV-1 virus thrives above 15°C (59°F) and causes oyster mortality starting at 18°C (64°F).

The researchers conducted a series of lab-based experiments focused on the San Diego microvariant of OsHV-1 in Pacific oysters, finding that higher temperatures accelerate oyster deaths — particularly between 21-24°C (70-75°F). Once infected with the virus, the oysters had weakened defenses, leading to altered microbiomes and potential bacterial infections.

“Our study provides crucial insight into the relationship between rising water temperatures and the spread of a deadly virus that infects Pacific oysters,” said Emily Kunselman, lead author of the study and a recent PhD graduate of Scripps Oceanography. "We found that as the temperature increases, virulence also increases. In colder waters, these oysters appear to be protected from virus-induced mortality, but at higher water temperatures, the virus can cause mass mortality events and disrupt oyster farms.”

Kunselman said the team’s findings are important for managing OsHV-1 in oyster farms. As global ocean temperatures rise, the likelihood of OsHV-1-induced mortality outbreaks may also increase.

The recommended temperature threshold for farmed Pacific oysters is 20°C (68°F), general guidelines provided by the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife. This study is the first to specifically examine the San Diego Bay microvariant, confirming that the recommended threshold is reasonable.

OsHV-1 is a pathogen that plagues aquaculture industries around the world, particularly in France, Italy, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, and along the West Coast of the United States. Microvariants of OsHV-1 are highly virulent and have led to mass mortality events on oyster farms. 

During a heatwave in 2018, a microvariant of the virus was detected in San Diego Bay for the first time, impacting farmed triploid juvenile Pacific oysters ( Crassostrea gigas ) and leading to a 99% mortality rate. This event marked only the second time a virus like OsHV-1 had been documented in the United States. The same microvariant caused another mass mortality event in the bay in 2020, again impacting farmed oysters. 

In San Diego Bay, water temperatures range from 15°C (59°F) in winter to more than 22°C (71.6°F) in summer, occasionally reaching as high as 25°C (77°F). During 2018, the first year OsHV-1 was detected, temperatures in the bay peaked at above 26°C (79°F). 

The researchers aimed to pinpoint the temperature threshold of the OsHV-1 microvariant and examine its impact on the oysters’ microbial communities. In an experimental aquarium on the Scripps Oceanography campus, they set up a climate-controlled room with no flow-through seawater using biosecurity protocols approved by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Different groups of Pacific oysters from a nursery in Humboldt Bay, Calif., were exposed to the San Diego Bay microvariant at four different temperatures: 15°C, 18°C, 21°C, and 24°C (59°F, 64°F, 70°F, and 75°F).

While the virus was able to replicate in oyster tissues at all temperatures, it did not cause mortality at 15°C (59°F), only at the higher temperatures. At temperatures above 21°C (70°F), the virus was shown to accelerate oyster deaths, killing them in a matter of days.

“Understanding temperature thresholds is critical for management of OsHV-1 both from a practical standpoint and also to better forecast future emergence of this virus to protect both wild and cultured shellfish in the state of California and beyond,” said study co-author Colleen Burge, a research scientist supervisor who leads the CDFW Shellfish Health Laboratory at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory. “This study importantly re-affirms that temperature is a driving factor in mortalities caused by OsHV-1.”

Additionally, the team discovered that microbes may play an important role in OsHV-1 infection. Using microbial sequencing, they examined the oysters’ bacterial response to the infection. The diversity of bacterial communities initially increased following exposure to the virus, but then decreased as the oysters became sick and died. Four dominant bacterial groups were identified, linking the San Diego microvariant with other microvariants globally.

In the experiment, some oyster groups were treated with antibiotics, while others were left untreated. The antibiotics had no noticeable impact on the oysters, highlighting the predominant role of heat in accelerating oyster deaths.

“The bacterial community significantly changes when exposed to this virus, but it didn't change the mortality outcomes in any way,” said Kunselman.

OsHV-1 has not been detected in wild oysters in San Diego Bay, leading researchers to suspect that these oysters may be tolerant of the virus, keeping viral levels below the limit of detection.

A single oyster nursery currently exists in San Diego Bay, and strict regulations govern the import, cultivation, and export of oysters in the bay. The current management strategy permits commercial harvest of oysters only in times when the temperature is below 20°C (68°F) coupled with weekly monitoring and immediate removal of infected stocks. Sentinel oysters remain for early detection of outbreaks. 

Kunselman said further research on the OsHV-1 virus is needed to understand what causes it in the first place, and whether other oyster or shellfish species could be suitable candidates for aquaculture in San Diego Bay.

“The growth of aquaculture is essential to both food security and ocean sustainability,” said Kunselman. “Oysters are remarkable creatures that filter the water, keep things clean, and support thriving ecosystems. Our overarching goal is to support oyster aquaculture in San Diego through research on the OsHV-1 virus. By managing and mitigating some of the challenges presented in our study, there are opportunities to see aquaculture flourish.”

In addition to Kunselman and Burge, the study was co-authored by Sarah Allard and Jack Gilbert, who are both affiliated with Scripps Oceanography and the Department of Pediatrics at UC San Diego; Zachary Daniel from Scripps Oceanography; Daysi Manrique from Pomona College; Guillaume Mitta from IFREMER; and Bruno Petton from IFREMER and the University of Brest.

Funding for the study was provided by the American Malacological Society, the Conchologists of America, and the Western Society of Malacologists.

About Scripps Oceanography

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego is one of the world’s most important centers for global earth science research and education. In its second century of discovery, Scripps scientists work to understand and protect the planet, and investigate our oceans, Earth, and atmosphere to find solutions to our greatest environmental challenges. Scripps offers unparalleled education and training for the next generation of scientific and environmental leaders through its undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs. The institution also operates a fleet of four oceanographic research vessels, and is home to Birch Aquarium at Scripps, the public exploration center that welcomes 500,000 visitors each year.

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At the University of California San Diego, we embrace a culture of exploration and experimentation. Established in 1960, UC San Diego has been shaped by exceptional scholars who aren’t afraid to look deeper, challenge expectations and redefine conventional wisdom. As one of the top 15 research universities in the world, we are driving innovation and change to advance society, propel economic growth and make our world a better place. Learn more at ucsd.edu.

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Olympic Breakdancer Raygun Has PhD in Breakdancing?

Rachael gunn earned a zero in breakdancing at the paris 2024 olympic games., aleksandra wrona, published aug. 13, 2024.

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Gunn's Ph.D. thesis, titled "Deterritorializing Gender in Sydney's Breakdancing Scene: a B-girl's Experience of B-boying," did cover the topic of breakdancing. However ...

... Gunn earned her Ph.D. in cultural studies. Moreover, a "PhD in breakdancing" does not exist as an academic discipline.

On Aug. 10, 2024, a rumor spread on social media that Rachael Gunn (also known as "Raygun"), an Australian breakdancer who competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, had a Ph.D. in breakdancing. "This australian breakdancer has a PhD in breakdancing and dance culture and was a ballroom dancer before taking up breaking. I don't even know what to say," one X post on the topic read .

"Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn has a PhD in breakdancing and dance culture," one X user wrote , while another asked, "Who did we send? Raygun, a 36-year-old full-time lecturer at Sydney's Macquarie University, completed a PhD in breaking culture and is a lecturer in media, creative arts, literature and language," another X user wrote .

The claim also spread on other social media platforms, such as Reddit and Instagram . 

"Is she the best break dancer? No. But I have so much respect for going on an international stage to do something you love even if you're not very skilled at it," one Instagram user commented , adding that, "And, I'm pretty sure she's using this as a research endeavor and will be writing about all our reactions to her performance. Can't wait to read it!"

In short, Gunn's Ph.D. thesis, titled "Deterritorializing Gender in Sydney's Breakdancing Scene: A B-girl's Experience of B-boying," indeed focused on the topic of breakdancing. However, Gunn earned her Ph.D. in cultural studies, not in breakdancing. Furthermore, it's important to note that a "PhD in breakdancing" does not exist as an academic discipline. 

Since Gunn's research focused on the breakdancing community, but her degree is actually in the broader field of cultural studies, we have rated this claim as a "Mixture" of truths.

Gunn "secured Australia's first ever Olympic spot in the B-Girl competition at Paris 2024 by winning the QMS Oceania Championships in Sydney, NSW, Australia," the Olympics official website informed . 

Gunn earned a zero in breakdancing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and clips of her routine went viral on social media, with numerous users creating memes or mocking dancer's moves. "As well as criticising her attire, social media users mocked the Australian's routine as she bounced around on stage like a kangaroo and stood on her head at times," BBC article on the topic read . 

The website of the Macquarie University informed Gunn "is an interdisciplinary and practice-based researcher interested in the cultural politics of breaking" and holds a Ph.D. in cultural studies, as well as a bachelor of arts degree (Hons) in contemporary music: 

Rachael Gunn is an interdisciplinary and practice-based researcher interested in the cultural politics of breaking. She holds a PhD in Cultural Studies (2017) and a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Music (2009) from Macquarie University. Her work draws on cultural theory, dance studies, popular music studies, media, and ethnography. Rachael is a practising breaker and goes by the name of 'Raygun'. She was the Australian Breaking Association top ranked bgirl in 2020 and 2021, and represented Australia at the World Breaking Championships in Paris in 2021, in Seoul in 2022, and in Leuven (Belgium) in 2023. She won the Oceania Breaking Championships in 2023.

Gunn's biography further revealed that she is a member of the Macquarie University Performance and Expertise Reasearch Centre, and has a range of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels "across the areas of media, creative industries, music, dance, cultural studies, and work-integrated learning." 

Moreover, it informed her research interests included, "Breaking, street dance, and hip-hop culture; youth cultures/scenes; constructions of the dancing body; politics of gender and gender performance; ethnography; the methodological dynamics between theory and practice."

Gunn earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Media, Music, Communications, and Cultural Studies within the Faculty of Arts at Macquarie University. Below, you can find the abstract of her paper, shared by the official website of Macquarie University:

This thesis critically interrogates how masculinist practices of breakdancing offers a site for the transgression of gendered norms. Drawing on my own experiences as a female within the male-dominated breakdancing scene in Sydney, first as a spectator, then as an active crew member, this thesis questions why so few female participants engage in this creative space, and how breakdancing might be the space to displace and deterritorialise gender. I use analytic autoetthnography and interviews with scene members in collaboration with theoretical frameworks offered by Deleuze and Guttari, Butler, Bourdieu and other feminist and post-structuralist philosophers, to critically examine how the capacities of bodies are constituted and shaped in Sydney's breakdancing scene, and to also locate the potentiality for moments of transgression. In other words, I conceptualize the breaking body as not a 'body' constituted through regulations and assumptions, but as an assemblage open to new rhizomatic connections. Breaking is a space that embraces difference, whereby the rituals of the dance not only augment its capacity to deterritorialize the body, but also facilitate new possibilities for performativities beyond the confines of dominant modes of thought and normative gender construction. Consequently, this thesis attempts to contribute to what I perceive as a significant gap in scholarship on hip-hop, breakdancing, and autoethnographic explorations of Deleuze-Guattarian theory.

In a response to online criticism of her Olympics performance, Gunn wrote on her Instagram profile: "Don't be afraid to be different, go out there and represent yourself, you never know where that's gonna take you":

We have recently investigated other 2024 Paris Olympics' -related rumors, such as:

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Gunn, Rachael Louise. Deterritorializing Gender in Sydney's Breakdancing Scene: A B-Girl's Experience of B-Boying. 2022. Macquarie University, thesis. figshare.mq.edu.au, https://doi.org/10.25949/19433291.v1.

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Ibrahim, Nur. "Lifeguards Are Present at Olympic Swimming Competitions?" Snopes, 8 Aug. 2024, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/lifeguards-paris-olympics-swimming/.

"Olympic Breaking: Criticism of Viral Breakdancer Rachael Gunn - Raygun - Condemned by Australia Team." BBC Sport, 10 Aug. 2024, https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c2dgxp5n3rlo.

ORCID. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1069-4021. Accessed 12 Aug. 2024.

Paris 2024. https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/-raygun_1940107. Accessed 12 Aug. 2024.

Saunders, Grant Leigh, and Rachael Gunn. "Australia." Global Hip Hop Studies, vol. 3, no. 1–2, Dec. 2023, pp. 23–32. Macquarie University, https://doi.org/10.1386/ghhs_00060_1.

Wazer, Caroline. "2024 Paris Olympics Are 'Lowest-Rated' Games in Modern History?" Snopes, 1 Aug. 2024, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/paris-olympics-lowest-rated-games/.

---. "Hobby Lobby Pulled $50M in Ads from 2024 Paris Olympics?" Snopes, 8 Aug. 2024, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/olympics-hobby-lobby-ads/.

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Aleksandra Wrona is a reporting fellow for Snopes, based in the Warsaw, Poland, area.

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The World is Your Oyster: Meet Annie Schatz, Aquaculture Projects Coordinator at Maryland Sea Grant

Annie Schatz’s journey in the marine sciences began in tears—and curiosity. Growing up in the landlocked state of Tennessee, her experiences with marine life were limited to beach trips to her grandparents' home and field trips to the aquarium. Fascinated by the creatures she saw, she struggled to understand why they looked so different from anything she had encountered on land. One snorkeling trip in Florida brought her face-to-face with a manatee. 

"We were snorkeling, and then all of a sudden, this big creature approached us," she recalls. "I was terrified and made my dad get out of the water with me. I was crying." Despite her initial fear, the encounter sparked a lifelong fascination with the ocean's mysteries. "To this day, I regret not getting back in the water." 

Schatz pursued her academic interests at Pitzer College in California, part of the Claremont Colleges. There, she explored her passion for biology and even considered medical school. However, after joining a marine science lab in her sophomore year, she began working with coastal marine invertebrates. For three years, she researched mussels and barnacles of the rocky intertidal zone, completing a thesis that eventually led her to graduate school at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at the College of William & Mary, where she earned her PhD. 

However, Schatz’s path to her PhD was anything but linear. After completing her bachelor's degree, she spent time tutoring students in mathematics and geometry before joining ECO AmeriCorps in Vermont. There, she worked with Lake Champlain Sea Grant (LCSG) on green stormwater infrastructure research and outreach, including LCSG’s Watershed Alliance education program. 

These teaching experiences equipped her with the skills to effectively communicate complex concepts in various ways. “People have different ways of communicating and learning,” she says. This understanding served her well at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, where she served as a graduate research assistant and marine science teaching fellow while completing her PhD. 

Schatz’s PhD journey was not without its challenges. As her graduate advisor’s first student, she faced the difficulty of having to pioneer new projects in a fledgling lab. Her first experience with publishing was arduous, particularly because the results of her oyster aquaculture research were not statistically significant. However, her perseverance paid off, and in 2023, she published a paper on the ability of juvenile oysters to withstand changes in salinity when transitioning between a hatchery environment and oyster farms. Depending on their location in the Chesapeake Bay, farms may present the oysters with much different environmental conditions. Despite the challenges, Schatz appreciated the journey. 

“It was tough, but I learned so much about resilience and the importance of meticulous research,” she says. 

Schatz joined Maryland Sea Grant in 2023 to coordinate a national aquaculture project funded by the National Sea Grant Office. She quickly found herself transitioning from a researcher with a narrow focus to someone who needed to understand a wide array of aquaculture practices across the country. This shift wasn't easy, but she says her journey in research and education taught her not only the key elements of aquaculture, but also the right questions to ask to learn about new topics. 

As an aquaculture projects coordinator, Schatz organizes regional workshops across the country to introduce and improve aquaculture planning tools developed by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

These tools can help determine available and suitable locations for offshore aquaculture projects–a challenge in coastal and ocean areas that are busy with industrial interests like military activity, offshore energy, powerlines, and commercial fishing, as well as recreational interests like fishing and boating. Her coordinating work involves extensive communication and organization, bringing together stakeholders to advance and expand aquaculture practices across the country. 

“Getting different people into the room and on the same page means we’re not reinventing the wheel on aquaculture,” Schatz says. “We can find solutions quicker and more effectively. I’d like people to think of me as a connector.” 

Using her ability as a connector, Schatz creates engaging workshop structures and content. Her goal is not only to showcase the aquaculture siting tools and gather feedback but also to create a larger network of aquaculture professionals to enhance the industry's efficiency and growth. 

"Aquaculture is a growing priority in the US, but it's happening in little pockets. Not everyone who should be connected is, and that’s where we come in.” After bridging gaps and hosting workshops, Schatz summarizes, analyzes, and compiles information into a report. These data provide valuable feedback for NCCOS on their siting tools and future collaborations. 

Schatz’s work with Sea Grant has broadened her knowledge of aquaculture, and she hopes to have the same effect on others. She is particularly excited about the future of aquaculture, such as the potential of land-based recirculating aquaculture systems. 

Growing fish on land in large tanks can provide fresh seafood to communities far from the coast. The big picture of growing aquaculture in the US is exciting. Schatz says aquaculture could be an important factor in environmental and public health initiatives. "We have a direct way to make an impact not only on the environment, but also on the people in our country,” she says, “By making healthier food available to more people.”

Top left image: Annie Schatz handles an oyster aquaculture cage during her PhD research. Photo: Aileen Devlin, Virginia Sea Grant

About Sydney Sauls

Sydney Sauls is a junior environmental science major, Spanish and chemistry double minor at Howard University. She's from Baltimore, Maryland. As a Community Engaged Intern with Maryland Sea Grant, she specializes in science communications at the intersection of environmental research and sustainable food systems.

Contact the author at [email protected]

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Norman B. Anderson, PhD, Awarded 2024 Presidential Citation

Norman B. Anderson, PhD, is awarded this posthumous Presidential Citation for his exceptional leadership and dedication to the field of psychology and APA.

Anderson’s 13-year tenure as CEO of APA was marked by his visionary leadership and dedication to the association. He brought with him a keen understanding of the federal government as the first director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OSSBR) at the National Institutes of Health, as well as experience in academia from his faculty positions at Duke and Harvard Universities. 

It’s no accident that Anderson’s interest in coming to Washington to lead APA began with some positive interactions with APA and its staff. While serving on the Board of Scientific Affairs, Anderson was invited by the science advocacy staff to come to DC to present APA’s testimony before the House Labor-Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee. He later said that the trip helped nurture his interest in big–picture issues that affected psychology.

As the first director of the new OBSSR at NIH, he built partnerships to facilitate this research across all the institutes and centers of the NIH. His special interest at NIH was in sociocultural determinants of health, and in advancing an integrated, transdisciplinary, bio-psycho-social approach to health science, health promotion, prevention, and health care. Under his tenure NIH funded centers for research on mind-body health, and critical research was initiated on minority health disparities and the maintenance of health behavior change. He led the development of the first 5–year strategic plan for the OBSSR. One challenge he set for himself was to build an understanding and appreciation of behavioral and social science in the famously skeptical director of NIH, Harold Varmus, MD. He enjoyed some success there, but of course, he wanted more.  

Anderson was recruited to be APA’s CEO after leaving OBSSR and serving for 3 years as a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health. With his extensive training and experience, he was ready to lead APA and embody psychology to the world outside of APA. Many staff remember his car license plate:  “CYCOLO-G.” You couldn’t miss it! 

As a CEO, Anderson led by example. After forming his APA Executive Management Group, he offered mentorship and educational opportunities to his colleagues. The personal inscriptions on the seminal leadership texts that he provided to his team are now all the more cherished possessions. Anderson conveyed a high level of confidence in his colleagues while providing encouragement and recognition for their accomplishments. He was also a delightful colleague with his welcoming smile, engaging manner, and wry sense of humor.

Some of Anderson’s own achievements as CEO included overseeing the creation of APA’s first strategic plan and diversity implementation plan. Also for the first time ever, APA was named one of the top places to work in the Washington, D.C., area. This designation might have reflected in part Norman’s being the first CEO to give end-of-year staff bonuses. In the days before Christmas, he could be seen walking office-to-office in his Santa costume handing out bonus checks in the amount of $750, signifying APA’s address on First Street.

While serving as CEO, Anderson’s own academic achievements were recognized when he was invited to serve on the National Advisory Council of the National Institute on Aging of the NIH and elected to the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academies of Science.

He was a very impressive representative of APA, replete with his commanding posture, tailored suits, and pocket squares. He always made us proud to be on his team, whether he was speaking at interorganizational meetings, congressional hearings, international conferences, or media events. 

Anderson will be dearly missed for the remarkable person, friend, colleague, leader, and mentor that he was, for all that he accomplished, and for all that he had yet to do.

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