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Research Highlights Nodavirus and Cod Oyster Disease Resistance Fisheries - Population Genetics |
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Applied Aquaculture Haiti Aquaculture Initiative Bay Scallop Conditioning and Stock Enhancement Sunfish Culture in Cranberry Bogs |
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| Research in the Program in Scientific Aquaculture focuses on the use of
biotechnology and engineering technology to understand and address
critical issues in aquaculture. Laboratory research is currently being
conducted to isolate and characterize 1) factors that can be used to
manipulate growth and development in fish and bivalves; 2) genes that
are regulated in fish macrophages and bivalve hemocytes during pathogen
stimulation; and 3) factors produced by the gonads that are involved in
the control of reproduction in fish and bivalves. This research employs
gene discovery through subtractive cloning, expressed sequence tag
analysis and proteomics, as well as traditional physiological
approaches. Sensitive molecular and protein based assays are being
developed for the detection and analysis of diseases such as Dermo, and
nodavirus; and the etiology and abatement of diseases such as lobster
shell disease and QPX are being investigated. Whole animal aquaculture
research is being conducted on 1) the stock analysis of wild cod for
the eventual development of captive cod broodstock; 2) the design and
implementation of recirculating culture systems for bivalves; and 3)
methods for cageless ranching of fish in the open ocean. |
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