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    Research priorities in the British Columbia salmon farming industry
    (B.C. Salmon Farmers Association, 1987-12) Pennell, William
    This report outlines the major research needs of the salmon farming industry in British Columbia. The research topics are prioritized by section, the highest priority areas placed earliest in the report; within sections, the highest priority topics are placed first. Disease ranks as the leading priority, with Bacterial Kidney Disease the leading problem for the industry today. Harmful plankton is another important cause of fish loss and is included in this section. Nutrition and Genetics are nearly equal in importance and closely related to each other, because domestication affects nutritional needs of fish. Various aspects of husbandry and management need research attention, and product quality will become increasingly important as world production of farmed salmon increases and capture fishery products face rising competition from farmed products. Research needs change quickly as solutions are found to current problems and new problems are encountered. This summary of the industry's research needs will be revised on a regular basis. It is hoped that regular reports of research needs will provide a useful guide to researchers, government bodies and funding agencies. The B.C. Salmon Farmers Association will actively promote needed research and will seek a coordinated approach among all interested parties, to ensure that the industry's problems are addressed quickly and efficiently as possible.
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    The B.C. salmon farming industry
    (Aquaculture Association of Canada, 1988) Pennell, William
    Oyster and trout farming have a much longer history, but it is salmon farming that has raised the profile of aquaculture on the West Coast. Salmon farming has had a brief but dramatic history. In 1971 the first salmon farm license was issued in B.C. Today there are more than 100 companies with 130 operating marine sites, and many more are under investigative permit or being developed.
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    B.C. shellfish culture
    (Aquaculture Association of Canada, 1987) Pennell, William
    Fifteen years ago the only forms of aquaculture in British Columbia were oyster and trout farms, and these were mainly family affairs with a few large companies. Today, however, salmon farms dominate aquaculture in the public eye with an astounding proliferation of companies ranging from major corporations with offerings on the stock market to small family farms. The oyster and trout farms are still there, but they have been eclipsed by the publicity surrounding the salmon farming business which has grown so dramatically in the last three years. Also shaded from public view are innovative aquaculture on seaweed, blackcod, sturgeon, scallop, clam, mussel and abalone. Some of these are in the early stages of commercial development and others are strictly research. This article will outline the status and history of invertebrate culture in British Columbia and provide a glimpse of the enormous potential soon to be realized there.
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    More research needed on phytoplankton
    (Harrison House, 1988) Pennell, William
    In aquaculture there are many obvious areas where research is vital. But one especially difficult area for both finfish and shellfish culture concerns phytoplankton and the associated toxins which can build up in shellfish and kill finfish held in sea cages.
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    Putting some byte into aquaculture
    (Harrison House, 1986) Pennell, William; Combs, Stan; Septav, Tony
    Though there are some new software packages tailor-made for the aquaculture industry, most fish and shellfish farmers will find computer technology best suited to traditional tasks such as filing, accounting and general bookkeeping. Many off-the-shelf programs can be modified to suit fish farm management.