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The tag printer will ensure compliance with federal government regulations

Shellfish Printer and Grader
June 1, 2019

Learn about NIC’s work to help the shellfish industry grade and tag shellfish.

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Students collect samples at Goose Spit as part of the fish foraging project

Forage Fish Populations
April 1, 2019

Research project between NIC, Comox Valley Project Watershed Society, the K’ómoks First Nation, and other partners to research forage fish populations.

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NIC student Ashley Riley holds up a test line of sugar kelp, near Tofino, BC

The Commercial Potential of Kelp
March 1, 2019

A project to help kick-start a new economically and environmentally beneficial kelp aquaculture enterprise for the Ahous Business Corporation (ABC).

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NSLP’s Jennifer Woodland and Mikaela Pettigrew hold up sugar kelp at one of the research sites

Growing Kelp with NSLP
January 1, 2019

A project examining the feasibility of kelp production at four aquaculture sites off the west coast of Vancouver Island.

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NIC student research assistant Emily Lohn examines kelp tissue at Manatee Holdings Ltd.

Kelp Production
April 1, 2018

Learn about innovative kelp production strategies to mitigate ocean acidification at shellfish hatcheries in the face of changing ocean conditions.

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