As part of a recently announced NSERC Strategic Research Network into integrated multitrophic aquaculture, which has received $15-million in federal funding, Dr. Dave Speare and Dr. Nicole Guselle will lead an area of research looking into the transmission dynamics of pathogens within this novel type of sustainable aquaculture. Over the next five years, their particular project will receive $250,000 and will provide funds for several graduate students. The NSERC Canadian Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture Network (CIMTAN) for the development of responsible aquaculture has been established at the University of New Brunswick under the leadership of Dr. Thierry Chopin, and is a strategic partnership that facilitates research involving university researchers, industry and government with projects focused on developing balanced and sustainable systems for aquaculture species. Click here to learn more about this project.