Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Sir Sandford Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology
$25,000.00
Commercial Scale Field Validation of Net Penned Reared Rainbow Trout
FY 2018-19
Summary
Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors in the world, producing over half of the fish we consume. Originally developed as a means to enhance natural stocks, fish farming now provides direct and indirect economic benefits to many local and regional economies. As demand grows for high quality, locally farmed fish, the industry is constantly striving to improve feed conversion ratios (FCR), while decreasing mortality rates, controlling pathogens and optimizing production cycle times. Cole-Munro Food Groups (""Cole-Munro"") is an Ontario based company and Canada's top rainbow trout/steelhead processing business and is looking at ways to yield better FCR values. This research is focused on evaluating the extent to which food formulations can produce improvements in FCR for rainbow trout in typical fish farm conditions, improving the market position and sales of Cole-Munro.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
529841-2018
Name nom
Wootton, Brent
Department département
Centre for Alternative Wastewater Treatment
Organization id
4915
Institution établissement
Sir Sandford Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2018
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
106
Area of application group en
Agriculture and primary food production
Area of application group fr
Agriculture et produits alimentaires primaires
Area of application en
Aquaculture
Area of application fr
Aquiculture
Research subject code
5510
Research subject group en
Animal biology
Research subject group fr
Biologie animale
Research subject en
Animal production and breeding
Research subject fr
Production et reproduction animales
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Commercial Scale Field Validation of Net Penned Reared Rainbow Trout
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors in the world, producing over half of the fish we consume. Originally developed as a means to enhance natural stocks, fish farming now provides direct and indirect economic benefits to many local and regional economies. As demand grows for high quality, locally farmed fish, the industry is constantly striving to improve feed conversion ratios (FCR), while decreasing mortality rates, controlling pathogens and optimizing production cycle times. Cole-Munro Food Groups (""Cole-Munro"") is an Ontario based company and Canada's top rainbow trout/steelhead processing business and is looking at ways to yield better FCR values. This research is focused on evaluating the extent to which food formulations can produce improvements in FCR for rainbow trout in typical fish farm conditions, improving the market position and sales of Cole-Munro.
