Barry Costa-Pierce gives presentation at Atlantic Canada鈥檚 premier aquaculture research conference
Barry Costa-Pierce, Ph.D., Henry L. & Grace Doherty Professor of Marine Sciences and executive director of 91直播视频NORTH: Institute for North Atlantic Studies, recently represented the 91直播视频 in Canada at the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association鈥檚 Aquaculture Forum in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.
Billed as Atlantic Canada鈥檚 premier aquaculture research conference, the event featured national and international expert presentations on industry trends, opportunities and innovations in the aquaculture industry as well as the latest research being conducted in the region.
The conference drew 110 participants from four countries. Costa-Pierce was the keynote speaker. He gave a talk, titled 鈥淪ustainable Development of North Atlantic Ocean Food Systems in the Anthropocene.鈥
In his role as executive director of 91直播视频NORTH: Institute for North Atlantic Studies, Costa-Pierce also visited academic officials, department heads and professors at the University of New Brunswick Saint John. While there, he gave an invited talk to faculty and business leaders on the possibility of a partnership with UNE.