Seaweed and shellfish, is this the future of food?

Jul 14, 2021  7:30PM

(GMT -7:00) Pacific Time

Event URL:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqd-uvrzMiHtKJ96SN6gAB55g02PWFOxBi
Cost:  Free

Lauren Krzus – Post-degree diploma student, Fisheries and Aquaculture

Lauren is a Post-degree diploma student in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department at Vancouver Island University. Throughout her studies she has been involved in several research projects from assessing fisheries in BC, determining rates of coral bleaching in northern Western Australia, and assessing the effects of marine dredging on seagrass meadows in Western Australia. Since moving to BC, Lauren has worked with Ocean Ambassadors Canada as an Environmental Educator and has worked on various waste reduction initiatives. Lauren is currently working with the Canadian Research Chair of Shellfish Health and Genomics in a selective breeding program aiming to produce a strain of Scallops resistant to projected oceanic conditions with climate change. This study hopes to develop a Scallop aquaculture industry in coastal BC and be a part of creating food secure communities.

Part of the Ocean Ambassadors Canada Ocean Health Speaker Series