The two University of New Brunswick researchers have worked with Cooke Aquaculture Inc. and Acadian Seaplants Ltd. for nearly seven years in surrounding salmon cages with seaweed and mussels, which filter fish food leftovers and nutrient waste and serve as new marketable products.
The research team is putting to use about CAD $280,000 ($224,659/€178,168) in synergy awards doled out this fall from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for the project to hire post-doctorate fellows and continue with market research potential for its ecosystem, called integrated multi-trophic aquaculture, or polyculture.
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