Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences - Graduate Student Awarded ICUF

Peter SykesPeter Sykes

Centre for Aquatic Health Science MSc. Graduate student Peter Sykes was recently awarded a 2008 Ireland Canada University Foundation (ICUF)scholarship to travel to Ireland to study "Applied health and productivitymonitoring of emerging marine aquaculture species of interest to Canada and Ireland" at The Martin Ryan Institute of the National University of Ireland Galway. The scholarship covers stipend and travel costs for a one month visit that will focus on Irelands emerging Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)industry and how current experience with applied commercial trials involving Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) here in Canada may be applied in Ireland.