Senior Canadian scientist speaks at international aquaculture conference
The conference in question- “To the Next 40 Years of Sustainable Global Aquaculture”- takes place in the Gran Canaria between the 3rd and7th of November this year. According to the organizers; “This conference will not only celebrate the last 40 years of outstanding science accomplishments in aquaculture it will identify the top science challenges for the next generation of global aquaculture”. The conference will be essential for helping assist in a generational change to new leaders for the next science accomplishments needed to double global aquaculture production. Dr. Donaldson’s research covered a range of topics including the development of techniques for induced ovulation and spermiation, production of monosex and sterile populations, growth acceleration and evaluation of stress in wild and cultured salmonids. According to published records,
He joined DFO 's Vancouver Laboratory in 1965 and moved to the West Vancouver Laboratory in 1968 where he was a Research Scientist and became Head of the Biotechnology, Genetics and Nutrition Section. His research covered a range of topics including the development of techniques for induced ovulation and spermiation, production of monosex and sterile populations, growth acceleration and evaluation of stress in wild and cultured salmonids. This research would not have been possible without the efforts of many graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and colleagues at DFO, UBC, SFU, UVic, the aquaculture industry and research institutes around the world.
Dr Donaldson has served on the Editorial Advisory Board for Aquaculture since 1983 and as Section Editor Physiology and Endocrinology for Aquaculture since 1999. He has sat on numerous DFO committees including serving as chair of the Deputy Minister's Science Advisory Committee and has lectured or consulted on aquaculture research in over 30 countries. He currently serves (2001-2004) on the Life Sciences Fellowship Selection Committee, Academy of Science, Royal Society of Canada. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre since 1992, serves as an Adjunct Professor at UBC and founded Ed Donaldson & Associates Ltd., aquaculture and fisheries consultants in 2001. Awards received include the American Fisheries Society, 1977 Most Significant Paper Award, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1989 Ministerial Merit Award, Science Council of British Columbia, 1992 Gold Medal in Natural Sciences, Royal Society of Canada, 1995 Thomas W. Eadie Medal, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1997 Deputy Minister's Commendation.
