Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00683, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Gosselin, Louis (Thompson Rivers University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Mysis diluviana, a shrimp-like crustacean, is an invasive species in Okanagan Lake. As part of a strategy by the_x000D_
BC government to reduce the impact of this species on the natural lake ecosystem, Piscine Energetics Inc. has_x000D_
been harvesting Mysis from Okanagan Lake since 2000 and retails the harvested Mysis as fish food to the_x000D_
ornamental aquarium industry. There are indications that Mysis could also be an effective source of nutrition_x000D_
for rearing trout and salmon in hatcheries. If so, this could provide three important benefits: it could provide_x000D_
increased economic opportunities for the Mysis harvesting industry, help BC hatcheries transition away from_x000D_
fish foods containing unsustainable marine fish meal, and decrease the population of this invasive species in_x000D_
Okanagan Lake. This project will therefore determine the nutritional value of Mysis from Okanagan Lake and_x000D_
its effects on the growth and survival of trout and salmon reared in hatcheries managed by the Freshwater_x000D_
Fisheries Society of British Columbia., program purpose french : Mysis diluviana, a shrimp-like crustacean, is an invasive species in Okanagan Lake. As part of a strategy by the_x000D_
BC government to reduce the impact of this species on the natural lake ecosystem, Piscine Energetics Inc. has_x000D_
been harvesting Mysis from Okanagan Lake since 2000 and retails the harvested Mysis as fish food to the_x000D_
ornamental aquarium industry. There are indications that Mysis could also be an effective source of nutrition_x000D_
for rearing trout and salmon in hatcheries. If so, this could provide three important benefits: it could provide_x000D_
increased economic opportunities for the Mysis harvesting industry, help BC hatcheries transition away from_x000D_
fish foods containing unsustainable marine fish meal, and decrease the population of this invasive species in_x000D_
Okanagan Lake. This project will therefore determine the nutritional value of Mysis from Okanagan Lake and_x000D_
its effects on the growth and survival of trout and salmon reared in hatcheries managed by the Freshwater_x000D_
Fisheries Society of British Columbia., agreement title english : Nutritional value of Mysis diluviana for the growth, development and reproduction of_x000D_
hatchery-reared salmonids., agreement title french : Nutritional value of Mysis diluviana for the growth, development and reproduction of_x000D_
hatchery-reared salmonids., agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-01-10, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada