Nova Scotia Agricultural College – Aquaculture Lab
Nova Scotia Agricultural College – Aquaculture Lab
| Institution: | 
Nova Scotia Agricultural College |
| Location: | Truro, Nova Scotia, CANADA |
| Contact: | Dr. Jim Duston |
| Laboratory name: | AQUACULTURE LABORATORY |
| Species: | Stripped bass, trout, salmon & more; |
| Habitats: | Fresh water, brackish, marine; |
| Water temperature: | 0.4° to 35° C + 0.1°C; |
| # of standard rearing systems: | 5; |
| Rearing volume/system: | 4 m3 (1 057 usgal); |
| Kg feed/day per system: | 6 to 8 kg; |
| Type of rearing tanks per system: | 8 insulated circular tanks |
| # of systems for pelagic larvae: | 3; |
| Rearing volume/system: | 0.5 m3 (132 usgal); |
| Kg feed/day per system: | 0.8 kg / system; |
| Type of rearing tanks per system: | 2 insulated self-supporting fiberglass tanks for juveniles, 2 insulated fiberglass Krescels tanks for larvae; |
| Total rearing volume for laboratory: | 16.5 m3 (4 359 usgal); |
| Water recirculation level: | 99.9%; |
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