Recent Theses
| Student Name | Thesis Title | Supervisor | Graduation Date |
| Reid, Vanessa | Recruitment patterns and post-metamorphic attachment by the solitary ascidian, Ciona intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1767) in an invading population from Placentia Bay Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Lainetti Gianasi, Bruno | Fisheries and aquaculture related biometrics of the Sea Cucumber Cucumaria frondosa: Tagging, resistance to stress and influence of diet on lipid composition | A. Mercier | October 2015 |
| Best, Kiley | Reproduction in a recently established population of Green crab, Carcinus maenas, in Placentia Bay and juvenile targeted mitigation to prevent Mussel aquaculture as a vector for introduction and spread | C. Couturier, C. McKenzie | October 2015 |
| Lainetti Gianasi, Bruno | Fisheries and aquaculture related biometrics of the Sea Cucumber Cucumaria frondosa: Tagging resistance to stress and influence of diet on lipid composition | A. Mercier | October 2015 |
| Mersereau, Joseph | Spatio-temporal changes in the distribution of benthic organisms at finfish farm sites on the south coast of Newfoundland | S. Dufour, D. Hamoutene | May 2015 |
| Wang, Guoqiang | Use of inshore benthic cages for storages and outgrowth of adult Lobsters Homarus americanus | I. McGaw | May 2015 |
| Fry, Jessica | The impact of ozonation of Atlantic cod, Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout eggs on hatching success, larval growth and survival | C. Couturier, D. Hamoutene | May 2014 |
| Katan, Tomer | The effect of dietary supplementation with zooplankton or fish protein hydrolysate on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) | K. Gamperl | May 2014 |
| Webb, Matt | Finfish broodstock nutrition and impacts on reproductive output in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) | C. Parrish | May 2014 |
| Xue, Xi | Impact of Camelina-containing Diets on Hepatic Transcript Expression of Atlantic Cod and Atlantic Salmon: Functional Genomics Approaches | M. Rise | May 2014 |
| Bungay, Terrance | Assessment of the influence of finfish aquaculture on hard bottom habitats in the Sub-Arctic marine environment | C. Couturier | May 2013 |
| Wyatt, Jessica | The effect of extended holding under ambient water temperatures on the condition, physiology and stress response of cultured blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L. 1758) following commercial harvest in northeastern Newfoundland | D. Marshall | May 2013 |
| Burt, Kimberly | Evaluation of hypoxic conditions within Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) sea cages on the South Coast of Newfoundland, and their effects of growth, appetite, and some aspects of the immune response | K. Gamperl, D. Hamoutene | October 2012 |
| Kader Bathia, Wasiim | Ornamental fish as complementary species in aquaponics | C. Couturier, L. Halfyard, & C. Parrish | October 2012 |
| Both, Adrianus | Assessing the performance of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) in an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) setting | C. Parrish & R. Penney | May 2011 |
| Rowsell, Nicole | Incorporation of a krill protein hydrolysate into the feeding regime of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae and its effects on growth and survival | C. Parrish | May 2009 |
| Vickerson, Andrew | Managing the health of mussel (Mytilus sp.) seed from Newfoundland: The effects of thermal stressors, transport times, storage conditions and anti-biofouling treatments on the short and long term performance of mussel seed | C. Couturier & C. Mackenzie | May 2009 |
| Monk, Jennifer | The effect of varying light intensities and tank colour on the growth, foraging behaviour and survival of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae | L. Halfyard & V. Puvanendran | October 2008 |
| Clarke, Marsha | Lipids, fatty acids and free amino acids as indicators of egg and larval viability in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) | C. Parrish | May 2008 |
| Westelmajer, Sarah | Ontogeny of corticosteroid stress response and the effect of differentially enriched live feed on growth, lipid composition and acute stress tolerance of larval Atlantic cod,Gadus morhua | C. Parrish & S. Johnson | May 2008 |
| MacNeil, P. Sean | Mussel larval and spatfall recruitment processes | C. Couturier & J. Parsons | May 2006 |
| Soko, Chimwemwe | Efficacy of garlic juice and lemon juice as bio-product treatments forIchthyophthirius multifiliis ('Ich') infections among different size classes of juvenile Nile Tilapia,Oreochromis niloticus | D. Barker | May 2006 |
| Pryor, Miranda | Temporal and spatial distribution of larval and post-larval Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis/Mytilus trossulus) and Starfish (Asterias vulgaris) within four Newfoundland mussel culture sites | J. Parsons | May 2005 |
| Smith, Karen | Cannibalism in juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and juvenile Fat snook (Centropomus parallelus) | J. Brown | May 2005 |
| Frenette, Bruno | Environmental factors influencing the growth and survival of juvenile Sea scallops, Placopecten magellanicus(Gmelin, 1791) | J. Parsons | October 2004 |
| O'Brien-MacDonald, Kelly | Development of foraging and digestive function in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae in response to diet | J. Brown | October 2004 |
| Wijekoon, Manjusri | Interpopulation differences in growth, food conversion efficiency and swimming performance of (0+) juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) | J. Brown | October 2004 |
| Alves, Tarcisio T. | The effects of early weaning on the behaviour, growth and survival of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and fat snook (Centroponus parallelus) larvae | J. Brown | May 2004 |
| Mouland, Derek | A study of algal biofouling on pearl nets in Charles Arm, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland | A. Whittick | May 2004 |
| McNeil, Gina | Effects of temporal and spatial variations in Seston Flux on growth of mussels (Mytilus Spp.) in suspended culture in a boreal environment | C. Couturier & J. Parsons | October 2003 |
| Harding, Joanne | Evaluation of the neutral red assay as a stress response indicator in mussels (Mytilus spp.) in relation to seasonal, environmental, handling, harvesting, processing, and post-harvest storage conditions | C. Couturier & J. Parsons | May 2003 |
| Moret, Kelly | Effects of photoperiod and light intensity on the survival, growth, and feeding behaviour of larval Striped Wolffish (Anarchicas lupus) | J. Brown | October 2002 |