L’Étang Ruisseau Bar, A New Brunswick oyster seed producer, teamed up with us on a $3.8 million initiative to develop Canada’s first strain of selectively-bred Eastern Oyster – a potential game changer for the industry.
$3.8 Million research project
L’Étang Ruisseau Bar (ERB), a New Brunswick oyster seed producer, is teaming up with Genome Atlantic, Genome Canada, Génome Québec and scientists at Université Laval to develop Canada’s first strain of selectively-bred Eastern Oyster – a potential game changer for the industry.
A faster-growing oyster
Selective breeding with genomics will produce an oyster strain that could grow up to 20% faster and have more disease resistance – while maintaining the outstanding taste that make Eastern Oysters so desirable. Genomics could increase ERB’s production by 60%.
To get a better picture of this undertaking from the standpoints of the industry and the science involved, Genome Atlantic contacted the co-leads of the project, Dr. Martin Mallet from ERB, and Dr. Louis Bernatchez at Université Laval, for Q&A interviews.
Genome Atlantic gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through Genome Canada, as well as the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and the provincial governments of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
Genome Atlantic is one of 7 Genome Centres in Canada that are part of the Genome Canada Enterprise. This network encourages collaboration, with each centre focusing on the needs of their respective regions.
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