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February 2009
Several ZHA members will be formally participating in the Zebrafish Workshop at the World Aquaculture Society's Aquaculture America 2009 Meeting in Seattle, Washington. See Upcoming Events under the News section of the website for more details.
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We are now seeking members interested in serving on a working committee in several areas of zebrafish husbandry and management. Learn more by completing a survey by clicking on working groups under 'about us'!
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Name: Helene Drouin
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I am very interested by the interconnection between Zebrafish husbandry and the design of the fish housing equipment itself. I would like to collaborate with those working directly with Zebrafish to better adapt, when possible, the tanks and systems to Zebrafish biology. I also wish to contribute in making Zebrafish husbandry less time consuming for the technicians involved. Chris Laurence’s presentation Bridging the Gap between Science and Practice in Zebrafish Husbandry is a great source of inspiration. Many questions are of interest to me, such as: could feed distribution be automated so as to adjust feeding frequency and still prevent vitamin losses? Larval rearing: could tank design reduce the need for siphoning waste in static tanks? How to maintain gases, hardness and salinity at optimal values in simple, reliable ways? Which system and wet lab design would best prevent disease transmission?Experience:
I am an biologist specialized in aquatic sciences, with formal education in aquaculture (Fish Hatchery Management Long Course in Lee Town, West Virginia) and about 8 years of hands-on experience as a hatchery manager. I studied nitrification, the process by which bacteria in aquaculture biofilters oxidize dissolved ammonia from the water and convert it to non-toxic nitrates at the Master and Ph.D. level, and in 1989 and started my own company with an other biologist, Tony Pouliot, Ph.D. in fish neurophysiology. Over the years we have contributed to the design of hundreds of closed systems for a wide variety of species and research applications.
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