RPS Biologiques Inc.

$49,645.00 CAD

≈ 8 months of average Canadian pay
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2018-2019
Agreement period
December 3, 2018 – March 31, 2021
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2018-2019-Q3-916911

Published purpose

Infections by the parasitic copepod sea lice continue to be a challenge to most Atlantic salmon farming regions of the world, including Atlantic Canada. These host-specific parasites are very pathogenic to salmonid species (e.g. Atlantic salmon) especially populations in cage culture where the stocking density is unnaturally high. Large numbers of sea lice can quickly cause severe skin and tissue damage resulting in fish stress and mortality. RPS Biologiques has developed a novel compound that will undergo pilot-testing prior to further pre-commercial development, to determine and compare the efficacy with other commercially available bath treatments.

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