News & Events

• Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits Deep Bay Marine Field Station
• Shaw TV Nanaimo produced a video documentary about Deep Bay Marine Field Station
• CSR participates in Go Green Summer Camp
• Deep Bay Marine Field Station Brochure
• Deep Bay Marine Field Station: creating community partnerships that work
• Scia’new First Nations, VIU and others work together to preserve grey whale skeleton
• Fisheries and Aquaculture at VIU Unique to Vancouver Island
• 2009 First Nations Youth Leadership Shellfish Program - FLOW-Future Leaders on the Water a resounding success!
• VIU Breaks Ground on the $8.6m Deep Bay Marine Field Station for shellfish aquaculture (video) or (read story)
• Student-built research vessel launches at VIU
• VIU receives $8.5 M funding for Deep Bay Field Station
• Shellfish Raft Design Workshop
• 2008 FLOW - First Nations Youth Leadership Shellfish Program
• Student-built research vessel preparing to launch
• Centre for Shellfish Research partners with the Puget Sound Restoration Fund and the Nature Conservency to research native Olympia oysters
• Centre for Shellfish Research releases preliminary discussion draft of Shared Hatchery Feasibility Study
• Western Diversification Funds Shellfish Genomics Research
• VIU receives more than $400,000 towards shellfish research
• Malaspina and DFO Team up to Develop New Shellfish Aquaculture Species
• Island Coastal Economic Trust Announces Funding for Deep Bay Field Station for Shellfish Farming
• First Nations Community Science Celebration
• Mal-U Professor Helps First Nations Groups Enhance Business Operations
• Malaspina Reaches to Haida Gwaii with Shellfish Training
• CSR Grad Student wins prestigious National Award
• CSR Welcomes New Staff
• Deep Bay Field Station takes shellfish research into the future
• First Nations students dive into shellfish aquaculture
• CSR Receives Funding for First Nations Shellfish Aquaculture Training
• Malaspina coordinates international study on undergraduate research
• Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation tours CSR
• R&D Priority Setting Workshop Series
• CSR takes ownership of land for future Field Station
• Dr. Barnes offers course on Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
• CSR initiates Cockle Project
• First CSR supported graduate student completes degree
• Shellfish Hatchery Feasibility Study
• VIU receives more than $400,000 towards shellfish research, Part 1
• VIU Receives More Than $400,000 Towards Shellfish Research, Part 2
• Malaspina and DFO Team up to Develop New Shellfish Aquaculture Species
• First Nations Community Science Celebration
• Malaspina Reaches to Haida Gwaii with Shellfish Training
• Centre for Shellfish Research Grad Student Wins Prestigious National Award
• Centre for Shellfish Research Welcomes New Staff
• Centre for Shellfish Research Receives Funding for First Nations Shellfish Aquaculture Training
• Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Tours Centre for Shellfish Research
• R&D Priority Setting Workshop Series
• Centre for Shellfish Research Takes Ownership of Land for Future Marine Field Site
• Dr. Barnes Offers Course on Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
• Centre for Shellfish Research Initiates Cockle Project
• Centre for Shellfish Research Supported Graduate Student Completes Degree

 

Milestones

Following are some of the major events that have helped shape the development of the CSR. For more information, please check our Press Release section.

October, 2001	The Centre for Shellfish Research is established
2001	Mr. Don Tillapaugh is appointed as Director of the Centre for Shellfish Research at Vancouver Island University (VIU)
May 1, 2003	Dr. Penny Barnes is appointed as Head of the Ecological Interactions Research Program
October, 2004	Centre for Shellfish Research officially opens. The building is dedicated to the late Dr. Quayle and Dr. Neil Bourne.
Brian Kingzett and Dr. Bill Pennell unveil CSR dedication plaque. On hand to accept dedication is Moura Quayle (Dr. Quayle's daughter) and Dr. Neil Bourne
August 1, 2004	Dr. Penny Barnes is appointed as Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Shellfish Aquaculture – becoming VIU's first Canada Research Chair.
July, 2003	With funding support provided by BCARDC, Dr. Barnes initiates the Shellfish Culture and Particulate Matter Production and Cycling . This study is the first of it kind in BC – and becomes the ‘signature project' of the CSR.
November, 2004	B.C. Knowledge Network Leading Edge Program profiles the CSR and Dr. Barnes' research investigations including the Particulate Matter Study; Biodiversity; and Polyculture projects.
March, 2005	CSR appoints Ruth Salmon to the position of Communication Manager
March, 2005	CSR receives $252,000 from Western Economic Partnership Agreement for expansion of Nanaimo research facility
July, 2005	Dr. Abayomi (Yomi) Alabi is appointed Research Manager of the newly created Shellfish Health and Husbandry Research Program
December, 2005	Debbie Paltzat becomes first CSR sponsored student to graduate with M.Sc.
February, 2006	VIU takes ownership of 7 acre waterfront property on which to build the Deep Bay Marine Field Station