Don Tillapaugh

Director, Centre for Shellfish Research

Don has a 30-year history in the BC seafood industry, including roles in government, industry, trade associations, college, research and consulting.  He is currently Director of the Centre for Shellfish Research, Deep Bay Marine Field Station and International Centre for Sturgeon Studies at Vancouver Island University.  In this role, Don is responsible for providing overall vision, leadership and strategic direction, using VIU’s new 40,000 sq. ft. of applied research infrastructure to propel VIU’s vision as the “seafood university” creating sustainable prosperity for coastal communities through wealth creation from the oceans.

Contact Information

Education

Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology, University of Victoria , 1974.

Grants and Awards

• Conference Board of Canada 1997. 100 Best Business Education Partnerships. “On-site Salmon Farm Production Skills Certificate Program”
• Science Council of B.C., 1997. An Evaluation of Factors Affecting Egg Quality in the B.C. Atlantic Salmon Farming Industry.
• Science Council of B.C. S.T.A.R.S. Research Scholarship, 1993. Declined.
• Science Council of B.C., 1992. Olfactory imprinting as a method for sorting maturing salmon from non-maturing salmon in aquaculture reared populations.
• Science Council of B.C., 1988. Crop density and feeding effects on the incidence of Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) in farm reared Pacific Chinook salmon.

Publications

• Tillapaugh, D. 2004. “Time for a Change” Editorial in Aquaculture Association of Canada Bulletin.
• Salmon, R., B. Kingzett, and D. Tillapaugh , 2002. Shellfish Aquaculture Brainstorming Workshop, Workshop Proceedings and Summary June 25/26, 2002. 39pp plus appendices.
• Aqua-Vision Consulting Ltd. September 2001. A Review of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Aquaculture Referrals Evaluation Process. Prepared for Regional Aquaculture Coordination Office. 48pp.
• Aqua-Vision Consulting Ltd. May 2001. Comparative Assessment of Competitiveness in the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Part 4 – Industry Associations. Prepared for the Office of the Commissioner for Aquaculture Development. 40pp.
• Kingzett B.C. and D. Tillapaugh . 1999. The shellfish culture industry in British Columbia . Bull. Aquacul. Assoc. Can. 99-3 pp 42-44.
• Aqua-Vision Consulting Ltd. November 1998. Kudoa Thrysites – Implications for Atlantic Salmon Farming in B.C. - Production Strategy, Farm Management, Harvesting and Processing. Prepared for Liard Aquaculture Inc. 28pp.
• Aqua-Vision Consulting Ltd. July 1998. Discussion Framework for a Canadian Salmon Farming Industry Code of Practice. Prepared for DFO Policy and Analysis, Ottawa . 43pp.
• Aqua-Vision Consulting Ltd. December, 1997. Commercial evaluation of all-female, all-female sterile triploids and regular Atlantic salmon. Prepared for Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.
• Sales Growth Promotions Ltd. and Aqua-Vision Consulting Ltd. 1997. Canadian Aquaculture Industry Profile and Labour Market Analysis. Prepared for the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance . 86 pp.
• Aqua-Vision Consulting Ltd. July 1997. Operations and Maintenance Manual for the Future Sea Farms SEA Ô System.
• Aqua-Vision Consulting Ltd. December, 1997. Discussion Framework for a B.C. Shellfish Industry Code of Practice. Prepared for the B.C. Shellfish Growers Association. 50 pp.
• Coopers and Lybrand and Aqua-Vision Consulting Ltd. 1997. Economic Potential of the British Columbia Marine Aquaculture Industry, Phase 1 - Shellfish. Prepared for Western Economic Diversification.
• Aqua-Vision Consulting Ltd. December, 1995. Salmon Farm Production Skills Certificate Program - Training Curriculum. Prepared for North Island College and the B.C. Salmon Farming Industry.
• Aqua-Vision Consulting Ltd. November, 1995. A Review of the Concerns and Constraints Surrounding the Development of Aquaculture Opportunities for Dive Fishery Species (geoducks, sea cucumbers, sea urchins and abalone) in B.C. Prepared for the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. 37 pp.
• Mulholland Tillapaugh and Associates Ltd. and Tri-gen Fish Improvement Ltd. July, 1995. A Feasibility Analysis for the Development of a Selective Breeding Program for the B.C. Atlantic Salmon Farming Industry. Prepared for the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association. 76p.
• Aqua-Vision Consulting Ltd. March, 1995. Aquaculture in Chile : Current Status and Future Directions. Prepared for the Canadian Aquaculture Producers Council. 62 pp.
• Aqua-Vision Consulting Ltd. January, 1995. NAFTA Implications for Canadian and Chilean Seafood Sectors. Prepared for the Seafood and Marine Products Sector Campaign, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada . 75 pp.
• Tillapaugh, D. L. , 1991. A Review of Current Consumer Perceptions on Fish and Seafood Safety, Quality and Quality Assurance Programs. Prepared for Canadian Aquaculture Producers' Council.
• Tillapaugh, D.L. and C. Mazur, 1990. Crop Density and Feeding Effects on the Incidence of Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) in Farm-reared Pacific Chinook Salmon. A report to the Science Council of British Columbia in support of AGAR Research Grant #84 (RD-17).
• Tillapaugh, D. L. and K. Ware, 1989. British Columbia Salmon Farmers Trade Mission to the Boston Seafood Show and Fulton Fish Market, March 5 to 12, 1989. A report to the United States Trade and Investment Development Division and the Fisheries Division of External Affairs and International Trade Canada .
• Tillapaugh, D.L. , 1988. Antibiotic Injection as a Method for Controlling BKD in Farm-reared Chinook Salmon. Proceedings of the Aquaculture Association of Canada Annual General Meeting.
• Tillapaugh, D.L. and K. Turner, 1983. Offshore Biological Environment. In. Preliminary Environmental Assessment of Offshore Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development (R. Langford, editor). B.C. Ministry of Environment, Victoria .
• Tillapaugh, D.L. and J. Richards, 1983. Criteria and Procedures for Selecting a Salmon Farm Site. B.C. Marine Resources Branch.
• Fralick, J.E. and D.L. Tillapaugh , 1979. A Review of Smaller Fishery-Mariculture Industries in B.C.: mussels, abalone, geoducks, horse clams and marine plants. Information Report No. 3. Westwater Research Center .
• Tillapaugh, D.L. and J. Edwards, 1978. Permit and Licence Guide for the Prospective Aquaculturist. B.C. Marine Resources Branch.