Don Furnell
- Professor
- Fish Physiologist
- B.Sc. Advisor
Education:
- B.Sc. University of Victoria, Victoria (1976)
- M.Sc. University of British Columbia, Vancouver (1983)
- PhD. University of British Columbia, Vancouver (1987)
Biography
Don Furnell has been with the Vancouver Island University since 1987 and arrived from a diverse background which included work as a polar bear biologist (Furnell and Schweinsburg 1984), fish population biologist (Furnell and Brett 1986, Furnell 1981), and fish metabolic physiologist (Furnell 1987). During his career he has been the Vice-President of operation for a large publicly traded salmon aquaculture company (Hagensborg Marine farms) a consultant to the aquaculture industry, the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, the International Development Research Centre, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and other organizations. His current research interests include fish reproductive endocrinology, breeding and rearing a diversity of fish species, sex and chromosome manipulation in fish and simulation modeling of fish production systems. Don teaches the finfish aquaculture courses, and fish population dynamics to both degree and diploma students as well as being involved with several project courses involving fish rearing.
Courses taught:
- FISH 121/122: Fish Husbandry
- FISH 171T/172T (371/372): Field Practicum
- FISH 191T/192T (391/392): Projects in Fish Husbandry
- FISH 211/212: Trout Culture
- FISH 227: Fish Husbandry
- FISH 231: Warm Water Fish Culture
- FISH 327: Salmonid Husbandry
- FISH 331: Advanced Fish Culture
- FISH 211: Life History and Management of Salmonids
- FISH 491: Undergraduate Research Projects
Organizations
- Chair, Sport Fish Advisory Board (SFAB)
- SFAB – Ground fish and shellfish working group
- Aquaculture Association of Canada
- World Aquaculture Society
Selected Publications
- Furnell, D.J. (1981). By-catch from shrimp trawling in Guyanese waters. in Fish By-Catch Bonus From the Sea. FAO, IDRC Joint Publications. pp. 43-50.
- Furnell, Donald J. and R.E. Schweinsburg. (1984). Population dynamics of Central Canadian Arctic Island polar bears. J. Wildl. Management. 48(3) 722-728.
- Furnell, D.J. and J.R. Brett. (1986). Model of monthly marine growth and natural mortality for Babine Lake sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 43:999-1004.
- Furnell, Donald J. (1987). Partitioning of locomotor and feeding metabolism in sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria). Can. J. Zool. 65(3):486-489.