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Aquaculture and Fisheries Research Laboratory

This laboratory is located on the ground floor on the southern end of the Natural Sciences building. The facility includes a recirculating seawater and freshwater system and numerous aquaria of varying sizes for culturing fish, shellfish and algae. There are also facilities for fish behaviour research. Aeration is via air-blowers. Incoming water is passed through ultra-violet filters. There is photoperiod and temperature control.

Staff:

Dr Indar Ramnarine (Coordinator)
Mr Rajindra Mahabir (Technician)

Post-graduate students:

Anuradha Singh, Aweeda Newaj-Fyzul, Luke Rostant

Funding:

UWI Research and Publication Grants

Collaborators:

Professor Anne Magurran, University of St Andrews, Scotland
Dr Jonathan Evans, University of Padova, Italy
Dr Cock van Oosterhout, University of Hull
Professor James Rakocy, University of the Virgin Islands