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Cameron Conference
February 2026
Jayda presented her Honours thesis at the Cameron Conference for Honours students in Biology and Marine Biology at Dalhousie.
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At the conference, Jayda was awarded the Innovasea Scholarship in Marine Biology and the Hugh P Bell Scholarship.
SeaFarmers Conference
February 2026
Cora, Nicole, and Chris presented their research at the SeaFarmers Conference in Halifax. This annual conference provides a platform to share science, innovation, and practical experience across the finfish, shellfish, and seaweed sectors in Nova Scotia.
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Pictured left to right: Cora, Nicole, Chris
Algae for Future Production Facility
December 2025
Chris, Jayda and Hugh visited the Algae for Future (A4F) production facility in Lisbon, where former PhD student Laura Figuiera Garcia is now the Biological Systems Manager. A4F is the largest production facility in Europe.
Pictured left to right: Laura, Chris, Hugh, and Jayda in front of a 350 m³ bioreactor containing the equivalent volume of 4,600 bathtubs of algae.
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Ocean Frontier 2025
September 2025
Chris and Hugh presented at Ocean Frontier 2025: Delivering a Safe and Sustainable Future, Halifax. ​Chris presented the outcomes of her OFI Seed Fund research. Hugh presented on optimization of PUFA production.
MILSET Expo-Sciences International
September 2025
High School student Sarah McGrath presented her project at MILSET Expo-Sciences International in Abu Dhabi. This project investigated the use of recycled fish byproduct as a nutrient-rich aquaculture feed source. Sarah completed this project under the guidance and supervision of the MAPEL lab.
Indigenous-Led Energy Symposium
October 2025
MAPEL students Chris Latimer (MSc) and Jayda Kruger (BSc, Honours) presented their work at the Atlantic Indigenous-Led Energy Symposium, Moncton, NB.
Chris Latimer graduates BSc in Marine Biology with First Class Honours
June 2025
Chris entered the Lab through the Dalhousie Integrated Science Program (DISP) ('22). Her BSc Honours project with MAPEL investigated enhancing phytoplankton production of essential omega-3's.
Pictured left to right: Dr. Hugh MacIntyre (MAPEL), Chris Latimer (MAPEL), and Dr. Gabrielle Tompkins (Director, Integrated Science Program)​
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Transforming Climate Action:
Assessing the impacts of ocean carbon sequestration
June 2025
"There is a massive amount of literature on acidifying the ocean, and its damaging impact. But there is a surprisingly small amount of literature on raising pH with alkaline substances and its effect on phytoplankton growth. We want to know if they can accommodate a rise in pH, or will they actually be harmed by it."
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