Activity 1 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES & HOST RESPONSE in AMERICAN LOBSTERS
- Identify pathogenic features of microorganisms causing disease in lobsters;
- Identify components of host defence which respond to these challenges;
Activity 2 - POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE of the DISEASE "PARAMOEBIASIS" to CANADIAN LOBSTERS
- Identify species of Paramoeba infecting lobsters using molecular tools;
- Reproduce paramoebiasis in lobsters and fulfill Koch's postulates;
- Determine pathogenesis & host range of Paramoeba sp.;
- Develop diagnostic tools for detection;
- Minimize impact of Paramoeba-infections on lobster fishery;
- Develop surveillance methods to monitor health of lobsters imported into Canada; &
- Develop surveillance programs to monitor lobster health in Canadian waters.
Activity 3 - LOBSTERnet: A WEB-BASED LOBSTER RESEARCH DATABASE
Principal Investigators: Jean Lavallée & Natasha MacDonald, AVCLSC
Start date: January 2003
Projected completion date: ongoing
In the LobsterNET database, the Online Lobster Inventory System. Companies contributing to this project are supplying total storage capacity at the time of sign-up, while current inventory levels are collected weekly.
- Provide access to up-to-date information to optimize processing, production & marketing;
- Parallel the successful functions of APHIN™ in other livestock industries;
- Provide an information service to the lobster industry including benefits realized by other commodities utilising APHIN™;
- Facilitate research planning by Canadian scientists & the lobster industry.
