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A new teaching tool is being developed to help teachers bring real-world fish information to classrooms across Canada. Jacqueline Chapman, a PhD student in\u00a0the Biology Department<\/a>\u00a0at Carleton University has been working with a team of colleagues and professionals to develop\u00a0AquaTrax<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"JacquelineExplains Chapman: \u201cAquatrax focuses specifically on telemetry data \u2013 data that is collected on fish movement by attaching tags that \u201cping\u201d their location to either recording devices or satellites. We chose to focus on telemetry because the technology itself and the data that it generates encompasses so many different aspects \u2013 physics, mathematics, biology, ecology\u2026 the list goes on, while also allowing the incorporation of social science data like links to Indigenous cultures and history.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur modules provide teachers with background information that they need \u2012 videos on telemetry, research studies used for lesson modules, and lesson plans for the students.\u201d<\/p>\n

The data they are using is not only from their work, but also from other members of collaborative research networks, such as the Ocean Tracking Network.<\/p>\n

They drew on their outreach experience and established relationships from World Fish Migration Day events to create a more formalized school-based program. They then submitted their proposal to\u00a0NSERC\u2019s PromoScience<\/a>\u00a0competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe won, and it\u2019s been growing ever since. The PromoScience and in kind funding from our partners has allowed us to involve highly skilled graphic designers, web designers, animators, and scriptwriters for our videos \u2013 something we never would have been able to do without their financial support. With every milestone we are more and more excited to continue developing AquaTrax and make sure we create something teachers and students will really enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chapman\u2019s graduate research directly correlates with her AquaTrax activities as it focuses on salmon and how their health influences whether or not they survive after release from fisheries.<\/p>\n

\u201cI specifically assess microbial infective agents \u2013 bacteria, viruses, and microparasites \u2013 infection dynamics, fish physiological condition, and immune and stress gene regulation to investigate what factors influence an individual fish\u2019s resiliency to fisheries capture,\u201d says Chapman. \u201cTo do this, I take blood and small tissue samples to assess the fish\u2019s health after they are captured, and either implant a telemetry tag and release the fish back in to the wild or place the fish into a holding pen to monitor their condition and survival.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her ultimate goal is to educate the public on the current state of our salmon as well as being able to predict what lays ahead for our fish populations when it comes to climate change.<\/p>\n

\u201cSalmon in particular are culturally and economically important not only within Canada but across the globe,\u201d shares Chapman. \u201cMy research not only helps us understand a little bit more of what drives a fish\u2019s individual resiliency to capture stress, but also provides a baseline of infective agents in regions that have not been surveyed in the past. As the environment is changing so rapidly, we need to know the current status of things like wildlife disease to be able to effectively monitor whether or not anthropogenic stressors like climate change or invasive species alter natural disease ecology, and to predict how these changes may effect fish populations.\u201d<\/p>\n

She is based out of Carleton working in\u00a0Dr. Steven Cooke\u2019s lab<\/a>\u00a0although she does her molecular lab work in B.C. with\u00a0Dr. Kristi Miller-Saunders<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0Fisheries and Oceans<\/a>\u00a0Molecular Genetics Lab in Nanaimo. Dr. Cooke is a Canada Research Chair in Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology.<\/p>\n

\u201cSteve is an absolute powerhouse for fisheries research. He has helped me by being very open and enthusiastic about new ideas, opportunities, and pursuing new collaborations throughout my research. As an example, when I mentioned that I wanted to work with Dr. Miller-Saunders for my PhD, he contacted her and got things in motion almost immediately, something I am incredibly grateful for. Because I have been a member of Dr. Cooke\u2019s lab and the nature of my PhD research, I have a very large research network. I have also been able to travel extensively for research and conferences throughout my time at Carleton.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chapman has received numerous awards such as the Canadian Society of Zoologists\u2019 Leo Margolis Award for Excellence in Fisheries Research, the American Fisheries Society Peter A. Larkin Award for Excellence in Fisheries at the PhD level, a Carleton Graduate Research and Innovation Travel award. Her PhD was also\u00a0NSERC<\/a>, and\u00a0OGS<\/a>\u00a0supported.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Cooke Lab,\u00a0click here<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information about the PhD in Biology,\u00a0click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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