Need to do a research paper...

[Der_Iron_Chef]

And use Courier New.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by michika

Very true, but is there enough research for a 25 page paper?

I say "yes" -- "Moehring, L.J. 1972. Communication systems of a goby shrimp symbiosis. Ph.D. thesis, University of Hawaii, 373 pp."

[michika]

That is a beast of a paper....I'm going to go find it now. Thanks Matt

I'm stuck between cuttlefish/octopi (sp?), and shrimp-fish relationships. I've abandoned the tang idea having searched and come up with little information.

I believe the preferred formatting is size 40, margins of 4", and an extra tall and bold font.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

25 pages is not so bad.

My BSc(Agricultural Sc) thesis paper was 140 pages long and my MSc(BioE) thesis paper was 150+ pages long and all the research was conducted personally over the course of four years.

That should make you feel better about having to write a "short" paper, eh

At least my primary research was done working on ocean salmon farms in beautiful areas like Clayquot Sound (near Tofino) and at Broughton Island (outside Port McNeil).

Anthony

[michika]

Yup that does make me feel better. I wish I could do more hands on work, and less endless researching. Its one of the things that deter me from doing a masters degree.

I take it you learned a lot about salmon?

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Yeah. My BSc is in aquaculture & agricultural business & my MSc was in aquacultural engineering so I learned about the biological, business & engineering sides of fish farming. During the Master's research, I was able to work on three different fish farms for several months each as well as doing some work at the DFO Biological Research station in West Vancouver. Most of my hands-on research was developing underwater camera systems for use on fish farms. They were dual purpose since we set up two to give us stereo images which we recorded on SuperVHS (30 frames per sec) and put through special equipment and programmes to capture pics of individual fish so we could size the fish without physically touching them.

We used the same cameras to watch for feed loss at 40-50' depth. Its amazing but you can actually see feed pellets falling down at that depth if you position the camera to point up.

When I graduated, I worked for 4 years on BC's largest salmon smolt farm where I used the same type of patented camera systems to manage the feed. We knocked the Feed Conversion Ratios (how many kg of feed to produce one kg of fish mass) from over 3.0 to between 0.97-1.17. There was almost no waste feed falling through the net cages by the time I quit. Almost every fish farm in BC & many around the world now use this same technology to control feed wastage. And UBC got all the money from selling the patents on the technology WE developed. That sorta sucks but what can you do.

Anthony

[michika]

I only wish the University of Alberta offered anything in marine sciences. Even the stuff from Bamfield wasn't in my path of interest. I would love to get some hands on experience like what you got. It sounds like you did lots of great work.

I think in September I'm going to go back for a B.Sc in biology and try to focus on marine biology. I really want to look into aquaculture.

Did you do everything through UBC?

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Yup, UBC. Did my double Bachelors with Agricultural Sciences. Did my Masters with BioResource Engineering.

Realistically, most aquaculture jobs don't require a Masters. Bachelors at the most would be sufficient.

I was actually planning on going to Japan to teach English for a couple of years after my BScs or to a MBA but my BioE prof offered to get me funding for research and as a TA so I did that instead.

Anthony

[kwirky]

my cinnamon clowns were the most "vocal" fish I've ever owned. I had two that paired up and they fought and squabbled in their own "married" way all the time. Lots to watch...

the male would often turn on his side as a sign of submission to the female, among other things.