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Diego Ibarra Post-Doc Fellow Dept. of Oceanography Dalhousie University 1355 Oxford Street, PO BOX 15000 Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada |
Room: 2626 LSC Phone: +1 (902) 494 3655 Fax: +1 (902) 494 3877 E-mail: dibarra@dal.ca  Skype:
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Education
PhD - Oceanography (Dalhousie University, Canada)
MSc - Oceanography (Dalhousie University, Canada)
Diploma in Remote Sensing and GIS (Metropolitan University & UNEP, Mexico)
Advanced Diploma in Aquaculture (Memorial University, Canada)
BEng - Biochemistry and Aquaculture (ITEMS, Mexico)
My Research Interests
I spend most of time trying to apply cutting-edge and high-level oceanographic tools into the field of aquaculture of bivalves (i.e. mussels, clams, scallops, etc). I find the conversion of "free" phytoplankton into marketable shellfish a clever way to produce protein and omega-3 fatty acids for humans. I believe the industrial production of bivalves (which is currently under exponential growth), will play a key role in human nourishment in the future. Therefore I decided to dedicate my professional efforts to develop tools and techniques to guide the expansion of the bivalve aquaculture industry on a path of environmental sustainability.