About The Society

Pacific SEA-Lab Research Society – Structure & Status

The Pacific SEA-Lab Research Society, incorporated in 2006, is a registered, non-profit organization with a stated mandate to:

“… support solution-oriented research for Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture”.

Our operational goal in achieving this mandate is to provide and maintain industry-based infrastructure for applied multi-disciplinary SEA programs, training initiatives, and for coastal community and First Nation capacity-building.

The inaugural Board of Directors for the Pacific SEA-Lab Research Society comprises representatives of key institutions and associations that have demonstrated interest in the sustainable development of aquaculture in coastal British Columbia.

Dr. Stephen F. Cross – President & CEO, Pacific SEA-Lab; Associate Professor & Regional Director, University of Victoria Coastal Aquaculture Research & Training (CART) Network.
Dr. Lou Dryden – President, North Island College
Dr. Mark Flaherty – Professor, Coastal Aquaculture Research & Training (CART) Network, University of Victoria
Dr. Chris Pearce – Research Scientist, Department of Fisheries & Oceans
Ms. Linda Sams – CEO, Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences
Ms. Mary-Ellen Walling – Executive Director, BC Salmon Farmers Association
Mr. Keith Reid – President, BC Shellfish Growers Association
Mr. Richard Harry – Executive Director, Aboriginal Aquaculture Association