ONTOGENY OF LYMPHOID ORGANS AND IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCING CELLS IN BURBOT (LOTA LOTA).

Major goals:This project will improve the understanding of methods forearly life cultureof burbot (Lota lota), potentially reducing total waterconsumption withoutcompromising production. Additonally, this project will yeild a developnmetal timefline for immunological development in diploid and triploid burbot, potentially improving vaccination effcicay. Finaly, the overarching goal is to improve the understanding of burbot aquaculture to increasepotential for commercial development of burbot as a food fish.Objectives:1. Characterize survival of burbot eggs and incubator microbiomes within flow-through and recirculating aquaculture incubation systems.2. Characterize larval development and survival, and tank microbiome, within flow-through and recirculating aquaculture systems.3. Characterize development of immunological organs in diploid and triploid burbot.