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Moscow Campus
Research Facilities |
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The University of Idaho Aquaculture Research Institute has
research facilities both on the Moscow campus and in Hagerman, Idaho. All of
the wet laboratories have controlled photoperiods with artificial lighting.
A laboratory manager oversees the wet labs at each location and provides the continuity
necessary in fish care, feeding, and operations for successful studies.
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Cold Water Research Laboratory
University of Idaho campus
(4000 ft2 with nine recirculation systems) |
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This large laboratory is designed to operate as a limited water resource
recirculation facility. The “Main” system, the largest of the recirculating
systems, has four 12-ft, 2000-gallon tanks for studies requiring larger
fish. Water treatment begins with the settling of solids in the 15ft x 39 ft settling pond.
Aquamats that assist biofiltration by providing a substrate on which
beneficial bacteria can colonize are placed within the settling pond.
Water is then exposed to ozone in seven contact towers before returning to
the culture tanks.
In addition to the main system, there are eight independent recirculating
systems that can accommodate cold water species. We have reared many species of salmonids
and sturgeon, as well as burbot in these systems. Each system has individual chilling, biofiltration, and UV treatment.
In addition to large tanks for larger fish, there are also systems designed
to hold many separate groups of smaller fish. One system designed for
studies involving fish has 120 five liter tanks and the lab has capabilities
to incubate eggs in heath tray incubators and McDonald jars. Fry can
also be held in fiberglass trough fed with either single pass or recirculating
water. Temperatures in the systems can be controlled as low as 4° C
and as his as 20° C. The
Moscow campus wet lab facilities are available to researchers across UI and
WSU campuses.
Memorandum of Agreement,
Request for Use and tank fee schedules are available.
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| Burbot Research Facility |
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The ARI Poultry Hill wet
lab (1500 ft2)has been designed to rear non-domesticated cold water fishes
and currently holds burbot. The
water source for this facility is provided by the campus municipal system.
This water is dechlorinated with activated carbon and
exposed to UV light. A 1000 gallon solids settling trap and three
inline sand filters are used to capture solids before the water is
recirculated back to the rearing tanks. There are three six-foot tanks
and six five-foot fiberglass circular tanks in the lab that are fed with
chilled, recirculating water. Additionally, there are 12 three-foot
plastic circular tanks plumbed to receive single pass water or recycled with
solids removal capility. Incoming water is carbon filtered and UV
sterilized. These systems can maintain
maintain 4° C
or -16° C water temperature
outside the facility.
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