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Huntsman Education Universities Schools & Groups Huntsman Marine Academy Children & Families Student Living More Universities Every year students attending about a dozen university field courses (and nearly twice as many high schools) offered by institutions in Ontario, Quebec and throughout the Maritimes make the pilgrimage to The Huntsman Marine Science Centre in beautiful St Andrews by-the-Sea to complete their all-inclusive field course activities. These courses are customized to meet the specific needs of the professor and course – presently covering a wide range of topics, including coastal and intertidal biology, marine management and policy, geology, marine mammals, aquaculture, oceanography, and seabed mapping. University courses typically have an enrolment of 25 or less students who study, eat and sleep on the Huntsman Marine campuses (visit here for a description of Student Living ). Duration of these courses range from a few days to three months with about two weeks being the most common period. Professors are encouraged to connect with Huntsman Marine while developing your field course experience to optimize use of our facilities and local ecosystems: Discuss appropriate classroom and laboratory space, equipment and supplies to facilitate your planned activities Book vessel time aboard the Huntsman Marine R/V Fundy Spray for plankton tows, benthic drags, oceanographic data collection, marine mammal and seabird observations, etc. Identify fieldwork locations to explore the intertidal zone (rocky shore, muddy beach, mixed habitat) Organize Huntsman Marine facility tours (e.g., guided or self-guided Fundy Discovery Aquarium and Behind-the-Scenes; research facilities) and interactions with topical Research Scientists Arrange onsite accommodations for your student number and course duration Plan meals with consideration for known dietary restrictions (e.g., vegetarian meals may be accommodated although strict vegans are unlikely to be satisfied. Other requests for dining accommodations will be addressed individually, but keep in mind that Huntsman Marine is a field station with food services provided in a dining hall setting and not a restaurant.) Institutional Members University of Guelph University of New Brunswick Mount Allison University Other University Courses Institutional Members Universities, colleges and government departments qualify to become Institutional Members of The Huntsman Marine Science Centre. Nominal membership fees are paid and reinvested by Huntsman Marine to ensure our facilities are able to support Institutional Member field programs while they also receive the following benefits: Preferred date selection to conduct their field course activities at Huntsman Marine Discounted rates for the use of educational seawater holding tanks, teaching laboratories and equipment, boats, lecture facilities, and meals and accommodations Additional scoring points within defined selection criteria for faculty from Institutional Members applying to the Huntsman Marine Visiting Scientist Program Additional scoring points within defined selection criteria for students from Institutional Members applying to competitively posted Huntsman Marine internships In depth promotion of Institutional Member field courses on the Huntsman Marine website Attendance to the Huntsman Marine Annual General Meeting with member voting rights A proud community knowing that their institution contributes to a lasting legacy as membership fees are reinvested into the Huntsman Marine facilities, often leveraged with other internal and external resources, to ensure we are able to appropriately support their impactful and inspiring experiential learning field course program We appreciate the continued support of our Institutional Members. For Huntsman Marine, the collected Institutional Membership fees are essential and has allowed us to reinvest in our capacity to support their field course needs when students visit. Examples of such directed investments in recent years include: 2024 Upgrading Upper Campus WIFI capacity to allow more stable internet access for use by multiple groups staying with us concurrently in all of our accommodations and common areas ($5,900). Installing a new AED in Anderson House to increase our first aid capacity ($3,780). Updating the R/V Fundy Spray computer for navigation and fire suppression systems to ensure years more of service to explore above and within Bay of Fundy waters ($5,760). Replacing the main back entry door to Anderson House as we continue to upgrade the facility by providing easier entry for visiting students and improving on our energy efficiency while maintaining the aesthetics of the building ($6,930). 2023 Completing several projects in Needler Hall, including renovating the basement to provide a welcoming common area for visiting students with several pop-up workstations, painting the hallways throughout on both floors, and purchasing new furniture for the second floor landings and basement common area (approx. $30,000). Repairing fiberglass in the stern of the R/V Fundy Spray to ensure years more of service to explore above and within Bay of Fundy waters ($20,000). 2022 Re-shingle the roof of Anderson House and complete structural work to its chimneys to give new life to this amazing legacy facility and dining space for visiting field courses for another 20 years ($93,375), and Purchase a new commercial stove for the Anderson House commercial kitchen to replace the old temperamental one following more than 20 years of use ($11,665). 2021 Rebuild the second winch on the R/V Fundy Spray to allow safe sampling procedures during education field programs ($19,550), Replace Upper Campus key components as a lifetime of wear-and-tear became apparent, including the walk-in freezer compressor in Anderson House and two new coin operated stackable washer & dryer units for student use during overnight programs ($19,450), and Purchase of a new drying oven and muffle furnace that meet the needs for student work ($5,000). 2020 Rebuild one of the winches on the R/V Fundy Spray ($18,975) to ensure its safe use in the future for sampling, and Purchase a new tender and motor ($5,755) for the R/V Fundy Spray given the recent closure of the adjacent SABS wharf with the vessel now berthed on a mooring in Town.

Press Room Study explores the lethal and sublethal effects of tire wear chemical on early life stages of brook trout St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada – September 3, 2024 Vehicle tires wear over time and we are all familiar with the need to purchase new tires as treads diminish. 6PPD is an anti-ozonate compound included in tire rubber formulations to prevent premature breakdown and wear of tires. When 6PPD is exposed to the environmental elements it forms a by-product called 6PPD-quinone, which was recently determined to be the cause of a coho salmon mass mortality event following stormwater runoff occurrences in British Columbia, Canada. Of the species tested to date, only select salmonids have been found to be sensitive to 6PPD-quinone following exposure and relative sensitivity cannot be predicted based on how closely related species are to one another. Brook trout, a species commonly distributed and stocked in Atlantic Canada, is one of the most sensitive species to this contaminant. “The majority of published 6PPD-quinone studies have focused on fingerling life stages of fishes. We conducted this comparative study with brook trout fry & fingerlings to determine if earlier life stages are more sensitive to this contaminant. We also looked at changes in the gill structure and blood chemistry of exposed fingerlings to determine what physiologically is changing in these fish when they are exposed to this compound,” states Dr. Danielle Philibert, Huntsman Maine Associate Research Scientist and lead author on the research publication in the peer-reviewed journal Chemosphere. Acute 24 hour exposures of brook trout were completed in the wet laboratories of The Huntsman Marine Science Centre. Fish were assessed frequently throughout the exposure period to determine the rate at which mortality and morbidity occurred in response to this contaminant. The exposure duration was chosen to mimic peak concentrations of 6PPD-quinone measured following rain fall events. Gill and blood samples were taken in any surviving fingerlings after the 24 hour exposure period. Effects were noted in both fry and fingerlings within the first hour of exposure, which is quite rapid compared to other environmental contaminants. The majority of mortality was observed within the first 6 hours of exposure and fish surviving this early period generally made it to the end of the 24 hour trial. The younger fry life stage was found to be about 2-3 times more sensitive to 6PPD-quinone compared to the more often studied and larger older fingerlings. “Our study results indicate that brook trout fry are one of the most sensitive species to 6PPD-quinone tested to date,” explains Philibert. In fact, the exposure concentration that caused lethality to 50% of the exposed population (known as the “LC50 value”) was well within the measured environmental concentrations from collected stormwater runoff near urban areas with higher road use. Exposure to environmentally relevant 6PPD-quinone concentrations used in the study also caused many sublethal effects on brook trout fingerlings, including changes to blood chemistry parameters and gill structure. “We sampled blood from brook trout fingerling survivors at the end of the 24 hour test period. Our results showed an effect on several parameters, including blood ions, blood glucose and total carbon dioxide,” adds Philibert. Results from the study supported the previous theory that 6PPD-quinone toxicity in fish is caused by osmorespiratory issues following gill impairment. Freshwater fish continuously lose ions from inside its body to the environment through passive diffusion. Maintaining a constant ion balance with the environment is essential for survival and requires active regulation even while at rest. Histological assessment of the gill tissue taken from exposed fish in the study showed gill structural changes that may have occurred to slow passive loss of ions between the blood in the gill lamellae and the water environment. These compromises to deal with chemical exposure are likely to result in unintended negative consequences for the exposed fish by then reducing its ability to extract oxygen from the water. The study authors noted exposed fish would show gasping and gill flaring behaviours that would be consistent with decreasing capacity to acquire oxygen through respiration. This research demonstrated the importance of conducting toxicity trials on multiple life stages of fish species as relying solely on a larger fingerling life stage for species-based risk assessments may underestimate the impacts of exposure to environmental contaminants. “Our study increases the understanding of the potential risk from these contaminants found in brook trout habitats, especially when they are in close proximity to roadways and urban centers,” concludes Philibert. The research publication was co-authored by Dr. Benjamin de Jourdan, also a Huntsman Marine Research Scientist, chemists at the University of California Riverside (Riverside, CA) and Trent University (Peterborough, ON), and fish physiologist at the University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, NB). The study was funded through a contribution agreement with Fisheries & Oceans Canada with matching funds provided by industry partners and The Huntsman Marine Science Centre. Research Publication: Philibert , D., R.S. Stanton, C. Tang, N.L. Stock, T. Benfey, M. Pirrung and B. de Jourdan . 2024. The lethal and sublethal impacts of two tire runner-derived chemicals on brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) fry and fingerlings. Chemosphere 360: 142319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142319 Image 1: Graphical abstract highlighting the study methods and results. Image 2: Brook trout fry exposed to test concentrations of 6PPD-quinone in glass jars. Image 3: Blood sampling set-up from brook trout fingerlings following exposure to test concentrations of 6PPD-quinone. Story by Bud Adams, The Huntsman Marine Science Centre. For additional information or images relating to this article, please email huntsman@huntsmanmarine.ca . Return to our Press Room for more stories!

Impact Spotlight Studying Effects on American Lobsters Highlights: American lobster (Homarus americanus) exports from Canada reached $3.26 billion in 2021. Other ocean activities and climate change present potential threats to specific lobster life stages. Each year, Huntsman Marine purchases adult lobsters from the local fishery or acquires special permission to retain ‘berried’ (carrying eggs) female lobsters to produce early life stages for toxicology testing. Our American lobster research primarily focuses on completing controlled toxicology exposures to ensure this important fishery is able to co-exist with other important sectors of the ocean economy, such as oil production/shipping and aquaculture production. OceanSteamCourses Summary: The first graduate student conducting research at The Huntsman Marine Science Centre, Dr. Peter Wells, completed some of the earliest studies on the effects of oil spills on American lobster early life stages in the early 1970’s. Today, we offer a globally recognized and robust aquatic toxicology program – studying the effects on numerous freshwater and seawater organisms and life stages following exposure to various established and emerging contaminants. Our capacity to complete professional toxicology exposures across the full range of American lobster life stages and molting phases is globally recognized. Our efforts help to determine risk following use of drugs/pesticides and, in the case of oil spills, help guide the incident response team to choose measures that mitigate effects on American lobster populations. In a typical year, Huntsman Marine research teammates provide husbandry to care for hundreds of adult lobsters and thousands of larval/juvenile lobsters to support these controlled laboratory exposure studies: Pesticides – These compounds often target insects or crustaceans and may also affect American lobsters following sufficient exposure. Larval early life stages live in the water column and are often used in our controlled laboratory exposures with pesticides (e.g., Evaluating non-lethal and latent effects of anti-sea lice pesticide azamethiphos on larvae and adults of the American lobster (Homarus americanus): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/are.16109 ). Aquaculture drugs – Medicated aquaculture feed has the potential to reach the seabed where lobsters may be living. Huntsman Marine researchers have methods to study the effects of incidental ingestion on lobster survival, molting success and overall health using post-settled juvenile and adult lobsters (e.g., The effects of emamectin benzoate or ivermectin spiked sediment on juvenile American lobsters (Homarus americanus). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.06.075 ). Spilled crude oil and mitigation responses – The East coast of Canada has robust offshore oil production while the Bay of Fundy is an active waterbody for shipping crude oil and refined products in and out of the Port Saint John. From 2015-2022, Huntsman Marine led two comprehensive research programs to investigate the possible effects of an offshore Newfoundland and Labrador oil spill and alternate response measures to mitigate a ship source oil spill on commercially important species, including lobster (e.g., Newly hatched stage I American lobster (Homarus americanus) survival following exposure to physically and chemically dispersed crude oil: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-022-00912-z ). Low sulfur fuel oils – In 2022, Huntsman Marine received the prestigious ITOPF Annual R&D Award to study the toxicological effects of new generation low and ultra- low sulfur fuel oils, including on the planktonic lobster life stage. The project also includes a collaboration with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (East Boothbay, ME) while 49 test samples bunkered in 16 countries were provided by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) ( https://www.itopf.org/news-events/news/itopf-grants-11th-annual-research-and-development-r-d-award-to-polite-project-canada/ ). At times our lobster research capacity, coupled with Huntsman Marine aquatic animal health expertise, is also requested to validate aquatic animal holding technologies, such as the case with a recent innovative shipping container study to live haul aquatic animals to distant markets, including the American lobster ( https://oceansupercluster.ca/bluevita-technology-project/ ). Research described in this Impact Spotlight was funded by private sector Study Sponsors, Natural Resources Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, ITOPF, and Canada’s Ocean Supercluster. Reach out to The Huntsman Marine Science Centre if you have any questions: Toxicology research at Huntsman Marine Contact Dr. Benjamin de Jourdan Aquatic health research at Huntsman Marine Contact Dr. Ehab Misk General inquiries related to Huntsman Marine research capacity Contact Us Explore more Huntsman Marine Impact Spotlights here !

There is no other institution in Canada like the Huntsman – a private not-for-profit social enterprise with an oceans focused mission that also conducts world-class aquatic contract Ocean Research & Education. EVENTS Follow Dr. Goodwin's Fieldwork Blogs Non-Profit Charity Inspiring Ocean Stewardship Since 1969 Huntsman Marine Experiences™ Bay of Fundy Huntsman Marine Experiences™ Tidal Trek: Beach Crab Grab Duration 2 hours Starting at $35.00 Watch Video Book Now Huntsman Marine Experiences™ Walk Between the Tides Duration 3 hours Starting at $35.00 Watch Video Book Now Huntsman Marine Experiences™ Citizen Scientist Marine Cruise Duration 3 hours Starting at $70.00 Watch Video Book Now Impact Spotlights from Huntsman Marine Ocean Research, Education & Outreach To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Facilities of the Huntsman Marine Anderson Gallery Visit Visit the Fundy Discovery Aquarium Book the Fundy Discovery Aquarium for an Event Book Art Gallery Visit Visit the Fundy Discovery Aquarium Connect with Exhibit Ideas Connect Dunn Theatre Visit Visit the Fundy Discovery Aquarium Book the Dunn Theatre for an event Book Katnick Classroom Visit Book Visit the Fundy Discovery Aquarium Book a Lab and Tour

Huntsman Research Breeding & Genetics Taxonomy Toxicology Animal Health Ocean Assets Visiting Scientist Program More Research Breeding & Genetics Huntsman is uniquely situated as the only institution in Atlantic Canada, and likely across Canada, that has the experience and capacity to design and manage comprehensive commercially relevant aquatic animal broodstock programs. Our holistic broodstock development approach provides a significant opportunity for the Huntsman to have a measureable impact on local and international aquaculture operations. Learn More Taxonomy & Biodiversity Huntsman is recognized as a leader in Canadian Atlantic marine fauna taxonomic and biodiversity services since 1977 when our original Larval Fish Laboratory was established. We offer a full service from study design and field sample collection to sample processing, specimen identification and curation, quality control, and statistical data analysis, interpretation, and reporting. Learn More Toxicology The first graduate student at the Huntsman in 1970 studied the effects of oil spills on the American lobster. Today, we combine our extensive experience to hold and close aquatic species life cycles with world class toxicology expertise and facilities to offer exposure studies using published standard methods and custom study designs for a broad range of contaminants and sectors. Learn More Animal Health Aquatic pathogens and parasites must be addressed to ensure aquatic food production and security. Our ability to maintain an array of finfish and shellfish species and life stages in freshwater and natural seawater allows us to customize study designs – focused on efficacy, target animal safety, residue depletion, and regulatory data collection – that tackle the most pressing aquatic animal health issues of our time. Learn More Ocean Assets Huntsman is the only marine focused non-government education and research institution located on the shores of the Bay of Fundy – including New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. We also provide students and researchers a safe and stable platform to conduct studies and work anywhere in the Bay of Fundy onboard our Coast Guard certified R/V Fundy Spray with its extensive sampling capacity. Learn More Visiting Scientist Program The Huntsman Marine Visiting Scientist Program provides an opportunity for early career and senior scientists to collaborate with our extensive expertise while staying and conducting research on the Huntsman Marine campus in St. Andrews, NB. Learn More Huntsman Research Huntsman is unique in Canada as an ocean focused social enterprise that also serves as a best-in-class aquatic Contract Research Organization. After more than 50 years, Huntsman continues to create a significant impact through world-class aquatic research, as exemplified by the more than 500 peer-reviewed marine science publications supported by our facilities and expertise. Learn More

Huntsman Hospitality Business & Workshops Special Events Large Group Activities Symposia More Symposia Host your conference symposium in a truly memorable venue within the modern soft seat Dunn Theatre in the Fundy Discovery Aquarium while providing lunch and nutrition breaks within the Aquarium Galleries. The Fundy Discovery Aquarium and outside grounds also provide a special ambiance for an evening reception or banquet ceremony in the event that your main conference venue is elsewhere! The Fundy Discovery Aquarium offers the only modern lecture theatre in all of St. Andrews by-the-Sea to host a conference symposium with: free self-parking comfortable soft seat theatre folding tablets on each seat for note-taking professional audiovisual equipment complimentary Wi-Fi for attendees breakfast, nutrition break & lunch catering provided by Dominion Hill Country Inn outdoor space special group experiences to provide a truly unforgettable meeting exclusive access to the underwater life of the Bay of Fundy during your meeting! St. Andrews has served as a resort community for generations and Huntsman Marine has been an integral part of this destination for over 55 years. Visiting St. Andrews today is as easy as completing a scenic drive from your choice of four major airports from: Saint John, NB airport – 1 hour, 20 minutes Fredericton, NB airport – 1 hour, 40 minutes Moncton, NB airport – 2 hours, 40 minutes Bangor, Maine (USA) airport – about 3 hours with international land crossing Upon arrival, it will be clear that your conference symposium will be hosted in a memorable venue within our Fundy Discovery Aquarium and the most unique surroundings on the shores of the Bay of Fundy. The Aquarium Galleries will also provide a special ambiance for nutrition breaks and lunch, provide break out session spaces throughout the facility, or offer an amazing backdrop for an evening reception with our served or self-served cocktail hor d’oeurve for up to 200 attendees or a seated banquet ceremony for 96 guests. St. Andrews is home to many local accommodations throughout our vibrant tourism focused community, including the Algonquin Resort – a 233-room Marriott Autograph Collection hotel. We are also excited to host your conference symposium participants, even if your meeting convenes at another location within St. Andrews, for an evening reception or banquet ceremony as a special event within the Fundy Discovery Aquarium to add a memorable experience for your guests. Don’t forget to include a large group activity for your registrants or as part of your spouse activity programme. Don’t forget to ask about our specially curated and unique group experiences to provide a truly unforgettable meeting for your participants! Here are some amazing ideas to get your creativity flowing: Up Bay of Fundy Interpretation – explore the Fundy Discovery Aquarium exhibits with our interpreters present to answer their questions (Program Length: 1-3 hours and may be timed with your breaks or lunch) Up Into the Bay of Fundy – increase your knowledge with this great opportunity to touch and hold a series of tide pool animals, such as sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc. under careful guidance by a Fundy Discovery Aquarium interpreter (Program Length: up to 2 hours and may be timed with your breaks or lunch) Up Buddy Interactions – include our mascot Buddy the Seal to provide fantastic photo opportunities for a truly memorable meeting (Program Length: appearances in 30-minute blocks possible and may be timed with your breaks or lunch)

Huntsman Ocean Park …research parks are physical environments that can generate, attract and retain science and technology companies and talent in alignment with sponsoring research institutions that include, universities, as well as public, private and federal research laboratories. Research parks enable the flow of ideas between innovation generators such as, universities, federal labs, and non-profit R&D institutions and companies located in both the research park and the surrounding region. Association of University Research Parks website (August 15, 2021) Research parks drive innovation and economic development – through employment, corporate and individual tax revenue, and spin-off benefits – for its community, region and nation. Research parks provide critical physical space for start-up companies to scale while attracting established corporations to their synergistic benefits focused on a specific sector of the economy. Research parks also cultivate the local S.T.E.A.M. talent pipeline by inspiring high school graduates and serving as a magnet for immigration to a 21st century economy. There has been considerable focus on the ocean economy in Canada over recent years and for good reason. Canada has the longest coastline in the world by far (> 200,000 km) and the fourth largest total ocean area within its jurisdiction. Our collective ocean economy contributes approximately CDN$36 billion annually to Canada’s gross domestic product while employing nearly 350,000 individuals. Fully 75% of this economic activity is located in Atlantic Canada. Even with all of this economic output we still have tremendous opportunity to become global leaders in the ocean economy with staggering local growth potential. The Huntsman Marine Science Centre is stepping up to offer our ocean-focused assets… …welcome to the Huntsman Ocean Park to develop this incredible opportunity in the ocean economy! The Huntsman will leverage its global reputation to support innovation development and validation broadly in precision aquaculture, smart fishing, and ocean digitization by engaging companies to co-locate within the Huntsman Ocean Park through biotechnology, robotics, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing. We are ideally positioned to develop such a cohesive Ocean Park given our: long history to serve as a Contract Research Organization for an esteemed list of local Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to Multinational Corporations (MNCs) as these innovators seek out solutions to meet our greatest challenges and opportunities in the ocean economy; considerable prime land holdings ready for commercial development with community support to do so; research vessel to provide a safe platform for ocean access; and, 20-year ocean institutional lease to facilitate technology development through field deployment and testing Each of these aspects may be explored further by clicking the puzzle pieces within the graphic below. Wine & Dessert Party Learn More Wine & Dessert Party Learn More Learn More Learn More

Huntsman Overview Vision, Mission & Value Teammates Careers More About Huntsman Vision, Mission & Values At Huntsman we strive to deliver the highest quality marine research and educational programs, engage the community in our efforts, inspire stewardship, and encourage sustainability for our marine environment and economy. Learn More Teammates Everyday our teammates ensure we are able to professionally deliver on our education and research mission to inspire ocean stewardship. We respect diverse points of view contributed by our colleagues and expect equity and inclusion at our place of work. Learn More Careers We all walk in the footsteps of giants in Canadian fisheries science while working at the Huntsman and have the opportunity to leave our own legacy on ocean conservation, marine education of future generations, and aquatic research. The Huntsman has grown to be a very diverse operation with aspects touching on numerous sectors of our local ocean economy – education, tourism, hospitality and research. Learn More Huntsman Overview There is no other institution in Canada like the Huntsman – a private not-for-profit social enterprise with an oceans focused mission that also conducts world-class aquatic contract research services. Our storied past is intertwined with giants in the fields of aquatic and fisheries research. Learn More

Huntsman Hospitality Business & Workshops Special Events Large Group Activities Symposia More Huntsman Hospitality Huntsman Marine takes the legendary Maritime hospitality to a whole new level by offering a focused ambiance from a historic estate on the 9th Hole of the Algonquin Golf Course, private access to the local underwater world in the Fundy Discovery Aquarium, and unique team building opportunities that you will reminisce about for years to come! Nearly 15,000 meals are prepared and served annually by Huntsman Marine Hospitality teammates as we nourish students of all ages, colleagues participating in corporate retreats, and attendees to various special events and symposia. The heart and soul of our hospitality resonates from the historic Link’s Crest summer estate of Sir Thomas Tait, presently operated by Huntsman as the Anderson House. This once summer residence was completed in 1929 and stands out as one of the last residential projects designed by renowned Montreal architects – the Maxwell brothers – with their characteristic chateau-style architecture that blends classical and romantic motifs. Tait was the Manager of the Canadian Pacific Railroad and colleague of Sir William Van Horne, who built the Trans-Canada Railroad, thereby historically connecting the Huntsman with present day Ministers Island. Link’s Crest has witnessed many changes in ownership and purpose over the years, including as a convalescent home for British and Canadian Air Force personnel during World War II with a staff of 30 caring for up to 35 patients on the premises. In 1970, Dr. John Anderson (a principle architect of the Huntsman) persuaded Mr. Louis Robichaud, Premier of New Brunswick, to purchase the estate from the Wilkins family to serve as a residence for visiting students, researchers and faculty to the Huntsman. The residence was then renovated for its new purpose and renamed Anderson House . The Huntsman Upper Campus property looks much different today as we are now able to sleep up to 150 guests every night to support a myriad of education programs , retreats and Huntsman Marine Experiences™ . Today, Anderson House supports dining services for high school and university students who stay in the nearby Needler Hall as our dedicated dormitory and a series of apartments. Another building was constructed to the south side of Anderson House in 2010 to provide 20 additional modern rooms for professional style accommodations. In 2020, further minor renovations provides an exceptional space for corporate retreats and a beautiful deck added to enhance outdoor dining with a panoramic view of the Town of Saint Andrews and Passamaquoddy Bay. Our guests are never too far from marine life while immersed in learning at the Huntsman. Several wet laboratories and classrooms are available for instruction purposes within our Lower Campus premises. Eager students and professional team building retreats are able to access the Bay of Fundy from the Huntsman R/V Fundy Spray . Professional meetings may be facilitated at Anderson House while symposia are convened within the modern Fundy Discovery Aquarium Dunn Science Theatre . Unique dining opportunities abound for your special events throughout the Fundy Discovery Aquarium Galleries . No matter what your activities entail at the Huntsman, you may always be assured that your breakfast, lunch and dinner are prepared and served with the perennial care expected over the past five decades from our Huntsman Marine Hospitality! If you are inspired to support our outreach and education activities at Huntsman then please donate or choose other ways to support the Huntsman mission today!

Huntsman Research Breeding & Genetics Taxonomy Toxicology Animal Health Ocean Assets Visiting Scientist Program More Taxonomy & Biodiversity Huntsman is recognized as a leader in Canadian Atlantic marine fauna taxonomic and biodiversity services since 1977 when our original Larval Fish Laboratory was established. We offer a full service from study design and field sample collection to sample processing, specimen identification and curation, quality control, and statistical data analysis, interpretation, and reporting. Contact Claire Goodwin Dr. Claire Goodwin's EXPEDITIONS Huntsman Taxonomy & Biodiversity research is led by Dr. Claire Goodwin, who has a wealth of experience in biodiversity research, project management, and data analysis. Claire has over 15 years of experience in benthic taxonomy covering the North Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctic, and sub-Antarctic faunas and has published many scientific papers relating to marine biodiversity. She has particular taxonomic expertise in sponges (Porifera), having described over 70 species new to science. She also brings extensive scientific diving and diving project management experience to the Huntsman team. Huntsman taxonomic work is supported by Rebecca Milne (M.Sc.) as our Taxonomy Projects Supervisor. Rebecca has over 10 years of experience in both benthos and plankton sample processing and marine species identification. She is considered to be an expert in many taxonomic groups but specializes in Crustacea. This expertise is complemented by our team of taxonomic technicians, each with several years of experience in their own taxonomic specializations and many hours within on-site environmental monitoring projects. If you are inspired to support Huntsman Taxonomy & Biodiversity research, discovery of new marine species, or graduate student research at then please donate or choose other ways to support the Huntsman mission today! RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT In May 2020, we provided the first description to science of two new sponge species (Demospongiae: Chalinidae and Suberitidae) isolated from hyperarid mangroves of Qatar along with research colleagues from Qatar University. Taxonomic Services Biodiversity Service Facilities Equipment Atlantic Reference Centre (ARC) Museum Example Projects Collaborations with Academia Selected Recent Publications Taxonomic Services The Huntsman team is nationally and internationally recognized as a leader in identification of a broad range of faunal groups, including most metazoan aquatic animals spanning the taxonomic range from sponges to fishes. These faunal groups include all life stages, from eggs and larvae to juveniles and adults. We can customize established protocols to suit Study Sponsor needs and budgets. Marine and Freshwater Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton We have particular expertise in identification of Atlantic and Arctic marine species. Our staff participate in the North-east Atlantic Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme for zooplankton and scored top marks in the last test. Marine Benthos Our specialties are identification of north-west Atlantic and Arctic macrobenthos. The team is skilled in the identification of infaunal macrobenthos from grabs and cores, epifaunal macrobenthos from trawls and other collections, and analysis of video and still imagery. Freshwater Benthos Staff are certified as project managers for the Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) water quality assessment scheme. Biodiversity Services We provide a full service for research projects from study design and field data collection to analysis, assessment, and reporting. Projects follow established or Sponsor-specified protocols with extensive quality assurance and control (QA/QC) procedures associated with collected data. Field Services The Huntsman is an unequivocal leader in superior sample collection in both marine and freshwater environments. We can provide specimen collection services or advice on sampling protocols to ensure collection of high quality samples. Huntsman is a member of the Canadian Association for Underwater Science and follows the CAUS Standard of Practice for Scientific Diving. Our scientific diving team has experience in management of scientific diving projects, including work in remote locations such as the Antarctic. We also have extensive in situidentification experience in littoral and sublittoral benthos. Data Analysis and Reporting We are experienced in quality control and statistical analysis of large datasets. Our high-quality reports are carefully tailored to meet Sponsor specifications and regulatory requirements. Where required, studies are conducted to meet the standards set out within Good Laboratory Practices with regards to project management, documentation, quality assurance, and archiving samples and study records. Biodiversity Advice We are able to provide scientific advice relating to biodiversity and taxonomy to diverse audiences ranging from government to media productions. Our expertise in species status assessments have been put to use in National General Status programs and Species at Risk Act (SARA) species assessments. Training Huntsman offers taxonomic and other training to technical personnel and students. This can include individual in-person training, provision of workshops and seminars, or creation of identification resources for use on your own. Outreach Our staff are skilled in the creation of press, web, and in-person educational resources and experiences related to biodiversity and natural history. We possess an extensive photographic catalogue of north-west Atlantic species that may be used for media and education purposes. Facilities Spacious modern laboratory equipped with stereo (dissecting) and compound microscopes, calibrated balances, microscope imaging, digital measurement equipment, and custom ventilation system. Comprehensive library of taxonomic identification resources, built up over our long operational history and continually updated. Controlled access sample archive room with temperature-monitored refrigerators, freezers, and ultra-low temperature freezer (-86oC). Additional controlled storage for chemically preserved samples. Sample collection, working closely with Huntsman Ocean Operations , from a safe and stable platform anywhere in the Bay of Fundy onboard our R/V Fundy Spray in support of environmental monitoring projects. The Fundy Sprayis a 15.24 m (50 feet) converted offshore lobster boat that is certified by Transport Canada to carry 20 passengers and 2 crew. The vessel is well appointed with winches suitable to support sediment grab sampling, towing plankton nets for collection, bottom trawling and dragging, trap retrieval, and deployment of other research equipment. It also serves as a spacious platform for scientific diving. Equipment General laboratory capacity including a suite of equipment (predominantly GLP-compliant) to support research projects including: bench top water distiller, 3-point and 5-point microscale balances, range of calibrated pipettes, autoclave, drying oven, fume hoods, range of glassware, stir plates, various centrifuges and series of mixers. Microscopy including numerous stereo (dissecting) and compound microscopes, coupled with inverted and fluorescence microscopy, with still and video imaging and analysis capacity and digital measurement equipment. Field sampling equipment for both marine and freshwater environments including a range of benthic grabs (suitable for any study proposal or sediment type), Van Dorn and Niskin water samplers, plankton nets, kick nets, and portable geochemistry monitoring equipment. SCUBA equipment with our own on-campus air compressor and high quality SLR underwater camera system. Atlantic Reference Centre (ARC) museum The Atlantic Reference Centre (ARC) museum is a joint venture that is co-owned and operated by Huntsman and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) since its inception in 1984. The ARC houses the most extensive curated museum collection of marine fauna from the Canadian Atlantic, including approximately 150,000 professionally preserved, catalogued, and digitized specimen lots ranging from sponges to fishes collected from estuaries and coastal waters to the deep sea. Collection records are made publically available through the Ocean Biodiversity Information System . Tours and loans of specimens may be available by request. In 2009, the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment awarded the ARC its Gulf of Maine Visionary Award for a New Brunswick organization in recognition of its collections and research services to understand and protect marine life. Huntsman taxonomists use the museum as a comprehensive reference collection to ensure identification accuracy for our taxonomy and biodiversity projects. Study Title Marine Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton Identification of zooplankton samples from the Newfoundland region as part of long-term monitoring from 1990 to the present. | Sponsor* - Fisheries and Oceans Identification of zooplankton samples from the Gulf of Maine. | Sponsor* - CanadaWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution Marine Benthos Analysis of grab samples collected from around Atlantic Canada as part of the Aquaculture Modelling and Monitoring Programm. | Sponsor* - Fisheries and Oceans Infaunal and epifaunal benthic impact assessment for oil rig disposal with a focus on invasive species. | Sponsor* - Commercial client Freshwater Analysis of freshwater macroinvertebrate samples for CABIN database. | Sponsor* - Non-profit organization Freshwater environmental impact study looking at impact of pharmaceutical product to fulfill Environment Canada requirements. | Sponsor* - Commercial client Biodiversity Assessments Providing General Status Ranks under the Species at Risk Act for marine fish and invertebrate species in the Atlantic Region. | Sponsor* - Fisheries and Oceans Characterisation of the sublittoral habitats of the Brier Island/Digby Neck Ecologically and Biologically Significant Area (SCUBA survey and reporting). | Sponsor* - Fisheries and Oceans Outreach and Education Selected by the Canadian Wildlife Federation to conduct a BioBlitz of Passamaquoddy Bay, representing the Atlantic coast of Canada as part of a national campaign to celebrate Canada’s 150th year. | Sponsor* - Canadian Wildlife Federation Training workshop on shipboard identification of fish and invertebrate species collected on trawl surveys. | Sponsor* - Fisheries and Oceans * Sponsors listed by name have previously provided such disclosure on their own or co-authored a publication resulting from the study. Example Projects Below is a sample listing of past and ongoing projects to give an overview of how we have deployed our expertise in Taxonomy & Biodiversity to support our Study Sponsors. Collaborations with Academia We conduct research on a wide variety of Taxonomy & Biodiversity topics. At times, we have the privilege of collaborating with academic colleagues by serving on student committees, participating in their projects with our expertise, and publishing research results together. Dozens of queries are posed to our taxonomic specialists every year from academia and other sectors located from around the world. Recent examples of our collaborative academic research in Taxonomy & Biodiversity include: ICY-LAB (Isotope Cycling in the Labrador Sea) Co-ordinated by Dr Kate Hendry, University of Bristol. Includes supervision of a PhD student working on sponge ecology and taxonomy. Census of Marine Life’s Natural Geography in Shore Areas (NaGISA) program. An international collaboration resulting in six publications. Research on the effects of microplastics on the plankton communities in Saint John Harbour and community change. Funded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and involving academic collaborators from the University of New Brunswick and University of Waterloo. Collaboration with the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute on taxonomy of sponges in the sub-Antarctic regions and SCUBA survey of sublittoral habitats. Selected Recent Publications Huntsman has always had a strong desire to conduct our own innovative research and contribute to the peer-reviewed literature. This tradition is exemplified with the publication of Atlantic Fishes of Canada in 1988 by Dr. Bev Scott, former director of the Huntsman Marine Science Centre, and Milly Scott from their extensive curatorial research completed at the Huntsman – a book still viewed as the preeminent Canadian fish-bible by professionals to this day. Our research in Taxonomy & Biodiversity continues to be published today as observed by this sample list of recent publications: Van Guelpen L., C. Goodwin, R. Milne, G. Pohle and S. Coutenay. 2021. Distribution and structure of coastal ichthyoplankton communities of the Bay of Fundy in southern New Brunswick, Canada. Marine Biodiversity 51(2) . Culwick, T., J. Phillips, C. Goodwin, E.J. Rayfield and K. Hendry. 2020. Sponge Density and Distribution Constrained by Fluid Forcing in the Deep Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science. Giraldes, B.W., C. Goodwin, N.A.A. Al-Fardi, A. Engmann, A. Leitão, A.A. Ahmed, et al. 2020. Two new sponge species (Demospongiae: Chalinidae and Suberitidae) isolated from hyperarid mangroves of Qatar with notes on their potential antibacterial bioactivity. Goodwin, C., J. Berman and K. Hendry. 2019. Demosponges from the sublittoral and shallow-circalittoral (<24 m depth) Antarctic Peninsula with a description of four new species and notes on in situ identification characteristics. Zootaxa 4658: 461–508. Cooper, J.A., C. Goodwin, P. Lawton, T. Brydges, C. Hiltz, S. Armsworthy and Q. McCurdy. 2019. Characterisation of the sublittoral habitats of the Brier Island/Digby Neck Ecologically and Biologically Significant Area, Nova Scotia, Canada. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 3327: xv + 163 p. Goodwin, C., B.E. Picton, C.C. Morrow and P.E.J. Dyrynda. 2017. Chapter 3: Porifera. In Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe 2nd edition (P. J. Hayward and J. S Ryland, eds.). Oxford University Press. Pohle, G., K. Iken, K.R. Clarke, T. Trott, B. Konar, J.J. Cruz-Motta, M. Wong, L. Benedetti-Cecchi, A. Mead, P. Miloslavich, N. Mieszkowska, R. Milne, L. Tamburello, A. Knowlton, E. Kimani and Y. Shirayama. 2011. Aspects of Benthic Decapod Diversity and Distribution from Rocky Nearshore Habitat at Geographically Widely Dispersed Sites. PLoS ONE 6: e18606. Milne, R. and C.L. Griffiths. 2013. Additions to and revisions of the amphipod (Crustacea: Amphipoda) fauna of South Africa, with a list of currently known species from the region. African Natural History 9: 61-90. Van Guelpen, L, D.F. Markle and D.J. Duggan. 1982. An evaluation of accuracy, precision, and speed of several zooplankton subsampling techniques. ICES Journal of Marine Science 40(3) 226-236.

Huntsman Overview Vision, Mission & Value Teammates Careers More Aquarium Guest Engagement Location: Fundy Discovery Aquarium, The Huntsman Marine Science Centre, St. Andrews, NB Commitment: Up to 37.5 hours per week anticipated in July and August 2026 (with possibility for weekends in May, June, September and October 2026), including weekends and statutory holidays with some changes expected based on activities that will be communicated in advance. Rate of Pay: Dependent on experience and education. Huntsman Marine is an independent not-for-profit charity with a focus on ocean education, conservation and research. The Fundy Discovery Aquarium is open from May – October to provide hands-on learning for over 30,000 visitors annually. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about creating fun and memorable experiences for our guests. NOTE: There is no expectation that this position will have to touch or feed Aquarium animals. Responsibilities: Participate in a team to implement fun weekly themed activities, including crafts, activity stations, and face painting amongst other activities. Wear Buddy the Seal mascot multiple times daily in a non-speaking role, for short periods of time, to engage guests in a friendly and enthusiastic manner while guided by a staff handler. Wear various thematic open faced costumes to entertain young visitors at the Aquarium. Maintain activity supplies and mascot in a neat and tidy fashion. Greet guests and answer questions about the facilities, our programs, and the community. Assist with limited Aquarium operations, including opening and closing tasks, emptying garbage on grounds and in bathrooms etc. Remain professional, friendly, and passionate at all times. Maintain a neat, tidy, and organized work environment at all times. Work both independently and within a cohesive team to deliver programs that result in an exceptional guest experience. Ensure all health, safety and security procedures are adhered. Assist in any other related duties as required. Minimum Requirements: Passionate to pursue a career in the arts, outdoor recreation, teaching, or a related field. Outgoing, dynamic and enthusiastic personality. Proven initiative and self-motivated. Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a group setting as an effective team player. Excellent interpersonal skills. Demonstrated customer service skills. Effective oral communication skills in English. Intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Office. Eligible to work in Canada. Additional Assets: Ability to communicate in French. Review of applications will begin for interviews and selection as of March 3, 2026 following candidate submission of a single electronic file that includes cover letter, resume and three references (including e-mail and telephone number) to: HR Office Huntsman Marine Science Centre 1 Lower Campus Road, St. Andrews, NB E5B 2L7 Email: huntsman@huntsmanmarine.ca

Press Room Huntsman Marine research expand possible options for oil spill clean-up response in Atlantic Canadian waters St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada – February 18, 2026 Canada has vast ocean space with high levels of offshore oil production and transportation activities but few options to mitigate the impacts associated with an oil spill within our coastal waters. Surface collecting agents (also called herding agents or herders) may assist in removing spilled oil by controlling its spread across the water surface to facilitate mechanical removal or aid in situ burning operations. Strategic application of herders are also able to provide short-term protection of sensitive areas thereby decreasing detrimental environmental impacts. Two surface collecting agents are currently listed and approved for potential use in the United States: Siltech OP-40 and ThickSlick 6535. Herder toxicity data is scarce and mostly focused on regulatory toxicity testing with standard species. It is urgent to assess potential adverse effects of herders on more geographically representative species to determine the level of ecological risks that may be associated with herding agent use. “We wanted to investigate the acute toxic effects of Siltech and ThickSlick herders on commercially important species in Atlantic Canada, including the vulnerable early life stages of green sea urchin, American lobster, Atlantic cod and lumpfish,” explained Dr. Davide Asnicar, Huntsman Marine Post-Doctoral Fellow and lead author on a publication in the international peer-reviewed journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry that describes the study results. All species specific toxicity tests were completed at The Huntsman Marine Science Centre laboratory located in St. Andrews, NB (Canada) under conditions that met the specific requirements for the species and life stages. Test media samples were shipped to the Danish Centre for Environment and Energy at Aarhus University (Roskilde, Denmark) for chemical analysis. “We have tremendous staff and facility capacity at Huntsman Marine to complete professional toxicology testing across a wide array of ocean species and often most vulnerable early life stages,” added Asnicar. All four test species have adult life stages that reside near or on the seabed well out of harms way from the effects of a surface oil spill or possible presence of chemical herders. However, these species also have early life stages (gametes, embryos and larvae) that develop in the water column where they are more likely to be impacted by an oil spill and ongoing mitigation operations when seasonally present. The four species also cover several animal groups and trophic levels with the early life stages being present across all seasons of the year. Green sea urchins reside on the ocean floor and are harvested in Atlantic Canada with commercial landings typically valued at more than $5 million annually. Sea urchin gametes are expressed into the water column where fertilization occurs when the seawater temperature is optimally about 8-12 ºC. A sea urchin fertilization test was used in this study to assess fertilization success in the presence of both herders at varying concentrations. American lobster forms the basis of a very important fishery throughout Atlantic Canada with landings expected to be over $2 billion each year. Female lobsters carry fertilized eggs on their abdomen for about a year with hatching in the Bay of Fundy region occurring during late-summer to mid-fall when seawater temperature is near its peak. “Huntsman Marine has developed numerous repeatable exposures involving all lobster life stages, with a frequently performed test focused on the newly hatched Stage I larvae that live in the upper water column where interaction with a surface oil spill is possible during those 3-4 months when larval lobsters are present,” explained Asnicar. Testing with Atlantic cod and lumpfish larvae is another Huntsman Marine specialty that is not readily performed by other toxicology labs globally. Both of these tests require maintenance of in house adults that become mature to spawn and provide access to gametes or fertilized eggs for incubation and hatching. The commercial value of Atlantic cod landings is presently a shadow of what it once was but still surpasses $20 million annually. Spawning occurs during winter and this requires exposure temperatures to be maintained at 3-7 ºC to provide realistic results. The lumpfish fishery is considerably lower in value but the species is receiving more recent attention due to its threatened status and consideration for listing under the Species at Risk Act in Canada. Lumpfish spawn in the April-May period and testing occurred at 12±2 ºC. The herder Siltech was found to be between 4 and 78 times more toxic than ThickSlick regardless of the test species or endpoint measured. The sea urchin fertilization test produced the most sensitive endpoint in the study with an effective concentration to cause an impact in 50% (EC50) of the fertilization success of 1.0 mg/L following a 20-minute exposure to Siltech. The least sensitive test to Siltech was from the lumpfish exposure for 3 hr with the lethal concentration to cause mortality in 50% (LC50) of the exposed larvae to be 13.4 mg/L. Siltech caused significantly higher mortality in Stage I lobsters than ThickSlick, however, all larvae that survived were able to molt from Stage I to Stage II lobsters during the exposure trials. Exposures to the herder ThickSlick using the same early life stages provided very different sensitivity results. The hatching success of 20-day-old cod embryos was the least sensitive to ThickSlick with an EC50 of 476.6 mg/L. The most sensitive endpoints were the survival of 24-hr-old cod embryos, with an LC50 of 8.6 mg/L at 48 hr and 7.6 mg/L at 72 hr, and the sea urchin fertilization 20-min EC50 of 8.8 mg/L. The choice of whether and which herder to use in the event of an oil spill will be based on what is approved by regulators, the type of oil spilled, and net environmental benefit analysis for the specific environmental sensitivity. “We are pleased to contribute necessary hazard data that regulators may use when choosing the best path forward to address a possible oil spill while providing the highest level of protection to the environment,” concluded Asnicar. The research publication was co-authored by researchers at Aarhus University (Roskilde, Denmark) and Fisheries & Ocean Canada. The study was funded by Fisheries & Ocean Canada through Canada’s Ocean Protection Plan, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation and The Huntsman Marine Science Centre. Research Publication: Asnicar, D.A. , T. Boloori , J. Durante , P. Lassen, J. Fritt-Rasmussen, B. de Jourdan and K. Lee. 2025. Hazard assessment of oil spill response chemical herding agents to commercially valuable North Atlantic species. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1093/etojnl/vgae021 Image 1: Graphical abstract overviewing the herding agent research. Image 2: Example results showing the difference in toxicity between Siltech OP-40 and ThickSlick 6535 with embryo hatching success in Atlantic cod (upper) and Stage I American lobster mortality (lower). Story by Bud Adams, The Huntsman Marine Science Centre. For additional information or images relating to this article, please email huntsman@huntsmanmarine.ca . Return to our Press Room for more stories!

Huntsman Overview Vision, Mission & Value Teammates Careers More Aquarium & Education Naturalist/Interpreter Location: Fundy Discovery Aquarium, The Huntsman Marine Science Centre, St. Andrews, NB Commitment: Up to 37.5 hours per week anticipated from May through August 2026, including weekends and statutory holidays with some changes expected based on activities that will be communicated in advance. Rate of Pay: Dependent on experience and education. A limited number of single occupancy affordable shared housing units may be available for use on a first come-first serve basis. Huntsman Marine is an independent not-for-profit charity with a focus on ocean education, conservation and research. The Fundy Discovery Aquarium is open from May – October to provide hands-on learning for over 30,000 visitors annually. We also provides summer camps and tourism experiences to provide more immersive marine biology related activities for tourists to St. Andrews. We are looking for active ocean stewards to join our team this summer, who are passionate about the Bay of Fundy and are interested in furthering their education in marine science. Responsibilities: Interpret live and static exhibits for the guests, including our interpretive touch tank(s). Lead guided tours for schools and private groups of all ages. Deliver various scheduled Creature Feature presentations to engage with guests about Bay of Fundy species. Lead scheduled shoreline Huntsman Marine Experiences™, including Tidal Trek Beach Crab Grab and Walk between the Tides. Provide support to deliver our hands-on youth camps: Young Explorer Days and Weeks. Assist with husbandry tasks, such as food preparation for animals and cleaning animal exhibits. Assist with routine cleaning of static exhibits and visitor areas. Assist with limited Aquarium operations, including opening and closing tasks, emptying garbage on grounds and in bathrooms etc. Remain professional, friendly, and passionate at all times. Maintain a neat, tidy, and organized work environment at all times. Work both independently and within a cohesive team to deliver programs that result in an exceptional guest experience. Ensure all health, safety and security procedures are adhered. Assist in any other related duties as required. Minimum Requirements: Passionate to pursue a career in marine biology, outdoor recreation, teaching, or a related field. Proven initiative and self-motivated. Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a group setting as an effective team player. Enjoy working with youth and public speaking to convey information. Enjoy working in an outdoor setting in various weather conditions. Excellent interpersonal skills. Demonstrated planning, organizational, time management and customer service skills. Effective oral communication skills in English. Intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Office. Eligible to work in Canada. Must complete a police criminal records check, including vulnerable sector, prior to start date. Additional Assets: Enrolled, currently obtaining, or graduated from a university or college in marine biology, outdoor recreation, teaching, or a related field. Ability to communicate in French. Experience handling and caring for marine animals. Review of applications will begin for interviews and selection as of March 3, 2026 following candidate submission of a single electronic file that includes cover letter, resume and three references (including e-mail and telephone number) to: HR Office Huntsman Marine Science Centre 1 Lower Campus Road, St. Andrews, NB E5B 2L7 Email: huntsman@huntsmanmarine.ca

Press Room Micro- and nano-plastic particle research needs urgent improvement for effective biomonitoring and risk assessment purposes St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada – February 4, 2025 Micro- and nano-plastic particles (MNPs) in the ocean environment and our aquatic food supply is quickly becoming one of the most pressing environmental and public health issues of our time. This level of importance is also reflected in the increasing attention given by the research community and resulting large body of scientific literature over the last decade. Unfortunately, there is a general lack of adherence to accepted guidelines for how to conduct and report this research, especially to increase its value for effective biomonitoring and risk assessment purposes – using living organisms to assess the quality of the environment. Huntsman Marine researchers, along with a colleague from ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences Inc., completed an initial literature survey within various scientific databases for the period of 2017 - 2022, resulting in 409 applicable biomonitoring papers identified for further systematic review. Each of these were then scored using a previously published 10-category quality criteria rubric that assessed whether the publication included sufficient detail for: sampling method and strategy, sample size, sample processing and storage, laboratory preparation, clean air conditions, negative controls, positive controls, target component, sample treatment, and polymer identification. “On the plus side, the general quality of MNP study design appears to be improving with time,” notes Dr. Benjamin de Jourdan, Huntsman Marine Research Scientist and lead author on the published results in the peer-reviewed journal Science of the Total Environment. “However, deficiencies still occur in reporting study results that affect relevance and reliability for biomonitoring purposes with more effort needed to improve the scientific body of knowledge.” Biomonitoring studies are essential to quantify chemical and particle exposures while also allowing comparisons across all ocean regions and track changes over time. Biomonitoring also provides a means to assess the effectiveness or limitations of various technological, regulatory or policy interventions aimed at reducing the presence of a contaminant in the environment. Researchers therefore have a responsibility to carefully design biomonitoring studies and ensure their methods are fully described within publications to ensure results are best able to aid in the decision-making process. There is certainly a deluge of MNP research published each year but only about 100 are published annually meeting the relevant and reliable inclusion criteria used in this critical review. Essentially all ocean regions were included but with the greatest focus nearly equal from the North Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. An impressive number of 1,243 unique species were included in the 409 reviewed papers with the overwhelming majority being fish followed by crustaceans and bivalves. The authors aimed to be completely transparent in their scoring process as part of their review. “Reviewing over 400 papers was no easy task and we made the scores for each paper available to view online,” explained de Jourdan. “This transparency ensures that others can see how we derived the scores and use them as a training set for future evaluations.” Some key observations from the critical review include: 23% of the research units had the lowest score possible for its description of sampling methods, such as gear type, sampling location and mesh size. 22% did not describe appropriate sample processing and storage methods following field collection. 20% were published without any acknowledgement that measures were taken to protect against sample contamination, such as clothing protection or use of PPE, while processing within the laboratory setting. 48% of reviewed studies did not note processing samples in clean air conditions in the laboratory (e.g., laminar flow cabinet or in a ‘clean room’ setting) to assure the high likelihood of contamination did not occur, which is an improvement from the 90% of studies failing this criteria previously. 86% of research units did not include a positive control or perform a recovery study. Only 24 of 409 papers included this crucial step, which is unfortunately consistent with an earlier 2018 assessment of biomonitoring studies. Scores from the initial 10 assessment criteria were applied to a two-step gateway review to determine overall reliability of each publication for biomonitoring purposes. First, each publication was assessed by giving more weight to whether specific polymers were identified “…as the core objective [of a biomonitoring study] is to develop quantitative relationships between biota and their environment.” In doing so, 108 of the 409 reviewed publications were excluded from further analysis given their limited quantitative utility for biomonitoring and risk assessments. The remaining 301 papers were assessed against a second gate on whether a quantitative relationship between the biota and external environment (matrix) could be achieved from the data reported in the publication. Here, studies that did not include a paired environmental sample (sediment and/or water) were excluded, further reducing the number of papers to 73. Only 32 of those papers had greater than a 50% score for reliability. Just 8% of the 409 publications reviewed met the criteria for reliability, utility for biomonitoring, and informing ecological risk assessment. These results clearly highlight the urgent need for more robust, methodologically sound studies for biomonitoring as a valuable tool but one that requires strict adherence to standardized methods and reporting. The publication finishes with a series of recommendations targeted towards journals, reviewers, funders and researchers. de Jourdan concludes, “We are encouraged to see that the research community is consistently improving with the methods used and described within their publications related to micro-and nano-plastic biomonitoring studies. There is still considerable work to be done but we hope that our recommendations will ensure the greatest utility of research results for effective decision-making and adoption of mitigation measures.” The biomonitoring publication review effort was funded by ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences Inc. Research Publication: de Jourdan, B., D. Philibert, D. Asnicar and C.W. Davis. 2024. Microplastic biomonitoring studies in aquatic species: A review & quality assessment framework. Science of the Total Environment 957:177541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177541 Image 1: Graphical abstract of the critical results beginning with 409 papers and ending with just 32 studies meeting the final reliability threshold based on details presented within the published manuscripts. Image 2: Results from the critical review for each of the 10-categories in the quality criteria rubric. Story by Bud Adams, The Huntsman Marine Science Centre. For additional information or images relating to this article, please email huntsman@huntsmanmarine.ca . Return to our Press Room for more stories!

Press Room Surveys provide evidence of spread of ‘sea vomit’, an invasive colonial tunicate, in the western Bay of Fundy region of Atlantic Canada St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada – March 11, 2025 Aquatic Invasive Species are those that have been introduced and become established in a new freshwater or marine habitat outside of their natural or past distribution. These may include any species of bacteria, plants or animals and must have significant negative impacts on the receiving environment and associated economy, society or human health to be considered an invasive. Huntsman Marine researchers recently provided the first observations of the invasive colonial tunicate known as ‘sea vomit’ (scientific name Didemnum vexillum ) in the western Bay of Fundy Quoddy Region in the international peer-reviewed journal BioInvasions Records with co-authors from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. “Although scientists recorded sea vomit in the Bay of Fundy in 2013 and 2014, we thought it had died out. But recent SCUBA surveys by our dive team and DFO drop camera surveys in deeper water found extensive populations around Deer Island,” explains Dr. Claire Goodwin, Huntsman Marine Research Scientist and co-author of the publication. Sea vomit is thought to originate from Japan but has rapidly spread from there to marine ecosystems globally, including in New Zealand, Europe, and both Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America. Its structure and chemical defences deter natural predators within these new habitats thereby ensuring its invasion success. This species has the potential to severely impact both local marine life and industries as it can smother seabed dwellers, such as scallops, and foul commercial structures like wharves and aquaculture equipment. It can be spread by vessel traffic, movement of marine equipment, such as aquaculture infrastructure, and activities that disturb the seabed, such as construction and bottom fishing. Using a variety of environmental monitoring techniques provide multiple perspectives on the timeline for initial invasion and establishing a population within a local ecosystem. The research team described use of environmental DNA methods on more than 200 seawater samples, diver-based visual surveys at 41 sites, and seven drift transects with near-seafloor optical imagery (such as drop cameras and remotely operated vehicles) to document the presence and extent of sea vomit colonies in the Quoddy Region of the western Bay of Fundy during 2018-2022. Survey results indicated clear presence of sea vomit within the study area. Didemnum was detected using eDNA techniques at two of the sampling locations west of Deer Island in December 2018 and on four occasions in 2020 & 2021 off the east coast of Campobello Island. Sea vomit was also present at 11 of the sites surveyed using a roving diver technique with some extensive patches at two sites off Deer and Campobello Islands at depths of 3-22 m and on bedrock, boulder and cobble substrates. The deep water optical imagery transects confirmed sea vomit to be common in 8.7% of the total area covered, including considerably deeper habitats than those surveyed by SCUBA with the publication reporting the deepest occurrence to date globally at 118 m. The co-authors called for more monitoring and education initiatives targeting all potential spread vectors in the Quoddy Region and larger Bay of Fundy area. Huntsman Marine, along with collaborators from Coastal Action (NS), Passamaquoddy Recognition Group, Fundy North Fishermen’s Association, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the University of New Brunswick, is doing just that through a recently launched three-year project with funding from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. This new project will use many of the same methods to monitor the spread of sea vomit within a much broader geographic area. Hearing from the experience of fishers throughout the region and receiving samples from them will further expand the surveillance effort. Last summer Huntsman Marine also purchased a Deep Trekker Pivot ROV to enhance its underwater monitoring capabilities. This ROV has six thrusters to maneuver underwater in strong currents while able to dive to depths of 305 m (1,000 ft). Its onboard capabilities also include a 220o camera rotation and grabber for specimen collection. Pilot training was completed and several successful research dives were conducted in 2024 in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia waters. Research partners can only do so much on their own to monitor for the invasive sea vomit, and other possible invasive species, in such a large geographic area. That is why Huntsman Marine will also engage with community members to collect records through iNaturalist and working with scientists from the USA based Marine Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative (MIMIC) to establish citizen scientist monitoring sites in Canada. The town wharf in St Andrews, NB became the first community MIMIC monitoring site last summer. Groups interested in establishing a MIMIC monitoring site of their own are encouraged to reach out to huntsman@huntsmanmarine.ca . It is noteworthy that no previous experience is necessary to complete these surveys, and training will be provided to ensure the method and data curation is completed in an appropriate manner. “Our new project will deploy many technologies and methods to give us a better understanding of sea vomit, and other marine invasive species in the Bay of Fundy, and allow us to develop ways to reduce their spread,” concludes Dr. Goodwin. Efforts described within the publication were funded by the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund to Huntsman Marine with matching funds provided by project partners including Huntsman Marine as well as various Fisheries and Oceans Canada projects funded with the research institution. Research Publication: Teed, L.L., C. Goodwin , P. Lawton, A. Lacoursière-Roussel and K.M. Dinning. 2024. Multiple perspectives on the emergence of the invasive colonial tunicate Didemnum vexillum Kott, 2002 in the western Bay of Fundy, Atlantic Canada. BioInvasions Records 13: 713-738. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2024.13.3.12 Image 1: SCUBA diver inspecting a large colony of sea vomit at a survey site in New Brunswick, Canada. Image 2: A MIMIC survey conducted at the Town of St. Andrews Market Wharf (New Brunswick, Canada). Story by Bud Adams, The Huntsman Marine Science Centre. For additional information or images relating to this article, please email huntsman@huntsmanmarine.ca . Return to our Press Room for more stories!