Cell                               (902) 956-3848

Email                            smckenna@nsac.ca

Specialty Areas            

Marine Research

Education                     

B.Sc., Major in Biology, Dalhousie University

B.Sc., Major in Biology (Honours Certificate), Dalhousie University

As a Project Officer, Steve McKenna is responsible for providing technical assistance to industrial partners/clients in support of several ABVC projects. Working with the Project Manager, Steve is tasked with overseeing the day to day activities of one or more research projects.

Steve McKenna has been working in the field of marine research for over 20 years. He began working for the research and development division of National Sea Products Ltd., developing methods of juvenile sea scallop production in a shellfish hatchery. He then moved to a privately owned shellfish hatchery focussed primarily on the culture of European oysters. Following this, Steve was employed for 10 years with the National Research Council's Institute for Marine Biosciences, in the aquaculture/shellfish biology program. The main focus was research on the physiology and biochemistry of bivalve shellfish. This work involved collaboration with several researchers from academic and private businesses, as well as other government institutions. Steve has been involved with several types of marine related experimental projects, from experimental design and data collection through to data analysis and published reports/papers. Steve is familiar with all aspects of several hatchery reared shellfish species, including husbandry, algal culturing and hatchery design and construction.

Steve's special interests include the use of underutilized marine species, both plant and animal for novel application within the rapidly expanding field of functional bio-products.