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Canada’s first ballast water testing facility

Dalhousie’s Aquatron is currently the only facility in Canada that is capable of testing ballast water treatment systems before they are allowed on ships.

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Meet Chewy and Spot

Special guests of the Aquatron, these two green sea turtles are enjoying lots of attention from the Dal community.

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Dive right in

Deepen your knowledge of marine plants and animals in Dr. Herbinger’s Aquaculture class. You’ll enjoy seeing some amazing creatures in the various labs and tanks in the Aquatron.

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Leading-edge research in world-class facilities

With an incredible range of research facilities, the Aquatron can accommodate almost any lab-based aquatic experiment.

About the Aquatron

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Canada’s largest university aquatic research facility, the Aquatron is on Dal’s main campus near the best marine experts and library in the country. Learn more.

About the people

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With a full-time, experienced staff of biologists and mechanical operators, we can help researchers take full advantage of all that the Aquatron facilities have to offer. Meet the team.

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Ballast Water Testing Facility
Test your system.

Dal’s Aquatron is Canada’s only ballast water treatment facility.

Aquatron Laboratory
Dalhousie University Life Sciences Centre,
1355 Oxford Street, PO BOX 15000,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4R2
1.902.494.3874

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