First name
Myron
Last name
Roth
Status
PAg
Branch
Victoria and Islands-District 3
Employment (primary)
Job title
Team Lead Aquaculture and Marine Fisheries
Employer
BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries
Department
Fisheries & Aquaculture Unit
Start date

Work email
myron.roth@gov.bc.ca

Work phone
778-698-3404

Address street 1
545 Superior Street
Province
BC
City
Victoria
Postal code
V8V 1T7
Employment (secondary)
Practice Areas
Livestock Development, Production and Management
Protection and Management of Environmental Resources
Education
Credential
Ph.D.
Major
Fish Pathology
School
University of Stirling
Year
1993
Credential
B.Sc.
Major
Zoology
School
University of British Columbia
Year
1987
Bio

Myron holds a B.Sc. in Zoology from UBC and a Ph.D. from the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland where he studied sea lice control on salmon farms. Over the last 20 years Myron has held positions with a salmon farming company in Canada, an international pharmaceutical company, and the government of British Columbia giving him direct experience working with the salmon aquaculture industries on both coasts of Canada, Scotland, Norway, Ireland and Chile. His work has focused on aquaculture policy, aquatic animal drug and vaccine development and registration, aquatic animal biotechnology, and aquaculture production. In his current role as the Industry Specialist, Aquaculture and Seafood with the BC Ministry of Agriculture, Myron focuses on technology transfer and policy, and represents the Province on several regional and national research, technical, and innovation advisory and funding committees.

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