AQUARIUS

 

Aquarius: Version 1.0 Release 1.05.003

The AQUARIUS program is the first tool in market to evaluate closure rules for shellfish industry and to perform a series of “what-if” scenarios for various situations. AQUARIUS uses the rainfall data to simulate the open/close status of a given growing site for any length of time under two closure rules: one the current rule and the other proposed new rule. In next step, AQUARIUS uses the fecal coliform data from the given site to calculate the “NSSP 14/43” standards. In next step, AQUARIUS runs T-Tests statistical procedure to compare the fecal coliform level of “site open under current rule” versus “site open under new rule”. Based on the results of NSSP 14/43” standards and T-Tests, it rejects or accepts the new closure rule.

[PDF] Order Form                                                       
[PDF] Users Manual
[PDF] Slides   Paper  Poster

Aquarius Version 2.0 will be released in the spring of 2009. Those who purchase Aquarius 1.0 now, will receive a free upgrade to Aquarius 2.0 and new manual upon that release. The Slides and Paper pdf files listed above illustrate the use of Aquarius 1.0, and contain a description of the upcoming version 2.0.

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For more information,  please contact:

Fred S. Conte, Ph.D.
Department of Animal Science
University of California Davis
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616 USA

E-mail: fsconte@ucdavis.edu
Ph: 530-752-7689
FAX: 530-752-7817