The ocean economy is a significant contributor to Canada’s economy, with an estimated contribution of $31 billion each year. The ocean economy includes industries such as fisheries and aquaculture, marine transportation, marine renewable energy, tourism and recreation, and ocean technology. In the past 5 years the Huntsman has positioned itself as a leader in delivering toxicity testing to support the responsible and sustainable development of these industries. Owing to our success in this area, as measured by repeat clients from government and industry and a continued new stream of clients, we have reached a stage where we must expand our operations. The Strategic operations fund will provide us the opportunity to leverage existing funding to help expand our operational capacity and deliver cutting edge research.