Stock Inventory Reports and Record Keeping
The Aquaculture Regulation requires that holders keep accurate and complete inventory records of stock on hand and requires that these records be maintained for each net cage on the system. These records must show the inventory introduced to the farm site and documentation should include date of entry, species, hatchery source, size, strain and age of fish. Reconciliation for fish transferred in or out, escapes and mortality must be included in these reports.
The objective of this requirement is for the farm operator and government inspectors to know at any given time what the stock levels are for each net cage on the farm. These records enable the operator to accurately report incidents of escapes and allow inspectors to audit compliance with escape reporting requirements. These records are also important for the statistical database that the ministry maintains.
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