Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries and Aquaculture Reports, Studies and Documents

Decision Documents

• Wilson Creek Decision March 2008

• Muchalat Inlet North Decision March 2008

• Warne Island Decision March 2008

• Bowser Decision March 2008

• Middle Point Decision August 2007

• Gore Island Decision August 2007

• Open Bay Decision August 2007

• Sheep Passage Decision August 2007

• Lime Point Decision August 2007

• Syrjala McBride Bay Decision August 2007

• Poseidon Langley Decision August 2007

• Concepcion Point Decision May 2007

• Bennett Point Decision March 2006

Annual Inspection Reports on Marine Finfish Aquaculture Sites

British Columbia Seafood Industry Year in Review Reports

Fish Health Reports

• Fish Health Program, 2006

• Fish Health Program, 2003-2005

• Association of Aquaculture Veterinarians of B.C. review of the recent sea lice publication by Krkosek et al. 2005

• Sea Lice Management 2005 (19 kb)
  Mandatory sea lice monitoring will continue on salmon farms in 2005.

• Fish Production and Fallowing in the Broughton Archipelago Area (19kb)
  Overview of 2003 and 2004 with outlook for 2005.

• 2004/05 Sea Lice Monitoring and Auditing Program (36 kb)  
  The intent of this program is to gather information from the monitoring of lice on all farms within specific fish health zones/areas looking at trends in lice levels, the management of sea lice on farmed salmon and integration with data on wild stock migration when possible.

Other Reports

• An Analysis of the Requirements, Current Conditions and Opportunities for Traceability in the British Columbia Seafood Sector (June 2005)

• Historical Kelp Inventory Reports - Various
  Eleven areas underwent the process of detailed chart and stock estimate preparation between 1975 and 1996.

• Comparison of Finfish Farming Regulations
  A table which outlines the regulatory requirements in several jurisdictions, including B.C., which address the four key issues of finfish farming.

• Geoduck Aquaculture: Estimated Costs and Returns for Sub-tidal Culture in B.C. 
  An assessment of the estimated costs and returns for sub-tidal geoduck farming in B.C. has been prepared to provide background information on this new investment area in shellfish culture.

• Canadian Aquaculture R&D Review
  Presented by Canadian agencies and organizations currently undertaking aquaculture research in Canada.

• Auditor General Report - Salmon Forever: An Assessment of the Provincial Role in Sustaining Wild Salmon

• McRae Pearse Report - Treaties and Transition: Towards a Sustainable Fishery on Canada’s Pacific Coast  

• SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats) Assessment of the BC Seafood Sector and Tidal Water Recreational Fishing - March 2004

• Shellfish Aquaculture Publication List

• Native Participation in British Columbia Commercial Fisheries - 2003 (243kb)

• A Competitiveness Survey of the British Columbia Salmon Farming Industry (1.1mb)
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• Making Sense of the Salmon Aquaculture Debate
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• Salmon Aquaculture Review Report
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  • Salmon Aquaculture Review - Report of the Environmental Assessment Office Volume 1
  • Salmon Aquaculture Review Report - First Nations Perspectives Volume 2
  • Salmon Aquaculture Review Report- Technical Advisory Team Discussion Papers Volume 3
  • Salmon Aquaculture Review Report- Socio-Economic Impacts and Related Technical Papers Volume 4
  • Salmon Aquaculture Review Report- Bibliographic Listings Volume 5
     
• Update on Salmon Aquaculture Review (SAR) Recommendations - March 2006
   
• Net-pen Salmon Farming Industry in the Pacific Northwest
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• Technical Review of the Minimum Net Strength Standards
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• 2002 US aquaculture forecast   
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• Aquaculture in Canada's Atlantic and Pacific Regions
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• Studies of early marine survival of Pacific Salmon and sea lice occurrence in Queen Charlotte Strait in 2001
   
• The Effects of Salmon Farming in British Columbia on the Management of Wild Salmon Stocks
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• Report from the Leggatt Inquiry into Salmon Farming in British Columbia sponsored by the David Suzuki Foundation
   
• On the Risk of Colonization by Atlantic Salmon in BC Waters
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• Results from the 2001 First Nations Atlantic Salmon Watch Program
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• U.S. Department of Commerce - Vision for U.S. Aquaculture
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• U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Aquaculture Information Center
  provides links and information.
   
• Aquaculture and salmon sea ranching in Alaska
   
• US. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration policy on aquaculture (1998)
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• Various marine plant aquaculture reports

• Various marine plant commercial harvest,  management and inventory reports