Proceedings 2015/057
Proceedings of the Pacific regional peer review on the assessment of the fate of emamectin benzoate, the active ingredient in SLICE®, near aquaculture facilities in British Columbia and its effect on the Pacific Spot Prawn (Pandalus platyceros); October 18 to 19, 2011
Chairperson: Dr. Andrew R.S. Ross
Editor: Dr. Andrew R.S. Ross
Summary
These Proceedings summarize the relevant discussions and key conclusions arising from a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Regional Advisory Process (RAP) meeting held at the Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney, B.C. on October 18-19, 2011 during which a working paper (CSAP WP2011-P55) on the environmental fate and potential biological effects of the anti-parasitic chemotherapeutant emamectin benzoate (the active ingredient in SLICE®) was presented for peer review.
In-person and web-based participation included Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) staff from Fisheries & Aquaculture Management and Science Branch, together with external participants from Health Canada, the BC Ministry of Agriculture, the Scottish Government and Association for Marine Sciences, the aquaculture, prawn fishing and chemotherapeutant manufacturing industries, a number of environmental non-governmental organizations, and academia.
The conclusions and advice resulting from this review will be presented in the form of a Science Advisory Report, which will provide advice to DFO Fisheries & Aquaculture Management regarding the spatial and temporal distribution of emamectin benzoate near salmon farms and its potential biological effects on Pacific spot prawn, a commercially important non-target organism. This advice will support ecosystem-based environmental regulation and decision-making with regard to the aquaculture sector, and may form the basis for elements of future consultation processes on aquaculture activities through Integrated Management of Aquaculture Plans (IMAPs).
The Science Advisory Report and supporting Research Document will be made publicly available on the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) website.
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