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Regulating and monitoring British Columbia’s marine finfish aquaculture facilities 2011–2014

Table of Contents

  1. Summary of marine finfish aquaculture in British Columbia
  2. How aquaculture facilities are regulated
  3. Assessing compliance
    1. How DFO assesses the performance of aquaculture facilities
    2. Enforcement options
    3. Summary of charges and convictions, 2011-2014
    4. Details of Fishery Officer activities
    5. Deficiencies in 2011
    6. Deficiencies in 2012
    7. Deficiencies in 2013
    8. Deficiencies in 2014
  4. Reporting requirements and reports submitted
    1. Overall reporting requirements
    2. Scheduled reports
    3. Incident reports
  5. Monitoring and audits: Fish health
    1. Fish health management plans
    2. Fish health in 2011
    3. Fish health in 2012
    4. Fish health in 2013
    5. Fish health in 2014
    6. Sea Lice
    7. Fish Mortality
  6. Monitoring and audits: Environmental
    1. Benthic (seabed) monitoring
    2. DFO’s Benthic Audit Program
    3. Escapes
    4. Incidental catch
    5. Interactions with marine mammals
    6. Use of lights
    7. Use of chemicals, and feed and other substances
  7. Monitoring and audits: Inventory and aquaculture statistics
    1. Inventory plans and stock transfers
    2. Annual aquaculture statistical report
  8. Summary

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Monitoring and audits: Inventory and aquaculture statistics

Inventory plans and stock transfers

Licence holders submitted inventory plans annually to DFO in 2011, and monthly thereafter. An inventory plan outlines a seven-month rolling inventory plan for all licensed species, including biomass, number of fish, age class, and harvest activities. The first month of the plan must reflect the calculated inventory at the facility for the previous month, and the remaining six months must be projected inventory. A plan must be submitted even when no production is occurring. Any transfers of stock from one facility to another must be reported if the transfers occurred in the previous month.

DFO audits the inventory plans by checking the following:

Detailed fish transfer information can be found at this link: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/aquaculture/reporting-rapports/intro-trans-eng.html

Annual aquaculture statistical report

DFO collects information regarding fish production, processing, and sales for statistical purposes. This report is submitted to DFO no later than January 25 for the previous calendar year. From 2011 to 2014, all marine finfish Annual Aquaculture Statistical Reports were submitted to DFO, with an average of 98% of reports submitted on time.

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