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Marine Finfish Aquaculture Application Guide
- Marine Finfish Aquaculture Application Guide
- Management Plan Form
- Siting Criteria
- Where to Apply
- Federal Requirements
- Contacts
The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands has developed a new Guide to Information Requirements for Marine Finfish Aquaculture Applications. This manual provides guidance to aquaculture operators preparing an application for new finfish aquaculture sites and facilities. The guide outlines the information required by the provincial agencies responsible for licensing and regulating finfish aquaculture operations. This guide and the associated Management Plan Form replace older versions of the provincial "management plan," including the March 9, 2000 version of the Marine Commercial Finfish Aquaculture Management Plan.
The guide and form are now available for downloading in PDF format. Hard copies are available from the Aquaculture Development Branches in Victoria or Courtenay or from Integrated Land Management Bureau
Guide to Information Requirements for Finfish Aquaculture Applications
The Guide to Information Requirements for Finfish Aquaculture Applications is currently under review and revision; an updated guide will be made available shortly. If you have any questions or require copies of the current guide, please contact Beverly Pybus at 250 897-7540 or email at: Beverly.Pybus@gov.bc.ca.
Management Plan Form
The Marine Finfish Aquaculture Management Plan Form is currently under review and revision to incorporate changes required by the ministry transition to electronic licensing; an updated form will be made available shortly. If you have any questions, please contact Beverly Pybus at 250 897-7540 or email at: Beverly.Pybus@gov.bc.ca
Siting Criteria
The following document outlines the criteria currently used to ensure that new salmon farms are properly located, or “sited”. This list is provided for information purposes; applications are assessed by government based in part on conformance with these criteria, and on the professional judgment of government reviewers. Applicants are advised to verify that any proposed site meets these criteria.
- Current Siting Criteria (PDF, 79KB)
All documents on this page, including the siting criteria, are subject to change. Operators will be informed and directed to this website if any changes are proposed or made to the application requirements or the farm siting criteria.
Where to Apply
The completed Management Plan and all accompanying documentation should be submitted together to:
Integrated Land Management Bureau
501 - 345 Wallace Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 5B6
Federal Requirements
Although best efforts have been made to reflect the information requirements of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (FOC) in the above guide, this and other federal agencies may require information beyond that outlined in the guide. Anyone intending to apply for an aquaculture site is advised to also contact Fisheries and Oceans Canada prior to submitting an application to government for review in order to verify their information requirements.
Contacts
Any questions not addressed by the guide or the above documents may be directed to:
- Aquaculture Development Branch field office in Courtenay at: (250) 897-7540; or
- Integrated Land Management Bureau at: (250) 741-5667.
Siting and Relocation
- Siting and Relocation
- Government's Role in Siting Farms
- Assessment of Farm Applications
- Farm Relocations
- Farm Relocation Initiative
- Public Input on Site Applications
- What Makes a Good Aquaculture Site?
- Marine Finfish Aquaculture Application Guide
- Aquaculture Opportunity Studies
Links
- The following links and other materials may assist you with preparing your application. Additional links and contact information are provided within the text of the guide.
- Joint DFO/ILMB Site Advertising Form (PDF, 192KB)
- MAL Licensing Policy (PDF, 28KB)
- Guide to Habitat Preferences and Seasonal Patterns of Pacific Salmon (PDF)
- Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory: Standards and Procedures (Resources Information Standards Committee)
- MoE Finfish Aquaculture Waste Control Regulation
- MoE Protocols for Marine Environmental Monitoring (PDF)
- Federal Policy for the Management of Fish Habitat
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