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• B.C. Home
• Agriculture and Lands
• Fisheries and Aquaculture
  • Finfish Aquaculture
    • General Information
    • Salmon Aquaculture
    • Site Locations
    • Finfish Aquaculture Licences
    • Aquaculture Policy
    • Comparisons of Regulations
    • Escape Prevention
    • New Technologies
    • Siting and Relocation
    • Waste Management
    • Research and Development
    • New Species
  • Shellfish Aquaculture
    • General Information
    • Geoduck Aquaculture
    • Shellfish Development Initiative
    • Shellfish Aquaculture Licences
    • Commercial Harvest of Varnish Clams
    • Aquaculture Site Locations (ftp site)
    • Shellfish Site Capability GIS Data (ftp site)
    • Aquaculture Opportunity Studies and Coastal Planning
  • Marine Plant Aquaculture
  • Commercial Fisheries
    • General Information
    • Marine Plant Harvesting
    • Wild Oyster Harvesting
  • Licensing, Compliance and Enforcement
    • Licences
    • Inspection of Fish Farms
    • Annual Inspection Reports
    • Escape Investigations
    • Fisheries and Aquaculture Licensing and Compliance Branch
    • Voluntary EU Sport Fish Certification Program
  • Fish Health
  • Fisheries & Aquaculture Statistics
  • New Technologies
  • Siting & Relocation
    • Introduction
    • Government's Role in Siting Farms
    • Assessment of Farm Applications
    • Farm Relocations
    • Farm Relocation Initiative
    • New Technologies
    • Public Input on Site Applications
    • What Makes a Good Aquaculture Site?
    • Marine Finfish Aquaculture Application Guide
    • Aquaculture Opportunity Studies
  • Waste Management
  • Escape Prevention
    • Introduction
    • Regulating Escapes
    • Escape Statistics
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • A–Z Index

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Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fisheries and Aquaculture Reports, Studies and Documents

Decision Documents

• Wilson Creek Decision March 2008 (PDF, 100KB)
• Muchalat Inlet North Decision March 2008 (PDF, 348KB)
• Warne Island Decision March 2008 (PDF, 328KB)
• Bowser Decision March 2008 (PDF, 238KB)
• Middle Point Decision August 2007 (PDF, 685KB)
• Gore Island Decision August 2007 (PDF, 4524KB)
• Open Bay Decision August 2007 (PDF, 1972KB)
• Sheep Passage Decision August 2007 (PDF, 63KB)
• Lime Point Decision August 2007 (PDF, 63KB)
• Syrjala McBride Bay Decision August 2007 (PDF, 50KB)
• Poseidon Langley Decision August 2007 (PDF, 49KB)
• Concepcion Point Decision May 2007 (PDF, 53KB)
• Bennett Point Decision March 2006 (PDF, 8582KB)

Annual Inspection Reports on Marine Finfish Aquaculture Sites

British Columbia Seafood Industry Year in Review Reports

Fish Health Reports

• Animal Health Centre Fish Health Reports
• Association of Aquaculture Veterinarians of B.C. review of the recent sea lice publication by Krkosek et al. 2005 (PDF)
• Sea Lice Management 2005 (PDF, 19KB)
  Mandatory sea lice monitoring will continue on salmon farms in 2005.
• Fish Production and Fallowing in the Broughton Archipelago Area (PDF, 19KB)
  Overview of 2003 and 2004 with outlook for 2005.
• 2004/05 Sea Lice Monitoring and Auditing Program (PDF, 36KB)
  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. (PDF, 95KB)
  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 (PDF)
• McRae Pearse Report - Treaties and Transition: Towards a Sustainable Fishery on Canada’s Pacific Coast (PDF)
• 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 (PDF, 243KB)
• A Competitiveness Survey of the British Columbia Salmon Farming Industry (PDF, 1120KB)
  • [brief description]
• Making Sense of the Salmon Aquaculture Debate (PDF)
  • [brief description]
  • Comparison chart can be viewed in:
    • (PDF, 29KB)
    • (DOC, 35KB)
    • (HTML)

• Salmon Aquaculture Review Report
  • [brief description]
  • 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 (PDF, 147KB)
• Net-pen Salmon Farming Industry in the Pacific Northwest
  • [brief description]
• Technical Review of the Minimum Net Strength Standards (PDF, 583KB)
  • [brief description]
• 2002 US aquaculture forecast (PDF)
  • [brief description]
• Aquaculture in Canada's Atlantic and Pacific Regions
  • [brief description]
• Studies of early marine survival of Pacific Salmon and sea lice occurrence in Queen Charlotte Strait in 2001 (PDF)
• The Effects of Salmon Farming in British Columbia on the Management of Wild Salmon Stocks
  • [brief description]
• Report from the Leggatt Inquiry into Salmon Farming in British Columbia sponsored by the David Suzuki Foundation (PDF)
• On the Risk of Colonization by Atlantic Salmon in BC Waters
  • [brief description]
• 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)
  • [brief description]

• Various marine plant aquaculture reports
• Various marine plant commercial harvest,  management and inventory reports

• Recent News Releases (2006/07)
• Historical News Releases (pre-2006)

• Marine Finfish Aquaculture Application Guide, Siting Criteria & Management Plan
• Introduction and Transfer of Aquatic Organisms Committee
• Related Sites and Organizations
• Licence Applications and Information
• Reports, Studies & Documents