tigerprawn
Active Member
“You should also be aware that the government is proposing new legislation under the federal Fisheries Act that essentially legitimizes the inherently unsustainable practice of open net pen fish farming.
This new regulation would permit the deposit of deleterious substances into fisheries waters including chemicals and therapeutants used to control fish parasites, pests and pathogens; permitting the deposit of settleable solids and biological oxygen demand (BOD) matter related to aquaculture activities (note: this could include bloodwater and at–sea disposal of morts); permitting the deposit of material from pests and bio-fouling organisms that are power-washed off of aquaculture structures, including net pens (currently it is illegal and not accepted practice to power wash nets in-situ – they have to be taken to land-based facilities to be cleaned; and, activities by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), under the Health of Animals Act, to control or eradicate fish diseases.
This will apply to all of Canada’s fisheries waters including the Great Lakes.
Bear in mind when you read this it is DFO’s intent to support and expand this industry in Canada. So, if you think there are impacts from this industry now, just wait until it grows.”
This new regulation would permit the deposit of deleterious substances into fisheries waters including chemicals and therapeutants used to control fish parasites, pests and pathogens; permitting the deposit of settleable solids and biological oxygen demand (BOD) matter related to aquaculture activities (note: this could include bloodwater and at–sea disposal of morts); permitting the deposit of material from pests and bio-fouling organisms that are power-washed off of aquaculture structures, including net pens (currently it is illegal and not accepted practice to power wash nets in-situ – they have to be taken to land-based facilities to be cleaned; and, activities by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), under the Health of Animals Act, to control or eradicate fish diseases.
This will apply to all of Canada’s fisheries waters including the Great Lakes.
Bear in mind when you read this it is DFO’s intent to support and expand this industry in Canada. So, if you think there are impacts from this industry now, just wait until it grows.”