Tuesday, January 10, 2012

DFO assign six new vessels for aquaculture inspections

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) have announced that they are assigning six vessels for the purpose of monitoring and inspection of fish farming activities on the West Coast, five of the assigned vessels will be stationed at Campbell River. Keith Ashfield the Minister for the DFO said that the British Columbia built vessels will all be dedicated to the BC Aquaculture Regulatory Program.

The minister also said: "As the majority of aquaculture operations are located along the coast of Vancouver Island and in the mainland inlets and most are inaccessible by car, ensuring DFO staff are able to move freely on the water is an important aspect of regulating the aquaculture industry in BC. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers. To get your copy of  'PPLAPP' click here.
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