Cohen Commission - BC Still Waiting for DFO to Wake Up - Post 3

These are the references for the previous portions of the Environmental Petition I lodged with the Auditor General for Canada.

This is the previous, second post: http://fishfarmnews.blogspot.ca/2016/06/cohen-commission-bc-still-waiting-for_22.html.

This is the first post: http://fishfarmnews.blogspot.ca/2016/06/cohen-commission-bc-still-waiting-for.html.

1. References for the Times Colonist article:

DFO’s aquaculture initiative: The British Columbia Aquaculture Program: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/rpp/2013-14/SO1/so-rs-1.3.2-eng.html.

Alex M`s blog: http://alexandramorton.typepad.com/alexandra_morton/2013/10/tracking-viruses-2013.html. 

Three volume Cohen report: http://www.cohencommission.ca/en/FinalReport/.

DFO regarding BC Aquaculture: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/rpp/2013-14/SO1/so-rs-1.3.2-eng.html. Sub-program 1.3.2 - British Columbia Aquaculture Program
Performance Measure. By March 2014: A transparent regulatory regime for aquaculture in British Columbia and an Integrated Management Plan for finfish, and shellfish.

The PRV paper: http://www.virologyj.com/content/10/1/230.

Whole-genome analysis of piscine reovirus (PRV) shows PRV represents a new genus in family Reoviridae and its genome segment S1 sequences group it into two separate sub-genotypes
Molly JT Kibenge¹†, Tokinori Iwamoto¹†, Yingwei Wang², Alexandra Morton³, Marcos G Godoy⁴⁵⁶ and Frederick SB Kibenge¹*

Miller Summary on Watershed Watch: http://www.watershed-watch.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Exh-1523-CAN006145.pdf.

2. Reference for BC Stats Report: BC Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector, 2012 Edition

Fish, Processing, Sport Fishing and Aquaculture Stats - Figures in Millions (and 2002 constant dollars, except for 2011 Revenue)

	Commercial	Processing	Sport	Aquaculture	Total
Contribution to GDP, and %	$102.3 (15.3%)	$177.5 (26.6)	$325.7 (48.8%)	$61.9 (9.3%)	$667.4 100%
% GDP					0.4%
Employment (% of total)	1,400 (10.1%)	2,400 (17.3%)	8,400 (60.4%)	1,700 (12.2%)	13,900 100%
Wages and Salaries % of Total	$78.4* $8.4 2.2%	$105.3 $105.3 27.5%	$218.9 $218.9 57.1%	$55.7 $55.7 14.5%	- $383.3 100%
Total 2011 Revenue (increase/decrease)	$344.8 (+4.1%)	$427.5 (+2.1%)	$936.5 (+0.8%)	$469.0 (-12.2%)	$2,177.8
Revenue % of Total	15.8%	19.6%	43.0%	21.5%	100%

*Do note that Commercial employment and income is some $70 million higher than included in this table at $8.4 M because most fishermen are self-employed and technically this renders them not employees.

3. Reference for fish farms reduce local wild fish stocks by 50%:

http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.0060033.