Monday 27 June 2016

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.
  1. 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.
  1. Reference for fish farms reduce local wild fish stocks by 50%:
http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.0060033.



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