BC Legislature - Sustainable Aquaculture Committee, 38th Parliament

Acheson, Chris

Aquaculture, fish farms

impact on environment, algal blooms 34:1050

impact on wild fish stocks, disease transfer 34:1040-1050

impact on wild sablefish 34:1055

land-based systems, economic viability 34:1120

sablefish farming, current and future status of industry 34:1125

transition from open-net to closed-containment systems 34:1045-1050, 34:1125

Broughton Archipelago, fish farms, impact on wild fisheries 34:1050

Fish, herring, population health 34:1110

Fish, sablefish, juvenile and adult habitats 34:1030

Hilborn, Ray, work as scientist with Canadian Sablefish Association 34:1045

Scotland, aquaculture, impact of fish farms on wild fish stocks 34:1040

Agriculture and Lands, Ministry of

Role in aquaculture regulation, geoduck aquaculture See Geoduck aquaculture, management and regulation, federal-provincial role under Aquaculture

Anderson, Craig

Aquaculture

exotic species aquaculture 37:1105

shellfish aquaculture, first nations involvement in industry 37:1120

Aquaculture, fish farms

land-based systems, energy consumption 37:1105

management, government strategy, precautionary approach and principle 37:1145

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, fish hatcheries 37:1145

Grieg Seafood

Gold River operations, role in local economy 37:1040

Nootka Sound operations, site rotation and relocation 37:1110

Norway

aquaculture, agreements with environmental groups 37:1040

aquaculture, industry, expansion restrictions 37:1110

status of wild salmon stocks 37:1140

Aquaculture

Data collection and information

communication of research results to general public and science community See information transfer and exchange below under this subheading

coordination and funding of research (Nakai, S.) 36:0940-0950, 36:1040-1050 (Pennell, B.) 36:1010-1030, 36:1040-1045 (Simpson, S.) 36:1040-1050 (Yap) 36:1025-1030

industry funding and support (Nakai, S.) 36:1040 (Simpson, S.) 36:1040

information transfer and exchange (DeJager, T.) 36:1000-1005, 36:1035

need for information (Coons) 42:0930 (Fraser) 36:1035 (MacDonald, R.) 34:1015, 34:1105-1110, 34:1125 (Nakai, S.) 36:0940-0945, 36:1035 (Pennell, B.) 36:1020, 36:1040

polarization of scientific opinion See scientific debate and discussion below under this subheading

research capacity in B.C. (Nakai, S.) 36:0950 (Pennell, B.) 36:1010-1020

research institutions and scientists in B.C. and elsewhere (Pennell, B.) 36:1010-1015, 36:1025 (Yap) 36:1025

scientific and technical review of research proposals and reports (Cantelon) 36:1050 (Nakai, S.) 36:1030, 36:1040-1055 (Simpson, S.) 36:1040 (Yap) 36:1030

scientific cooperation and networking (Nakai, S.) 36:0950, 36:1030 (Pennell, B.) 36:1010, 36:1020, 36:1030 (Yap) 36:1030

scientific debate and discussion (Cantelon) 36:1055-1100 (DeJager, T.) 36:1100-1105 (Pennell, B.) 36:1045-1055, 36:1105-1110 (Simpson, S.) 36:1050

sediment sampling (Barnes, P.) 36:1150-1155, 36:1200-1205

video study of aquatic animals (Barnes, P.) 36:1205-1210

Employment

recruitment of foreign workers (Wickham, E.) 34:1130

Environmental concerns and economic impact (Jarvis) 34:1120 (MacDonald, R.) 34:1125

Exotic species aquaculture (Anderson, C.) 37:1105

First nations involvement in industry (Horning) 42:0925 (Simpson, S.) 42:0935

Geoduck aquaculture See also Geoduck harvesting industry under Fishing industry

chain-of-custody requirements See management and regulation, poaching of wild stock by aquaculture industry below under this subheading

disease issues See impact on environment, studies below under this subheading

economic feasibility (Castledine, A.) 35:1020-1025 (Pearce, C.) 35:1115 (Yap) 35:1115

first nations consultation on geoduck aquaculture projects See Consultation on aquaculture applications, geoduck aquaculture under First nations

first nations involvement in industry (Castledine, A.) 35:1110 (Robertson) 35:1110

harvesting of cultured and wild geoduck (Cantelon) 35:1210-1215 (James, M.) 35:1215

impact on environment, comparison to other shellfish species (Pearce, C.) 35:1115 (Yap) 35:1115

impact on environment, studies (Clapp, B.) 35:1125 (Fraser) 35:1120-1125 (Jarvis) 35:1100 (Pearce, C.) 35:1040-1105, 35:1120-1125 (Robertson) 35:1100-1105 (Thomson, A.) 35:1030-1035, 35:1100-1105

industry in B.C. and elsewhere (Austin) 35:1100 (Castledine, A.) 35:1010, 35:1025 (James, M.) 35:1145 (Pearce, C.) 35:1040

management and regulation, development and history (Castledine, A.) 35:1010-1030 (Thomson, A.) 35:1030-1035

management and regulation, federal-provincial role (Castledine, A.) 35:1015-1025, 35:1110 (James, M.) 35:1200 (Thomson, A.) 35:1030-1035, 35:1105, 35:1125, 35:1155-1200

management and regulation, poaching of wild stock by aquaculture industry (Castledine, A.) 35:1015-1020, 35:1110 (Robertson) 35:1110

management and regulation, precautionary approach and principle (Castledine, A.) 35:1120-1125 (Coons) 35:1125 (Fraser) 35:1120 (Pearce, C.) 35:1105, 35:1120 (Robertson) 35:1105 (Thomson, A.) 35:1125

methods (Austin, J.) 35:1155 (Clapp, B.) 35:1150-1155 (Jarvis) 35:1100 (Pearce, C.) 35:1100 (Trevena) 35:1150-1155

precautionary approach and principle See management and regulation, precautionary approach and principle above under this subheading

pre-seed harvesting See Geoduck harvesting industry, harvesting prior to geoduck aquaculture on site under Fishing industry

research and experimental projects (Castledine, A.) 35:1015-1025

re-seeding after harvest See harvesting of cultured and wild geoduck above under this subheading

sites (Austin, J.) 35:1205 (Castledine, A.) 35:1025, 35:1205 (Clapp, B.) 35:1205 (James, M.) 35:1200 (Pearce, C.) 35:1105 (Robertson) 35:1205 (Thomson, A.) 35:1030

Industry elsewhere (Pennell, B.) 36:1020

Industry in B.C. (Jarvis) 42:0930-0935 (Yap) 42:0920

Issues

consensus and collaboration (Bood, H.) 37:1120, 37:1145 (Jarvis) 37:1120 (Marshall, P.) 37:1125-1135, 37:1155 (Simpson, S.) 37:1150

Knowledge gap See Data collection and information, need for information above under this main heading

Knowledge transfer See Data collection and information, information transfer and exchange above under this main heading

Oyster farming See Shellfish aquaculture below under this main heading

Promotion, public education (Tillapaugh, D.) 36:1240

Regulation

federal role (Castledine, A.) 35:1020

jurisdictional comparisons (Bood, H.) 37:1120 (Pepper, L.) 37:1130

sea-floor habitat (Tillapaugh, D.) 36:1230

Research See Data collection and information above under this main heading

Research and development

benefits (Tillapaugh, D.) 36:1220-1225

government funding (Wickham, E.) 34:1115

Salmon aquaculture dialogue (Marshall, P.) 37:1020, 37:1125, 37:1135

Scallop farming See Shellfish aquaculture below under this main heading

Shellfish aquaculture

application and licensing process, costs (McIntosh, D.) 37:1045 (Pepper, L.) 37:1045, 37:1110

carrying capacity (Barnes, P.) 36:1140-1205

first nations involvement in industry (Anderson, C.) 37:1120 (Marshall, P.) 37:1120 (Pepper, L.) 37:1115

geoduck farming See Geoduck aquaculture above under this main heading

impact on biodiversity (Barnes, P.) 36:1205-1210, 36:1225 (Cantelon) 36:1225

impact on environment (Barnes, P.) 36:1205, 36:1230 (Cantelon) 36:1230 (Tillapaugh, D.) 36:1230

oyster farms (Barnes, P.) 36:1150, 36:1230 (Cantelon) 36:1230 (Tillapaugh, D.) 36:1215-1220, 36:1235

oyster farms, impact on aquatic organisms (Barnes, P.) 36:1205

oyster farms, research See Centre for Shellfish Research, study under Malaspina University College

phytoplankton consumption See also Study on water column characteristics under Oceans

(Barnes, P.) 36:1230 (Cantelon) 36:1230

regulation See Regulation above under this main heading

role in coastal economies (Trevena) 37:1115

role of government and industry (Pepper, L.) 37:1110-1115 (Simpson, S.) 37:1110

salinity levels See Study on water column characteristics under Oceans

scallop farming, sustainability (Tillapaugh, D.) 36:1215-1220

sites See Shellfish aquaculture sites below under this main heading

technology (Barnes, P.) 36:1150

waste deposition (Barnes, P.) 36:1145, 36:1155 (Tillapaugh, D.) 36:1215-1220

waste, impact on oxygen levels (Barnes, P.) 36:1145, 36:1225 (Cantelon) 36:1225

waste, impact on sulphide levels (Barnes, P.) 36:1155-1200, 36:1225 (Cantelon) 36:1225

Shellfish aquaculture sites

shared use of shellfish leases (Fraser) 36:1235

Aquaculture – Fish farms

Black cod farming See Sablefish farming below under this main heading

Closed-containment systems

recommendation by Sustainable Aquaculture Committee See Recommendations under Sustainable Aquaculture, Special Committee on

research and development (Pennell, B.) 36:1030 (Yap) 36:1030

transition from open-net to closed-containment systems (Acheson, C.) 34:1045-1050, 34:1125 (Cantelon) 42:0915 (Jarvis) 42:0930-0935 (Joys, T.) 34:1100 (Trevena) 42:0920

use in sablefish farming (Wickham, E.) 34:1025, 34:1130

Fish disease

research (Cox, S.) 34:1115-1120

transfer to wild populations See Impact on wild fish stocks, disease transfer below under this main heading

Impact on coastal communities, studies and community consultation (DeJager, T.) 36:1035 (Fraser) 36:1030-1035 (Pennell, B.) 36:1020, 36:1035

Impact on environment

algal blooms (Acheson, C.) 34:1050

farm site closing and remediation (Cantelon) 36:1230 (Tillapaugh, D.) 36:1215, 36:1230

studies (DeJager, T.) 36:0955-1000 (Pennell, B.) 36:1015

Impact on wild fish stocks

disease transfer (Acheson, C.) 34:1040-1050 (Cox, S.) 34:1040

sablefish See also Sablefish, juvenile and adult habitats under Fish

(Acheson, C.) 34:1055 (Wickham, E.) 34:1105

Issues and concerns (Fraser) 34:1105 (Wickham, E.) 34:1105

Land-based systems, economic viability (Acheson, C.) 34:1120 (Trevena) 34:1115 (Wickham, E.) 34:1115

Land-based systems, energy consumption (Anderson, C.) 37:1105

Management, government strategy See also Management of ocean and coastal areas and resources under Oceans

precautionary approach and principle (Anderson, C.) 37:1145 (Cantelon) 36:1120 (Coons) 37:1130 (DeJager, T.) 36:1115-1120 (Marshall, P.) 37:1130 (Simpson, S.) 36:1115

strategy (Cantelon) 36:1055-1105 (DeJager, T.) 36:1105

Role in coastal communities (McIntosh, D.) 37:1045

Sablefish farming

current and future status of industry (Acheson, C.) 34:1125 (MacDonald, R.) 34:1125 (Robertson) 34:1125 (Wickham, E.) 34:1125-1130

disease risks to wild stocks (Cantelon) 34:1035 (Cox, S.) 34:1035-1040

economic impact study (Wickham, E.) 34:1025, 34:1105

expansion See current and future status of industry above under this subheading

impact of depth and light intensity on fish health (Trevena) 34:1110 (Wickham, E.) 34:1110

impact on wild groundfish stocks (MacDonald, R.) 34:1015-1020, 34:1100, 34:1115 (Wickham, E.) 34:1025, 34:1115

moratorium See current and future status of industry above under this subheading

study of potential impact (MacDonald, R.) 34:1105

Sea lice See Sea lice

Waste from farms

near-field and far-field effects (Cox, S.) 34:1110

Aquaculture and environment research fund See British Columbia Innovation Council
AquaVision conference See Norway
Austin, James

Aquaculture, geoduck aquaculture, methods 35:1155

Aquaculture, geoduck aquaculture, sites 35:1205

Fishing industry, geoduck harvesting industry, harvesting prior to geoduck aquaculture on site 35:1200

Fishing industry, geoduck harvesting industry, relationship with geoduck aquaculture industry 35:1210

Food industry, seafood, geoduck, market and prices 35:1115-1120

Food industry, seafood, geoduck, promotion 35:1210

Underwater Harvesters Association, geoduck aquaculture and wild harvesting activities 35:1210

Austin, Robin (Skeena)

As subject

casting of tie-breaking vote on motion to approve report 42:0940

election as Chair of Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee (Cantelon) 34:1005

Aquaculture

geoduck aquaculture, industry in B.C. and elsewhere 35:1100

Cantelon, Ron

election as Deputy Chair of Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee 34:1005

MMK Consulting Inc.

briefing of Sustainable Aquaculture Committee 38:1005

Sustainable Aquaculture Special Committee

election of Chair and Deputy Chair 34:1005

report, adoption by committee 42:0915

report, committee debate of draft report 38:1120

report, tabling in Legislature 42:0940

subcommittee on agenda and procedure, election 34:1005