Incidental catch at BC marine finfish aquaculture sites

Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO’s) Conditions of Licence for finfish aquaculture include requirements to minimize harm to wild fish that swim into facilities. Facility operators must also maintain an incidental catch log, which is a record of wild fish caught at the facility during harvest and transfer events. This information is submitted to DFO and public reports are posted quarterly. The tables provided list the reported incidental catch of dead wild finfish and the year and month in which they were captured from B.C. marine finfish facilities during harvest and transfer events. Data are reported in the quarter in which the harvest activities ended and will not exist for farms that do not have fish on site or where no incidentally caught fish were recorded.

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Title (French)	Les captures fortuites aux sites d'aquaculture marins de la C.-B.
Update Frequency	as_needed
Geographic Scope	["5"]
Criticality Level	[]
Sensitivity Level	unrestricted
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Contact Person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Aquaculture, Communications,,DFO.PAC.AquacultureData-Donneesdaquaculture.PAC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Pêches et Océans Canada; Aquaculture, Communications,,DFO.PAC.AquacultureData-Donneesdaquaculture.PAC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca"}
Contact Email	DFO.PAC.AquacultureData-Donneesdaquaculture.PAC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Data Dictionary	["environment", "oceans"]
Open Canada Date Published	2023-01-27 00:00:00
Open Canada Date Modified	2026-01-28 00:00:00
Open Canada Subject	["nature_and_environment"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"en": ["Fish farming", "Aquaculture", "Fisheries and Oceans Canada", "Pacific region", "salmon farming", "sea lice", "incidental catch", "bycatch", "British Columbia", "BC"], "fr": ["Pisciculture", "Aquaculture", "Pêches et Océans Canada", "Région du Pacifique", "installations piscicoles", "salmoniculture", "pou du poisson", "captures accidentelles", "capture accessoire", "Colombie-Britannique"]}
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