Summary of DFO fish health inspections of BC marine finfish aquaculture sites
These figures provide a break-down of deficiencies noted during fish health inspections at marine finfish facilities throughout BC.
2016
![2016 DFO Fish Health Management Plan Inspections and Salmon Aquaculture sites in BC](images/2016-health-sante-eng.jpg)
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2016 DFO fish health management plan inspections at salmon aquaculture sites in BC
A total of 118 HMP Inspections were completed in 2016. During 74 of those facility visits no deficiencies were observed.
A total of 3043 HMP components were scored in 2016, of these 59 deficiencies were noted.
Category of deficiency
- Carcass retrieval protocol or record keeping needs improvement: 21
- Current licence was not posted at facility: 1
- Disease contingency or Mass mortality information or records needs improvement: 10
- Fish euthanasia and/or methods not recorded: 0
- Footbaths or sanitizers need improvement: 4
- Husbandry or record keeping as per COL Appendix VIII-A or VIII-B needs improvement: 2
- Lice protocol or lice records as per COL Appendix VII or VII-A needs improvement: 9
- Mooring signage needs improvement: 6
- Mortality assessment or classification needs improvement: 1
- Nutritional or medicated feed protocol concerns: 0
- Training documentation is not up-to-date: 0
- Transfer records are not complete or up-to-date: 3
- Visitor protocol communication needs improvement: 0
- Water quality monitoring, equipment or record keeping needs improvement: 0
- Wild fish mortality records need clarification: 2
2015
![2015 DFO Fish Health Management Plan Inspections and Salmon Aquaculture sites in BC](images/2015-health-sante-eng.jpg)
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2015 DFO fish health management plan inspections at salmon aquaculture sites in BC
A total of 124 HMP inspections were completed in 2015. During 78 of those facility visits, no deficiencies were observed.
- Deficiencies observed: 73
- Carcass retrieval protocol or record keeping needs improvement: 23
- Current licence was not posted at facility: 1
- Disease contingency or Mass mortality information or records needs improvement: 0
- Fish euthanasia and/or methods not recorded: 0
- Footbaths or sanitizers need improvement: 3
- Husbandry or record keeping as per COL Appendix VIII-A or VIII-B needs improvement: 6
- Lice protocol or lice records as per COL Appendix VII or VII-A needs improvement: 19
- Mooring signage needs improvement: 10
- Mortality assessment or classification needs improvement: 0
- Nutritional or medicated feed protocol concerns: 3
- Training documentation is not up-to-date: 5
- Transfer records are not complete or up-to-date: 3
- Visitor protocol communication needs improvement: 0
- Water quality monitoring, equipment or record keeping needs improvement: 0
- Wild fish mortality records need clarification: 0
2014
![2014 DFO Fish Health Management Plan Inspections and Salmon Aquaculture sites in BC](images/2014-health-sante-eng.jpg)
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2014 DFO fish health management plan inspections at salmon aquaculture sites in BC
A total of 114 HMP inspections were completed in 2014. During 70 of those facility visits, no deficiencies were observed.
- Deficiencies observed: 74
- Carcass retrieval protocol or record keeping needs improvement: 23
- Current licence was not posted at facility: 0
- Disease contingency or Mass mortality information or records needs improvement: 0
- Fish euthanasia and/or methods not recorded: 0
- Footbaths or sanitizers need improvement: 11
- Husbandry or record keeping as per COL Appendix VIII-A or VIII-B needs improvement: 3
- Lice protocol or lice records as per COL Appendix VII or VII-A needs improvement: 19
- Mooring signage needs improvement: 6
- Mortality assessment or classification needs improvement: 0
- Nutritional or medicated feed protocol concerns: 1
- Training documentation is not up-to-date: 5
- Transfer records are not complete or up-to-date: 4
- Visitor protocol communication needs improvement: 2
- Water quality monitoring, equipment or record keeping needs improvement: 0
- Wild fish mortality records need clarification: 0
2013
![2013 DFO Fish Health Management Plan Inspections and Salmon Aquaculture sites in BC](images/2013-health-sante-eng.jpg)
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2013 DFO fish health management plan inspections at salmon aquaculture sites in BC
A total of 120 HMP inspections were completed in 2013. During 83 of those facility visits, no deficiencies were observed.
- Deficiencies observed: 60
- Carcass retrieval protocol or record keeping needs improvement: 4
- Current licence was not posted at facility: 2
- Disease contingency or Mass mortality information or records needs improvement: 0
- Fish handling, euthanasia protocol or records: 0
- Footbaths or sanitizers need improvement: 3
- Husbandry or record keeping as per COL Appendix VIII-A or VIII-B needs improvement: 10
- Lice protocol or lice records as per COL Appendix VII or VII-A needs improvement: 15
- Mooring signage needs improvement: 7
- Mortality assessment or classification needs improvement: 0
- Nutritional or medicated feed protocol concerns: 3
- Training documentation is not up-to-date: 0
- Transfer records are not complete or up-to-date: 10
- Visitor protocol communication needs improvement: 4
- Water quality monitoring, equipment or record keeping needs improvement: 1
- Wild fish mortality records need clarification: 1
2012
![2012 DFO Fish Health Management Plan Inspections and Salmon Aquaculture sites in BC](images/2012-health-sante-eng.jpg)
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2012 DFO fish health management plan inspections at salmon aquaculture sites in BC
A total of 118 HMP inspections were completed in 2012. During 77 of those facility visits, no deficiencies were observed.
- Deficiencies observed: 70
- Carcass retrieval protocol or record keeping needs improvement: 10
- Current licence was not posted at facility: 1
- Disease contingency or Mass mortality information or records needs improvement: 1
- Fish handling, euthanasia protocol or records: 1
- Footbaths or sanitizers need improvement: 1
- Husbandry or record keeping as per COL Appendix VIII-A or VIII-B needs improvement: 8
- Lice protocol or lice records as per COL Appendix VII or VII-A needs improvement: 16
- Mooring signage needs improvement: 8
- Mortality assessment or classification needs improvement: 0
- Nutritional or medicated feed protocol concerns: 1
- Training documentation is not up-to-date: 6
- Transfer records are not complete or up-to-date: 11
- Visitor protocol communication needs improvement: 3
- Water quality monitoring, equipment or record keeping needs improvement: 2
- Wild fish mortality records need clarification: 1
2011
![2011 DFO Fish Health Management Plan Inspections and Salmon Aquaculture sites in BC](images/2011-health-sante-eng.jpg)
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2011 DFO fish health management plan inspections at salmon aquaculture sites in BC
A total of 71 HMP inspections were completed in 2011. During 24 of those facility visits, no deficiencies were observed.
- Deficiencies observed: 104
- Carcass retrieval protocol or record keeping needs improvement: 10
- Current licence was not posted at facility: 0
- Disease contingency or Mass mortality information or records needs improvement: 2
- Fish handling, euthanasia protocol or records: 3
- Footbaths or sanitizers need improvement: 0
- Husbandry or record keeping as per COL Appendix VIII-A or VIII-B needs improvement: 9
- Lice protocol or lice records as per COL Appendix VII or VII-A needs improvement: 22
- Mooring signage needs improvement: 22
- Mortality assessment or classification needs improvement: 0
- Nutritional or medicated feed protocol concerns: 2
- Training documentation is not up-to-date: 0
- Transfer records are not complete or up-to-date: 25
- Visitor protocol communication needs improvement: 7
- Water quality monitoring, equipment or record keeping needs improvement: 2
- Wild fish mortality records need clarification: 0
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