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2010-158 - Aquaculture Act

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2010-158
under the
Aquaculture Act
(O.C. 2010-482)
Filed August 31, 2010
1 Section 14 of New Brunswick Regulation 91-158 under the Aquaculture Act is amended
(a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following:
14(1)A licensee shall maintain accurate records relating to the following with respect to the licensee’s aquaculture site:
(a) the transport, transfer and introduction of live aquacultural produce;
(b) the presence of disease, disease agents, parasites, toxins or contaminants; and
(c) the type and amount of food used in relation to aquacultural produce.
(b) in subsection (3) by striking out “Minister” and substituting “Registrar”.
2The Regulation is amended by adding after section 14 the following:
14.1(1)The escape of 100 or more salmonids from an aquaculture site is a breach of containment.
14.1(2)It is a term and condition of an aquaculture licence that the licensee shall notify the Registrar of a breach of containment immediately after becoming aware of the breach.
14.1(3)The licensee shall submit to the Registrar
(a) a breach of containment report within 24 hours after becoming aware of a breach of containment,
(b) a breach of containment management plan within 48 hours after becoming aware of a breach of containment, and
(c) a breach of containment final report within 14 days after the completion of mitigation measures to address a breach of containment.
14.1(4)A breach of containment report shall contain the following information:
(a) the licensee’s aquaculture licence number;
(b) the date and time that the breach of containment was discovered;
(c) if known, the date and time that the breach of containment occurred;
(d) the cause of the breach of containment;
(e) the number of cages from which salmonids have escaped;
(f) an estimate of the number of salmonids that have escaped; and
(g) the species and strain of the salmonids that have escaped.
14.1(5)A breach of containment management plan shall contain the following information:
(a) the licensee’s aquaculture licence number;
(b) the specific location of the cages from which salmonids have escaped;
(c) the cause of the breach of containment;
(d) a description of the mitigation measures put in place to address the breach of containment; and
(e) the date of the most recent inspection of each of the following items and the name of the person who performed the inspection:
(i) mooring systems;
(ii) cage system components; and
(iii) net structures.
14.1(6)A breach of containment final report shall contain the following information:
(a) the licensee’s aquaculture licence number;
(b) the number of cages from which salmonids have escaped;
(c) an estimate of the number of salmonids that have escaped;
(d) the average size of the salmonids that have escaped; and
(e) the species and strain of the salmonids that have escaped.