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91-158 - General

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12.1It is a term and condition of a commercial aquaculture licence issued in respect of Atlantic Salmon raised at a marine cage site that
(a) the licensee have and maintain insurance, or have and maintain eligibility for compensation from a fund or other scheme, for the financial loss that may be incurred by the licensee as a result of an order by the Minister for the destruction of Atlantic Salmon stock cultivated by the licensee;
(b) the licensee provide evidence satisfactory to the Registrar upon payment of the annual licence fee, and at such other times as the Registrar may require, with respect to the licensee’s compliance with paragraph (a);
(c) the licensee submit to the Registrar, by January 31 of each year, a sea lice management and treatment plan for the calendar year that contains the following information with respect to each of the licensee’s aquaculture sites:
(i) the number of the aquaculture bay management area in which the site is located;
(ii) the number and name of the site;
(iii) the names of all the products expected to be used for sea lice treatment at the site;
(iv) the estimated timing of treatment at the site;
(v) the method of administering the treatment; and
(vi) the names of the persons and regulatory authorities who will be sent a weekly notice provided for in paragraph (f);
(d) the licensee submit to the Registrar a revised plan at least 72 hours before implementing any change to the plan referred to in paragraph (c);
(e) the licensee follow the plan referred to in paragraph (c) or any revised plan referred to in paragraph (d), as appropriate;
(f) each week, the licensee send to the Registrar and to the persons and regulatory authorities referred to in subparagraph (c)(vi) a notice that indicates whether or not a sea lice treatment is planned at any of the licensee’s aquaculture sites during the next seven days and, if a sea lice treatment is planned, includes the following information regarding the treatment:
(i) the number of the aquaculture bay management area in which the site is located;
(ii) the number and name of the site at which the treatment will be administered;
(iii) the name of the product that will be used;
(iv) the method of administering the treatment;
(v) the name of the business that will administer the treatment; and
(vi) the number of days over which the treatment is expected to be administered;
(g) the licensee perform a sea lice count at each of the licensee’s aquaculture sites, on a sample collected from at least six cages and consisting of at least five fish per cage, at the following times:
(i) within seven days before any sea lice treatment is administered;
(ii) following any sea lice treatment, within the period specified by the manufacturer of the product used;
(iii) weekly if the water temperature at the licensee’s aquaculture site is at least 5 °C; and
(iv) monthly if the water temperature at the licensee’s aquaculture site is less than 5 °C; and
(h) within 48 hours after a sea lice count, the licensee submit to the Registrar, either directly or through a third party database, a sea lice count report that contains the following information:
(i) the number and name of the aquaculture site at which the count was performed;
(ii) the number of cages from which fish were sampled;
(iii) the number of fish sampled from each cage;
(iv) the average number of Caligus per fish for each cage from which fish were sampled;
(v) the average number of each of the following stages of Lepeophtheirus salmonis per fish for each cage from which fish were sampled:
(A) chalimus;
(B) pre-adults;
(C) male adults; and
(D) gravid females;
(vi) the weight and length of each fish sampled; and
(vii) the water temperature at the aquaculture site when the count was performed.
99-68; 2013-17
12.1It is a term and condition of a commercial aquaculture licence issued in respect of Atlantic Salmon raised at a marine cage site that
(a) the licensee have and maintain insurance, or have and maintain eligibility for compensation from a fund or other scheme, for the financial loss that may be incurred by the licensee as a result of an order by the Minister for the destruction of Atlantic Salmon stock cultivated by the licensee;
(b) the licensee provide evidence satisfactory to the Registrar upon payment of the annual licence fee, and at such other times as the Registrar may require, with respect to the licensee’s compliance with paragraph (a);
(c) the licensee submit to the Registrar, by January 31 of each year, a sea lice management and treatment plan for the calendar year that contains the following information with respect to each of the licensee’s aquaculture sites:
(i) the number of the aquaculture bay management area in which the site is located;
(ii) the number and name of the site;
(iii) the names of all the products expected to be used for sea lice treatment at the site;
(iv) the estimated timing of treatment at the site;
(v) the method of administering the treatment; and
(vi) the names of the persons and regulatory authorities who will be sent a weekly notice provided for in paragraph (f);
(d) the licensee submit to the Registrar a revised plan at least 72 hours before implementing any change to the plan referred to in paragraph (c);
(e) the licensee follow the plan referred to in paragraph (c) or any revised plan referred to in paragraph (d), as appropriate;
(f) each week, the licensee send to the Registrar and to the persons and regulatory authorities referred to in subparagraph (c)(vi) a notice that indicates whether or not a sea lice treatment is planned at any of the licensee’s aquaculture sites during the next seven days and, if a sea lice treatment is planned, includes the following information regarding the treatment:
(i) the number of the aquaculture bay management area in which the site is located;
(ii) the number and name of the site at which the treatment will be administered;
(iii) the name of the product that will be used;
(iv) the method of administering the treatment;
(v) the name of the business that will administer the treatment; and
(vi) the number of days over which the treatment is expected to be administered;
(g) the licensee perform a sea lice count at each of the licensee’s aquaculture sites, on a sample collected from at least six cages and consisting of at least five fish per cage, at the following times:
(i) within seven days before any sea lice treatment is administered;
(ii) following any sea lice treatment, within the period specified by the manufacturer of the product used;
(iii) weekly if the water temperature at the licensee’s aquaculture site is at least 5 °C; and
(iv) monthly if the water temperature at the licensee’s aquaculture site is less than 5 °C; and
(h) within 48 hours after a sea lice count, the licensee submit to the Registrar, either directly or through a third party database, a sea lice count report that contains the following information:
(i) the number and name of the aquaculture site at which the count was performed;
(ii) the number of cages from which fish were sampled;
(iii) the number of fish sampled from each cage;
(iv) the average number of Caligus per fish for each cage from which fish were sampled;
(v) the average number of each of the following stages of Lepeophtheirus salmonis per fish for each cage from which fish were sampled:
(A) chalimus;
(B) pre-adults;
(C) male adults; and
(D) gravid females;
(vi) the weight and length of each fish sampled; and
(vii) the water temperature at the aquaculture site when the count was performed.
99-68; 2013-17
12.1It is a term and condition of a commercial aquaculture licence issued in respect of Atlantic Salmon raised at a marine cage site that
(a) the licensee have and maintain insurance, or have and maintain eligibility for compensation from a fund or other scheme, for the financial loss that may be incurred by the licensee as a result of an order by the Minister for the destruction of Atlantic Salmon stock cultivated by the licensee, and
(b) the licensee provide evidence satisfactory to the Registrar upon payment of the annual licence fee, and at such other times as the Registrar may require, with respect to the licensee’s compliance with paragraph (a).
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