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New Brunswick Dept. of the Environment and Local Government - Aquaculture Approvals Program Entry ID: gomc_45 |
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Summary
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Abstract:
The Program provides a yearly assessment of the benthic sediment conditions directly below marine finfish aquaculture facilities in New Brunswick. The program was implemented in 2002 and will continue for the foreseeable future. The program may change over time as need arises. Waterbody or Watershed Names: Passamaquoddy Bay; West Isles Region Purpose: To determine the compliance status of each marine finfish aquaculture facility with respect to the environmental quality limits imposed by each facility's Approval to Operate (Water Quality Regulation - New Brunswick Clean Environment Act). Sponsor: Province of New Brunswick. New Brunswick aquaculture site operators, as a legal requirement for regulatory Approval Additional Information OR Comments: This program is a revised version of an earlier program carried out by the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Aquaculture. Materials and Methods: Sampling is conducted by marine aquaculture site operators or their consultants. All work is required to be carried out in accordance with a detailed Standard Operating Practices document that was designed around the methodology of Wildis et al. (1999). Oxidation-Reduction Potential normalized to the hydrogen electrode (Redox reported in mVNHE). Sulfide concentration (reported by micromolar concentration). Visual assessment by dive team. Video recording of benthic conditions. Sample Site Locations: Sampling is required at each of the active marine finfish aquaculture sites in the province of New Brunswick. The actual number of active sites will vary yearly. Each site is required to establish transects below the net-pen structures in accordance with the Department's Standard Operating Practices?. There is a minimum of two transects per site, with each transect yielding three sample points with multiple subsamples depending on sediment depth. Number of Samples Collected: Variable. |
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Geographic Coverage
| N: 87.61 | S: 37.3 | E: -48.11 | W: -145.27 |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 2002-01-01 |
Location Keywords
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OCEAN
> ATLANTIC OCEAN
> NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
> GULF OF MAINE
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA > NEW BRUNSWICK |
Science Keywords
| OCEANS >MARINE SEDIMENTS [Definition] |
| OCEANS >MARINE SEDIMENTS >SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY [Definition] |
| HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ECONOMIC RESOURCES >AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION [Definition] |
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OCEANS
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Project
| GOMMP >Gulf of Maine Monitoring Programs [Information] |
Quality
| program in place. |
Access Constraints
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Materials on this Web site were produced and/or compiled by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the purpose of providing Canadians with direct access to information about the programs and services offered by the Government of Canada. |
Use Constraints
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Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use and may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. We ask only that: Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced; The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada be identified as the source department; and, The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. |
Keywords
| Benthic sediment |
| Sediment Quality |
Data Set Progress
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Data Center
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Aquaculture Coordination Office, Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/aqucrd/home.html
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Distribution
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Distribution_Media:
Online Internet (HTTP)
Fees: none noted |
Personnel
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DARRELL
WELLES Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: (902) 426-3231 Fax: (506) 453-2390 Email: darrell.welles at gnb.ca Contact Address: P.O. Box 6000 City: Fredericton Province or State: NB Postal Code: E3B 5H1 Country: CANADA |
Publications/References
Wildis, D. J., Akagi, H. M., Hamilton, N., and Hargrave, B.T. 1999. A
Recommended Method for Monitoring Sediments to Detect Organic Enrichment from
Mariculture in the Bay of Fundy. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2286:31p.
Recommended Method for Monitoring Sediments to Detect Organic Enrichment from
Mariculture in the Bay of Fundy. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2286:31p.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2006-08-25
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-11-29
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