PARR-2011-P-08
Establishing zones for managing risks related to pathogens and/or pollutants originating on finfish aquaculture facilities in the Broughton Archipelago and Discovery Islands

This project will modify circulation and particle tracking models already developed in previous PARR (PARR-2010-P-03) and Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program(ACRDP) projects, and consult with DFO Aquaculture Management and Habitat Divisions and members of the Broughton Archipelago Management Plan (BAMP) to support the establishment of zones for managing risks related to pathogens and/or pollutants originating on finfish aquaculture facilities (farms and processing plants) in the Broughton Archipelago and Discovery Islands. Particle release studies, for as wide a set of oceanographic conditions as the lateral boundary and atmospheric forcing fields permit, will be carried out to compute probability fields that reflect the zones of influence for all or a representative subset of farms in these regions.  These “water movement” zones will be combined with information on wild fish migration patterns and survival (as determined by a comprehensive literature review) to produce management zones for DFO Habitat and Aquaculture Management.

Principal investigator:  Mike Foreman, Institute of Ocean Sciences, PO Box 6000, Sidney, BC,
V8L 4B2; Tel: 250-363-6306; Email: mike.foreman@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Team members: Diane Masson, DFO-Pacific region; Peter Chandler, DFO-Pacific region; Kyle Garver, DFO-Pacific region; Dario Stucchi, retired DFO-Pacific region; Darren Tuele, DFO-Pacific region; Michael Ikonomou, DFO-Pacific region; Stewart Johnson, DFO-Pacific region; Marc Trudel, DFO-Pacific region.

2-year project (2011/12, 2012/13)