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Ministerial Order 52/2016 [Environment and Parks] : fish quarantine order

Description

Quarantined all commercial fish culture operations until individual fish farms and hatcheries licensed for salmonids are tested for the presence of whirling disease. The intent is to protect Alberta’s fish populations and fishing industry by reducing the risk of whirling disease transmission from fish farms and hatcheries to wild populations.

Updated

September 6, 2016

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aquatic ecosystems aquatic invasive species fish diseases ministerial orders salmonid fish trout whirling disease whitefish

Title and publication information

Alternative Title

Ministerial Order 52/2016

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Environment and Parks

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Environment

Resource Dates

Date Created

2016-09-06

Date Added

2018-06-01T16:07:29.922639

Date Modified

2016-09-06

Date Issued

2016-09-06

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