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Request NumberRequest SummaryDate PostedDepartment
FA/13/2013 Copies of the two analysis carried out on Lobsters in 2010 that arose from concern over the use of a pesticide to treat sea lice in salmon. One of these studies was carried out by the Marine Institute & other by a facility in Prince Edward Island2013-06-18Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/11/2014 Information regarding the number of farmed fish placed in the ocean (by species) and number taken out and sold (versus what died or was rendered) per year for 2011, 2012 and 2013.2014-07-04Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/3/2013 A copy of the results of the stock assessment for 3PS cod and other species that was reported by the provincial government as undertaken during the period October 9 to 12, 2012.2013-04-23Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/7/2014 An itemized list of any financial or other benefits to accrue to the provincial government as a result of the 49% equity stake with an OCI holding company re: FPI/OCI groundfish licences and allocations.2014-03-31Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/30/2013 1) A breakdown of the 467 aquaculture grow-out jobs - as cited in F & A Annual Report 2012-2013 - by community and by employer. 2) A Breakdown of the total processing jobs in aquaculture (as a percentage and as a real number) of the 9,214 that is reported to work in the fishery processing sector in our province - also as cited in the F & A Annual Report 2012-2013.2014-01-08Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/8/2013 Confirmation and prevalence of BKD (Bacteria Kidney Disease) in farmed finfish in the province; and if so, what is the prevalence and treatment applied against this disease?2013-05-21Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/9/2014 The percentage (and numbers/or weight) of fin-fish farmed fish that is exported out of the province and the percentage (& numbers/or weight) that is sold within the province2014-04-30Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/9/2013 A breakdown (by category and year) of the $800,000 that was spent by your department on defending the sealing industry since 2006.2013-05-13Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/22/2013 A copy of the outcome of the 2012 research survey funded under the Fisheries Research Grant Program. "A survey in Connaigre Bay to investigate interactions between aquaculture sites and lobster and snow crab fisheries in the area, carried out by DFO in partnerships with the FFAW, Cold Ocean Salmon and DFA."2013-08-23Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/20/2014[1] A copy of the entire consultants report produced in 2014 on the commercial viability of seal meat, as paid for by the department. The executive summary was provided in early October 2014, but a copy of the full report is requested.2015-01-05Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/13/2014 All emails, memos, letters, notes regarding Infectious Salmon Anemia or ISA in NL from June 1, 2012 - June 1, 2014.2014-07-16Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/24/2013 The number (and amounts involved) of fish losses - including accidents - reported by fin-fish farmers in this province for the past 5 years since it is not readily available on a website as it is in the province of British Columbia?2013-07-30Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/21/2013 A list of funding (amounts and focus) provided to the Newfoundland and Labrador Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA) by year from 2003 to 2012.2013-07-30Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/15/2013 A list of fish farms site & their approval dates from 2003-present; and whether all were referred to Transport Canada or other federal agencies for an environmental review process - or just a select number?2013-07-16Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/20/2013 A list of aquaculture companies (with individual amounts) that received money through the DFA Aquaculture Capital Investment Program since its introduction in 2006?2013-07-30Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/27/2013 Information on whether or not the 55 aquaculture sites that are identified in a response from DFA (File FA/16/2013) as being unstocked have been abandoned (or what percentage has been abandoned); and how many of these are intended for reopening?2013-09-03Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/4/2013 A copy of the signed 2012 contract between Ocean Choice International and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador outlining the details and commitments regarding the Fortune Plant, as well as the export exemptions of both yellowtail and redfish.2013-06-25Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/18/2013 A copy of the research document where the department conducted an investigation into 40 different inland salmon farms - which the department says have all closed because they were not viable. This information should include name, locations and times of opening and closure.2013-08-13Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/16/2014 A copy of the report which was commissioned in 2010 (and completed by Eric Dunne in 2011) to review the policy of the direct selling of fish in the province.2014-08-25Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/16/2013 A listing of finfish farm sites in the province by location and owner; and how many of these are currently fallow?2013-07-16Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/2/2014 Details of each method of effluent treatment at each south cost plant in our province that handles salmon and trout (now and in future). This should include details (and/or a summary report) from testing and inspections of effluent carried out from 2009-2013 (and what was being tested).2014-02-25Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/28/2013 Copy of the review prepared for the provincial government by Burke Consulting Inc. on a review of the minimum processing requirements - as noted in a press release from DFA dated Sept. 13, 2006.2013-11-26Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/8/2014 Copy of tender package submitted by B and R Enterprises Limited for Project # CC11DFA072-New Aquaculture inflow wharf (new wharf reconstruction), Town of Milltown, NL. Closed on January 13, 2014 @3:00pm.2014-06-02Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/8/2014 Copy of tender package submitted by B Enterprises Limited for Project # CC11DFA072-New Aquaculture inflow wharf (new wharf reconstruction), Town of Milltown, NL. Closed on January 13, 2014 @3:00pm.2014-06-02Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/12/2013 Is the value of offshore shrimp (industrial/large/medium) included in the value of the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery ($1.0 billion), as reported by Government in Seafood Review 2012? If so, what is the value of this offshore shrimp?2013-05-21Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/23/2013 Information relating to the finding of ISA in our province for 2012 & 2013 that were deemed as a virus not known to cause disease. These occurred on May 29 (2), April 12 (2), 2013 & December 5th, 2012. Where these non-diseased farmed fish destroyed; and if so how many for each incident/site/company?2013-08-09Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/5/2014 How many of the multi-species plant throughout the province process aquaculture products; and if so which ones and which product - for the latest year available.2014-03-11Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/19/2013 How many individual farmed fish are in the waters at any given time in our province.2013-08-09Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/25/2014 On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 government held a celebration at the Rooms regarding the proposed $400 million fisheries industry fund. Please provide a detail cost breakdown for the total cost of this celebration, including any travel, accommodations catering (food and beverage), consulting, multi-media set-up, marketing, advertising, invitations, and any other related expenses.2014-12-29Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/1/2014 Any letters, documents, e-mails, memos or written/electronic information between Cooke Aqua/Kelly Cove Salmon and the provincial Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture between July 2012 and December 2013 inclusive regarding the so-called Bay Management Strategy.2014-04-11Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/5/2013 Any and all reports or information on the number of "morts" or mortality rates of farmed salmon for the years 2011 and 2012 - and what was the determined cause of these dead fish (outside the ISA infected fish population).2013-05-21Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/1/2015 The names of the two companies that were "charged with multiple counts of non-compliance to the Fish Inspection Act and regulations" - as indicated in a December 31, 2014, press release from DFA; as well as a listing of these non-compliances per company.2015-02-16Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/2/2015 The total and detailed costs to produce the document released by government on January 26, 2015, entitled the "Economic Impacts of the Newfoundland and Labrador Aquaculture Industry" - from producing, printing and distribution. Was any of this expense cost-shared with the industry association?2015-03-02Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/2/2013 The results of the Fisheries Research project that was carried out by the FFAW to assess the impact of Grey Seals on fish stocks.2013-05-27Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/25/2013 The outcomes of inspections of wild stocks near fish farms for chemical contamination and farm fish feed in-take - for the past 5 years.2013-07-30Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/14/2013 The amount - in pounds and tonnage - of industrial shrimp that is processed here in NL - and in what plants for the Years 2010-2012; and what percentage does this represent compared to what is shipped out?2013-06-18Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/7/2013 The full detailed cost of the Jan 2012 report by McDowell Group (Anchorage) entitled "Market for Newfoundland and Labrador Yellowtail and Red Fish".2013-04-26Fisheries and Aquaculture
FA/29/2013 Whether or not farmed salmon in our province is tested for banned chemicals or any other dangerous toxins? If so, what are the results.2013-11-18Fisheries and Aquaculture
FLR/61/2018 I am requesting any and all documentation related to Seal Product Inventory Financing, including any written reports, recommendations, and correspondence to or from the department on this issue. Timeframe? 2014 to 2018.2019-03-01Fisheries and Land Resources
FLR/72/2020 I am looking for bathymetry data for selected lakes/reservoirs in Newfoundland and Labrador. This is typically kept as soundings(depth points)/ Depth Contours, and is stored as xyz/geojson/shapefile/Arcgis formats/API. For older surveys is available at bathymetry pdf /images showing contours /depth points.2020-08-20Fisheries and Land Resources
FLR/60/2020[1] All correspondence, written and digital, to and from the minister's office, regarding rats in the town of Pasadena, from the period of April 1, 2020 to June 6, 2020.2020-07-14Fisheries and Land Resources
FLR/67/2020 May I have the stocking rates, harvest rates, and mortality rates for the 2019 year. If possible by site number, or bay management area (preferably by site number please). May I also have the pesticide usage by site number or bay management (preference as per listed, please, i.e. site number).2020-07-21Fisheries and Land Resources
FLR/33/2020 Any and all correspondence, between the department, including but not limited to the minister, deputy minister and assistant deputy minister, and Timberlands International (Newfoundland) or Active Energy Group from July 2019 to the current date.2020-07-21Fisheries and Land Resources
FFA/113/2020 The number of inspections completed, tickets written or violations and number of individuals stopped by Fish and Wildlife, Conservation Officers, Lands Officers and Fisheries and Aquaculture Inspectors since January 2019. I would prefer broken down by month per group. Please also include the number of officers in each group for each year.2021-01-04Fisheries and Land Resources
FLR/71/2020 All correspondence, briefing notes, meeting notes, and communications between Wilderness Ecological Regional Advisory Council (WERAC) & ALL Fisheries and Land Resources (FLR) divisions, level of Directors and up. Please exclude any reference material of Cabinet. Regarding: Natural Areas System Plan ( NASP), Protected Areas Plan (PAP), Land Use Plan, Home for Nature. November 2019- Currently.2020-08-07Fisheries and Land Resources
FLR/68/2020 Records relating to a parcel of land at King's Cove, Bonavista Bay. 2020-07-28Fisheries and Land Resources
FLR/75/2020 A table showing the FLR positive test results for ISAv and IPNv outbreaks since 2012 by AQ site name and number.2020-09-11Fisheries and Land Resources
FLR/70/2020 Any information, including written correspondence, on any planned honey bee importation into Newfoundland and Labrador between January 1st 2018 and June 1st 2020.2020-08-07Fisheries and Land Resources
FLR/56/2020 Results from Agriculture and Lands Branch advertisements for land for agriculture purposes through the Request for Proposals (RFP) process. Request includes project #, location, region, # of applications, and successful applicant (if any). Date range Jan. 1, 2017, to the present.2020-06-30Fisheries and Land Resources
FLR/69/2020 The total number of requests from commercial businesses and/or private citizens for a permit to import honey bees into Newfoundland and Labrador in the timeframe of January 1st 2017 and June 1st 2020.2020-08-07Fisheries and Land Resources

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