Fishery Notice

Wet storage is the temporary storage of live harvested bivalve shellfish on an 
aquaculture facility, sourced from approved licensed wild commercial fisheries, 
or from other licensed aquaculture facilities.
 
As of January 15, 2019, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is the lead 
authorizing agent for wet storage activities on valid licensed shellfish 
aquaculture facilities and all previous wet storage approvals from the Canadian 
Food Inspection Agency are no longer valid. Anyone conducting wet storage of 
harvested bivalves without the appropriate authorizations from DFO may result 
in prosecution, fines and seizure of product.

As previously outlined in the two Fisheries and Oceans Fishery Notices FN0607 
https://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?
pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=210730&ID=all), and FN0073 https://notices.dfo-
mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=218439&ID=all the current 
shellfish aquaculture condition of licence (section 3.1) allows for transfers 
of wild Pacific Oyster to aquaculture facilities. However, the conditions of 
licence do not authorize such movements of wild Manila Clams, or other bivalve 
shellfish. 

For an application or to answer questions relating to wet storage on licensed 
shellfish aquaculture facilities, please contact Aquaculture Management staff: 
Shellfish.Aquaculture@dfo-mpo.gc.ca. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Aquaculture Management staff: Shellfish.Aquaculture@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Fisheries & Oceans Operations Center - FN0357
Sent April 16, 2019 at 0955

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