British Columbia Marine Finfish Aquaculture Health Audit Results

Fisheries and Oceans Canada provides summary fish health data from audits of licensed marine salmon aquaculture facilities in British Columbia. The dataset includes results from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening, bacterial pathogen culture isolations, and farm-level diagnoses by DFO veterinarians.

Use Cases

• Analyze PCR screening results and bacterial pathogen isolations to track disease prevalence across aquaculture facilities.
• Investigate correlations between farm-level veterinarian diagnoses and specific laboratory findings like histopathology confirmations.
• Model the occurrence of conditions of note based on combined audit data and company-reported licence information.

Strengths

• Data originates from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the authoritative federal agency for aquatic science.
• Includes multiple diagnostic layers: PCR screening, bacterial culture, and histopathology confirmation.
• Covers licensed marine finfish aquaculture sites in the specific region of British Columbia.

Limitations

• The dataset's row count, column count, and specific temporal coverage are not provided in the input.
• Data is limited to marine facilities culturing salmon, excluding other species and freshwater sites.

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Collection Method

Data collected by DFO from randomly selected licensed marine facilities during fish health audits, supplemented by company reports as a licence condition.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

British Columbia, Canada (marine finfish aquaculture sites)