Pesticide Use Permits
Hydrogen peroxide is a non-medicinal treatment available to BC salmon farmers and is applied as a diluted bath to a group of salmon. The bath removes small, naturally occurring, external fish parasites (sea lice) attached to the salmon. Hydrogen peroxide rapidly breaks down into harmless compounds: water and oxygen.
Paramove 50™ had been used successfully at our Klemtu, Quatsino Sound, Port Hardy and Campbell River sites. Single treatments have safely removed 95 per cent of sea lice on the company’s farm-raised salmon.
Sea lice are naturally occurring crustaceans found on many fish in the ocean. The sea lice common in British Columbia waters are not a concern to human health, and rarely pose a fish health concern to salmon.
The use of Paramove 50™ will enable the company to continue its successful management of sea lice on its fish and reduce its use of the drug emamectin benzoate (Brand name Slice™) – the only effective treatment available to BC salmon farmers for the past 14 years. However, strict 3rd party salmon certification standards press for a continued reduction of Slice™ over time, so we are seeking to have another option for sea lice management.
Application of Pesticide Use Quatsino area
On June 3rd , 2021, Mowi Canada West Inc. applied for a renewal of a Pesticide Use Permit for our salmon farms located in Quatsino Sound. The Pesticide Use Permit is for the use of hydrogen peroxide (Brand name Interox Paramove 50™). The Permit application number 869-0013-21-24 was issued by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy on June 9th 2021. In accordance with the application process, Mowi Canada West Inc. is publishing maps of the marine sites. This application is the 2rd renewal to the original Pesticide Use Permit issued in 2014 and then renewed in 2018. This application is to replace permit No. 869-0008-18/21 expiring on June 22nd 2021 .
The maps can be viewed here.
Approval of Pesticide Use Permit 869-0011-19/22 Port Hardy
As of April 24, 2020, MOWI Canada West Inc. has received a permit for use of hydrogen peroxide (Brand name Interox Paramove 50™) at its Port Hardy area farm sites – Permit Use No. 869-0011-19/22 which expires April 24, 2023. This is the first renewal of the permit originally issued in 2016 for the Port Hardy area farm sites.
The permit can be viewed here.
Approval of Pesticide Use Permit 869-0012-20/23 Klemtu
As of April 16 , 2020, MOWI Canada West Inc. has received a permit for use of hydrogen peroxide (Brand name Interox Paramove 50™) at its Klemtu area farm sites – Permit Use No. 869-0012-20/23 which expires May 31, 2021. This is the third permit issued for the Klemtu area farm sites, the first issued in 2013.
The permit can be viewed here.
Approval of Pesticide Use Permit 869-0007-17/20 Broughton
As of April 6th, 2020, MOWI Canada West Inc. has received a permit for use of hydrogen peroxide (Brand name Interox Paramove 50™) at its Broughton area farm sites – Permit Use No. 869-0007-17/20. All treatments will abide by the conditions that the Nations have requested of the permit holder.
The permit can be viewed here.
Application of Pesticide Use Permit Klemtu area
As of January 16, 2020, Mowi Canada West Inc. is applying for use of hydrogen peroxide (Brand name Interox Paramove 50™) at its Klemtu area farm sites (Application number 869-0012-20/23). In accordance with the application process, Mowi Canada West Inc. is publishing maps of intended use. This application is a renewal to the Klemtu hydrogen peroxide (Brand name Interox Paramove 50™) permit that expired under pesticide permit No. 869-0006-17/19 on December 31, 2019.
As per the permit application conditions, maps of the permitted area can be viewed here.
Approval of Pesticide Use Permit 869-0013-21-24 Quatsino Sound
As of September 15, 2021, MOWI Canada West Inc. has received a permit for use of hydrogen peroxide (Brand name Interox Paramove 50™) at its Quatsino Sound area farm sites – Permit Use No. 869-0013-21-24 which expires on September 15th 2024. This permit is a replacement of Quatsino Pesticide Use Permit 869-0008-18/21 that expired on June 22, 2021.
The permit can be viewed here.
Approval of Pesticide Use Permit 869-0006-17/19 Klemtu
As of Jan 5, 2017, Marine Harvest Canada has received a permit for use of hydrogen peroxide (Brand name Interox Paramove 50™) at its Klemtu area farm sites – Permit Use No. 869-0006-17/19 which expires December 31, 2019.
The permit can be viewed here.
Application of Pesticide Use Permit Port Hardy area
As of September 19, 2019, Mowi Canada West Inc. is applying for use of hydrogen peroxide (Brand name Interox Paramove 50™) at its Port Hardy area farm sites. In accordance with the application process, Mowi Canada West Inc. is publishing maps of intended use. This application is a renewal to the Port Hardy hydrogen peroxide (Brand name Interox Paramove 50™) permit that expired under pesticide permit No. 869-0005-16/19 on July 18 2019.
As per the permit application conditions, maps of the permitted area can be viewed here.
Application of Pesticide Use Permit Campbell River
As of February 16, 2018 Marine Harvest Canada is applying for use of hydrogen peroxide (Brand name Interox Paramove 50™) at its Campbell River, Discovery Islands area farm sites. In accordance with the application process, Marine Harvest is publishing maps of intended use. This application is in addition to the Campbell River Discovery Island sites approved for hydrogen peroxide (Brand name Interox Paramove 50™) under pesticide permit No. 869-0003-15/18.
As per the permit application conditions, maps of the permitted area can be viewed here.