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Prince Edward Island

If you are a Prince Edward Island (PEI) resident and need to report a mortality event, please email msx@gov.pe.ca with the details.

Nova Scotia

In Nova Scotia, the Aquaculture Management Regulations (Section 21) has mandatory reporting of disease and mortality.

• Mortality is considered a reportable event if it is equivalent to 2% over a 24-hour period or 5% over 5 days of the current aquaculture site inventory.
• Both Haplosporidium nelsoni (Multinucleate Sphere Unknown (MSX)) and Perkinsus marinus (Dermo) are reportable diseases.

It is the responsibility of an aquaculture license holder, a member of the personnel of an aquaculture operation, a veterinarian, and/or a member of the personnel of a laboratory to immediately report mortality or suspicion/knowledge of a reportable disease to the Chief Aquatic Animal Health Veterinarian.

Reports of mortality or reportable disease should be made by either calling 902-893-5359 or emailing aquaticanimalhealth@novascotia.ca

Useful Links:

• Aquaculture Management Regulations - Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act (Nova Scotia)
• Aquaculture Management - Government of Nova Scotia, Canada

New Brunswick

In New Brunswick, under the Aquaculture Act, Section 59(3), shellfish mortality in excess of 15% of the stock over a 12-month period over an entire site shall be reported. A mortality event shall be reported within 24 hours after identification. The following form may be used to report such an event:

• FORM FH-SMR Shellfish Mortality Reporting V2024-01 (1).pdf – to be submitted within 24hrs of a report

Reports of mortality should be made by emailing Chief Veterinarian Jennifer Acheson and Field Veterinarian Aly Brown at AQUA_CVO_CSV@gnb.ca.

At any time, if you notice anything of concern or unusual at your site(s), we encourage you to contact one of our biologists