No qualitative requirements.
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #R001 | operational | reporting | mandatory | BOD Deposition Contours | other | requirement | 1, 5, 10 g C/m2/day | Mapping depositional contours using an aquaculture waste deposition model | Maximum daily quantity of feed usage | high |
| #R002 | operational | operational | mandatory | Benthic Sampling Depth Exemption | other | requirement | > 300 m | Sampling is not required in areas where depths exceed this limit | Applies within tenure or 1 g C/m2/day contour | high |
| #R003 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Fish Habitat Species Length Identification | other | requirement | >= 1 cm | Benthic survey to identify species length | During baseline surveys for new or expanded sites | high |
| #R004 | design | reporting | mandatory | Bathymetric Survey Resolution | other | requirement | 10 m | Minimum resolution of contours for depth profiles | Must be related to chart datum | high |
| #R005 | operational | operational | mandatory | QC/NS/PEI Sediment Sampling Distance | other | requirement | 100 to 300 m | Sampling of benthic substrate from the edge of the lease boundary | In the direction of the dominant current | high |
| #R006 | operational | operational | mandatory | BC Sediment Sampling Stations | other | requirement | 30 and 125 m | Sampling stations away from the cage edge | Along two transects aligned with dominant/sub-dominant currents | high |
| #R007 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Samples per Station | other | requirement | >= 3 samples | Minimum sediment samples collected from each station | Using grab or core devices | high |
| #R008 | operational | operational | mandatory | Sediment Subsampling Depth | other | requirement | 2 cm | Subsample representative of the top layer of sediment | Collected within the sampler | high |
| #R009 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Free Sulfide Analysis Timeframe | other | requirement | <= 36 hours | Determination of free sulfide in sediment samples | General requirement (excluding British Columbia) | high |
| #R010 | chemical | operational | mandatory | BC Free Sulfide Analysis Timeframe | other | requirement | <= 5 minutes | Determination of free sulfide in sediment samples for BC sites | British Columbia specific | high |
| #R011 | operational | operational | mandatory | Sediment Sample Storage Temperature | other | requirement | 2 to 5 °C | Storage temperature for sediment subsamples | Applies when sulfide measurement is not immediate | high |
| #R012 | chemical | operational | mandatory | Sulfide Probe Sensitivity | other | requirement | 0 to 19,900 μM | Silver/sulfide probe sensitivity range requirement | Standard requirement for sulfide analysis | high |
| #R013 | chemical | operational | mandatory | mV Meter Resolution | other | requirement | 0.1 mV | Resolution requirement for millivolt meter | Used with ion-selective electrode for sulfide/redox | high |
| #R014 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Visual Monitoring Field of View | other | requirement | 0.5 x 0.5 m | Horizontal field of view for underwater photography | Resolution must allow identification of organisms > 1 cm | high |
| #R015 | operational | reporting | mandatory | BC Visual Transect Length | other | requirement | >= 140 m | Minimum length for visual monitoring transects in BC | Starting at the edge of the containment array | high |
| #R016 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Operational Monitoring Frequency | other | requirement | 24 months | Frequency for benthic monitoring or video | For farms with finfish continuously on site | high |
| #R017 | operational | operational | mandatory | NS/NB Visual Monitoring Intervals | other | requirement | 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 m | Required observation locations along each transect | Nova Scotia and New Brunswick sites | high |
| #R018 | operational | operational | mandatory | BC Reference Station Distance | other | requirement | 0.5-2.0 km | Distance for discrete reference stations from facility | British Columbia specific | high |
| #R019 | operational | operational | mandatory | Reference Station Depth Tolerance | other | requirement | ± 10 m | Depth range for reference stations compared to sampling stations | Applies to all jurisdictions | high |
| #R020 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Minimum Soft Bottom Reference Samples | other | requirement | 3 samples | Minimum sediment samples per reference station | If seabed is predominantly soft sediment | high |
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