The regulations around drugs and pesticides would be for salmon farming. We found there were no limits to the amount and timing of drugs and pesticides used in those pens. We found that industry did have to report to DFO on when they used those pesticides and how much, but there was no validation of those reports.
The regulations were aimed at helping prevent diseases in the farmed pens. They were not written for impacts on wild fish. As well, we found that they don't know if the regulations on drugs and pesticides are good enough to prevent impacts on wild fish, and they also don't know if they need regulations for the cumulative effects. Let's say there are five or six pens in one area, and they're all using drugs and pesticides. The department hasn't determined whether they need rules and regulations around the cumulative effects.