Fisheries committee  I'm also aware that the Province of B.C. has a rapid response plan as well. I am not familiar with the details of it, but they have a protocol in place that should there be a detection of zebra or quagga mussels in one water body in B.C., there are protocols in place to try to pr

Fisheries committee  That's correct.

Fisheries committee  That I'm not familiar with.

Fisheries committee  We're not a provincial organization, but we work closely with provincial staff at the B.C. Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Strategy. I know that they work with the Canada Border Services Agency and have received notification of watercraft coming from infested juris

Fisheries committee  One possibility that could be looked into is the use of canines. Here in B.C., in our provincial watercraft inspection program run by the Conservation Officer Service, they have two canines that are trained to smell larvae. My understanding is that they can smell the adult form a

Fisheries committee  An inspection would need to take place prior to departure. If it's leaving an infested area, that would be inspected.

Fisheries committee  We have zero funding from the department.

Fisheries committee  No.

Fisheries committee  The Shuswap Watershed Council was formed in 2014 and it is fully funded by local government.

Fisheries committee  That's correct.