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Developing an Environmentally Responsible Irritant for the British Columbia Octopus Dive Fisheries

Creator:

Wright, Christopher S. and Esmonde, Garfield

Abstract:

Bleach has been used for decades as an irritant in the British Columbia (BC) commercial octopus dive-fishery. Recently the FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) declared that using noxious substances in any fishery is considered unlawful, under international law. Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has asked BC...

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Conference Proceeding

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. Garfield Esmonde – President of Ocean City Processing and a Commercial Diver. Abstract: Bleach has