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Guidelines for the Use of Explosives In or Near Canadian Fisheries Waters
Table of Contents
Fisheries Act
Canadian
Environmental Assessment Act
Effects
on Fish
Effects
on Fish Habitat
Application
Procedures
Review
and Decision-making Process
List of Tables
Table 1:
Setback
distance (m) from centre of detonation of a confined
explosive to fish habitat to achieve 100 kPa guideline
criteria for various substrates
Note: The data in this table is incorrect and should not be used. A link to
the new table with correct data is found on the table
1 page.
Table 2:
Setback
distance (m) from centre of detonation of a confined explosive to spawning habitat
to acheive 13mm.sec-1
guideline criteria for all types of substrate
List of Appendices
Appendix I:
DFO
Regional/Area authorities
Appendix II:
General
equations to determine setback distance for confined explosives
to meet guideline criteria of 100kPa
Appendix III:
Sample
calculations and examples for confined explosives
Appendix IV:
Application
form for Authorization to destroy fish by means other than
fishing
Appendix V:
Application
form for Authorization to harmfully alter, disrupt or destroy
fish habitat
Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2107
1998
Guidelines for the Use of Explosives In or Near Canadian Fisheries Waters
by
D.G. Wright
Science Directorate
Central and Arctic Region
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
501 University Crescent
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N6
Canada
and
G.E. Hopky
Habitat Management and Environmental Science Directorate
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
200 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0E6
Canada
©Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada 1998
Cat. No. Fs 98-6/2107E
ISSN 0706-6457
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