High risk period on the West Coast of Canada ended on 15 September
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a letter confirming that the high risk period on the West Coast of Canada for Asian Gypsy Moth(AGM) ended on 15 September.
From 16 September CFIA will continue to conduct a rate ofinspection for vessels that have visited a high-risk area during its associated high-risk season. IfAGM life stages are found aboard a vessel during an inspection between 16 September to the endof February, the vessel will be placed under regulatory controls (Notice of Quarantine andMovement Certificate), but it will not be ordered out for cleaning, and vessel operations will notbe disrupted.
The high risk period in Western Canadian ports is from 1 March to 15 September,and in Eastern Canadian ports, is from 15 March to 15 September.
Further information may be found here
Source: Republic of the Marshall Islands