Autonomy: ungulate edition (III)

A passive verb is used:

The George River caribou hunting season in Labrador, which had been scheduled to open on August 10, was delayed as the result of preliminary information from a post-calving census conducted in July in partnership with the Government of Quebec, Laval University, the Nunatsiavut Government, Torngat Wildlife and Plants Co-Management Board and the Institute for Environmental Monitoring and Research.

"Conducted"?

By whom?