FISH AND PRODUCTS GENERATED FROM FISHING AND AQUACULTURE
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Does the law prescribe requirements for equipment and/or establishments involved in the harvesting of fishery products (e.g. design and construction of vessels and unloading and landing equipment, easy-to-clean surfaces, temperature controls, quality of ice used, etc.)?
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Does the law prescribe which harvesting or killing techniques for fishery products are permitted and/or which are prohibited?
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Regulation 21 (extract):
(1) No person shall catch fish by -
(a) setting nets across a lagoon entrance, or river channel;
(b) drive fishing;
(c) seining;
(d) using a mosquito net, monofilament net or any other net which is not authorised by the Director;
(e) using any chemical, poison, poisonous plant or any noxious or other injurious substance;
(f) using any explosive, firearm or electrical device;
(g) using any light to lure or attract the fish;
(h) using a net within 100 metres of a bridge, culvert or spillway when water is flowing through such structures; or
(i) using batteries or other non-factory-made floats and sinkers.
Does the law prescribe health standards for aquatic animals that are sold to consumers live (e.g. bivalve molluscs and crustaceans)?
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Regulation 75 (extract):
(5) Shelled shell-fish shall be kept in a refrigerator in the containers in which they were put when shelled, until they are used.
Does the law prescribe handling requirements for fishery products (during harvesting, sorting and transfer) in a manner that minimizes the risk of contamination?
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Does the law prescribe requirements for the treatment of fishery products where necessary (e.g. heading, gutting, filleting, as required depending upon species)?
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Regulation 75 (extract):
(5) Shelled shell-fish shall be kept in a refrigerator in the containers in which they were put when shelled, until they are used.
Does the law prescribe minimum standards for storage, transportation and display in the market of live fish intended for human consumption, including requirements for production and crushing of ice used for preservation?
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