Publication: Guidance on Packaging and Packaging Waste
Author: Seafish Legislation
Date: February 2009
Summary:
This guide is intended to give guidance on the legal requirements that businesses should consider when designing packaging for products to be placed on the market within the EU. It also gives guidance on the legal obligations that larger businesses may have in contributing to the packaging waste recovery targets of the UK.
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Publication: Skates and Rays I.D. Guide
Author: W. Lart
Date: June 2009
Summary:
This Skates & Rays I.D. Guide contains information on species scientific name, description, average size plus FAO code for 12 species of skate and ray.

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Publication: Protected Marine Wildlife Species
Author: Mark Gray
Date: October 2008
Summary:

All sea birds, and over 30 marine animal species, are legally protected in the UK wherever they
are found.
• Wildlife protection laws have been strengthened. Harming these protected wildlife species may
now be a criminal offence, resulting in a fine of up to £5,000 and up to six months in prison.
• Additional protection measures apply to wildlife in special areas around the UK, which are
designated ‘safe havens’ for marine wildlife.
• This Guidance Note will tell you which marine wildlife species are protected in the UK, and how
to work with the authorities to help to protect wildlife, and stay the right side of the law.

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Publication: Guidance Note - Protected Wildlife Sites
Author: Mark Gray
Date: January 2008
Summary:
There are more than 7000 protected wildlife sites in the UK, and many of these extend to the
coast and inshore waters.
• Some fishing activities may not have a significant impact on wildlife, some might need to be
restricted in certain areas, but if so, it may be possible to find wildlife-friendly ways to keep
working.
• Breaking wildlife laws can result in a criminal prosecution and a fine of up to £20,000.
• This Guidance Note will tell you about the protected wildlife sites in the UK, and how to work
with the authorities to stay the right side of the law.
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Publication: The Good Practice Guide to Handling and Storing Live Crustacea
Author: Marcus Jacklin, Jason Combes
Date: June 2007
Summary:
These guidelines have been produced for commercial operatives engaged in handling and storing live crustacea within the United Kingdom. They aim to help businesses achieve high standards of operation by encouraging practices that ensure product safety, product quality, and efficient use of resources.
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Publication: Good manufacturing practice guidelines - Live bivalves workbook
Author: Mandy Pyke
Date: June 2007
Summary:
Seafish have produced this workbook to assist live bivalve shellfish operators in producing a high quality, safer live bivalve in compliance with legal obligations. It is designed to be used in the production environment, onboard the harvesting vessel or foreshore.


Whilst these guidelines contain helpful technical information some of the legislative content may now be out of date.
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Publication: Guidance Note: Commercial Fishing and Wildlife
Author: Mark Gray
Date: June 2007
Summary:
Over the past few years, wildlife protection laws have been changed and they now apply to people involved with commercial fishing and aquaculture activities. These new laws require industry to work closely with conservationists to manage fisheries and protect wildlife.

This note will tell you:

• About marine wildlife protection in the UK;
• how to work within the new legal rules; and
• who you need to work with to stay on the right side of the law.

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Publication: Good Manufacturing Practice Guidance - Shellfish Cooking
Author: R Watson, W Denton
Date: May 2007
Summary:
This document provides guidance to seafood processors on good manufacturing practice (GMP) for shellfish cooking ashore. Its purpose is to help both small and larger businesses produce safe, high quality products. It is targeted at the needs of processors carrying out basic cooking operations.
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Publication: Appropriate Assessment Good Practice Guidelines
Author: Mark Gray
Date: December 2006
Summary:
A summary of guidelines to ensure those subject to an Appropriate Assessment are aware of the key areas that need to be addressed.
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Publication: Guide to Recent Developments in European Food Law for the Seafood Industry
Author: Seafish Legislation
Date: June 2006
Summary:
There has been a major overhaul of food law by the European Commission in the last few years; this has lead to some confusion and misunderstandings about the burdens this will place on food businesses. The aim of this guidance is to clarify any new requirements for the seafood industry.
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Publication: The Good Practice Guide for Demersal Fishermen
Author: Seafish and Seafood Scotland
Date: April 2005
Summary:
This booklet has been produced for fishermen who are engaged in the capture of
demersal species from fisheries around the UK and the EU. The booklet is intended as
a guide for the demersal catching sector, regarding applicable UK and EU regulations
concerning food safety.
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Publication: The Good Practice Guide for Nephrops Fishermen
Author: Seafish and Seafood Scotland
Date: April 2005
Summary:
This booklet has been produced for fishermen who are engaged in the capture of nephrops from fisheries around the UK and the EU. The booklet is intended as a guide for the nephrops catching sector, regarding applicable UK and EU regulations concerning food safety. It has been compiled in accordance with the recommendations as prescribed in Regulation 852/2004/EC on the Hygiene of Foodstuffs (Articles 7 and 8) which provide for the development of national guides to good hygiene practice. Primarily fishermen, but also food businesses and industry stakeholders, can use these guides as an aid to compliance with food safety regulations.
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Publication: The Good Practice Guide for Pelagic Fishermen
Author: Seafish and Seafood Scotland
Date: April 2005
Summary:
This booklet has been produced for fishermen who are engaged in the capture of pelagic species from fisheries around the UK and the EU. The booklet is intended as a guide for the pelagic catching sector, regarding applicable UK and EU regulations concerning food safety. It has been compiled in accordance with the recommendations as prescribed in Regulation 852/2004/EC on the Hygiene of Foodstuffs (Articles 7 and 8) which provide for the development of national guides to good hygiene practice. Primarily fishermen, but also food businesses and industry stakeholders, can use these guides as an aid to compliance with food safety regulations.
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Publication: Legislative Requirements for the Disposal of Seafood Waste
Author: Seafish Legislation
Date: December 2005
Summary:
EU legislation on the disposal of animal by-products has and will continue to have major implications for the seafood industry. One effect of particular concern has been the ban on the use of landfill as a disposal route for most animal by-products and the additional inclusion of shell from shellfish as an animal by-product. To address industry concerns and develop a way forward Seafish established a Waste Working Group in April 2004 which brought together the various sectors of the seafood industry, the waste disposal and utilisation industries and industry regulators.
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Publication: The Good Practice Guide to Handling and Storing Live Crustacea
Author: M.Jacklin, J.Combes
Date: May 2005
Summary:
Seafish has an ongoing programme to produce good manufacturing practice guidelines (GMP) for the fishing and related industries.
These GMP guidelines have been produced for commercial operatives engaged in handling and storing live crustacea within the United Kingdom. They aim to help businesses achieve high standards of operation by encouraging practices that ensure product safety, product quality, and efficient use of resources. The advice has been produced in collaboration with the industry and appropriate regulators. The guidelines are relevant to sectors that handle live crustacea from capture to the point of dispatch (primary producers). They cover activities aboard vessels, at live holding premises ashore and during ‘vivier’ transportation.
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Publication: Designation of Auction Centres and Registration of Buyers and Sellers of First Sale Fish
Author: Seafish Legislation
Date: May 2005
Summary:
A new scheme is being introduced that will require buyers and sellers of first sale fish and shellfish landed into the UK to register with Fisheries Departments. It will also require the designation of auction centres and fish markets at which such fish is sold. Fisheries Departments have established a joint implementation advisory group with stakeholders to provide advice on implementing the new scheme. This guide has been produced with the aim of providing informal, non-statutory guidance for businesses of what is required of them in order to register (whether a fish auction centre, or as a buyer or seller of fish), submit sales notes and maintain appropriate records of first sale fish. This guide is advisory and does not have any legal status. Ultimately, only the courts can decide whether, in particular circumstances, an offence has been committed.
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Publication: Basic Fishing Methods handbook
Author: Mike Montgomerie
Date: May 2005
Summary:

Details of classification of fishing gear, gear descriptions, development of fishing gear, beam trawl, bottom trawl, pair trawl (demersal), pelagic trawl (single and pair), seine net, purse seine, static gear, dredges and fishing terminology can be found in this handbook.


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Publication: Good Manufacturing Practice: Guidelines for Nephrops Fishermen
Author: M. Myers, J. Combes
Date: April 2004
Summary:
These guidelines provide advice to Nephrop fishermen on good manufacturing
practice (G.M.P.). Their purpose is to help fishermen to comply with food law and to
secure a better return for their products. This includes ensuring food safety,
maximizing product quality and meeting the needs of the market.

Whilst these guidelines contain helpful technical information some of the legislative content may now be out of date.
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Ref No: SR559

Publication: Specifications for the purchase of fish
Author: Quality Assurance Department
Date: 2003
Summary:
The prime benefit of using written specifications is that a business can clearly describe its requirements in a manner that avoids ambiguity and aids comprehension. A second benefit is that a valid contract can be formed between purchaser and supplier in which there is documentary evidence of intent in the event of a dispute. The objective of this publication is to provide businesses, which trade in fish with a broad selection of purchase specifications, encompassing all the main types of fish products. It is intended that each specification is comprehensive and appropriate for use as the basis of a contract.
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Publication: Improving Selectivity in Towed Fishing Gears - Guidelines on the Rigging of Square Mesh Panels
Author: K. Arkley
Date: July 2001
Summary:
These guidelines are intended to assist fishermen with the rigging and use of square-mesh panels in compliance with current fisheries regulations (Square-Mesh Panel Council Reg. (EC) No 850/98. The Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) (Scotland) Order 2000 No.227)and The Sea Fish (Specified Sea Areas) (Regulation of Nets and Other Fishing Gear) Order 2001 No.649).
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Publication: Guidance on Procedures to Minimise Risks to Food Safety in Bivalve Mollusc Purification, 1st Edition
Author: Not known
Date: March 1999
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Publication: Guidance for Fish Processors on Water and Effluent Minimisation
Author: Seafish
Date: May 1999
Summary:

Fish processors are facing dramatic increases in costs for discharging their effluent. This results from EU environmental legislation and may threaten the viability of many processing businesses. However, there is scope for processors to considerably reduce both the quantity and strength of their effluent and so minimise the increases in costs.
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Publication: Guidelines for the Facilities and Equipment Required for Handling Bivalve Molluscs from Harvesting through to Distribution to Retail Outlets, 1st Edition
Author: Not known
Date: 1997
Summary:
Whilst these guidelines contain helpful technical information some of the legislative content may now be out of date.
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Publication: Guidance on the Frequency of Microbiological Sampling of Purified Molluscs
Author: SAGB, LACOTS, DoH, MAFF and SOAFD
Date: January 1995
Summary:
Regulation 10(2) of the Food Safety (Live Bivalve Molluscs and Other Shellfish) Regulations 1992 as amended by the FS (Fishery Products)(Import Conditions and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1994 requires the operator of a purification or dispatch centre to undertake
representative sampling of shellfish both before and after handling. The Regulations do not give any indication of the frequency of that sampling.
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Publication: The Guidelines for the Construction of Small Flat Wooden Trawl Doors
Author: Not known
Date: 1995
Summary:
Traditional flat wooden otterboards are of simple construction, easily maintained and are ideally made from hardwood with steel reinforcements. These traditional otterboards tend to work at high angles of attack.
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Ref No: 1995/42/FG

Publication: Guidelines for the handling of chilled finfish by primary processors
Author: The Sea Fish Industry Authority
Date: May 1989
Summary:
These Guidelines are written for primary processors who purchase, cut and pack wet finfish for the wholesale trade. The Guidelines cover the technical aspects of fish handling and of premises and equipment. Detailed recommendations are made and necessary background information is given.


This report has been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish.
Whilst these guidelines contain helpful technical information some of the legislative content may now be out of date.
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Publication: Guidelines for the handling of chilled fish by retailers
Author: The Sea Fish Industry Authority
Date: January 1987
Summary:
The Guidelines cover the technical aspects of fish purchase, handling and selling, and of premises, vehicles and equipment, and apply to the trades of the traditional fishmonger, the supermarket, the mobile van operator and the market stall operator. Necessary background information is given and detailed recommendations are made.

The Guidelines cover chilled fish which has not been pre-packed for retail sale, including wet fish, smoked fish, cooked fish and shellfish. Guidelines for handling CAP fish, which differs in its handling requirements, are given separately in the Seafish Guidelines for the handling of fish packed in a controlled atmosphere. It is recommended that retailers handling other pre-packed fish, including vacuum packed and overwrapped fish, follow the CAP Guidelines.



These guidelines have been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish.

Whilst these guidelines contain helpful technical information some of the legislative content may now be out of date.

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Publication: Guidelines for the handling of fish packed in a controlled atmosphere
Author: The Sea Fish Industry Authority
Date: March 1985
Summary:
These Guidelines are written for processors, distributors and retailers to cover the technical aspects of handling chilled fish packed in a controlled atmosphere. The significance of the major handling and processing variables is described, and recommended procedures based on current knowledge given.




This report has been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish.

Whilst these guidelines contain helpful technical information some of the legislative content may now be out of date.
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Publication: 10 Golden Rules For Looking After Your Crustacea Stock
Author: M Jacklin
Date:
Summary:
10 top tips for keeping crustacea tip top.
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