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Australian StandardAS SSA 5300-2009

Australian Fish Names Standard

ISBN 978-0-9806325-1-4Format: PaperbackISBN 978-0-9806325-2-1Format: Online

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This Australian Standard was prepared by Seafood Services Australia Limited. As an accredited StandardsDevelopment Organization, Seafood Services Australia Limited develops and publishes seafood standards. TheStandard was endorsed on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 9 June 2009. It was published on31/07/2009.

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as: Australian Fish Names Standard Version 2 April 2008.

Seafood Services Australia wishes to acknowledge the participation of the expert individuals that contributed tothe development of this Standard through their representation on the Fish Names Committee of Seafood ServicesAustralia Ltd. The following are represented on the Fish Names Committee (FNC):

Voting membersSeafood Services Australia (FNC Chair)Australian Seafood Industry Council (one member)Seafood Importers Association of Australia (one member)Recreational Fishing Representative (one member)Australian Fisheries Managers Forum (two members)Expertise based members (three members)Consumer representative (one member)

Non-voting advisersCSIRO (three members)

Non-voting FNC SecretariatSeafood Services Australia

Non-voting observersThe FNC invites a wide range of stakeholder interests to participate as observers, including:Fisheries Research and Development CorporationAustralian Biological Resources StudyAustralian Food and Grocery CouncilAustralian Quarantine Inspection Service ExportsAustralian Quarantine Inspection Service ImportsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Food Standards Australia New ZealandAquarium industryMajor grocery retailers

Keeping Standards up-to-dateAustralian Standards are living documents that reflect progress in science, technology and systems. Tomaintain their currency, all Standards are periodically reviewed, and new editions are published. Betweeneditions, amendments may be issued.

Standards may also be withdrawn. It is important that readers assure themselves they are using a currentStandard, which should include any amendments that may have been published since the Standard waspublished.

Detailed information about Australian Standards, drafts, amendments and new projects can

be found by visiting www.standards.org.au.

Australian Standards developed by the Seafood Services Australia (AS SSA Standards) are updated,according to the needs of the industry, by amendments or revision. Users of AS SSA Standardsshould make sure that they possess the latest amendments or editions.

Representations concerning the need for a change to this Standard should be addressed to:The Secretariat, Fish Names CommitteeSeafood Services AustraliaPO Box 2188Ascot Qld 4007Telephone: +61 7 3633 6777

Facsimile: +61 7 3633 6776Email: [email protected]


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Australian Fish Names Standard Page 1 of 13

Standard developed by Seafood Services Australia Ltd,accredited by Standards Australia as the StandardsDevelopment Organization for seafood standards.

AS SSA 53002009

Australian Standard

Australian Fish Names Standard

First published as AS SSA 53002007.

Second edition 2009

SSAs development of the Australian Fish Names Standard is supported with funding from the

Australian Government's Fisheries Research and Development Corporation


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Australian Standard Australian Fish Names Standard.

Copyright Seafood Services Australia

PO Box 2188 Ascot Qld 4007

Disclaimers

1 Notwithstanding anything contained in this Standard:

(a) SSA disclaims responsibility (including where SSA or any of its officers, employees,agents or contractors has been negligent) for any direct or indirect loss, damage, claim, orliability any person may incur as a result of any:

(i) reliance on or compliance with this Standard;

(ii) inaccuracy or inappropriateness of this Standard; or

(iii) inconsistency of this Standard with any law; and

(b) SSA disclaims responsibility (including where SSA or any of its officers, employees, agentsor contractors has been negligent) for ensuring compliance by any person with this Standard.

2 The above disclaimers will not apply to the extent they are inconsistent with any relevantlegislation.

Copyright

This is a licensed electronic copy of a document where copyright is owned or managed by SeafoodServices Australia Ltd. A condition of purchase of this product is that the Licensee prints a hard copyof the Electronic Product License, provided with this electronic copy, complete the form and keep onfile for future reference.

On completing the form, the Licensee may: use the document for internal use in the Licensees organisation make a maximum of three paper copies of the document for internal use in the Licensees

organisation store the electronic document, plus one backup copy, in a way that ensures the electronic

document may only be accessed by the licensee

Note: if the electronic document and backup copy are stored on a computer network, measures mustbe in place to ensure that these may only be accessed by the licensee, and cannot be transferred orotherwise distributed via the network.


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Table of Contents

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 4Need for standard fish names .................................................................................................. 4Purpose of this Standard .......................................................................................................... 4

Preparation of this Standard ..................................................................................................... 4Fish Names Committee ............................................................................................................ 5Seafood Services Australia ...................................................................................................... 5

1. Scope ....................................................................................................................................... 61.1 Application ....................................................................................................................... 6

2. Interpretative Guidelines ....................................................................................................... 62.1 Compliance with this Standard ....................................................................................... 62.2 Abbreviations, definitions and terms ............................................................................... 6

2.2.1 Application .................................................................................................................. 62.2.2 Abbreviations .............................................................................................................. 62.2.3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................. 7

2.3 Footnotes ........................................................................................................................ 73. References .......................................................................................................................... 7

3.1 Application and format .................................................................................................... 73.2 Referenced documents ................................................................................................... 7

4. Requirements for using standard fish names ..................................................................... 84.1 Use of Standard Fish Names .......................................................................................... 8

4.1.1 When fish are sold or traded to consumers ................................................................ 84.1.2 When fish are sold or traded other than directly to consumers .................................. 84.1.3 Communication of Fish Names .................................................................................. 84.1.4 Standard Fish Names - Scope and Priority ................................................................ 8

4.2 Use of other fish names .................................................................................................. 94.2.1 When other fish names may be used ......................................................................... 94.2.2 Notification of use of other fish names ....................................................................... 94.2.3 Display of obsolete fish names ....................................................................................... 9

History of Revisions ..................................................................................................................... 10Updates and amendments to Annex A: Standard Fish Names ................................................. 10

Annex A. Standard Fish Names ............................................................................................. 13This Annex forms part of this Standard ...................................................................................... 13Format and content .................................................................................................................... 13Updating Annex A ...................................................................................................................... 13


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Introduction

Need for standard fish names

Public and consumer confidenceis supremely important to the well being of Australias $2.5 billionseafood industry. Standard fish names remove confusion, strengthen consumer confidence, createmarket efficiency, underpin effective species-based fisheries management, and improvemanagement of food safety.

Australia has over 4500 native species of finfish, and many more crustaceans and molluscs.Several hundred of these species are important commercially, and many others supportrecreational activities such as fishing and diving. Australia also imports seafood products consistingof many other fish species from around the world to help satisfy the increasing demand forseafood.

Confusion over fish names has been caused by the numerous species Australia has on offer, aspecies being known by more than one name, or the same name being used for more than onespecies. As early as the 1920s, meetings were held in Sydney to discuss fish names as the localand regional variations were becoming apparent.

Extensive work on standardizing names used for fish in Australia has been undertaken since theearly 1980s by industry, governments, scientists and other stakeholders. Major progress has beenmade since 1992 as a result of strategic investments by the Fisheries Research and DevelopmentCorporation. SSA has maintained this momentum since it accepted responsibility for standardizingfish names in 2001, culminating in the development of this Standard.

The Australian Standard Fish Names Standard includes agreed names for over 600 commerciallyimportant domestic and imported species of fish, and over 4,000 other domestic finfish. Theprocess of assigning these agreed names drew on the expertise of several of the worlds bestfisheries taxonomists and other key stakeholders.

The development and maintenance of this Standard is underpinned by rigorous procedures thathave been agreed to by government, industry and other stakeholders over the last two decades

and which are administered by SSA and its Fish Names Committee.

Purpose of this Standard

Use of standard fish names in Australia, as defined in this Standard, achieves outcomes that areconsistent with the aims of industry and governments, including:

improved sustainability of fisheries resources (use of standard names by all stakeholdersenables more accurate fisheries monitoring and stock assessments)

improved industry profitability (increased efficiency in seafood marketing and consumerconfidence)

reduced public health risks (more effective management of food safety and seafood relatedpublic health incidents)

reduced potential for misleading and deceptive conduct (more accurate trade descriptorsenable consumers to make more informed choices when purchasing seafood).

Preparation of this Standard

SSA is an accredited Standards Australia, Standards Development Organisation.. This Standard wasprepared by the SSAs Fish Names Committee (FNC) in accordance with requirements set down fordeveloping Australian Standards. The Standard is the result of a consensus among a wide range ofstakeholders and an extensive process of consultation including with the Fish Names Experts Group

and the general public.


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Fish Names Committee

The membership and operational procedures for the Fish Names Committee (FNC) are specified inSSAs Fish Names Handbook. The FNC membership reflects the important role of key stakeholders inthe fish names process and ensures that the committee collectively possesses skills and knowledgerelating to:

a. seafood production/harvesting

b. seafood marketing and trade

c. promotion and public relations

d. seafood consumer issues

e. fish taxonomy and nomenclature

f. legislation and processes relevant to the import and export of seafood

g. government operations and processes, including regulatory issues relevant toseafood

h. industry leadership

i. corporate governance including the operations of Boards or committees

For a current list of FNC members go to: http://www.seafood.net.au/fishnames

Seafood Services Australia

SSA is a not-for-profit company established by the Fisheries Research and DevelopmentCorporation and the Australian Seafood Industry Council to be a catalyst for sustainabledevelopment of the Australian seafood industry.


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