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the Canadian Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing Operations, rather than
the complex prose of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries or the
Marine Stewardship Council's (MSC) Principles and Criteria. This principle-type
approach recognises that the Standard is intended to be 'descriptive' as opposed
to 'prescriptive' in its intent and to provide a framework for national management
agencies to incorporate the set of universal principles into their management plans
in a way that suits their needs (Cochrane 2000, Peacey 2001).
The preliminary Standard document consisted of bullet-point criteria with un-
derlying descriptors that clarified those criteria. With this 'top-down' structure, it
was expected that these bullet points would need to be augmented with supporting
best-practice documentation and guidance on training and implementation. The
former would outline how and why these underlying principles were important to
improving overall sustainability within the trade, while the latter would need to
describe how each agent along the chain of custody would, or could, satisfy the
relevant principles.
The Standard comprises three parts: Part 1 - dealing with the Capture of Wild
Live Reef Food Fish, Part 2 - dealing with Aquaculture of Live Reef Food Fish,
and Part 3 - dealing with the Trading and Consumption of Live Reef Food Fish.
Each part is further divided into sections to reflect the full range of issues:
Part 1 comprises three sub-sections addressing: (i) the development of new
LRFF fisheries - new fisheries were uniquely identified in recognition of the
potentially adverse impacts of LRFF fisheries and the requirements for such
fisheries to demonstrate their economic and biological viability on trial basis;
(ii) the management of new and established fisheries; and (iii) the operations of
participants in new and established fisheries.
Part 2 comprises two sub-sections addressing: (i) the management of fisheries
linked to aquaculture activities; and (ii) the operational activities of hatcheries
and grow-out operations.
Part 3 comprises two sub-sections addressing: (i) the trading by agents along
the market chain engaged in holding and distribution of LRFF; and (ii) the
responsible consumption of LRFF through restaurants.
The Standard is provided in detail at www.livefoodfishtrade.org - a summary of
the structure of the Standard is shown in Figure 8.5.
8.4.6 Development, review and revision of the standard
In order to ensure its integrity, it was considered that the Standard would need to
be developed through an open multi-stakeholder consultative process, engaging,
where possible, with stakeholders from all participant groups. Consequently, a
three-tiered approach - targeted consultations, technical workshops and an external
review process - was adopted by the drafting team to supplement the internal
process.
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