ISO/TC 234
Fisheries and aquaculture
About
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Secretariat: SN
Secretary: -
Chairperson (until end 2020):Mr Johán H. Williams
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ISO Technical Programme Manager :ISO Editorial Programme Manager :
- Creation date: 2007
Scope
Standardization in the field of fisheries and aquaculture, including, but not limited to, terminology, technical specifications for equipment and for their operation, characterization of aquaculture sites and maintenance of appropriate physical, chemical and biological conditions, environmental monitoring, data reporting, traceability and waste disposal.
Excluded:
- methods of analysis of food products and traceability (covered by ISO/TC 34);
- personal protective clothing (covered by ISO/TC 94);
- environmental monitoring (covered by ISO/TC 207).
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This committee contributes with 3 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
| Reference | Title | Type |
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| ISO/TC 234/AG 1 | Aquaculture and fisheries advisory group | Working group |
| ISO/TC 234/WG 9 | Carbon footprint for seafood - Product category rules (CFP-PCR) | Working group |
Joint working groups under the responsibility of another committee
| Reference | Title |
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| ISO/TC 34/SC 17/WG 4 | Joint ISO/TC 34/SC 17 - ISO/TC 234 WG: Aquaculture |
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 234
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 234:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/PC 315 | Indirect, temperature-controlled refrigerated delivery services – land transport of parcels with intermediate transfer | ISO |
| ISO/TC 34 | Food products | ISO |
| ISO/TC 34/SC 17 | Management systems for food safety | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 234
ISO/TC 234 can access the documents of the committees below:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/TC 34 | Food products | ISO |
| ISO/TC 34/SC 17 | Management systems for food safety | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
| Acronym | Title | Category |
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| CAC | Codex Alimentarius Commission | A |
| EUROCORD | EUROCORD | A |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | A |
| FEAP | The Federation of European Aquaculture Producers | A |
| ICES | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea | A |
| IUCN | The World Conservation Union | A |
| NACA | Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific | A |
| OIE | World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) | A |
| SSAFE | Safe Supply of Affordable Food Everywhere | A |
| WWF | World Wide Fund for Nature | A |
Organizations in liaison (Category C)
C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group
| Acronym | Title | Category |
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| MSC | Marine Stewardship Council | C |