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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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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 22 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

1
No Poverty
2
Zero Hunger
3
Good Health and Well-being
6
Clean Water and Sanitation
8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
13
Climate Action
14
Life Below Water
15
Life on Land
14

Published ISO standards *

8

ISO standards under development *

21
Participating members
30
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 234/AHG 3   Pilot study Working group
ISO/TC 234/AHG 4   Business Plan Working group
ISO/TC 234/WG 13   Wastewater in closed aquaculture systems Working group
ISO/TC 234/WG 14   Carbon sequestration rate in farmed macroalgae - method for sampling and analysis Working group
ISO/TC 234/WG 15   Carbon footprint for seafood - Product category rules (CFP-PCR) for farmed photosyntheticmicroalgae Working group
ISO/TC 234/WG 16   Carbon sequestration rate in farmed photosynthetic microalgae Working group
ISO/TC 234/WG 17   Enhancement release of prawn - Principles and guidelines Working group
ISO/TC 234/WG 18   Enhancement release of benthic bivalve mollusks in the marine mudflats - Principles and guidelines Working group
ISO/TC 234/WG 19   Enhancement release of crab - Principles and guidelines Working group
ISO/TC 234/WG 20   Enhancement release of fish - Principles and guidelines Working group
ISO/TC 234/WG 21   Guidelines for remote sensing monitoring and warning of harmful algal bloom in marine aquaculture areas Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 234

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 234:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 34 Food products ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 17 Management systems for food safety ISO
ISO/TC 315 Cold chain logistics ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 234

ISO/TC 234 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41 Internet of things and digital twin ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 34 Food products ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 17 Management systems for food safety ISO
ISO/TC 34/SC 20 Food loss and waste ISO
ISO/TC 315 Cold chain logistics ISO
ISO/PC 343 Sustainable development goals management ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

Acronym Title Category
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
IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature A
NACA Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific A
SSAFE SSAFE A
WOAH World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) A

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym Title Category
GGGI Global Ghost Gear Initiative C
Date Month Location TC/SC Note
17-19 November 2026 Tromsø (Norway) ISO/TC 234 **

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

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