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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 3 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

2
Zero Hunger
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
14
Life Below Water
9

published ISO standards *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 234

1

ISO standard under development *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 234

21

Participating members

27

Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
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
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
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
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
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 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

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym Title Category
MSC Marine Stewardship Council C

ISO/TC 234 - Secretariat

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Secretariat direct:

Mrs Hilde Aarefjord
Tel: +47 478 38 123 / +47 67 83 86 92
Fax: +47 67 83 86 01