" The purpose of the sanitary inspection referred to in Section 137 above shall be to: - ensure compliance with the official nomenclature set out for marketable species; - ensure compliance with the minimum marketable size of species; - check the source of the catch; and - ensure that fishery products are good for consumption."
DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE
➡ Refers to the joint France-Cote d´Ivoire-Senegal fleet that targets tropical tunas off Africa.
➡ harvest of uncultured fish from water bodies.
➡ cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate with gills, no digits, and no limbs other than fins which swims by using its fins and tail.
➡ any activity related to the culture, management, harvest, processing or marketing of aquatic animals (finfish, shellfish, molluscs, crustaceans, etc.) or plants (seaweeds, alga, etc.).
➡ minimum size of a fisheries product authorised to be placed on the market, in a particular region.