PART 1Aquaculture

CHAPTER 2Fish farming: equipment and wellboats

Wellboats

4Meaning of “wellboat”

1

In this Chapter, “wellboat” means a vessel that contains a tank or well for holding water (including sea water)—

a

into which live farmed fish may be taken, and

b

in which the fish may be subsequently kept,

for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2).

2

The purposes are—

a

the transportation of farmed fish,

b

the storage of farmed fish,

c

the slaughter of farmed fish,

d

the treatment of farmed fish in connection with health, parasites, pathogens or diseases,

e

the grading of farmed fish.

3

For the purposes of this section, it is irrelevant whether or not the farmed fish remain alive in the course of any activity mentioned in subsection (2).

4

In this section—

  • “farmed fish” means fish produced by fish farming, and

  • “grading”, in relation to farmed fish, means separating and sorting the fish according to size.