NZQA registered unit standard
23022 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the pāua sampling programme and
collect, record and submit pāua data
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the
characteristics of the pāua sampling programme in the pāua
harvesting industry; identify anatomical and biological features
of pāua; and collect, record and submit pāua data.
Classification
Seafood > Seafood Vessel Operations
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Definition
Client requirements refer to the specifications and guidelines that are set out in the specific
instructions on sampling and data collection by the organisation requiring the samples and
data.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain the characteristics of the pāua sampling programme in the pāua harvesting
industry.
Range
purpose, sampling plan, data required.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The explanation outlines the characteristics of the pāua sampling programme
and how the information collected contributes to the management of the fishery.
1.2
The explanation outlines the characteristics of pāua sampling programmes in
terms of representative and random samples.
1.3
The explanation includes the importance of collecting and processing the
samples in accordance with client requirements.
Outcome 2
Identify anatomical and biological features of pāua.
Range
gonads, shell shape.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23022 version 2
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Sex and gonad index are identified in accordance with client requirements.
2.2
Shell measurement points and shape characteristics are identified in
accordance with client requirements.
Range
posterior whorl, posterior shelf.
Outcome 3
Collect, record and submit pāua data.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Samples are selected in accordance with the sampling plan.
3.2
Biological and anatomical data is collected, recorded and submitted in
accordance with client requirements.
may include but is not limited to – overall length, basal length,
degree of fouling, sex of species.
Range
3.3
Catch and effort data from the sampled pāua fishery is collected, recorded and
submitted in accordance with client requirements.
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 July 2006
N/A
Rollover
2
15 September 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0123
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23022 version 2
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016