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Describe the reduction of marine mammal incidental capture during
commercial fishing
Level
2
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
consequences of marine mammal incidental capture by commercial fishers;
describe the legislative protection for marine mammals; describe methods for
the reduction of marine mammal incidental capture during commercial fishing
operations; describe marine mammal handling techniques used on a
commercial fishing vessel; and describe the recording and reporting
requirements for incidental capture of marine mammals.
Subfield
Seafood
Domain
Seafood Vessel Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
17 October 2008
Date version published
17 October 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0123
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Wildlife Act
1953; Fisheries Act 1996; Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978; and their
subsequent regulations and amendments.
2
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures that are
communicated in a verbal or written form. These requirements must include
legislative requirements, Operating Procedure for Mitigating Marine Mammal
Incidental Catch and company health and safety procedures, and may include but
are not limited to industry codes of practice and standards.
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In this unit standard marine mammals refer to pinnipeds (seals, sea lions) and
cetaceans (dolphins, porpoises and whales).
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe the consequences of marine mammal incidental capture by commercial fishers.
Performance criteria
1.1
The description outlines the consequences of marine mammal incidental
capture to the marine ecosystem.
1.2
The description outlines the consequences of marine mammal incidental
capture to the commercial fishing industry.
Range
1.3
public expectation, consumer reaction to seafood products.
The description outlines the consequences of marine mammal incidental
capture on the economic operation of the fishing vessel.
Range
access to fisheries, cost recovery levies, penalties for noncompliance, creation and review of fisheries legislation.
Element 2
Describe the legislative protection for marine mammals.
Performance criteria
2.1
The description identifies the marine mammals protected by New Zealand
legislation.
2.2
The description outlines the level of protection provided by New Zealand
legislation.
2.3
The description outlines the sanctions that may be applied to commercial fishers
found not to be complying with the legislation.
Element 3
Describe methods for the reduction of marine mammal incidental capture during
commercial fishing operations.
Performance criteria
3.1
The description outlines ways in which fishing boats can be made less attractive
to marine mammals in accordance with company requirements.
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3.2
The description outlines those elements of the fishing operation that present risk
of incidental capture of marine mammals.
3.3
The description outlines methods for the reduction of incidental capture of
marine mammals by fishing gear in accordance with company requirements.
Range
offal management, exclusion devices and fishing practices.
Element 4
Describe marine mammal handling techniques used on a commercial fishing vessel.
Performance criteria
4.1
The description outlines safe handling techniques for assisting live marine
mammals on board to return to the sea in accordance with company
requirements.
4.2
The description outlines the treatment of injured, and disposal or retention of
deceased marine mammals, in accordance with company requirements.
4.3
The description outlines personal hygiene requirements for the prevention of
transmission of disease and infection from marine mammals to humans.
Element 5
Describe the recording and reporting requirements for incidental capture of marine
mammals.
Performance criteria
5.1
The description outlines data recording and reporting requirements in
accordance with company requirements.
5.2
The description explains the purpose of data collection in terms of population
assessment.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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.
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