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Use a scientific species identification system for marine species, and
identify quota species
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: classify a sample of
marine organisms into classes for identification; identify the scientific name of
a marine organism using a species identification system; and identify the
quota management system classification of marine organisms.
Subfield
Seafood
Domain
Seafood Vessel Operations
Status
Registered
Status date
16 October 2009
Date version published
16 October 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit 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
References for species identification systems include but are not limited to:
Baker, A N. Whales and Dolphins of New Zealand and Australia: An Identification
Guide (Sydney: Allen and Unwin 1999);
Onley, D J, Bartle, S. Identification of Seabirds of the Southern Ocean: A guide for
Scientific Observers Aboard Fishing Vessels (Wellington: Te Papa Press, 1999);
Paulin, C et al. New Zealand Fish: A Complete Guide (Wellington: Te Papa Press,
2001);
Tracey, D M. A Guide to Common Deepsea Invertebrates in New Zealand Waters
(Wellington: Ministry of Fisheries, 2005);
Robertson, H A, Heather, B D. The Hand Guide to Birds of New Zealand (Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 2001).
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The quota management system classifications are available from Fishserve,
http://www.fishserve.co.nz.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Classify a sample of marine organisms into classes for identification.
Range
classes may include but are not limited to – cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes,
plants, birds, mammals, invertebrates, molluscs, crustaceans, corals;
a minimum of five classes are recorded.
Performance criteria
1.1
The classification of the species in the sample is justified in terms of the
distinguishing features.
1.2
The classification of the species in the sample establishes the suitability of
available species identification systems for the identification of the marine
organisms.
Element 2
Identify the scientific names of five marine organisms using a species identification
system.
Performance criteria
2.1
The marine organisms are named consistent with their features and the
features that are described in the species identification system.
Element 3
Identify the quota management system classification of marine organisms.
Range
classifications include but are not limited to – BAR, BOE, BNS, BYX, CDL,
FRO, HAK, HOK, HPB, JAV, JMA, LDO, LIN, ORH, RAT, RCO, RIB, SBW,
SCH, SKI, SOR, SPD, SPE, SQU, STA, SWA, WAR, WWA.
Performance criteria
3.1
The marine organism is classified consistent with its features and the quota
management system classification.
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.
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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.
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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