Summary Description
- Sets general principles on the welfare of animals during transport and at killing
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- Animal healthAnimal welfareWild-caught fishing
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Fish
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- OIE
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- International Convention
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- In force
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Voluntary
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 2019
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Aquatic Animal Health Code, 2019
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Sets general principles on procedures and broad specifications for the infrastructure (transport vehicles, slaughtering methods).
- Provides a cost/benefit welfare analysis for fish slaughter methods (Section 7).
- Includes rules on the use of antimicrobials (Section 6).
- Weaknesses
- Only sets general rules, with no engineering standards.
- Does not provide enforcement mechanisms.