New Zealand Gazette – 2011 – No. 157

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✨ Fisheries Definitions and Illustrations



14 OCTOBER 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 157 4493

PART 6

Orange Roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) Dressed (DRE)

Diagram of Orange Roughy

Dorsal Fin
Caudal (tail) Fin
Longitudinal Axis
Pelvic Fin
Anal Fin
Pectoral Fin

The body of a fish from which the head and gut have been removed with:

(i) the anterior cut being a straight line passing immediately behind the posterior insertions of both pectoral fins

(The posterior insertion of the pectoral fin means the point along the body of a fish at which the rear (posterior) edge of the pectoral fin emerges.)

Pectoral fin folded forward to show posterior insertion

However, a variation to the straight cut that recovers more of the fish is acceptable, i.e. the processed fish is between the dressed (DRE) and headed, gutted and tailed (HGT) states.

Acceptable Acceptable Not acceptable
Acceptable Acceptable Not acceptable
(Between DRE and HGT) (Processed beyond DRE)



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Fisheries, Definitions, Conversion Factors, Fish Anatomy, Processing Terms, Schedules, Illustrations, Orange Roughy, Dressed Fish, Pectoral Fin, Longitudinal Axis