Fisheries Definitions




14 OCTOBER 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 157 4495

PART 7

School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus) Dressed (DRE)

Diagram of School Shark

  • 1st Dorsal Fin
  • 2nd Dorsal Fin
  • Caudal (tail) Fin
  • Pectoral Fin
  • Pelvic Fin
  • Anal Fin
  • Longitudinal Axis

The body of a fish from which the head, gut, and fins 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.)

(ii) the forward angle of the anterior cut not less than 90 degrees in relation to the longitudinal axis of the fish

Acceptable Cut
Acceptable: Forward angle greater than 90º

Not Acceptable Cut
Not acceptable: Forward angle less than 90º



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