Do vessels that process fish or fishery products on board (i.e. factory vessels) meet the definition of “processor” in the regulation?
Yes, a processing vessel meets the definition of “processor” in the regulation. 22.Fish are frozen, bagged, and boxed on a harvest vessel, are sold upon docking, and are unloaded into the buyer’s dockside storage. Is the vessel a “processor” and, therefore, covered by the regulations? If the packaging is only what is minimally necessary in order to facilitate transport to the shore and subsequent unloading (e.g. totes or bulk bins), the operations onboard the harvest vessel would not subject it to the regulation. However, if the harvester places the product in packaging designed for marketing purposes (e.g. wholesale or retail packages or cases), then the operations onboard the vessel constitute “processing”, and the vessel is covered by the seafood HACCP regulation. 23.Since fishing vessels and carriers can have a marked influence on the safety of seafood products and yet are exempt from the Seafood HACCP Regulation, what can a processor do to minimize hazards that may be introduced a
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