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Guidelines for presenting claims in the fisheries, mariculture and fish processing sector
Example
An octopus rearing farm submitted a claim
for mortality and consequent loss of profit.
The farmer had to prove that the octopuses’
mortality was due to the pollution and stress
suffered by the octopus because of the same
pollution.
The loss was calculated by comparing the
number of octopuses stocked before the spill
and ready to be sold, to the number of octopuses
already sold, taking into consideration the
average mortality in the farm.
10 The price was calculated based on the invoices
submitted or based on average market prices in
the area where the farm was located.
The consequent economic loss was calculated
by applying the average weight of the specimen
at the time of sale in that farm and in similar
farms, and by applying the average sale price.
TOTal
A Nº specimen stocked 4 255
B Normal mortality 22%
C Total ready for sales (A-B) 3 319
D Sales after Spill 2 291
E Nº specimen unsold (C-D) 1 028
F Average weight (kg,) 2.5
G Total mortality in Kg (E x F) 2 570
H Average price £6.42
I Total loss (G x H) £16 499.40
