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Guidelines for presenting claims in the fisheries, mariculture and fish processing sector

3.9 It is for you to decide what is the best thing Other fishing businesses (processing,
to do, but any action you take should be marketing, supply etc.)
reasonable and should be aimed at keeping 3.10 It is important that you keep good records
your damage to a minimum. Keep good of what you do during the time your
records of your actions and why you thought business is affected. Keep a close watch
it was reasonable to take them. The 1992 on the area of pollution and the extent to
Fund is prepared to pay compensation for which your normal supplies are affected.
losses that become unavoidable, where You may want to try and get supplies of
you have operated prudently given the fish from somewhere else -if this costs
information and resources reasonably you more than from your usual source, you
available at the time. If you are in doubt can claim compensation for the difference,
as to what you should do, then you, your but you must have evidence of this.
association or your representative should
talk to a representative of the 1992 Fund/ 3.11 It is important that you do not allow
shipowner’s insurer before taking any major fish that have been in contact with oil to 11
actions. It is up to you whether you follow be sold. Often the Government or local
such advice. Following such advice does authority will arrange for fish to be tested
not guarantee you compensation, but it to see if they have been tainted by oil. You
will certainly improve your chances of a should arrange to get the results of these
successful claim. tests.