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

Proof of your involvement in fishing, fish Accounts
farming or associated business 7.2.6 If you have trading accounts, these (for
7.2.3 For fishermen this can include a fishing at east three years before the oil spill if
licence, membership of a fishing cooperative, possible) should be included with your
association or trade union, boat registration claim. Monthly details of income and
papers in your own name or some other proof expenses over this three-year period
that you are actively involved in the fisheries should also be included if you have them.
sector. For mariculture and other businesses, Details of income and expenses during
you may have official company documents, the time of the spill will allow the
or proof of ownership or lease of seabed or difference between normal operations and
land-based property for your business. those during the spill to be worked out.
Description of how the pollution has Details of fishing operations or other
affected you business
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7.2.4 You should provide a simple description 7.2.7 It is useful if the 1992 Fund can fully
of what you normally do, where and at understand your fishing operations –
what times. You should show how you are what type of gear you use, where you
dependent on the area that was polluted for usually fish, what you catch on a normal
all or part of your business. This might be day, how much you sell it for, how many
evidence of where you live, a fishing licence days you fish each week and any other
for the polluted area or some other means details. You should also give some idea
of showing that you depend on the polluted of when is the best time of year for
area and that you cannot operate anywhere different fish and if there are any seasons
else. Fishing records and charts may also be when you cannot work much due to
useful. You should also explain what options bad weather or no fish. For mariculture
were open to you to minimise your losses operators, details of your normal stocking,
and how the contamination caused your feeding and harvesting patterns should
losses.
be provided.
Business records, sales notes and receipts Contaminated fishing or mariculture gear
7.2.5 You should include any business records 7.2.8 If any of your fishing gear or other
that you may have, even if you do not have equipment has been contaminated by oil
official accounts. These might include fishing and cannot be cleaned, then you should
log books, sales notes or other evidence of keep it for inspection by a representative
how much fish you catch, receipts for things of the 1992 Fund/shipowner’s insurer.
you buy for your business, such as fish feed, If it has been damaged but can be cleaned
packaging, fuel or ice, and anything else that or repaired, then try to take photographs
will make it easier for the 1992 Fund to work of it before you clean it, so that the 1992
out how much compensation you might Fund can work out how much it cost
be due. The Fund needs to know how your you to clean or repair it. You should keep
business worked before the spill happened, any receipts or invoices for cleaning or
so any information that might be useful for replacing equipment. In your claim you
this should be included.
should make it clear how old the gear was
and what its normal life span would be, so
allowance can be made for wear and tear.