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

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Photographs has been submitted in support of any claim,
7.2.9 If possible, take some photographs of the the 1992 Fund/shipowner’s insurer reserves
oil pollution to show how it has affected the right to inform the appropriate national
your business. If you operate a mariculture authority.
business, then photographs of the oil in or 7.4 What if you have poor records
around your premises would be useful. or no evidence?
Extra payments
In some cases, people have very little evidence
7.2.10 You should say if you have received any to show their normal income levels. Don’t
payments or compensation from the worry if you are in this position – the 1992
Government or local authorities, or any Fund has a great deal of experience in working
other income during the spill. Usually, small in these situations and, if you have suffered
amounts of money paid to those who take a genuine loss, the Fund will make every
part in the clean-up operations are not effort and will usually be able to work out how
taken into consideration when working out much compensation you are due. Please tell a
compensation, but if, for instance, you have representative of the 1992 Fund/shipowner’s
chartered your boat to help with the clean- insurer if you are having difficulties and your
up operations, then these payments may be situation will be treated sympathetically.
deducted from your final compensation.
Assemble whatever limited evidence you
7.3 Fraud can to support your claim. Don’t try to ‘make
The 1992 Fund takes the presentation of up’ records, as these will not be accepted.
fraudulent documentation seriously and if Providing fake documents in support of a
it becomes aware that such documentation compensation claim is a criminal offence.