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

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Example market and spot checks on the waterfronts
A claim was received by divers fishing in a rocky showed that there was a reduction in demand
sub-tidal area not far from where a spill occurred. of the fish for a period after the spill. It also
The divers operated in 10m of water and sold what provided information regarding species normally
they fished directly to tourists or to restaurants on caught and selling price.
the water front. They claimed that the oil had polluted
the rocks where they went fishing and that they could The claim was assessed based on the
therefore not catch anything. No fishing ban was documents provided, the results of the survey
imposed in the area. and of the checks at the market and the
restaurants in the area. The claim for damage
The 1992 Fund’s surveyors visited the area of the
claim and found that the oil had not contaminated the to the products caused by the pollution was
species normally caught as they were underwater and rejected since no contamination was found.
therefore not affected by the traces of pollution which However, since there was a reduction in demand
were seen in the vicinities. The survey also showed for the products, it was accepted that normal
how many hours the divers worked during the period business had been interrupted as a result of the
and what was the normal catch. A check in the local spill and the claim was calculated as follows:

Number of days Average daily Number Loss due to business
interrupted X revenues X of divers = interruption

53 X £278 X 4 = £58 936