Announcement of the Department of Fisheries contamination standards for toxins or anything else that may be harmful to humans or to aquatic animals.

These Rules, issued by the Director-General of the Department of Fisheries under section 100 of the Fisheries Ordinance of 2015, stipulate that the contamination standards of toxins or any other substance in the catch shall not exceed the levels as set out in the attachment attached to this Announcement. Section 100 grants the Director-General the power to prohibit fisheries operation in such a fishing ground over a period of time prescribed if a particular fishing ground is faced with a state of pollution or contamination involving toxins or any other matter potentially harmful to human beings or to aquatic animals to a degree exceeding the standards prescribed by the competent official.