SerajMinimum Substantive Criteria <strong>Bangladesh</strong> Status/ YourCommentShould use approved drugs in approved dose prescribed byauthorised personnel. Banned drugs should not be used.Should use water free <strong>of</strong> biological or chemical hazards. Farmsshould not be sited where there is a risk <strong>of</strong> such contamination.Should use the brood stock and post larvae from a hazard freesource (e.g. antibiotics, parasites, etc.)Should ensure traceability documenting every inputs and steps inthe operation cycle.Should apply HACCP principles during culture to ensure goodhygienic culture conditions and safety and quality <strong>of</strong> produce.GivenMarks/10/10/10/10/10Should have a pest control programme, so that rodents, birds andother wild and domesticated animals are controlled, especiallyaround feed storage areas.Identification, classification and monitoring programs should beimplemented in bivalve molluscs growing areas to preventcontamination from microbiological and chemical hazards andfrom biotoxins.should provide training and awareness to the workers on goodhygiene management practices and their role and responsibilityfor protecting <strong>aquaculture</strong> products from contamination anddeteriorationC. Environmental IntegrityEnvironmental impact assessments should be employed,according to national legislation, prior to approval <strong>of</strong> <strong>aquaculture</strong>operationsAquaculture should have routine monitoring sysytem to identifyits impacts on biodiversity, habitats, ecosystem, soil, water,natural fish species etc. and have measures to mitigate them.Aquaculture should encourage the use <strong>of</strong> native species and exoticspecies are only used that have low potential risk to the naturalenvironment, biodiversity and ecosystem health.Responsible use <strong>of</strong> hatchery produced seed for culture. Seed fromthe wild should only be used when collected using responsiblepractices.Responsible use <strong>of</strong> feeds, feed additives, fertilizer, chemicals,veterinary drugs and antibacterials and no use <strong>of</strong> GMOs./10/10/10Total score /100/20/20/20/20/20Total score /100D. Social ResponsibilityAquaculture should be conducted in a socially responsible manner/20to contribute rural development, poverty alleviation and foodsecurity and deliver benefits to the local community andsurrounding resource usersSocio-economic issues should be considered at all stages <strong>of</strong>/20<strong>aquaculture</strong> planning, development and operation, in order tomaximize benefits and equity and to minimize any negativeeconomic consequences to workers and/or communities.Gender issues, impacts on women and youth, and opportunities/20for women and youth should be identified, evaluated andaddressed during planning, development and operation <strong>of</strong><strong>aquaculture</strong>.Workers should be treated responsibly within the national labour /20UNU-Fisheries Training Programme 56
SerajMinimum Substantive Criteria <strong>Bangladesh</strong> Status/ YourCommentrules and regulations and international labour conventions asappropriate. <strong>The</strong>y should be paid wages and provided otherwelfare facilities according to national rules and regulations.Child labour should never be used outside <strong>of</strong> the existing ILOconventions and standards.GivenMarks/20Total score /100Grand Total /400Name, Position, Address, Phone & email <strong>of</strong> the respondent.UNU-Fisheries Training Programme 57