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Aquatic Fry Registration System

  1. Registered farms must notify the AFCD for inspection within 14 days after the release of aquatic fry (other than hairy crab fry) or on the first inspection day after obtaining the aquatic fry. Receipts of fry purchase or personal statements on the source of fry (signed by witness) must be provided for registration. For relevant procedures, please refer to Enclosure 3 of the Manual. This procedure does not apply to hairy crab fry. For the release of hairy crab fry, please refer to the registration system for hairy crab fry in subsections A6-A13 of Enclosure 1 of the Manual.
  2. Unregistered aquatic fry cannot be sold under the AFFS brand in the future.
  3. The rearing period of registered aquatic fry shall be no less than 180 days or half of the growth period depending on the species of aquatic products, whichever is shorter. Otherwise, the batch of aquatic products cannot be sold under the AFFS brand. Adding or mixing of unregistered same species aquatic products to the registered aquatic fry is prohibited, i.e. adding or mixing of unregistered same species aquatic products to the rearing cage, tank or pond of registered aquatic fry is prohibited. During the rearing period, adding different batches of registered aquatic fry in the same non-separable water body, different batches of aquatic fry must be visually distinguishable, otherwise, the calculation of the rearing period of the registered aquatic fry in the same water body will start from the last time when the aquatic fry was released. (Mixed culture of registered aquatic fry does not apply to hairy crab fry.)
  4. Existing aquatic products (other than hairy crabs) of newly registered farms can apply for fry post-registration within 14 days after first farm registration. The post-registration of aquatic fry is only applicable to first registrations, exclusive of hairy crab fry. The rearing period of post-registered existing aquatic fry shall be no less than 180 days after the farm registration or half of the growth period depending on the species of aquatic products, whichever is shorter. Otherwise, the batch of aquatic products cannot be sold under the AFFS brand in the future.