FNC 31 Minutes Teleconference Meeting Details Date 15 March 2017 Time EST 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Saving Time 10:00 AM Richard in the West 07:00 AM Venue Teleconference and in person at Sydney Fish Market Meeting Minutes 1 OPENING OF MEETING ................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 Attendance and Apologies ................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Notification of proxy votes ................................................................................................ 5 1.3 Notification of observers ................................................................................................... 5 1.4 FNC Members Code of Conduct ........................................................................................ 5 1.5 FNC Members Declaration of Interest ............................................................................... 5 2.1 Fish Names Committee Membership and Register ............................................................ 6 3 AGENDA AND MINUTES ................................................................................................................ 7 3.1 Adoption of agenda ............................................................................................................ 7 3.2 Adoption of minutes from previous meetings ................................................................... 8 4 ISSUES RELATING TO FRDC AS THE STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION ...................... 8 5 STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES ............................................................. 8 6 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO Annex A of THE FISH NAMES STANDARD (AS 5300-2015) .......... 9 6.1 Pre-assessment of new applications .................................................................................. 9 6.2 Applications for initial evaluation..................................................................................... 10 6.2.1 Application 273 to add the species name Venus Clam for Venerupis largillierti 10 6.2.2 Application 274 to add the group name AUSTRALIAN VENUS CLAMS for Venerupis spp (except for Venerupis largillierti) 11 6.2.3 Application 275 to add a new name Champagne Crab for Hypothalassia acerba 11 6.2.4 Application 276 to add a new name Eastern Champagne Crab for Hypothalassia armata 11 6.3 Applications subject to public consultation ..................................................................... 12 6.4 Applications subject to final FNC evaluation .................................................................... 13 6.4.1 Application 255 to add the SFN Pipi for Donax deltoides Lamarck, 1818 14 6.4.2 Application 256 to add the SFN Orange Mud Crab for Scylla olivacea (Herbst, 1796) 15 6.4.3 Application 257 to add the SFN Mud Crab for Scylla serrata (Forsskål, 1775) 16 6.4.4 Application 258 To add the SFN Serate Bug for Ibacus pubescens Holthuis, 1960 18 6.4.5 Application259 to add the SFN Western Balmain Bug for Ibacus novemdentatus Gibbes, 1850 19 6.4.6 Application260 to add the SFN Eastern Balmain Bug for Ibacus peronii Leach, 1815 19 6.4.7 Application261 to add the SFN Shortfoot Bug for Ibacus brevipes Bate, 1888 20 6.4.8 Application262 to add the SFN Honey Bug for Ibacus brucei Holthuis, 1977 21 6.4.9 Application263 to add the SFN Smooth Bug for Ibacus chacei Brown & Holthuis, 1998 21 6.4.10 Application264 to add the SFN Mud Bug for Thenus parindicus Burton & Davie, 2007 22 FNC 31 Minutes 30 March 2015 Page 2 of 38 6.4.11 Application 265 To add the SFN Sand Bug for Thenus australiensis Burton & Davie, 2007 23 6.4.12 Application 273 to add the species name Venus Clam for Venerupis largillierti 24 6.4.13 Application 274 to add the group name AUSTRALIAN VENUS CLAMS for Venerupis spp (except for Venerupis largillierti) 24 6.4.14 Application 252 to Change the SFN to Saucer Scallops for Amusium pleuronectes and Ylistrum balloti 25 6.4.15 Application 253 To add the SFN Ballot's Saucer Scallop for Ylistrum balloti (Bernardi, 1861) 26 6.4.16 Application 254 To add the SFN Northern Saucer Scallop for Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus, 1758) 27 6.4.17 Application 266 to add the SFN Mackerel Icefish for Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg, 1905 28 6.4.18 Application 267 to add the SFN Bigeye Grenadier for Macrourus holotrachys Günther, 1878 28 6.4.19 Application 228 to add the name Banana Prawn for the species Penaeus merguiensis 29 6.4.20 Application 268 to amend the TIGER PRAWNS group by the removal of Penaeus pulchricaudatus 30 6.4.21 Application 269 to add the SFN Australian Kuruma Prawn for the species Penaeus pulchricaudatus Stebbing, 1914 31 6.4.22 Application 272 to add the SFN GREASYBACK PRAWNS for the species Trachysalambria spp. 32 6.4.23 Application 270 Add the SFN Tiger Abalone for Haliotis laevigata x Haliotis rubra 32 6.4.24 Application 271 to add the SFN Tropical Abalone for Haliotis asinina Linnaeus, 1758 34 6.4.24 Comments on the Fish Names Process received through Public Consultation 35 6.5 Proposed amendment to the Australian Fish Names Standard ....................................... 35 6.6 Issues raised in relation to fish names ............................................................................. 35 6.6.1 Request about Abalone 35 6.6.2 Holothurian Species – Don Tuma 36 7 SCIENTIFIC NAME UPDATES – ..................................................................................................... 37 8 FUTURE FISH NAMES WORK PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES .......................................................... 37 9 FUTURE FNC MEETINGS .............................................................................................................. 37 10 OTHER BUSINESS ........................................................................................................................ 38 11 CLOSE OF MEETING .................................................................................................................... 38 FNC 31 Minutes 15 March 2017 Page 3 of 38 1 OPENING OF MEETING The chair declared the meeting open at 10:00 AM EDST and called for any apologies 1.1 Attendance and Apologies Voting Members Independent Chair Gus Dannoun At SFM Deputy Chair and Expert Member Richard Stevens Phone (Seafood Marketing) Australian Seafood Industry Simon Boag Apology Appointee Fisheries Agencies Appointee Jason Gibson At SFM Expert Member Russell Conway Phone (Recreational Fishing) Expert Member Norm Grant At SFM (Seafood Imports) Expert Member Hamish Allen At SFM (Major Supermarkets) Expert Member Gordon (Gus) Yearsley Phone Expert Member Don Tuma Phone (Seafood Marketing and Fish and Invertebrates Taxonomy) Expert Member Anthony Mercer At SFM (Seafood Processors) Expert Member Glenn Austin Apology (Hospitality) Department of Agriculture Lisa McKenzie Phone Observers and Non-Voting Members Karen Gowlett-Holmes At sea between 2 and 27 March Apology Kerry Strangas Master Fish Merchants Association At SFM Mark Boulter At SFM SDO Representative Peter Horvat Phone SDO Representative Tanya Corcoran At SFM FNC 31 Minutes 15 March 2017 Page 4 of 38 Project Manager and Administration FNC Project Manager Alan Snow At SFM 1.2 Notification of proxy votes Section 10.6 of the FRDC Standards Development Procedure allows for FNC members to appoint a proxy for the meeting to ensure that the relevant stakeholder group is not disadvantaged. The options for appointing a proxy are: a) Appoint the chair of the meeting to carry the proxy vote; b) Appoint another person at the meeting to carry the proxy vote; c) Appoint another person with the appropriate skills and knowledge to participate on his/her behalf. The following proxy forms were in the hands of the project manager prior to the meeting: 1) Glen Austin had appointed Norm Grant to carry his proxy 2) Simon Boag had appointed Gus Dannoun to carry his proxy Resolution 31.1. FNC noted the status of proxy votes received. 1.3 Notification of observers Observers are invited and welcomed to all FNC meetings. Observers who were present were Tanya Corcoran FRDC Mark Boulter Consultant Kerry Strangas MFMA Resolution 31.2. FNC noted the attendance of observers at the meeting 1.4 FNC Members Code of Conduct Discussion As per the FRDC Standards Development policies and procedures, all FNC members are expected to have read and agree to abide with the Code of Conduct. Which was distributed as Attachment 02: SRB Members Code Of Conduct Resolution 31.3. FNC members agreed to abide by the SRB Members Code of Conduct. 1.5 FNC Members Declaration of Interest Section 11.3 of the FRDC Standards Development Procedure determines that all FNC members are expected to declare any materiel personal interest in the topic being discussed. An FNC Member who considers that he/she may have a material personal interest in a matter to be discussed by the FNC (“conflicted member”) will: FNC 31 Minutes 15 March 2017 Page 5 of 38 1) as soon as practicable after the member becomes aware of his/her interest in the matter give details of the nature and extent of that interest, and the relationship of the interest to the FNC Member, either in a "standing notice" or at a meeting of the FNC and 2) subject to the views of the FNC, may not participate in any discussion of, or decision on, that matter If the conflicted member is the applicant on the application they will, before any discussion takes place on that matter, leave the meeting while that matter is discussed. FNC members may, through the Chair, ask a conflicted