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Appendix - Table 1a to Part 679—Delivery Condition* and Product Codes

[General Use Codes]

Description Code
Belly flaps. Flesh in region of pelvic and pectoral fins and behind head (ancillary only)19
Bled only. Throat, or isthmus, slit to allow blood to drain03
Bled fish destined for fish meal (includes offsite production) DO NOT RECORD ON PTR42
Bones (if meal, report as 32) (ancillary only)39
Butterfly, no backbone. Head removed, belly slit, viscera and most of backbone removed; fillets attached37
Cheeks. Muscles on sides of head (ancillary only)17
Chins. Lower jaw (mandible), muscles, and flesh (ancillary only)18
Fillets, deep-skin. Meat with skin, adjacent meat with silver lining, and ribs removed from sides of body behind head and in front of tail, resulting in thin fillets24
Fillets, skinless/boneless. Meat with both skin and ribs removed, from sides of body behind head and in front of tail23
Fillets with ribs, no skin. Meat with ribs with skin removed, from sides of body behind head and in front of tail22
Fillets with skin and ribs. Meat and skin with ribs attached, from sides of body behind head and in front of tail20
Fillets with skin, no ribs. Meat and skin with ribs removed, from sides of body behind head and in front of tail21
Fish meal. Meal from whole fish or fish parts; includes bone meal32
Fish oil. Rendered oil from whole fish or fish parts. Record only oil destined for sale and not oil stored or burned for fuel onboard33
Gutted, head on. Belly slit and viscera removed04
Gutted, head off. Belly slit and viscera removed (May be used for halibut personal use)05
Head and gutted, with roe06
Headed and gutted, Western cut. Head removed just in front of the collar bone, and viscera removed07
Headed and gutted, Eastern cut. Head removed just behind the collar bone, and viscera removed08
Headed and gutted, tail removed. Head removed usually in front of collar bone, and viscera and tail removed10
Heads. Heads only, regardless where severed from body (ancillary only)16
Kirimi (Steak). Head removed either in front or behind the collar bone, viscera removed, and tail removed by cuts perpendicular to the spine, resulting in a steak11
Mantles, octopus or squid. Flesh after removal of viscera and arms36
Milt. In sacs, or testes (ancillary only)34
Minced. Ground flesh31
Other retained product. If product is not listed on this table, enter code 97 and write a description with product recovery rate next to it in parentheses97
Pectoral girdle. Collar bone and associated bones, cartilage and flesh15
Roe. Eggs, either loose or in sacs, or skeins (ancillary only)14
Salted and split. Head removed, belly slit, viscera removed, fillets cut from head to tail but remaining attached near tail. Product salted12
Stomachs. Includes all internal organs (ancillary only)35
Surimi. Paste from fish flesh and additives30
Whole fish/ or shellfish/food fish01
Wings. On skates, side fins are cut off next to body13
SHELLFISH ONLY
Soft shell crab75
Bitter crab76
Deadloss79
Sections80
Meat81

Note: When using whole fish code, record round weights rather than product weights, even if the whole fish is not used.

* Delivery condition code: Condition of the fish or shellfish at the point it is weighed and recorded on the ADF&G fish ticket.

[76 FR 40634, July 11, 2011]
authority: 16 U.S.C. 773