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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-labelling-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/schedule-1/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/383",
  "legislation_title": "Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-labelling-regulations-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Fish",
  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), the name used for any species of fish specified in column 2 of the following Table shall be a name specified for that species in the corresponding entry in column 1 of the said Table.\n(2) A customary name may be used for any species of fish which has been subjected to smoking or any similar process, unless the name of the species in column 2 of the following Table is followed by an asterisk. In such cases the name used for the food when the fish is smoked shall be either—\n(a) a name specified for that species in column 1 of the said Table preceded by the word “smoked”, or\n(b) except in the case of Salmo salar (L.), “smoked Pacific salmon”.\n(3) Sub-paragraph (1), as read with the following Table, shall not apply to fish regulated by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2136/89 laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines, or Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1536/92 laying down common marketing standards for preserved tuna and bonito.\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nName\nSpecies of Fish\nSEA FISH\nAnchovy\nAll species of Engraulis\nBass\nDicentrarchus labrax (L.)\nBrill\nScophthalmus rhombus (L.)\nBrisling\nSprattus sprattus (L.) when canned\nCatfish or Rockfish\nAll species of Anarhichas\nCod or Codling\nGadus morhua (L.) (including Gadus morhua callarias and Gadus morhua morhua)\nPacific cod or cod\nGadus macrocephalus\nGreenland cod or cod\nGadus ogac\nColey or Saithe or Coalfish\nPollachius virens (L.)\nConger\nAll species of Conger\nCroaker or Drum\nAll species of the family Scianidae\nDab\nLimanda limanda (L.)\nDogfish or Flake or Huss or Rigg\nAll species of Galeorhinus\nAll species of Mustelus\nAll species of Scyliorhinus\nGaleus melastomus Rafin.\nSqualus acanthias (L.)\nDory or John Dory or St Peter’s fish\nZeus faber (L.)\nEel\nAll species of Anguilla\nEmperor\nAll species of Lethrinus\nFlounder\nPlatichthys flesus (L.)\nGrey mullet\nAll species of Mugil\nAll species of Liza\nAll species of Chelon\nGrouper\nAll species of Mycteroperca\nAll species of Epinephelus\nGurnard\nAll species of the family Triglidae\nPeristedion cataphractum (L.)\nHaddock\nMelanogrammus aeglefinus (L.)\nHake\nAll species of Merluccius\nHalibut\nHippoglossus hippoglossus (L.)\nHippoglossus stenolepis\nBlack halibut\nReinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum)\nHerring\nClupea harengus (L.)\nHilsa\nHilsa elisha\nHoki\nMacruronus novaezelandiae\nJack\nAll species of Caranx\nAll species of Hemmicaranx\nAll species of Seriola\nAll species of Trachurus\nAll species of Decapterus\nLing\nAll species of Molva\nLumpfish or Lumpsucker\nCyclopterus lumpus\nMackerel\nAll species of Scomber\nMegrim\nAll species of Lepidorhombus\nMonkfish or Angler\nLophius piscatorius (L.)\nOrange roughy\nHoplosteppus atlanticus\nParrot-fish\nAll species of the family Scaridae\nPilchard\nSardina pilchardus (Walbaum)\nPacific pilchard\nSardinops sagax caerulea (Girard)\nSardinops sagax sagax (Jenyns)\nSardinops sagax melanosticta (Schlegel)\nSouth Atlantic pilchard\nSardinops sagax ocellata (Pappe)\nPlaice\nPleuronectes platessa (L.)\nAmerican plaice\nHippoglossoides platessoides (Fabr.)\nPollack or Pollock or Lythe\nPollachius pollachius (L.)\nPacific pollack or Pacific pollock or Alaska pollack or Alaska pollock\nTheragra chalcogramma (Pallas)\nPomfret\nAll species of Brama\nAll species of Stromateus\nAll species of Pampus\nRedfish or Ocean perch or Rose fish\nAll species of Sebastes\nHelicolenus maculatus\nHelicolenus dactylopterus (De la Roche)\nRed Mullet\nAll species of Mullus\nSardine\nSmall Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum)\nSardinella\nAll species of Sardinella\nSea bream or Porgy\nAll species of the family Sparidae\nSild\nSmall Clupea harengus (L.), when canned\nSmall Sprattus sprattus (L.), when canned\nSkate or Ray or Roker\nAll species of Raja\nSmelt or Sparling\nAll species of Osmerus\nSole or Dover sole\nSolea solea (L.)\nLemon sole\nMicrostomus kitt (Walbaum)\nSnapper\nAll species of the family Lutjanidae\nSprat\nSprattus sprattus (L.), except when canned\nSwordfish\nXiphias gladius\nTuna or Tunny\nAll species of Thunnus\nSkipjack tuna (or tuna)\nEuthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis\nAlbacore tuna (or tuna)\nThunnus alalunga\nYellowfin tuna (or tuna)\nThunnus (neothunnus) albacores\nBluefin tuna (or tuna)\nThunnus thynnus\nBigeye tuna (or tuna)\nThunnus (parathunnus) obesus\nBonito\nAll species of Sarda\nAll species of Euthynnus, with the exception of the species Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis\nAll species of Auxis\nTurbot\nScophthalmus maximus (L.)\nWhitebait\nSmall Clupea harengus (L.)\nSmall Sprattus sprattus (L.){except when canned}\nWhiting\nMerlangius merlangus (L.)\nBlue whiting\nMicromesistius poutassou (Risso)\nSouthern Blue whiting\nMicromesistius australis\nWinter flounder\nPseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum)\nWitch\nGlyptocephalus cynoglossus (L.)\nSALMON AND FRESHWATER FISH\nCatfish\nAll species of the family Ictaluridae\nCarp\nAll species of the family Cyprinidae\nChar\nAll species of Salvelinus\nSalmon or Atlantic salmon\nSalmo salor (L.)*\nCherry salmon or Pacific salmon\nOncorhynchus masou (Walbaum)*\nChum salmon or Keta salmon\nOncorhynchus keta (Walbaum)*\nMedium red salmon or Coho salmon or Silver salmon\nOncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum)*\nPink salmon\nOncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum)*\nRed salmon or Sockeye salmon\nOncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum)*\nSpring salmon or King salmon or Chinook salmon or Pacific salmon\nOncorhynchus tschwytscha (Walbaum)*\nBrown trout or trout\nSalmo trutti (L.) which has spent all of its life in fresh water\nSea trout or Salmon trout\nSalmo trutta (L.) which has spent part of its life in sea water\nCut-throat trout or trout\nOncorhynchus clarkii\nRainbow trout or Steelhead trout or trout\nOncorhynchus mykiss\nTilapia\nAll species of Tilapia\nSHELLFISH\nAbalone or Ormer\nAll species of Haliotis\nClam or Hard shell clam\nMercenaria mercenaria (L.)\nVenus verrucosa (L.)\nClam or Razor clam\nAll species of Ensis and Solen\nCockle\nAll species of Cerastoderma\nCrab\nAll species of the section Brachyura\nAll species of the family Lithodidae\nCrawfish or Spiny Lobster or Rock lobster\nAll species of the family Palinuridae Jasus spp.\nCrayfish\nAll species of the family Astacidae\nAll species of the family Parastacidae\nAll species of the family Austroastacidae\nLobster\nAll species of Homarus\nSlipper lobster\nAll species of Scyllaridae\nSquat lobster\nAll species of the family Galatheidae\nMussel\nAll species of the family Mytilus\nOyster\nAll species of Crassostrea\nAll species of Ostrea\nOyster or Portuguese oyster\nCrassostrea angulata (Lmk.)\nOyster or Pacific oyster\nCrassostrea gigas (Thunberg)\nOyster or Native oyster\nOstrea edulis (L.)\nKing prawn\nAll species of Penaeus where the count is less than 123 per kg (head on/shell on) or less than 198 per kg (head off/shell on) or less than 242 per kg (head off/shell off)\nPrawn or Shrimp\nWhole fish (of a size which, when cooked, have a count of less than 397 per kg) or tails (of a size which, when peeled and cooked, have a count of less than 1,323 per kg) of—\nall species of Palaemonidae,\nall species of Penaeidae, and\nall species of Pandalidae\nShrimp\nWhole fish (of a size which, when cooked, have a count of 397 per kg or more) or tails (of a size which, when peeled and cooked, have a count of 1,323 per kg or more) of—\nall species of Palaemonidae,\nall species of Penaeidae, and\nall species of Pandalidae\nShrimp or Pink shrimp\nPandalus montagui Leach\nShrimp or Brown shrimp\nAll species of Crangon\nScallop\nAll species of Pectinidae\nScallop or Queen scallop or Queen\nChlamys (Acquipecton) opercularis (L.)\nScampi or Norway lobster or Dublin Bay prawn or Langoustine\nNephrops norvegicus (L.)\nPacific scampi\nMetanephrops adamanicus\nMetanephrops challengeri\nTiger prawn\nPenaeus monodon\nPenaeus semisuloalus\nPenaeus esculentus\nWhelk\nAll species of Buccinum\nWinkle\nAll species of Littorina",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "O.J. No. L212, 22.7.89, p. 79"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "O.J. No. L163, 17.6.92, p. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "nisr/1998/253",
      "affecting_title": "Food Labelling (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2007/498",
      "affecting_title": "The Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007"
    },
    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2007/498",
      "affecting_title": "The Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007"
    },
    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2003/519",
      "affecting_title": "Jam and Similar Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "nisr/2003/160",
      "affecting_title": "Fish Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/383/schedule/1/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:34:05.075401+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}