Table to determine by "Fish Species" and "End Use" declared in Box I-20 if aquatic Animal Health (AH) requirements apply to product certified for export to the European Union
This table is intended to be used in association with other relevant operational and industry guidance.
Important notes
- this table is provided to assist exporters in determining if animal health requirements apply to the fish and seafood products they export to the European Union. A full explanation of export requirements is available at European Union (EU) - Export requirements for fish and seafood.
- all decapod crustacean species are considered as EU listed species, therefore, when exporting lobsters, crabs, shrimp, although they are not actually listed in the EU listed species table, they are considered EU listed species. When exporting a crustacean species not listed in the table, you must submit the required animal health documentation with your certification request
- animal health requirements do not apply to any fish or seafood that is dead and identified for "human consumption" on the export certificate issued in TRACES NT, regardless of species
- for consignments of dead fish and seafood products for further processing, the animal health requirements only apply to the following commodity types:
- whole, raw, fresh or frozen, finfish, molluscs and crustaceans
- all other commodity types do not require animal health certification when exported for further processing
- the information contained in the table will be updated, as needed, whenever the EU makes changes to their species lists
- if the species you wish to export is not contained in this table, refer to the EU species list by clicking the link below and consult with your local Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) office to determine if animal health requirements apply. To have a species added to the table, please contact your local CFIA office
| Common name | Scientific name | Listed species EU Regulation 2018/1882 |
Vector species EU Regulation 2018/1882 |
Live and certified for human consumption and/or further processing | Dead, raw, fresh or frozen, whole and certified for further processing | Dead and certified for human consumption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alewife | Alosa pseudoharengus | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Eels, Anguilla spp. | Anguilla rostrata | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Sablefish or black cod | Anoplopoma fimbria | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Crab | Cancer borealis | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Dungeness crab | Cancer magister | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Snow crab | Chionoecetes opilio | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Pacific herring | Clupea pallisii | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Herring | Clupea harengus | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Cisco | Coregonus artedi | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Whitefish, lake | Coregonus clupeaformis | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Pacific oysters | Crassostrea gigas | Yes | Yes | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Atlantic oyster (American oyster) | Crassotrea virginica | Yes | Yes | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Sea cucumber | Cucumaria frondosa | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Lumpfish | Cyclopterus lumpus | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Pickerel, yellow | Esox americanus | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Northern pike | Esox lucius | Yes | Yes | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Atlantic cod | Gadus morhua | Yes | Yes | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Pacific cod | Gadus macrocephalus | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| American plaice | Hippoglossoides platessoides | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Atlantic halibut | Hippoglossus hippoglossus | No | Yes | Refer to CFIA for a decision | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Pacific halibut | Hippoglossus stenolepis | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Lobsters | Homarus americanus | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Smelt | Hypomesus pretiosus | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Northern shortfin squid | Illex illecebrosus | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Yellowtail flounder | Limanda ferruginea | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Capelin | Mallotus villosus | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Haddock | Melanogrammus aeglefinus | Yes | Yes | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Hard shell clam | Mercenaria mercenaria | No | Yes | Refer to CFIA for a decision | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Silver hake | Merluccius bilinearis (silver) | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Pacific hake | Merluccius productis | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Soft shell clam | Mya arenaria | No | Yes | Refer to CFIA for a decision | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| White bass | MORONE CHRYSOPS | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Blue mussels | Mytilus edulis | No | Yes | Refer to CFIA for a decision | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Pink salmon | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Oncorhynchus rhodurus) | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Chum salmon | Oncorhynchus keta | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Coho salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Sockeye salmon | Oncorhynchus nerka | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Shrimp/prawns | Pandalopsis dispar | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Shrimp/prawns | Pandalus borealis | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Shrimp/prawns | Pandalus danae | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Shrimp/prawns | Pandalus hypsinotus | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Shrimp/prawns | Pandalus jordani | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Shrimp/prawns | Pandalus montagui | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Shrimp/prawns | Pandalus platyceros | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Geoduck clams | Panopea generosa | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Perch | Perca flavescens | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Sea scallops | Placopecten magellanicus | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Greenland halibut | Reinhardtius hippoglossoides | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Arctic char | Salvelinus alpinus | Yes | Yes | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Lake trout | Salvelinus mamaycush | Yes | No | AH requirements apply | AH requirements apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Walleye | Sander vitreus | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Redfish | Sebastes mentella | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Common sole | Solea solea | No | Yes | Refer to CFIA for a decision | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Artic surf clam | Spisula solidissima | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Red sea urchin | Strongylocentrotus franciscanus | No | No | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Albacore tuna | Thunnus alalunga | No | Yes | Refer to CFIA for a decision | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Atlantic bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | No | Yes | Refer to CFIA for a decision | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
| Manila clam | Venerupis philippinarum (Ruditapes philippinarum) | No | Yes | Refer to CFIA for a decision | AH requirements don't apply | AH requirements don't apply |
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