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Introduction
As Vibrio cholerae can be found in
seawater, live seafood is therefore also a
medium for the transmission of cholera.
The quality of natural seawater is also
subject to changes of the climate and
water pollution, synthetic seawater
should preferably be used for keeping
live seafood if it cannot be guaranteed
that the source of seawater is absolutely
safe. Moreover, a properly installed
and well-maintained filtration and
disinfection system, along with an
effective management approach, is of
utmost importance for ensuring the
quality of sh tank water.
To safeguard food safety and public
health, the Food and Environmental
Hygiene Depar tment (FEHD) has
issued a set of licensing requirement and
condition, and a set of guidelines on the
filtration and disinfection facilities for
fish tank water for compliance by the
trade.
For clar ification about the content
of this pamphlet, please enquire at any
District Office (Environmental Hygiene)
of FEHD.
Licensing Requirement
Filtration and disinfection facilities
acceptable to the Director of Food
and Environmental Hygiene shall be
installed at the premises for filtering
and disinfecting water used for keeping
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suppl y, del iver or use seawater
from specified prohibited areas for
keeping live fish or shell fish for
human consumption in the course
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3. Prohibited areas for extracting
seawater include Victoria Harbour,
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4. Abstraction of seawater for keeping
live seafood should be avoided
during and after inclement weather.
5. Seawater should be sourced from
reliable supplier.
6. New batch of natural seawater
should preferably be stored in an
empty tank fitted with an effective
filtration and disinfection system.
The system should be run for at
least one to two hours before being
used for keeping live seafood.
Synthetic Seawater
7. Synthetic seawater is prepared from
marine salt and tap water.
8. The mar i ne sal t s used f or t he
preparation of synthetic seawater
should be sourced from reliable
suppliers.
9. Free residual chlorine level in tap
water decreases with time. Addition
of sal t and aerat i ng t he wat er
overnight effectively reduce residual
chlorine to a very low level.
10. The instructions for the use of
marine salts such as the proportion
of salt and water to be used are
usually printed on the marine salt
packages and should be followed.
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for live seafood. At present, UV
radi ati on i s the most common
method used for disinfection of sh
tank water. Other methods used are
ozone, copper-silver ionization and
photocatalytic oxidation technology
with the use of UV radiation and
titanium dioxide.
7. FEHD reviews the disinfection
methods from time to time. An
updated list of the accepted methods
and guidance note are kept at the
district ofces of FEHD and FEHD
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the guidance note specic for each
of the methods can be obtained at
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10. If spongy lter is used, more regular
cleansing and replenishment of the
lter materials should be carried out.
In addition, more regular cleansing
and replenishment of lter materials
should be conducted if the water
quality is poor and/or fish stock
density is high.
11. If sand lters are used, they must be
cleansed periodically by backwash.
Backwash should be carried out
until the effluent is clear. After a
long running time, the sand should
be replenished.
12. If activated carbon filter is used, it
should be regularly maintained.
13. If circumstances per mit, use of
layered multi-sand lter comprising
both coarse sand and fine sand as
lter materials tted with automatic
backwash self-cleansing device is
desirable.
14. In general, there are four types of
disinfection system as follows:
1) UV radiation disinfection
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2) Ozone system;
3) Copper-silver ionization
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4) Disinfection system employing
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1) Guidance Note for
UV Radiation
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i) The UV l amp used shoul d be
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range (i.e. 280-100 nanometer) with
peak effect at 254 nanometer. The
use of a double barrel UV lamp
tube and higher lamp intensity is
preferred.
ii) The UV lamp should be sealed
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exposure to the UV radiation.
iii) The s hel f l i f e of UV l amp i s
normally less than 12 months. As
the output of UV lamp declines
over time, the UV lamp should be
replaced preferably at 6 to 9 months
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iv) The quartz sleeve of the UV lamp
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by trained personnel of the operator
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v) The system should be regularly
maintained by trained personnel
of the operator or the UV lamp
supplier preferably at least once
every 6 months.
vi) Since the efcacy of the disinfection
system is also affected by water
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two ti mes per hour, i . e. water
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disinfection system once every 30
minutes, in order to effectively
reduce the bacterial load in sh tank.
(For example, for a 600-litre fish
tank, the water flow rate through
the ltration and disinfection system
should be 20 litres/min in order to
achieve an overall cycling time of 30
minutes for the whole system.)
vii) The operator should work with
the supplier to ensure the system in
place meet the design specications
with a view to achieving optimal
disinfection efcacy.
2) Guidance Note for Ozone
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i) For optimal disinfection efficacy,
tailor-made systems by contractors
are necessary. The system should
be pilot-tested and calibrated prior
to installation to ensure that they
are able to produce optimal ozone
concentration for disinfection.
ii) Regular maintenance of the system
equipment should be carried out
by trained personnel or the system
supplier preferably at quarterly
intervals. The ozone source must be
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disinfection efficacy. Measurement
of residual ions levels in the fish
tank water should be carried out
preferably at bi-weekly interval.
ii) The operators should consult the
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pH value of the fish tank water
preferably on daily basis to ensure
that the pH is within the range of 7.2
to 7.8 for optimal disinfection.
iv) The electrodes of the ionizer should
preferably be replaced at yearly
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v) Regular maintenance of the system
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supplier to ensure the system in
place meet the design specications
with a view to achieving optimal
disinfection efcacy.
(III) Proper Maintenance
and Management
System
1) The flow diagram of the filtration
/ disinfection system should be
maintained. Technical information
of the system such as model and
flow rate of pump and filtration /
disinfection system should be record.
Information of any modification
of the system should be updated
to facilitate staff in follow up and
maintenance of the system.
2) A cleansing programme should be
designed and dedicated staff should
be assigned to fol l ow the time
schedule in carrying out cleansing
and maintenance of the whol e
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3) Live fish and shellfish should be
kept separately in different tanks
and at a stock density not causing
overcrowding. It is preferable to
use separate sets of filtration and
disinfection systems for tanks used
for keeping live fish, crustaceans
and shellsh. Live bivalve mollusks
should be washed free of mud with
clean water before being kept in the
storage tank.
4) All the inter nal surf aces of the
fish tanks should be scrubbed and
t horoughl y cl eansed regul arl y,
preferably at least once a week.
Sand, stones and other objects laid
inside the fish tanks for decoration
purposes should also be cleansed in
the like manner. After scrubbing
and cleansing, all water in the fish
tanks should be drained off. The
fish tanks including the sand and
stones inside should be rinsed clean
before refilling of the wholesome
seawater.
5) All pipes for the supply of water
and air to fish tanks should be
thoroughly cleansed and r insed
with clean water during cleansing
of sh tanks each time. Proper and
thorough cleansing of the whole set-
up at regular intervals are important
in upkeeping the quality of tank
water.
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6) The sh tank area should be clean,
well ventilated and free from any
building defect.
7) Fish net and other articles in contact
with the fish tank water should
always be kept clean. If not in
use, the fish net should be stored
in a clean bucket specially for the
pur pose. After business hours,
fish net and the buckets should be
cleansed thoroughly and rinsed with
clean water.
8) When handling fish tanks, clean
rubber gloves should be worn.
9) Fish tanks and other connected
articles left unused for a period of
time should be cleansed thoroughly
before they are used again.
10) Periodic changing of tank water
is an effective means to remove
harmful substances produced by the
stock after a period of time. Periodic
changing of water will also prevent
turbid water from decreasing the
efcacy of disinfection systems.
11) Seawat er s uppl i er or s eaf ood
whol esal er can take sampl e of
seawater to recognized laboratory
for analysis and keep the test reports
so as to monitor the quality of
seawater.
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