Harvest Plan Template
v1.6
Purpose. The plan prepared for every sea cage harvest, covering stock, withholding periods, crew, boats, weather, stunning and bleeding, chilling, lot identification and delivery to the plant.
1.How to use this template
The leading hand prepares the harvest plan from the production plan and the plant order at least two days before harvest. The Sea Farm Manager approves the plan and the Quality and Food Safety Coordinator confirms that no withholding period applies to the cage. No harvest starts without an approved plan.
2.Stock and order
Record the cage, the estimated biomass and average weight, the number and weight ordered by the plant, the grade required including sashimi grade, and the fasting period completed before harvest.
3.Crew, boats and weather
Record the crew and their competencies, the boats and the harvest equipment, the forecast wind, swell and temperature, and the decision rule for postponing if conditions exceed the limits in the procedure.
4.Method
Record the crowding plan, the oxygen monitoring in the crowd, the stunning and bleeding method, the slurry preparation and the target core temperature and time, and the sequence of bins to the plant.
5.Lot identification
Record the harvest lot identifier, the labels for each bin, and the record to travel with the product to the plant receival, so that traceability starts at the cage.