Define: Aquatic animals

How is Aquatic animals defined in a legal contract?

• Aquatic animals means all animals living in sea water and inland water, including Oyster, Crustacean, Plankton & Algae.
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• Aquatic animals means any plants and animals living in water, with the exception of birds, this also includes fish, crustaceans, coral, aquatic reptiles, their eggs, shells, marine mammals and other naturally occurring living organisms.
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• Aquatic animals means freshwater or saltwater finfish or shellfish.
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• Aquatic animals means all life stages of fish, molluscs, and crustaceans, amphibians that originate from aquaculture or are removed from the wild, for farming purposes, for release into the aquatic environment or for human consumption.
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• Aquatic animals means an animal that spends part of its life in water; this includes, but is not limited to, freshwater, estuarine and wetland species.
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• Aquatic animals means fresh or saltwater finfish, crustaceans and other forms of aquatic life, including jellyfish, sea cucumber and sea urchin, including their roe, and all mollusks, that are intended for human consumption. Aquatic animals does not include birds or mammals.
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• Aquatic animals means all life stages of fish, mollusks, and crustaceans.
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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

Aquatic animals means creatures, inclusive of all life stages, living entirely or partially in water, excluding birds but including fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and amphibians.

Relevant Contract Types

• Environmental Impact Assessments
• Wildlife Conservation Agreements
• Water Quality Monitoring Contracts
• Aquatic Farming Contracts
• Research Project Agreements

Relevant Sectors

• Environmental Consultancy
• Wildlife Conservation
• Aquaculture
• Marine Biology Research

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Genie Definition 2

Aquatic animals means organisms in seawater or inland water, specifically fish, oysters, crustaceans, mollusks, and other relevant aquatic species purposed for farming, environment release or human consumption.

Relevant Contract Types

• Commercial Fishing Contracts
• Aquaculture Lease Agreements
• Fishery Management Agreements
• Seafood Wholesale Purchase Agreements

Relevant Sectors

• Commercial Fishing
• Aquaculture
• Wholesale Seafood Trade
• Fishery Management

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