Communiqué on water quality standards for shellfish. Country/Territory Türkiye Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official journal No. 26.894, 2 June 2008. Subject Fisheries, Water Keyword Aquaculture Water quality standards Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract This Communiqué (notification) sets forth the principles regarding quality standards applicable to waters for shellfish production. Quality parameters, reference analysis methods, threshold values, sampling and measurement sequences are defined in the Communiqué. The Ministry shall prepare a monitoring schedule to determine quality standards of waters. The Ministry will also prepare plans for enhancing quality and reducing contamination. Full text Turkish