Rederscentrale Emiel Brouckaert Rederscentrale Emiel Brouckaert
‘Visserij Verduurzaamt’ Erkenning voor de Belgische visserij
or:
‘Sustainable Fisheries’
Certification system for the Belgian fishing sector and its products
Official launch
Provinciehuis Boeverbos Brugge – 11 June 2018
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Belgium:
• 2011: Partnership agreement between
PO, Science, NGO and Government
so-called “Convenant”
Prove - Improve - Show
• 2012-14: Valduvis I: Methodology (EFF)
• 2014-15:Valduvis II: Testing reference fishing vessels (EFF)
• Now: Valduvis GO-LIVE (EMFF)
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Valduvis Tool:
• Use and combination of existing data
• Real time functioning
• Troughout the whole value chain
• From visible to detail
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Fishing fleet:
• circa 65 fishing vessels
• 61 participants fulfil the conditions (4 integrating process)
• 56 individual trajectories to continuously improve the sustainability • Reduce fuel consumption (-40%)
• Gear improvements f. i. Sumwing (wing-like)
• Net adaptations
• Working conditions
• …
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After the hard- and software Code of conduct and specifications: • ship owners and fishermen
• Auction: visibility
• Fish buyers and retail
• Controlling Agency to monitor and further improve/extend the application(s)
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Partners and Support:
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More Information:
PO: Redercentrale https://www.rederscentrale.be/visserij-verduurzaamt/ Research Institute: ILVO https://www.ilvo.vlaanderen.be/Portals/68/documents/Mediatheek/Mededelingen/179_VALDUVIS_Eindrapport.pdf Dedicated Website: https://valduvis.be/nl/ Instructive Video: https://youtu.be/HLBUTMbxbi0?t=64
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Milestone: Engine +
running at the auction