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March 2018 Issue 302
www.iffo.net
2 ¦ IFFO UPDATE ¦ MARCH 2018
IFFO NEWS
INDUSTRY NEWS
3 Editorial
IFFO Members’ Meeting: Don’t miss your Early Bird registration
New IFFO applicant members
4 IFFO’s Neil Auchterlonie starts column for International Aquafeed
5 The Relevance of the Application of Metrics to Marine Ingredient use in Aquafeeds
7 IFFO’s Andrew Mallison responds to National Geographic article
8 Research reveals huge potential in the strategic use of by-products in Scottish salmon industry
9 New IFFO position paper: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's)
10 Update on GAA and IFFO’s South East Asia Fishmeal project
Insights from GOED Exchange 2018
11 EFSA publishes two assessments of decontamination processes for PCBs and Dioxins
19 Calendar
12 China’s fishmeal imports hit 12-year high
Satellite tracking ‘opens unprecedented gateway for ocean management’
13 Thailand details latest anti-IUU measures
14 Incorrect statistics create 'false impression' of global increase in fish catch
Mexico and Peru strengthen technical cooperation in fisheries and aquaculture
15 Chile: Fisheries, aquaculture production grew more than 20%
16 News in Brief
CONTENTS
Last month I took the difficult decision to
accept another job offer and resign as
Director General of IFFO. Difficult as I have
made many friends in an industry I knew
only a little about when I joined IFFO in 2011
and the IFFO team are an outstanding group
of people. One of my colleagues was
surprised I was leaving “so quickly” and it
does seem as though seven years have
passed in the blink of an eye.
When I look back over this time, my feeling
is one of catching a wave. When I joined, the industry was embracing
sustainability, the recently launched IFFO RS scheme was attracting a lot
of attention, and it seemed a good time to start talking about our
products with some pride. It also seemed time to move on from the old
fashioned fishmeal and fish oil trade with its associated image of bulk,
commodity products, piled on quaysides in the open air like grit for
roads. I remember an early brainstorming session in London coming up
with the term “marine ingredients” as a more modern and accurate
(considering it now included krill, squid and other meals) description.
IFFO itself also needed a facelift. Despite a long and respectable history, it
had been through difficult times, membership had flat-lined for the
previous ten years and the image of the organisation needed an update.
Graphic designers gave us ideas for a new look and a proposal went to
the IFFO board to rename IFFO as the Marine Ingredient Organisation.
Out of respect for the history of the organisation, the board decided to
retain the IFFO name but marine ingredients were now definitely part of
our language and I was pleased to see sometime later the Danish
association took up the name Marine Ingredients Denmark.
Since 2011, membership is up by 35% and there are 25% more
countries in the IFFO network. Our financial reserves are improved and it
feels good to know IFFO is in a better shape than when I joined. Of
course, this is not my achievement and credit should go to many people
– including my predecessor, Jonathan Shepherd, who mended the
organisations’ fractures and passed to me a sound base on which to
build, the IFFO board of directors, the IFFO team and the members
themselves.
My task now is to help find a replacement and hand over the key to the
executive washroom (there is no executive washroom) – we will be
advertising in the trade press but any suggestions or direct applications
are welcome.
Finally, a reminder about the 2018 Members Meeting in Miami – we
had a record attendance at last years’ meeting so don’t delay in
registering. Full details are on our website.
Andrew Mallison
Director General
EDITORIAL
MARCH 2018 ¦ IFFO UPDATE ¦ 3
IFFO Members’ Meeting: Don’t miss your Early Bird registration
Monday 9 April - IFFO Management Board meeting
Tuesday 10 - Wednesday 11 April - IFFO Members' Meeting
To date 91 delegates have registered from 19 countries and a
pdf list is available via www.iffoevents.com/files/iffo/
DelegatesList-Public.pdf. As a reminder the deadline for
ACCOMMODATION and EARLY BIRD registration is Friday 9th
March and rooms are available on a first-come first-served
basis, but subject to availability. We therefore recommend
that you register as soon as possible.
For more information on agendas, venue and registration go
to www.iffoevents.com, or if you are interested in sponsorship
then please contact [email protected].
We look forward to seeing you in Miami.
Country Company Category
UK JG Pears Newark Ltd Premium
New IFFO applicant members
(awaiting Board approval in April)
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Starting February 2018, Dr
Auchterlonie will be
representing IFFO in a
monthly column in
International Aquafeed.
He commented on the
new endeavour, “IFFO is
very grateful for the
platform to provide a
regular contribution on
fishmeal and fish oil in
International Aquafeed. It
is an opportunity to
provide insights from the
fishmeal and fish oil
industry and join
discussions on aquafeed ingredients.”
Can you tell us about your history in Aquaculture and your
desire to specialise in it?
For someone with an interest in aquatic biology, as well as a
love of the outdoors, aquaculture is an ideal career. It is also an
opportunity to be involved with the production of high value,
high quality, farmed seafood, and it is intellectually stimulating
to be involved with a young innovative food sector.
The fact that aquaculture continues to grow in importance for
global food security, and that fed aquaculture species are an
efficient way of producing protein, makes it straightforward to
understand the importance of everyone’s role in this great
industry.
Would you recommend technical expertise or sustained
academia for young professionals interested in the industry?
Aquaculture is certainly a very technical industry, and a detailed
understanding of the biology of the farmed species as well as
the aquatic environment are at least a foundation for a career
in the sector.
That is not to say that an academic background is essential, as
for many jobs the practical experience of working on fish and
shellfish farms is equally important. For anyone interested in
coming into the industry my suggestion would be to gain
practical work experience in the first instance, not least to
experience working outdoors in an aquatic environment
throughout all four seasons and understand the demands on
the body and mind that come with that. Many people like the
challenge, but it isn’t for everyone.
Why do you believe it’s important to challenge the opinion that
‘insect meal’ or ‘plant-based’ diets are the way forward in
comparison to traditional fishmeal?
Firstly, it is important to get the message across that fishmeal
and fish oil are highly nutritious, sustainable, essential
ingredients for aquafeeds. There are developments in the novel
ingredients sector, and even in the established alternatives (e.g.
soya certification). IFFO recognises the need for an increasing
volume of ingredients for aquafeed to satisfy the demand of a
growing aquaculture sector.
On occasion, some of the messaging around the alternatives
has been a little misleading, for example sometimes including
reference to the sustainability of fishmeal and the environmen-
tal impact of the reduction fisheries, and IFFO will challenge
these statements, as they are not based on fact.
The environmental impact of the terrestrial ingredients is often
assumed to be less than fishmeal, but that is not always the
case when a range of parameters is analysed. Similarly, the
nutritional profiles of these ingredients vary, and it is important
to recognise that there is no straightforward substitute for
fishmeal because of the profile it carries. Many of the
micronutrients provided by fishmeal require supplementation
where fishmeal inclusion rates have declined, and that may be
costly and also carry different environmental impacts. It really is
a very complex story, which is being oversimplified in the
media.
One of the IFFO mission statements states “Protects and
improves the image of the industry; promoting high standards of
ethics, governance and respect for the environment.” – How can
the industry work together to achieve this?
IFFO as the fishmeal and fish oil industry trade body is really the
vehicle for this work, which is why it is written into our vision
statement. The industry has made much progress over time,
and nowhere is that more apparent than the development,
implementation and success of the IFFO Responsible Supply
scheme. IFFO RS-certified product accounted for an estimated
49% of global fishmeal supply in 2017, a proportional industry
figure well in excess of other aquafeed ingredients.
How have you seen IFFO grow and change in its practices since
you started your role?
As an organisation, IFFO has always invested in scientific and
technical projects, and data and information are critical to
developing successful strategies for the industry. The subject
matter is very wide-ranging, covering fisheries management,
IFFO’s Neil Auchterlonie starts column for International Aquafeed
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IFFO NEWS
marine environmental science, climate change, fish and animal
nutrition, and even human health (when looking at the benefits
of long chain omega-3 fatty acids).
In many ways I am just the caretaker of the work previously
undertaken by my predecessors in the role such as Dr Andy
Jackson, and Dr Ian Pike, so what you see is a continuation of
the evidence-based approach that IFFO has always adopted.
IFFO has always been proactive in joining conversations on key
issues, and with Andrew Mallison (IFFO Director General) and
the IFFO board we have identified areas where there may be
knowledge gaps that require addressing. That process will help
inform strategy for the next few years.
The IFFO RS Standard is a leading standard in the certification of
marine ingredients – do you think it’s important that all
companies strive to achieve this?
IFFO RS continues to grow over time and has been very
successful for the fishmeal industry.
The recent development of v2.0 is evidence for continual
improvement, and the standard brings into the supply chain
some confidence for a responsibly produced product in a B2B
scheme. IFFO RS also manages a Chain of Custody standard,
which helps to extend that confidence through the supply
chain. With an increasing adoption of independently certified
schemes in the seafood sector, and the importance of that
approach widely recognised, IFFO RS covers a key point at an
early stage in the supply chain for aquaculture.
What makes IFFO stand out as a governing body in aquaculture?
IFFO represents a sector that is the foundation for modern fed
aquaculture. Without the fishmeal and fish oil that constituted
the majority of the early aquafeeds, the technological
development in other areas such as engineering and health
would have been restricted. Providing ingredients for diets that
met nutritional needs of farmed species but without the
scientific body of knowledge at that time, facilitated industry
development.
Now that fishmeal and fish oil are more strategic ingredients
rather than commodities, they have an even more important
role to play in meeting nutritional needs at key production
stages in juvenile feeds, broodstock diets, etc.
In the role of representing that perspective, IFFO’s position in
global aquaculture industry influence is secure.
The Relevance of the Application of Metrics to Marine Ingredient use in Aquafeeds
Article by Dr Neil Auchterlonie, published in International Aquafeed, February edition
Introduction
As is the case for the aquaculture industry itself, the marine ingredients industry has been the focus of attention on its use of forage fish stocks as raw material for aquafeed ingredients. In an effort to adopt some method for accounting for the volumes of whole fish being used in fishmeal and fish oil production, metrics have been proposed for calculating the use of wild fish in aquaculture production. Within that approach the Fish In: Fish Out (FIFO) ratio, and, with possibly less emphasis, the Forage Fish Dependency Ratio (FFDR) are to the fore. Although at least one group of authors has challenged the use of FIFO on the basis that it is unclear whether it is an ecological, or an ethical indicator of fish resource use (Taylor et al., 2011), the stories behind these acronyms have long become an accepted way of looking at the fishmeal, aquafeed and aquaculture industries’ environmental performances. Behind that acceptance there has been rather little discussion and debate over the usefulness of the application of the concept. It seems straightforward to assume that a consideration of the amount of wild fish used in the
production of farmed fish would be a true reflection of environmental sustainability, but is that really correct?
Nutritional contributions
Fishmeal is a nutritionally complete ingredient for carnivorous fish species. This is a fact that should be unsurprising given the evolution with, and adaptation of, the carnivorous species to a piscivorous diet. The nutritional benefits are well documented and include for example: high relative digestibility, excellent amino acid profiles and few issues with anti-nutritional factors (Lane, et al., 2014) as well as being rich in certain vitamins (e.g. A, B-group and D) and minerals (e.g. Ca, P, Fe, Zn, Se, I) (Olsen & Hasan, 2012). All these nutrients are known to benefit physiology not only from the perspective of growth (obviously a key consideration in aquaculture production systems), but also from the perspective of fish health, and the nutritional composition of the end product. As IFFO has argued previously (Auchterlonie, 2016), modern fed aquaculture is successful partly by virtue of the foundation that fishmeal and fish oil provided in nutritionally complete diets for carnivorous species (e.g. salmon, shrimp) in the early years, freeing up the industry to make the advances in systems technology and health which have been so important to its progress.
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More fish, more feed
Aquaculture is the fastest growing protein sector and although that rate of growth was estimated by the FAO estimated to decline to 5.8% (over 2005-2014) from 7.2% (over 1995-2004) (Food and Agriculture Organisation, 2016), its contribution to food security is significant, and it is one of the few protein sectors showing growth. Although all that growth is not supported entirely from the fed species (it also includes contributions from shellfish and seaweed cultivation for instance), fed species are considered to be about half of the total but increasing at a faster rate relative to the unfed species (Food and Agriculture Organisation, 2016). With that growth comes an obvious increasing need for feed volume. A finite supply of fishmeal and fish oil every year is set against a background of increasing feed supply, as has been pointed out by authors such as Fry et al., (2016), showing predicted growth between 2000 and 2020 (Fig.1.). It is clear that the early feeds would have to change in composition to meet the growing demand, as there just wasn’t enough fishmeal and fish oil to continue to manufacture diets with the early formulations.
Fig.1. Predicted requirement for aquafeed 2000-2020, from Fry et al., (2016)
The aquafeed industry has consistently substituted some of the fishmeal and fish oil in feeds for salmon and other farmed species over time. This has been recognised as a response to
the availability of the marine ingredients (Ytrestøyl, Aas, & Åsgård, 2015), which is especially an issue during years where there are reductions in supply such as when there may be an El Niňo event in the Pacific Ocean. The feed industry sought ways to dampen the peaks and troughs attached to ingredient supply through the provision of alternative ingredients. That decline in use has been catalogued in the scientific literature occasionally (Ibid.), although much of the work to achieve those reductions is a result of those feed companies’ long-term investment in research, and so is by definition commercial information. With all that effort, it actually seems that for many fish species marine ingredient substitution has a lower limit based on current feed technology, and may occur down only as far as a threshold level because of the specific nutritional attributes of fishmeal and fish oil, viewed against the nutritional needs of those species. In some instances we may be very close to those thresholds such as in, for example, fish oil inclusions in grower diets for salmon (Sprague, Dick, & Tocher, 2016). In other species there is also an acknowledge-ment of the role that fishmeal plays in palatability of feeds (Glencross et al., 2016), an often overlooked characteristic of this ingredient, and perhaps increasingly important when viewed in the context of continuing increasing partial replacement by commodity protein ingredients. Substitution of ingredients as nutritionally complex as fishmeal and fish oil is not straightforward.
FIFO Numbers
IFFO has been tracking the FIFO ratio in fed aquaculture since 2000. Figures for 2000 were calculated by IFFO using the FAO production data and the IFFO annual estimates, updated in 2010 and a further recent calculation made using the 2015 data. These comparisons are presented in Fig.2., below. Not unexpectedly, these figures show a declining trend – the background of increased aquaculture production, an increased volume of feed set against a finite supply of fishmeal and fish oil makes this no surprise...read more
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IFFO NEWS
IFFO’s Andrew Mallison responds to National Geographic article
Following an article published in National Geographic, I would
like to address a few points on behalf of IFFO, The Marine
Ingredients Organisation. The article titled ‘Why Salmon Eating
Insects Instead of Fish Is Better for Environment’, published on
5th February 2018, discusses fishmeal and fish oil replacement
in salmon feed by a Netherlands based company but quotes
information that is both out-of-date and incorrect. Although we
agree with the need for additional feed options in aquaculture
to ensure the growth of this vital industry, the total
replacement of fishmeal and fish oil, as called for in this article,
is unjustified and damaging to the fish farming industry.
The practice of feeding fish to fish is labelled as both inefficient
and unsustainable in the article, but I would argue that
responsibly sourced and used strategically, fishmeal and fish oil
are both an efficient and sustainable feed choice. The growing
management of wild capture fisheries has ensured that in
recent years stocks are in fact steady and not declining (UN
FAO State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2016). While
catches of some small pelagic species used to produce fishmeal
and fish oil are volatile, this is due to environmental fluctuation
with permitted catches being varied in line with biomass
abundance to protect the stocks. These small pelagic species
are often not as palatable, spoil quickly and are less popular
compared to other local fish, but can be turned into highly
nutritious feed. Further evidence of sustainability in the
production of marine ingredients is that over 45% of the global
production of fishmeal and fish oil is now independently
certified as being safe and environmentally responsible,
including in its sourcing of raw materials, a figure that far
exceeds any other source of feed ingredient.
Regarding the efficiency of the use of fishmeal and fish oil, our
latest FIFO ((Fish In:Fish Out ratios) using 2015 data show a
conversion rate of 1kg of wild fish used in feed creates 1.22kg
of farmed salmon, demonstrating that farmed salmon now
produce globally more consumable protein than is used in feed.
This ratio is significantly lower than the out-of-date figures
quoted in the article and shows how fishmeal and fish oil are
now being more strategically used at key points in aquaculture
production cycles with a trend towards optimising their
nutritional contributions. In fact, looking at the FIFO ratio
misses the rationale for the inclusion of fishmeal and fish oil in
feeds as their contribution to growth and health of farmed fish
goes well beyond the supply of mere protein and energy.
Many fed farmed fish species have evolved to digest fish
protein and much of the modern fish farming industry has been
built on feeds using fish based ingredients. An increasing
amount (currently 35%) of fishmeal is produced from recycled
by-product and waste from fish processing. Fishmeal and fish
oil are rich in many of the micronutrients that are required for
health, many of which are classed as essential. Even reducing
levels of fishmeal in feeds has resulted in feed companies
having to supplement with specific materials that are both
costly produce, and carry their own environmental impacts.
Removing fishmeal as an ingredient to feed could therefore
compromise the health of the fish and close an environmentally
friendly way of recycling waste products. Production of marine
ingredients like fishmeal and fish oil do not require the same
levels of fresh water for irrigation, treatment with agricultural
chemicals such as fertilisers and pesticides, or use land needed
to grow crops. While insect meal may be a theoretical
alternative, the production of the millions of tonnes needed to
replace fishmeal is currently not viable. When it is clear that the
amount of fishmeal and fish oil is not sufficient to meet the
growing demand for feed manufacture and, in the best
interests of the fish farming industry, the raw material sources
for feed should be maximised, it makes little sense to exclude
these valuable, responsibly sourced and highly effective
ingredients. Although not such a punchy selling message, the
reality is that there is an opportunity for alternative ingredients
like insect meal without needing to displace fishmeal.
Press clippings include:
Feed Navigator - Protix is launching the first insect fed
salmon brand
Seafood Source - IFFO responds to “unjustified and
damaging” criticism of aquaculture’s fishmeal, fish oil use
Undercurrent News - IFFO responds to ‘damaging’ National
Geographic article ...plus many more here.
8 ¦ IFFO UPDATE ¦ MARCH 2018
Researchers have found that by-products in Scottish salmon
farming are generally well utilised, but total by-product value
output could be improved by 803% (£23.7 million), based on
2015 figures, adding 5.5% value to the salmon industry. Led by
Julien Stevens, researchers from the University of Stirling’s
Institute of Aquaculture and University of Massachusetts at
Boston have recently published research funded by IFFO, The
Marine Ingredients Organisation. The research investigated
how value could be added to aquaculture through better
utilisation of by-products, by maximising edible yields and
better separation at the processing stage, looking at the
Scottish salmon farming industry as a case study.
The terrestrial livestock processing industry has long been able
to separate by-products to maximise value and efficient
utilisation, and this research sought to identify the best
markets for salmon processing by-products in the same
way. For finfish, by-products typically include trimmings, skins,
heads, frames (bones with attached flesh), viscera (guts) and
blood. Far from being ‘waste’, marine by-products are a
potentially important resource, being known to contain
valuable nutrients such as minerals, vitamins, protein and lipid
fractions (especially important long chain omega-3 fatty acids)
which can support further processing into a range of products
and markets.
By exploiting all high value by-product types (heads, frames,
trimmings and belly flaps) for existing domestic and export
food markets, the authors demonstrated the potential for a
total increase of 803% (£23.7 million) in the total by-product
value output for 2015 adding 5.5% value to the salmon
industry. By directing 77% of the annual whole fish production
towards human consumption, combining primary products
(54% yield) with the maximum potential by-product food yield
(~ 23%). This results in 132,171 tonnes of food. The remaining
by-products, minus blood water (4.3%), are then utilised in the
important production of fishmeal and fish oil, and subsequent-
ly used in aquafeed for farm raised marine species. In this
example, accounting for that material in feed for European
seabass and gilthead seabream, would result in 148,691
tonnes of total edible yield compared to the original
production of 92,081 tonnes of salmon.
The authors also commented on how current Fish in: Fish out
(FI:FO) models do not adequately take into account how finfish
are utilised and therefore the efficiency of marine ingredients
utilisation in aquafeeds. IFFO’s Dr Neil Auchterlonie noted
that “current research highlights that FI:FO calculations tend to
be simplistic, nether taking into account the nutritional
contributions from fishmeal and fish oil beyond protein and
energy, nor do they account for the end product other than the
edible portion. FIFO ratios have therefore tended to
underestimate the contributions from fishmeal and fish oil.”
In conclusion, lead author Julien Stevens noted “we hope this
research facilitates improvements, there is a need for further
infrastructure investment and policy support to incentivise
resource efficiency, along with greater transparency on the
current uses of by-products within the sector.”
Read the full paper here: “The rise of aquaculture by-products:
Increasing food production, value, and sustainability through
strategic utilisation”
Press clippings included:
Undercurrent News - Salmon by-products could generate £23m extra for Scottish industry
The Fish Site - Don’t bypass the value of aquaculture by-products
Aquafeed - Study finds strategic use of salmon by-products can add value and sustainability to industry
FIS - Better use of by-products could increase value of Scottish salmon industry
Fish Update - Salmon by-products could add more value Fish Farming Expert - By-products industry missing out on millions
Research reveals huge potential in the strategic use of by-products in Scottish salmon industry
IFFO NEWS
FEBRUARY 2018 ¦ IFFO UPDATE ¦ 9
New IFFO position paper: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's)
Guidance for IFFO members –
January 2018
The seventeen UN Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)
were proposed at the United
Nations Conference on
Sustainable Development in
Rio de Janeiro in 2012 to meet
the urgent environmental,
political and economic
challenges facing the world.
The SDG’s built on the
Millenniums Development
Goals from 2000 to tackle
poverty and can be
summarised in the following
graphic.
This structure was agreed in 2015 and implemented in 2016.
The most directly linked SDG to our industry is no. 14, Life
Under Water, although there are also connections to 2, 3, 8,
12 and 13. See below for more details.
Each SDG has been broken into a number of categories for
action, a structure developed by the Inter-Agency and Expert
Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) and agreed to, as a
practical starting point at the 47th session of the UN Statistical
Commission held in March 2016. In the case of SDG 14, there
are ten individual targets with corresponding indicators.
Member states and intergovernmental organisations are
working on delivering these goals and are seeking commit-
ments and support from the private sector. An example would
be IFFO member Cargill’s commitment and a UN Oceans
Conference held in New York from 5th – 9th June 2017. Further
events are expected e.g. Sustainable Oceans Summit in Halifax,
Canada, from 29th November 2017.
Relevance for IFFO members and the Marine Ingredients (MI)
industry
The SDG’s are structured to allow specific commitments from
stakeholders, with progress being against a common set of
goals that allows comparison between different companies
and other groups.
IFFO Members are already referencing the SDG’s. As well as
the commitment by Cargill mentioned above, and their CSR
report, the 2016 Nutreco Sustainability Report has been
restructured to adopt the SDG framework, allowing a better
understanding of the company sustainability strategy.
With the increased competition from alternative feed
ingredients, it is important that marine origin ingredients offer
as many benefits to their users as possible. Demonstrating
where MI’s are contributing to the sustainable development
goals is an opportunity to add value and support customers in
their own sustainability strategies. This should be seen as a
base from which to consider further commitments.
The table in Appendix 1 takes each SDG and considers what
contribution the Marine Ingredient industry might make.
Contributions can be direct at the level of the MI industry, or
indirect via the aquaculture sector given marine ingredients
are an essential part of many aquaculture feeds.
What are other fish sectors doing?
There is little public information on the websites of GAA, NFI or
other trade bodies but as this cuts across all fishing and fish
farming, there is a need for some joined up action. IFFO are
exploring opportunities with partner organisations.
To read the full document with opportunities for action visit
http://www.iffo.net/united-nations-sustainable-development-
goals-sdgs
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Update on GAA and IFFO’s South East Asia Fishmeal project
A project to improve the understanding of fisheries of South
East Asia supplying raw material for fishmeal production has
completed the first six months of data gathering and has made
contact with government agencies and businesses. Jointly
funded by the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and IFFO, the
Marine Ingredients Organisation, the project lead Duncan
Leadbitter (Fish Matter Pty) has produced a series of draft
internal reports for the two funding bodies with the aim to
have a public report ready by the end of the year. After six
months of data gathering, using both publically available
information and in-country sources, such as the Thai Fish Meal
Association and a Vietnamese consulting company, Kim Delta.
As a major producer of fishmeal, fishing practices in South East
Asia have been criticised in recent years for overfishing. This
collaboration between IFFO and GAA will build more contacts
in the region and provide a detailed overview of raw materials
in Thailand and Vietnam to identify any issues and ensure a
pathway for responsible supply, based on seeking improve-
ments in management. A video giving an overview of the
project by Duncan Leadbitter is now available on the IFFO
website.
“The fishmeal and fish oil sector has had a long history of
seeking to ensure that the fish used for reduction are from
responsible sources. The Responsible Sourcing program is well
developed and has been extended to facilitate the development
of Fishery Improvement Projects. The fisheries in tropical Asia
are quite different from those that supply fishmeal in other
parts of the world and this has required some new approaches
which are in development. We want to see industry’s
leadership role expanded to help ensure that fisheries are
responsibly managed wherever in the world they occur.”
Duncan Leadbitter, Fish Matter Pty (Project lead)
“As a global organisation with members in South East Asia,
IFFO has a responsibility to ensure that the industry continues
to move forward in creating a wholly sustainable supply chain.
We also hope that this project expands our already growing
network while also increasing membership in this region.”
Neil Auchterlonie, IFFO (Project funder)
“Fishmeal and oil are globally traded commodities and global
standards have a key role in driving the demand for products
from responsibly managed fisheries. Aquaculture feed is driving
an industry that now produces the bulk of global seafood and,
where farming is dependent on wild sources of fish for fishmeal
and oil, the industry has a responsibility to ensure that supplies
are managed for long term production”.
Melanie Siggs, GAA (Project funder)
Press clippings include:
Undercurrent News - Initial work completed on GAA, IFFO
fishmeal project in SE Asia
Aquaculture Directory - Update on GAA and IFFO’s South
East Asia Fishmeal project
The Fish Site - South East Asian fishmeal project gains
momentum
Seafood News - GAA, IFFO Provide Update on South East
Asia Fishmeal Project
Interfaith - GAA, IFFO fishmeal sourcing project gains
momentum
Aquafeed - GAA and IFFO’s South East Asia Fishmeal project
completes initial data collection
IFFO NEWS
Insights from GOED Exchange 2018
Neil Auchterlonie attended the 2018 GOED Exchange in Seattle
over 6th to the 8th February. The event was held in the
Benaroya Hall, famous for being the home of the Seattle
Symphony Orchestra. This proved to be an apt venue as the
rather unique keynote given by Robert van Arlen on day 1 had
the audience playing music via percussion as a means of
emphasising the importance of rhythm and harmony in
seafood industry leadership! The GOED team has developed
some incredible leadership-focused guests and presentations
at these events, and this was no exception in terms of getting
the audience to look at their businesses from a different
perspective. The event was opened with a welcome address
from the GOED Executive Director, Adam Ismail, with a “Future
is Ours” theme for the omega-3 segment. The afternoon
opening session closed with a discussion on omega-3
influencers, and the best way to develop messages for current
and future customers. There was an interesting analysis of
healthcare personnel (HCP) as influencers by Ellen Schutt in
this segment, a look at dieticians as influencers by Elana Natker
of Sageleaf Communications, as well as an overview of the
emerging China market by Jeff Crowther of Health Products
Association, China.
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The second day was very much focused on the emerging
science with the first two sessions devoted to controversies,
and the afternoon dealing with regulation, contaminants and
sustainability, rounded off with a discussion on GMO omega-3s.
some of the more interesting points raised related to the
bioavailability of omega-3s following consumption and the
possibility of managing this in order to improve the efficiency of
uptake. The timing of consumption, relating to the factors such
as the presence of other materials in the gut for example, has
the potential to affect uptake, and hence efficiency of
absorption in the gut lumen. Particular foods may help to
promote absorption (e.g. blackberries were mentioned in this
regard), whilst others may reduce this (e.g. foods with high fat
levels). There was also excellent summaries of the importance
of emulsifiers and formulations in managing uptake. Critical in
extracting meaningful data in all this work is the experimental
design, and there was consistent reference to individual studies
and how they were constructed. The use of meta-data studies
to examine the effects of omega-3 consumption is now wide
spread, and GOED themselves have adopted the approach.
This is generally a powerful technique for determining at least a
correlation between consumption and various health
outcomes. In relation to contaminants there was an excellent
presentation on the potential toxicity of oxidised products
(oils), and an interesting perspective on the omega-3 benefits
arising from the epoxide metabolites of omega-3 fatty acids,
rather than the molecules themselves. The GOED staff were
active in this session with Dr Harry Rice providing an update on
meta-analyses relating to omega-3s and heart health, and Dr
Aldo Bernasconi providing a market update.
A superb session on communicating science called “Trust and
the Media” referred to many of the difficulties in the “post-
truth” age of engaging with the general public as a technical or
scientific expert. It is clear that across all the institutions, be
they NGOs, business, the media or government, trust has
declined over time. This is a critically important point when
communicating science, and how the messages are managed.
The suggestion was for a movement from monologue to
dialogue (i.e. from communicating to the public towards
communicating with the public).
Adam Ismail chaired a short session looking at the case for
omega-3 concentrates being classified as dietary ingredients,
which is open to know in relation to omega-3 concentrated
products being classified as dietary supplements. The
conference was wrapped up with another unusual guest and
very stimulating presentation on innovation by the Director of
the Nike Innovation team! Adam Ismail closed the conference
with a poignant address with this his last event at GOED before
he moves on to his new role.
All in all, an interesting, thought-provoking and informative
event, and well worth attending!
EFSA publishes two assessments of decontamination processes for PCBs and Dioxins
Members may wish to be aware that the European Food
Safety Authority has recently published two Scientific Opinion
entries in the EFSA journal relating to fishmeal. These are both
assessments of decontamination processes for PCBs and
Dioxins, and may be found here: http://
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5173/
abstract?campaign=woletoc and here: http://
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5174/
abstract?campaign=woletoc. IFFO was not involved in the
process, but if you have any queries regarding the documents,
and the information provided, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
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China’s fishmeal imports hit 12-year high
Chinese fishmeal imports surged to a 12-year high last year on
the back of strong catches in Peru and good demand; but prices
for fishmeal in China still may rise from a current two-year high.
According to latest Chinese customs statistics, China imported
1.57 million metric tons of fishmeal in 2017, just shy of the
record 1.58m metric tons imported in 2005. However, forward
contracts for next season's Peruvian super-prime fishmeal are
rumoured to be about $350 per-metric-ton higher than for last
season's, due to strong demand and concerns about anchovy
stocks off the coast of Peru, the world's largest fishmeal
exporter.
China is by far the world’s largest importer of fishmeal, which is
used in feed for farmed fish and livestock. Since the turn of the
millennium, China has imported an average 1.18m tons of
fishmeal annually, according to International Trade Centre (ITC).
China also imported significant volumes in 2011 and 2012 --
1.21m metric tons and 1.25m metric tons respectively. China
imported the least over the period in 2003 with 802,843t.
Last year's near-record volumes were 51.1% above 2016
volumes. In 2017, most of China's imports were from Peru; the
South American country supplied 883,310t of China's imports,
or 56.1%, worth $1.29 billion. This was up 103% in volume and
77% in value compared with 2016, according to Chinese
customs figures.
China's next largest suppliers were Vietnam and the US, which
supplied 132,040t and 102,730t respectively, up 3.8% year-on-
year and down 9.6% y-o-y respectively. Imports from the US
were valued at $161.3m in 2017; imports from Vietnam,
$155.4m. Menhaden fish, caught from the Gulf of Mexico, form
the bulk of US fishmeal exports to China. However, illustrating
Peru's importance to China, China imported more fishmeal
from Peru in August (163,811t) than from Vietnam during the
whole of the year.
Source: Undercurrent News
Satellite tracking ‘opens unprecedented gateway for ocean management’
A study by Global Fishing Watch shows that while the footprint
of capture fishing extends across more than half the global
ocean, activity is clearly bounded by different management
regimes, indicating the role well-enforced policy can play in
curbing over-exploitation.
Using satellite feeds, machine learning techniques and
common ship tracking technology, a team of researchers from
Global Fishing Watch, the National Geographic Society’s
Pristine Seas project, University of California Santa Barbara,
Dalhousie University, SkyTruth, Google, and Stanford
University found that industrial fishing covers more than 55%
of the ocean’s surface -- over four times the area covered by
agriculture.
The new dataset of fishing is hundreds of times higher in
resolution than previous global surveys and captures the
activity of more than 70,000 vessels, including more than 75%
of industrial fishing vessels larger than 36 meters.
The authors of the study are making their dataset freely
available to the public, allowing anyone to download, visualize
and analyse the global footprint of fishing. “By publishing the
data and analysis, we aim to increase transparency in the
commercial fishing industry and improve opportunities for
sustainable management,” said lead author, David Kroodsma,
director of R&D at Global Fishing Watch.
The dataset provides greater detail than previously possible
about fishing activity on the high seas (beyond national
jurisdictions). While most nations appear to fish predominantly
within their own exclusive economic zones (EEZs), China,
Spain, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea account for 85% of
observed fishing on the high seas.
The total area of the ocean fished is likely higher than the 55%
estimated, as the data do not include some fishing effort in
regions of poor satellite coverage or in EEZs with a low
percentage of vessels using their automatic identification
system.
Over 37 million hours of fishing were observed in 2016 and
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fishing vessels travelled more than 460 million kilometres, a
distance to the moon and back 600 times. “Data of this detail
gives governments, management bodies and researchers the
insights they need to make transparent and well-informed
decisions to regulate fishing activities and reach conservation
and sustainability goals," noted co-author Juan Mayorga of the
National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas project and the
University of California Santa Barbara.
The study shows that when and where fishing occurs is tied
more to politics and culture than to natural cycles such as
climate variation and fish migration. “This study reveals fishing
as an industrial process in which vessels operate more like
floating factories that need to operate around the clock to
make money,” said co-author Boris Worm of Dalhousie
University. “On the upside, however, this dataset also shows
clearly where management boundaries are in place and where
they are helping to constrain fishing effort.”
Source: Undercurrent News
Thailand details latest anti-IUU measures
Thailand's minister of labour, police general Adul Sangsingkeo,
has briefed media on the progress of labour-related issues in
both Thai fisheries and seafood processing sectors. He
reaffirmed Thailand’s commitment to combating human
trafficking in a holistic manner, ranging from policy and legal
reforms to implementation, redress and victim protection.
Close cooperation has also been forged with all concerned
stakeholders, such as civil society organizations, the
International Labour Organization (ILO), the EU and
neighbouring governments, he said. This effort has resulted in
an overall improvement of the labour management in the
fisheries sector, he claimed.
The Royal Thai government has emphasized the importance of
effective law enforcement, and has put into place a stricter
vessel inspection regime. A standard operating procedures
handbook for vessel inspection has also been developed, he
said.
PIPO (port in-port out) centres continue to look out for
irregularity among fishing vessels coming in and departing from
Thai ports, while capacity building programs for law
enforcement agencies have also been intensified.
With the cooperation of the ILO, 178 labour inspectors have
undergone training courses to bring them up to the latest
standards. In 2017, the number of inspectors increased to
approximately 1,500 officers, with a goal of increasing that
number to 1,692 this year.
"More stringent law enforcement in the past two years has
resulted in the prosecution of 4,240 cases of fishery-related
crimes and labour law violations, out of which, 85 cases were
later investigated and prosecuted for human trafficking crimes."
The Thai authorities also aim to legalize all migrant workers, by
encouraging them and their employers to undergo the proper
registration process. This will allow them to be fully protected
under Thai law. At present, there are approximately 3.6 million
migrant workers in Thailand. Of this total number, about 2m
workers entered into the workforce illegally.
However, after the ongoing process of registration, currently
only 800,000 workers are still waiting to complete their
nationality verification process, the minister said.
The country is in the process of drafting the “Prevention and
Elimination of Forced Labour Act” to be in line with the Protocol
to the Forced Labour Convention (P29), which will be a stand-
alone legislation, and the work in fishing law to be in line with
the Work in Fishing Convention (C188). In addition, Thailand
has put into place various measures to prevent migrant workers
from being exploited, he said.
Source: Undercurrent News
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Incorrect statistics create 'false impression' of global increase in fish catch
Fisheries statistics from different countries have been giving a
false impression that more and more fish are caught, when
reality indicates that global marine catches have been declining
on average by around 1.2 million tonnes per year since 1996,
concludes a study from Sea Around Us.
The investigation carried out by the research initiative at the
University of British Columbia and the University of Western
Australia, published in Marine Policy, shows a decline on fish
catches. However, FAO claims that catches have been more or
less ‘stable’ since the 1990s.
The authors of the study, Dirk Zeller and Daniel Pauly, argue
that misinformation is due to an unintended side effect of well-
intentioned efforts by countries to improve their national data
monitoring and reporting systems. They explain that by
providing new information -for example, from fisheries, regions
or fleets that were not previously monitored or controlled in a
precarious manner-, they add additional catches to those of the
sectors already monitored, and thus create the impression of a
growing trend.
“In our paper, we use the example of Mozambique where
officials reported that small-scale catches ‘grew’ by 800% from
2003 to 2004. This is incorrect. What happened was that the
small-scale sector was massively under-represented in the
reported data for the longest time and when a new reporting
scheme was put in place in the early 2000s, improved catch
data by the always-present subsistence and artisanal fisheries
were added. A very similar amount of fish was caught in
previous years, it was just not registered in the reported data,”
says Zeller.
According to the researchers, the same is happening with
statistics that come from many other countries. “The problem is
that these data are assembled by FAO and presented as global
trends in the widely used State of the World Fisheries and
Aquaculture report. But by not accounting for the presentist
bias over an entire reported data history, FAO is misinterpreting
trends,” says Pauly, Principal Investigator of the Sea Around Us
at the University of British Columbia.
FAO claims that fisheries catches peaked at 86 million tonnes in
1996 and kept growing until stabilizing at around 91 million
tonnes per year. However, Sea Around Us researchers say that
this data is not accurate, due to incomplete time series
influenced by the presentist bias. Sea Around Us data
accounting for both reported and unreported catches show, on
the other hand, that overfishing allowed for a peak number of
130 million tonnes in 1996 but also led to a sharp plunge in
catches, which have decreased to about 110 million tonnes in
recent years.
The scientists suggest using methods such as the Sea Around
Us’ catch reconstruction approach to fill gaps with best
estimates of unreported catches based on harmonized data and
information from a wide range of sources.
Source: FIS
Mexico and Peru strengthen technical cooperation in fisheries and aquaculture
The head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural
Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), José Calzada
Rovirosa, and the Minister of Production of Peru, Lieneke
Macría Shol Calle, met to strengthen the mechanisms of
scientific-technical cooperation in fishing and aquaculture, as
well as policies for the conservation and sustainability of the
seas.
At the meeting, both officials agreed on the importance of
combining global efforts to apply technological innovation in
fisheries and aquaculture productivity, while protecting
natural resources.
They also agreed that Mexico and Peru are among the first
Latin American countries with the highest fishing activity and
high consumption rates of seafood and aquaculture products
in their population, as well as scientific advances for the
protection of species and ecosystems.
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The holder of the SAGARPA, showed the official of the Andean
country the mobile applications SAGARPA PRODUCE and
SAGARPA Markets, tools that facilitate access to agricultural
and fishing information, in order to integrate producers with
value chains and markets.
Calzada affirmed that Mexico Government, through SAGARPA,
performs different actions in the areas of science, innovation,
infrastructure, improvement in the fishing gear and also in
sustainability, which allows the fishing and aquaculture
sectors, record an annual production value growth of 16%.
He stressed that a central issue to analyse is how to give
greater added value to seafood, not so much its exploitation,
in order to achieve the development and progress of the
people that make up the fisheries and aquaculture sector, with
emphasis on small producers.
In turn, Minister Schol indicated the interest of her country in
developing cooperation schemes with Mexico in the protocols
of inspection and surveillance of this productive activity,
programs to promote the consumption of seafood, innovation
and infrastructure in fishing gear and aquaculture projects.
On these issues, he said that Peru is a reference in the region
for its progress and results, as well as for its recognition
standards at the international level.
Source: FIS
Chile: Fisheries, aquaculture production grew more than 20%
Chile's total preliminary landings of 2017 amounted to
approximately 3.3 million tonnes, a figure that represents an
increase of 20.8% compared to last year and is also 3.8% lower
than the average of the 2012-2016 five-year period, according
to the last Sectoral Report on Fisheries and Aquaculture of the
Subsecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SUBPESCA). Of this
total, extractive fishing represented 65.5%, which meant an
increase of 22.3% year-on-year. Fish represented 72.6%,
mollusks 16.6%, seaweed 8.8% and the remaining species 2%.
Harvests from the aquaculture sector totalled 1.15 million
tonnes, 18% more than in 2016. Atlantic salmon accounted for
50.6% of the total harvest, followed by mussels and Pacific
salmon, with 29%, 3% and 11.7%, respectively. The wild
fisheries sector recorded preliminary landings of 2.18 million
tonnes. Pelagic fisheries accounted for 70.1%, demersal
resources accounted for 2%, Southern austral demersal
fisheries for 2% and other fish for 15.1%. The remaining 10.8%
is mainly explained by the extraction of seaweed, mollusks and
echinoderms from shore collectors and management areas.
The landings of pelagic resources amounted to 1.53 million
tonnes, 31% more than in the previous year. The most relevant
pelagic resources are anchovy, jack mackerel and common
sardine, which contributed 40.8%, 22.5% and 22.5%,
respectively.
Anchovy landings increased 88% to 625,700 tonnes; those of
jack mackerel increased by 8% to 344,700 tonnes; and those of
common sardine increased by 23%, to 344,300 tonnes.
Source: FIS
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A new General Manager at the head of Diana Aqua. Since
January 2018, Jérôme Le Friec has been
appointed at the head of Diana Aqua, a
global strategic growth segment for
DIANA and the Symrise Group. Jérôme
Le Friec's mission will be to define and
implement the Aqua business strategy
by developing, coordinating and
managing the Aqua activity in
accordance with Diana’s objectives.
He will lead the growth and profitability
increase of Diana Aqua, coordinating the
different departments involved in the activity, through the
development of functional solutions dedicated to the
aquaculture market. He will explore and develop external
strategic partnerships.
Jérôme has 24 years of international experience in animal
nutrition industry and feed additives. He began his career with
Timab, Roullier group where he spent 17 years. He then joined
Olmix where he was a Managing Director for 6 years before
taking the position of Deputy General Manager at Mixcience
(Avril group) in 2016. Source: Diana Aqua
TASA wins the Blackmores Supplier Award for Sustainability
2018. This recognition reflects TASA`s long-term commitment
to Sustainability, which is ingrained
into its business model. Aligned with
Blackmores Sustainability Program,
TASA has demonstrated a collabora-
tive and transparent working culture
focused on sustainable outcomes.
TASA was recognized for its “first in
class” ability as a fish oil company,
providing full ingredient traceability
from discharge of anchovy at TASA fish meal plants through
crude oil extraction and on to fully refined 1812TG.
Blackmores Chief Executive Officer, Richard Henfrey said,
“Blackmores are very proud to present our Sustainability Award
to TASA, recognising a strong commitment to our shared
company values. Together we’ve delivered a game-changing
initiative, embedding ingredient sourcing information into
quality systems, providing real time access for full traceability
data, linking Blackmores’ fish oil products to the location and
date the fish were harvested. This is testament to the
collaborative and transparent nature of the relationship
between our companies, working together to meet Blackmores’
and TASA’s high standards for quality and sustainability for our
consumers”. Source: FIS
ANIMALFEEDS has introduced AntarcticOmega, an innovative
selection of Friendly Purified Fishoils from the Southernmost
natural waters in the world. The oils are manufactured under a
license agreement
by Industrial Maule
Ltda., a fish oil
refinery in Coronel
Chile that has just
completed the
construction of a
state-of-the-art
offering the most
updated technology
of chemical-free physical refining and vacuum-steam low
temperature deodorization designed by DeSmet. Antarcti-
cOmega’s products were introduced in Seattle, Washington,
during GOED Exchange 2018, and include Marine Omega-3 RDB
Fishoil and Marine Omega-3 RD Fishoil manufactured with
selected raw materials from IFFO-Responsible Supply certified
fisheries from the neighbouring fishing grounds at the South
Pacific, an area of pristine waters and nutrient-rich ocean
currents carried from the sub-Antarctic basin. Pacific Anchovy,
South Pacific Sardine Oil, Pacific Tune Oil and Patagonia Salmon
Oil are available as 100% Pure Concentrations or customized
formulations by specific EPA-DHA profiles, antioxidant and
vitamin requirements. AntarcticOmega Fishoils will be
distributed to the U.S. and Canadian markets from Port Arthur,
Texas while available to all other international destinations
from Coronel, Chile. Source: Animal Feeds
Scottish Sea Farms, is seeing one of its current crops outperform
all previous years following the introduction of new anti-sea lice
shields. The new shields are the latest in a series of proactive,
preventative
measures by the
company to
enhance the health
and welfare of the
salmon under its care.
Specially engineered to suit Scottish marine conditions, each
shield consists of a permeable fabric that lets water and oxygen
move freely into fish pens whilst keeping natural health threats
out. This fabric fully encases the pen to a depth of 6m,
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providing a barrier against sea lice which are most commonly
found in the first few metres below the water’s surface
The new shields were first introduced at the company’s farm at
Slocka, Ronas Voe on Shetland in May 2017. In the nine months
since, sea lice levels have successfully remained below the
Marine Scotland threshold, and the salmon are showing strong
growth and biological performance.
Such has been the effectiveness of the shields that Scottish Sea
Farms has now invested over £800,000 with two Scottish
suppliers – William Milne Tarpaulins in Aberdeen and W&J Knox
in Ayrshire – in order to roll-out similar protection to 11 of its
other farms. The company is also working with neighbouring
salmon growers to synchronise use of the shields, as part of a
farm management agreement for those same areas. Source:
Scottish Sea Farms
Negocios Industriales Real Nirsa has invested over $35 million in
a new pelagic processing plant. The automated plant -- in
Posorja, about two hours south of Guayaquil, in the province of
Guayas -- is the most modern in Ecuador for frozen, small
pelagics, the firm's
president, Roberto
Aguirre Roman said.
The plant has a
processing capacity of 240 metric tons per day, Aguirre said. It
processes pelagics such as mackerel, Pacific mackerel, sardine
and frigate tuna [Auxis thazard thazard] for direct human
consumption.
The product is exported to markets such as Europe, Africa, Asia,
and China. Nirsa sells its products to China, Korea, Japan and is
entering the African market with products such as frozen
mackerel and Europe and Argentina with canned mackerel,
Aguirre said. There is a big market for these pelagic products,
Aguirre said, noting the firm was also analyzing the possibility to
market the fish in Ecuador.
Nirsa is still processing fishmeal, but now the priority is to pack
and freeze pelagic species, according to Aguirre. Nirsa's
strength is to "always diversify its portfolio", he said. As well as
seafood, the company sells juices, peeled peaches and other
fruits, as well as rice and pasta under its Real Food holding.
Source: Undercurrent News
Icelandic and Faroese authorities have agreed on Faroese fishing
rights in Icelandic waters for this year, and for mutual access to
Icelandic herring. Mutual access to blue whiting and Norwegian-
Icelandic herring
was agreed in the
same manner as
last year, while
the maximum
number of
Icelandic vessels
that may fish for
bluefin tuna in
Faroese waters is
increased from 12 to 15.
In return, the Faroese can catch 5% of Iceland’s capelin quota,
to a maximum of 25,000 metric tons (instead of the previous
30,000t agreed), and their cod quota remains the same as last
year, at around 2,400t.
There are still restrictions on Faroese sources for the production
of capelin on board, or landing in the Faroe Islands for human
consumption. Restrictions on landing for human consumption
will be extended to Feb. 17, instead of Feb. 15. After this date,
Faroese ships landing capelin for human consumption will be
required to land at least two thirds of their catch in Icelandic
ports. The countries aim to start work on developing fisheries
frameworks as soon as possible with the aim of completing this
work before Sept. 1 2018. Source: Undercurrent News
Ecuador: The National Fisheries Chamber (CNP) is working on the
implementation of an improvement project for the small pelagic
fishery. In this framework, through the Commission of Small
Pelagics, the CNP held
a meeting at the end
of January in which
fishing ship owners,
representatives of
industries and
fishmeal and fish oil
traders, as well as
representatives of
feed producers,
participated. At this
meeting, the adviser José Parajuá from the Sustainable Fisheries
Partnership (SFP) was introduced, who will accompany the
commission in the preparation of the project for the improve-
ment of the fishery.
Currently, the group of companies that promote this initiative
together with the CNP is made up of 14 companies in the small
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pelagic sector and 3 feed companies. The meeting served to
address questions and concerns of the companies involved in
the activity on the first phase of the project, which consists of
an assessment of needs of improvement and the preparation of
a detailed work plan for the implementation of a project to
improve the fishery.
The president of the Small Pelagics Commission, Carlos Cacao,
stressed that the private fishing sector pledges a joint effort to
improve the management of this fishery, in order to achieve a
sustainable use of fisheries resources. According to the CNP,
the implementation of a project of this type will become a
historic milestone in the small pelagic fish fishery of Ecuador.
Source: FIS
India has become the largest exporter of shrimp to the US. Last
year, the Indian shrimp represented around 32% of all the
shrimp imports of US, which amounted a total of 664,119
tonnes. "Lower anti-dumping duty and opening up of market by
the US buyers has allowed Indian exporters to send more
products to the USA. Many importers are now interested to
trade directly with the exporters", said Tara Patnaik, Chairman,
Falcon Marine
Exports Ltd, the
largest seafood
exporter in country,
according to a
report by Business
Standard.
The US imported
213,956 tonnes of
Indian shrimp during 2017, a growth of 39% over 153,956
tonnes recorded in 2016. In terms of value, these sales
represented USD 2.17 billion in revenue for India, 45% more
than in 2016.
Ayan Paul, analyst at the CARE Ratings Ltd., highlighted that
approximately 50% of the US imports come from India and
Indonesia alone. Furthermore, he added that Indian companies,
in particular, have been reducing the number of cases of
shipment rejection due to the use of new technology and direct
engagement at the farm level, to boost yields and improve
sustainability. Source: FIS
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NEWS IN BRIEF
French insect meal start-up inks $18.5m financing round; plans
commercial-scale plant. Evry, France-based start-up InnovaFeed,
which raises black
soldier flies to
produce a fishmeal
alternative, has
raised €15 million ($18.5m) to build a commercial-scale facility,
the company said. The funds are coming from a group of
investors that include impact finance firms, seed capital funds
and entrepreneurs. The investors are AlterEquity3P, Finovam
Gestion, Nord Création (Group IRD), Nord France Amorçage, and
several entrepreneurs, InnovaFeed said.
InnovaFeed uses food waste to feed the flies, which produce a
protein product suitable for fish consumption. The company is
currently operating a facility capable of producing 1,000 metric
tons of product per year but the investment will enable it to
move to a facility capable of making ten times as much, the
company said.
Source: UndercurrentNews or FeedNavigator
Insect feed ingredient producer Enterra is seeing new markets
open as regulatory approvals for insect ingredient use expand in
US, Canadian and EU markets. The British Columbia-based
company announced
Wednesday that it had
received several new
regulatory approvals
to expand the in-feed
uses of the ingredients it sells in the US and Canada.
Enterra produces black soldier flies on pre-consumer waste food
to generate several feed ingredients, including black soldier y
larvae meal, whole dried larvae and an oil product, it said.
Overall, the new approvals will allow the insect-focused feed
ingredient company to expand its market reach, said Victoria
Leung, manager of marketing and operations with Enterra. Read
more: Feed Navigator
ALTERNATIVES & INNOVATION
2018 6-8 March North Atlantic Seafood Forum Bergen, Norway
7-9 March World Ocean Summit Riviera, Mexico
11-13 March Seafood Expo North America Boston, USA
22-23 March 13th JCI Spring conference & IFFO/JCI Fishmeal
and Fish oil Forum Guangzhou City, China
27 March Aquafeed Horizons Conference Bangkok, Thailand
9-11 April IFFO Members Meeting Miami, U.S.A.
24-26 April Seafood Expo Global 2018 Brussels, Belgium
23-24 May Aquaculture UK 2018 Aviemore, Scotland
3-7 June 18th International Symposium on Fish Nutrition
and Feed Gran Canaria, Spain
11-13 June AquaVision Stravanger, Norway
19-21 June SeaWeb Seafood Summit Barcelona, Spain
25 August AQUA 2018 Montpellier, France
29-31 August Shanghai International Fisheries and Seafood
Exhibition Shanghai, China
15-17 October IFFO 58th Annual Conference Rome, Italy
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