Aquaculture conference title

Conference: Aquaculture and the
Sustainability of the Sea Economy
Oporto-Portugal 28-31 May 2014
Status of Mediterranean Fish Farming &
Main Challenges Lying Ahead
Philippos Papageorgiou
Kefalonia Fisheries SA
f.papageorgiou@kefish.gr

Climate
Change
Dwindling
Resources
• Food
• Energy
• Water
Population
Growth
9 billion by 2050
80% living in large
urban centers
Year UN
US Census
Bureau
2000 6,123 6,090
2010 6,896 6,852
2020 7,657 7,593
2030 8,321 8,249
2040 8,874 8,801
2050 9,306 9,256
Conference: Aquaculture & the sustainability of the Sea Economy
Why Aquaculture ?
Status of Mediterranean Fish Farming & Main Challenges Lying Ahead

GlobaL SEAFOOD Demand:
2030  +37.000.000 tonnes
Aquaculture Production +100%
(Source: FAO)
Why Aquaculture ?
Demand for Food and Energy will rise by 50% by
2030 and water by 30%.

-
1.000.000
2.000.000
3.000.000
4.000.000
5.000.000
6.000.000
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Aquaculture (brackish)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Max. Demand Gap
130 mill MT
Aquaculture Production –
Growing Population & Seafood Consumption
Source:FAOTheStateofWorldFisheriesandAquaculture2010
Min. Demand
Gap
70 mill MT
Declining
Capture Fisheries Landings
Static Capture Fisheries
Landings
Aquaculture Production –
Growing Population & Static Seafood Consumption
Why Aquaculture ?

Mediterranean Aquaculture

Gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Bluefin tuna (Thynnus thynnus)
Grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) Eels (Anguilla spp)
Main fish species
Mediterranean Fish Farming

pRODUCTION

 Sustainable prosperity in remote, rural
communities
 15,000 direct jobs
 8,500 indirect jobs
feed production,
cage and net manufacturing,
processing,
services and support
Employment

The Market

• Environmental Protection
• Precautionary Approach
• Global vs Local Approach
• Social Responsibility
• Employment Safety
• Welfare of cultured
organisms
• Quality standards
• Traceability
• Labeling
Seafood Production
in the EU
EU
seafood
market
12,8
Mtons
Aquaculture
1,3 Mtons
Capt. Fisheries
4,2 Mtons
What Role for EU

• Environmental Protection ?
• Precautionary Approach
• Global vs Local Approach
• Social Responsibility ?
• Employment Safety ?
• Welfare of cultured
organisms ?
• Quality standards ?
• Traceability ?
• Labeling ?
Seafood Consumption
in the EU
EU
seafood
market
12,8
Mtons
Imports
9,4
Mtons
Aquaculture
1,3 Mtons
Capt. Fisheries
4,2 Mtons
What Role for EU

What Role for EU

Are we proud of our society achievements ?
• Environmental Protection
• Social Responsibility
 Employment, Social Security
 Workforce ethics,
 Product hygiene and safety,
 Other
 Competitive EU producers
Same levels of production
(technical, environmental, social)
guarantees.
Level playing field
Eu is providing a higher standard for its
products than for its consumers
EXPORT
What Role for EU

Potential for development

I) Equal rights
 Space acess & use
 Use of resources

Different approaches
(tools)
NEED for common EU
Guidelines /
Recommendations
…….in pursuit of a
Common Strategy/
Policy (CFP)

Within national markets of seafood products, as
imported VS nationally produced goods
Within the seafood market, as
farmed VS captured
(fresh/chilled (whole) VS processed, value-added etc)
Within the global food market, as
‘seafood’ supply VS ‘other food protein’ supply
VS
alternative food offerings

1980’s
1990’s
2000’s

Product = set of characteristics (actual & perceived)
Each characteristic =>
one /more consumer groups
The modification of a product is often
easier than the modification of the
consumer needs and requirements

Sheepshead bream (Puntazzo puntazzo)
Red porgy (Pagrus pagrus)
Common dentex (Dentex dentex)
White sea bream (Diplodus sargus)
Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerilii)
Meagre (Argyrosomus regius)
Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)
Shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa)

Sheepshead bream (Puntazzo puntazzo)
Red porgy (Pagrus pagrus)
Common dentex (Dentex dentex)
White sea bream (Diplodus sargus)
Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerilii)
Meagre (Argyrosomus regius)
Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)
Shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa)
Turbot (Scopthalmus maximus)

HIGHEST QUALITY
Products
 Guaranteed Freshness
 Natural farming environment
 State-of-the-art technology
 Implementation of TQM
 Extensive regulatory & legal framework (consumer
protection, environmental protection, animal welfare etc)
Natural Feeds
 Over 3 decades of research (distinct scientific discipline)
 Fish Feed  CAPTURE FISHERIES PRODUCTS & BYPRODUCTS
 Strictest legal framework
PRODUCTS OF HIGH NUTRITIONAL VALUE
High Protein levels
Polyunsaturated, ω-3 fatty acids

Single point
one stop process
But lengthy &
bureaucratic process

I) Simple/ Flexible
Regulatory
Framework
New Technologies
& Know how
II) Common
interpretation of
this Framework
by MS

1000 kg
of fish
Fishmeal + Fish oil in diet
FIFO (Fish In Fish Out)
X FCR
Typical kg Fish Feed
(Med. Marine Fish)
225 kg fishmeal
50 kg fish oil
200 gr fishmeal
50 gr fish oil
FIFO =
Yield of Fishmeal + Fish oil from (wild)
fish
FCR 1.8
FIFO = 1.6 *
* Not all is from wild fish !!
-Bycatch
- Seafood processing by products
~ 1.2-1.4
( < 1 Salmon)
Create value

(Med. Marine Fish)
200 gr fishmeal
50 gr fish oil
Rapeseed oil
Guar meal
Sunflower cake
Soybean meal

(Med. Marine Fish)
200 gr fishmeal
50 gr fish oil
Rapeseed oil
Guar meal
Sunflower cake
Soybean meal
Processed Animal
Proteins
&
Blood meal
(non ruminating animals)

Windfarms
Multi-use Platforms

Public
Sector
Aquaculture
Industry
Civil Society
TAX PROFITS
BALANCE
FOREIGN
TRADE
ATTRACT /
MAINTAIN
INVESTMENTS
FINANCIAL
RETURNS
(R.O.I.)
FOOD SAFETY
ENVIRONM.
PROTECTION
EMPLOYMENT
CUSTOMER
SATISFACTION
EXPLOITATION
OF MARKET
OPPORTUNITIES
PUBLIC
AWARENESS
SUSTAINABILITY
Conclusions

Public
Sector
Aquaculture
Industry
Civil Society
Fisheries
Authorities
Environment
Authorities
Trade &
Consumer
Authorities
International
Organisations
Science &
Academia
Fish-Feed
Industry
Goods &
Services
Processing
Industry
Trade
Industry
Certification
Industry
Science &
Academia
Consumers
Certification
Industry
Science &
Academia
NGO’s
Conclusions

Public
Sector
Aquaculture
Industry
Civil Society
Fisheries
Authorities
Environment
Authorities
Trade &
Consumer
Authorities
International
Organisations
Science &
Academia
Fish-Feed
Industry
Consumables
& Services
Processing
Industry
Certification
Industry
Science &
Academia
Consumers Certification
Industry
Science &
Academia
NGO’s
Trade
Industry
Awareness,
Ignorance,
Tolerance
Marketing,
Product availability
Conclusions

Spain France Monaco Italy
Slovenia Montenegro Croatia Albania
Bosnia-Herzegovina Malta Greece Cyprus
Turkey
Syria Lebanon
Israel Palestine
Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya Egypt
22 COUNTRIES
~ 380 Million inhabitants
+ ~ 275 Million international tourists
Conclusions

Conclusions
AQUACULTURE has a pivotal & integral role to
play in terms of :
 Supplying nutritional food to the market(s)
 Reducing dependence on imports
 Creating jobs (direct & indirect)
 Fostering economic development of rural/
remote areas

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