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July 2015 Issue 271

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IFFO NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UPDATE

2 Editorial

Presidentrsquos Invitation to the 2015 IFFO Annual Conference

3 IFFO Staff recruitment

IFFO attends Asia-Pacific Aquaculture Expo 2015 amp 7th International Shrimp Industry Development Forum

4 A new challenge for the European fishmeal industry

5 Feedback from recent United Nations Transport of Dangerous Goods Sub-committee meeting

6 IFFO RS ndash Latest developments

7 Rabobankrsquos report illustrates that fishmeal is a strategic ingredient

New IFFO applicant members

18 Calendar

8 Investors Target Growing Demand for Healthy Sustainable Tasty Fish

EU North and Atlantic seas fisheries progress to sustainability

9 Analytical methods to test for ruminant PAPs

10 Study Finds Seafood Sustainabilitys Future in the Hands of a Few

11 ENFEN 18th June statement on El Nintildeo

12 Thai seafood sector joins efforts to upgrade the countrys image

13 New Technical Guide to Help Aquaculture Feed Producers

Chinese producers introduce new fast-growth tilapia breeds

14 Alternatives and innovation

15 News in Brief

CONTENTS

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The fish industry has always frightened many potential investors looking for that elusive balance of risk and reward

But perhaps the investment tide is turning Fishmeal and fish oil have ready markets and returns have steadily risen

over the last decade As a sector marine ingredients is becoming more attractive ndash companies like IFFO member

Oceana of South Africa would not have invested in acquiring Daybrook Fisheries unless there was real value to be

released in future Readers of the Huffington Post may have seen an article by David Bank on June 18th titled

ldquoInvestors Target Growing Demand for Healthy Sustainable Tasty Fishrdquo (see page 8) mentioning how the

fundamental long term appeal of responsibly sourced fish whether farmed or wild makes a good business case In

general what is good for the aquaculture industry is good for our members so this positive outlook is welcome

So is the marine ingredients sector taking advantage of this interest and potential Members who attended our meeting in Miami in April may

remember a presentation from Pierre Ewes of Biomarine a platform seeking to bring investors and business needing capital together The

feedback to the presentation was a little indifferent - perhaps Pierre (who was suffering from a virus at the time) did not get his message

across but we must not let the ready market for fishmeal and fish oil create a false sense of security Makers of fax machines thought they

were doing well until email came along If investment is available innovation should follow or we might find super soya disrupts our market in

the same way

I canrsquot think of a better place to exchange ideas for innovation than the IFFO Annual Conference our iffoeventscom website is now live and

registrations are open with early bird offers as usual Donrsquot miss the best chance in the year to talk about where our industry goes from here

Andrew Mallison

Director General

EDITORIAL UPDATE


Berlin 28-30 September This year the IFFO Annual Conference visits Berlin Germany ndash a city that has seen many changes in the last 100 years Now Berlin has a vibrant culture with many historic sites and a unique character We are delighted to have secured the Berlin Intercontinental Hotel for

our conference and have an outstanding program of speakers forums and interactive sessions As usual we have also made time in the program for the vital business meetings that are held between suppliers and buyers during the industryrsquos most important gathering of the year

The global market in 2015 remains uncertain with the threat of an El Nino in Peru over our heads Last year the Kelvin Waves of warm water temperatures moving east across the Pacific were turned away by strong winds blowing from east to west But as many of you will remember from the Membersrsquo Meeting in Miami this April water temperatures are still high and the winds may not have the same effect this year If this occurs the impact on

fishing will be an important factor for the FM and FO supply for 2016 We will have the opportunity to hear the latest views in Berlin

We know many delegates enjoy the chance to get involved in the discussions Following the successful trials of interactive voting in Vancouver and Miami we are inviting delegates to request specific discussion subjects prior to the event These will then be collated and the most popular will form the basis for an interactive session supported by voting and feedback As before there will be web-based software to allow all delegates to make confidential and anonymous comments to some of the key questions

We look forward to seeing you

For more information and to register visit wwwiffoeventscom

3

IFFO NEWS UPDATE


Asia-Pacific Aquaculture Expo 2015 and the 10th China International (Xiamen) Seafood Expo were held on 25th-27th May in Xiamen Fujian province of China Around 413 exhibitors attended this three day event including IFFO members Evergreen Grobest and Coland

IFFOrsquos China Analyst Meng Wang discussed shrimp and eel fingerlings stocking in 2015 as well as the proportion of fish oil in feed with IFFO members and other feed companies He noted that shrimp fingerlings stocking in the first season of 2015 have decreased year on year one cause of this decrease is low rainfall and water shortages in March and April This was followed by higher rainfall in May increasing the water level in ponds which although beneficial to the second shrimp fingerlings stocking it has also caused disease outbreaks The eel fingerlings stocking were also poor in Fujian province in 2015 As for fish oil the feed producers usually adds 1-5 of fish oil in special feeds

Meanwhile the 7th International Shrimp Industry Development Forum was held on 27th-28th May in Xiamen

and was attended by 150 delegates While at the forum IFFO obtained official data on Chinarsquos shrimp production with estimated shrimp feed production in 2014 Chinese shrimp farming production reached 153 million tons in 2014 an increase of 200000 tons from 2013 Both marine and freshwater cultured shrimp increased in 2014 by 16 The successive rate of marine and freshwater shrimp culture remains high in Jiangsu Hebei Fujian and Zhejiang It is stable in North and East of China However other provinces are recovering from disease outbreaks

Slow growth is the new normal for Chinese domestic shrimp market Growth in the domestic production of shrimp continues to be slow and is increasingly focusing on the production of fresh shrimp for the domestic market while large volumes of imported frozen shrimp are also contributing to meeting the local demand The rising price of shrimp makes the opening up of new markets difficult and the balance of imports and local production are currently meeting the local demand The continuing urbanisation in China continues to be the main growth

IFFO Staff recruitmentmdashTechnical Director amp Communications and

Membership Manager (London)

After 9 years with IFFO and over 40 years

working in the fish industry IFFO Technical

Director Andrew Jackson has announced that

he will be retiring at the end of 2015

Fortunately Jackson will not be leaving the

IFFO family completely as he will stay on as

the part time chairman of the IFFO

Responsible Supply Certification Programme

(IFFO RS) standard an enterprise which he

helped launch back in 2009 IFFO will be

appointing a new Technical Director to take over from

Jackson from January 2016 and more information about

this post is available here

Andrew has been core part of the IFFO team and his work

has been pivotal in driving the marine ingredients industry

forward It was very fitting that in his last year of working

full time Andrew was given the prestigious Seafood

Champion award at the Seaweb Seafood Summit in New

Orleans in February recognising the contribution he has

made to not just IFFO but the wider seafood industry

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with IFFO and have seen

many changes both within the organisation and within the

industry as a whole I have seen IFFO develop considerably

and add a range of new services for its members It has

managed to gain a much stronger voice in the world of

fisheries and aquaculture through its work with a range of

governments and international bodies and the launching of

its Responsible Supply standard (IFFO RS) The industry has

adopted many new practices including in many cases

becoming a strong advocate for better fisheries

management The result of this hard work is that fishmeal

and fish oil are increasingly being seen as strategic

ingredients which are produced from responsibly sourced

raw materials and we have seen a steady rise in prices

reflecting their unique nutritional qualities for both animals

and humans

Dr Andrew Jackson IFFO Technical Director

IFFO is also looking for a Communications and Membership

Manager for a one year contract due to maternity leave

The post will be available from September the deadline for

applications is 30th July The full job description is available

here

4

IFFO NEWS UPDATE

driver for the domestic consumption of shrimp Shrimp production is becoming more intensive and efforts are being made to protect against natural disasters which have

adversely affected production in the past Finally shrimp feed production was estimated at 147 million MT in 2014 versus 137 million MT in 2013 and 160 million MT in 2012

A new challenge for the European fishmeal industry Guest Columnist Anne Mette Baeligk Jespersen Director Marine Ingredients Denmark

All food and feed production interacts with the environment The industry acknowledges the impact of production on the environment and acts to minimize this impact at all levels be it local national or global Efficient modern production systems are key in this respect

For industrial operators in the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA) most legislation is decided at EU level The European Union claims to have some of the worlds highest environmental standards The environment policy of the Union aims to help green the EU economy protect nature and safeguard the health and quality of life of people living in the EU

However proportionality is essential Legislation can impose considerable costs to the industry and worst case close down factories We need to find the right balance between environmental considerations and industry needs

Revision of regulations related to all industrial emissions from the fishmeal industry ndash BREFBAT

One specific challenge facing the European fishmeal industry in the coming years is the full revision of the legislation setting limits on all industrial emissions - in the atmosphere water and soil - from the sector

The EU Directive for Industrial Emissions (IED) aims to reduce industrial emissions across the EU in particular through better application of Best Available Techniques (BAT) The definition of best available techniques is decided at EU-level through ldquoBAT reference documentsrdquo (BREF documents) which set out what are considered to be the best available techniques within the specific industrial sectors covered by the directive

There are currently 33 BREF documents covering a wide array of sectors The fishmeal industry is covered by the BREF document ldquoSlaughterhouses and Animals By-products Industriesrdquo (SA) This BREF is now up for revision

Why is this so important to the industry

When new limits for industrial emissions are set the principle will be from application of Best Available Techniques (BAT) Pollution shall be limited according to what is possible using BAT In principle this means that the factory with the lowest level of pollution will be defining the standard for all factories to meet in the future

Furthermore where the BREF document was previously guiding it will now be directly binding for the industry This

means that it must be fully implemented in license and company 4 years after publication of the sector BREF There will be no way to obtain exemptions from the limits defined in the BREF

Implementation of new and more restrictive BAT conclusions can be of considerable cost to the industry Even though harmonized environmental standards can help improve a fair competition a one-size-fits-all approach is not always a good thing Firstly it will be very difficult for every factory to comply with all the conclusions of BAT Secondly the factories are located in different settings with different environmental production conditions In addition production processes vary considerably from one plant to another

Much is at stake for the industry and we need to engage actively in the regulatory process

Active engagement by the European industry

To be able to participate directly in the revision EUfishmeal The European organization of fishmeal and fish oil producers has obtained a seat in the so-called Article 13 Forum in the EU and in the Technical Working Group (TWG) in Seville drafting the actual BREF The European industry will thus be directly involved in the revision

Furthermore EUfishmeal has decided to establish a project group to monitor the process and give advice to the European fishmeal factories during the revision process Delivering relevant data to the Seville office is essential and the group shall advise on data collection and environmental conditions and formulate a data report to the TWG with structured and detailed information on the fishmeal industry

Process ndash timeline

The revision of the SA BREF will begin with a kick-off meeting second half of 2015 There will then be a period of 2-3 monthacutes data collection before the TWG will present a draft report After further consultations the TWG will present a final draft with BAT-conclusions to be discussed in the Article 13 Forum and adopted in the EU Article 75 Committee before being adopted by the European Parliament and the Council After publication national implementation must be finalized within 4 years The final

5

IFFO NEWS UPDATE

report is expected to be ready in 2017 The next revision of the BAT-conclusions will be in 8 years from publication

What do we hope to achieve

We hope to achieve a revised BREF document that take the specific requirements of the fishmeal industry into consideration

Europe needs a strong and competitive industry to ensure sustainable growth and the regulation on industrial

emissions should aim to satisfy both the environment and the industry and provide a solid base for the industry to perform also in the future

Note Guest columnists are invited by IFFO to contribute

their thoughts on important developments in our industry

Any views given in these columns do not always reflect the

views of IFFO Please contact us if you are interested in

contributing a column (secretariatiffonet)

Feedback from recent United Nations Transport of Dangerous Goods Sub-committee meetingmdashBy Gretel Bescoby IFFO

I recently represented IFFO members at the 47th UN Sub-

Committee meeting of Experts on the Transport of

Dangerous Goods (TDG) held in Geneva June 22 ndash 26 June

Representatives of 27 countries and 41 inter-governmental

as well as non-governmental organisations attended the

meeting I was given the opportunity to present the IFFOrsquos

case to review the current transport rules for the shipping of

fishmeal

It is estimated that up to 2332000 metric tons of fishmeal

can be shipped in a year from more than 30 countries in

Europe North and South America and Asia According to

the current International Maritime Organisation (IMO)

shipping rules (which are based on the UN Model

Regulations) the only antioxidants that are currently

authorised for the shipment of fishmeal are ethoxyquin and

BHT

In view of the uncertainty and increasing negativity around

the use of ethoxyquin in the EU it is prudent to perform

antioxidant evaluation trials to assess the efficacy of lower

concentrations of ethoxyquin alternative antioxidants or

antioxidant blends as well as natural antioxidants for the

safe protection of fishmeal during storage and shipping

I presented IFFOrsquos intention to investigate alternative

antioxidants andor blends as well as a possible reduction in

ethoxyquin dosage levels to the UN-TDG Sub-Committee I

had the opportunity to explain the reasons why we feel

there is a need to review the rules and give an overview of

our proposed project plan for their consideration It was

necessary to present our planned fish meal stability tests to

them so that we can get their opinion whether the evidence

produced by the trials will provide sufficient reliable results

to allow changes to be made to the UN Model Regulations

and ultimately the IMO rules for the transport of fishmeal

I am pleased to report that the response was very positive

and support was voiced by the UK US Germany Nether-

lands Belgium France and Peru who believed that it is

essential work and in general agreed with the protocol

However the country delegates did have a number of

concerns with regards to our proposed trials that we will

need to address if we want them to consider making

changes to the transport rules for fishmeal Agreement on

proposed changes to the shipping rules would be easier to

achieve if we can incorporate some of their concerns at this

stage The most important issues raised by the UN-TDG is

listed below

How does fishmeal stored in 50kg bags mimic real life

shipping The storage volume is too different from real

life shipping to relate the results to actual conditions

The temperature difference between ambient storage

and shipping conditions makes it difficult to relate the

results The shipping hold conditions often reach

temperatures of 50 - 60degC and lower temperatures

might not show real deterioration

The analytical tests proposed does not relate to the

ldquoSelf Heating Testrdquo that is required in the UN Model

Regulations and IMO codes to show that fishmeal is safe

for transport (This was a very important issue for the

country delegates)

IFFO is in the process of reviewing the current protocol in

an effort to include as many of the requests as possible Any

comments from members on how we can resolve these

issues would be very helpful Please send comments to

secretariatiffonet IFFOrsquos suggestions with regards to the

concerns can be found in the Members sectionTechnical

Information of our website here

The next UN-TDG sub-committee session will be held in

Geneva in December where IFFO will be given an opportuni-

ty to report back on developments and progress

6

UPDATE

IFFO RS ndash Latest developments

The IFFO RS Standard team constantly assesses its procedures and systems in order to adapt to the changes of the industry To help do this we are putting together a Technical Advisory Committee that will review the development of the new version of the IFFO RS Standard V20 We starting a Fisheries Peer Review Committee that will review the fisheries assessments for consistency

purposes in order to ensure that assessors follow the Standardrsquos objectives The global statistics of the IFFO RS Standard are shown in the table below

Country No of Com

No of plants

Species

Peru 10 51 Anchovy

Chile 10 17 Anchovy sardine (common amp Spanish) and 3 by-products

USA 3 5 Menhaden (Gulf amp Atlantic) and 5 by-products

UKIreland 2 4 Blue whiting Boarfish and 33 by-products

Iceland 7 11 Blue whiting Atlantic herring spring spawning herring capelin and 4 by-products

Norway 4 7 Blue whiting sand eel Norway pout capelin and 9 by-products

Denmark 2 3 Blue whiting sand eel Norway pout boarfish NS Sprat Capelin

Faroe Isles 1 1 Blue whiting Capelin Boarfish Atlantic herring and 2 by-products

South Africa 2 3 Anchovy red eye herring and 1 by-product

France 1 1 11 by-products

Mauritius 1 1 4 by-products

Mexico 1 1 5 by-products

Thailand 2 2 5 by-products

Vietnam 3 3 1 aquaculture by-product

TOTAL 50 109 119

Other developments include

There is increasing interest in Asia regarding the IFFO RS certification programme with some countries look-ing to apply to the IFFO RS Improvers Programme There is increasing interest in Asia regarding the IFFO RS certification programme with some countries look-ing to apply to the IFFO RS Improvers Programme The IFFO RS Chauin of Custody Standard has now 28 certi-fied sites in 10 countries around the world

To date the amount of compliant IFFO RS marine ingre-dients is still above 40 From the total amount of IFFO RS compliant material Peru is on top with more than 15 followed by Chile with around 7 USA with 4

Iceland Denmark and Norway with 3 each and the rest of countries with 1 or less

Taking into consideration the species of raw material almost 23 of compliant IFFO RS marine ingredients come from Anchovy almost 4 comes from Menha-den with the other species producing around 2 or less

The production of IFFO RS compliant material from by-products has been increasing every year since 2010 from almost 05 rocketing to almost 6 in 2014 This means that 6 of the total world production of Marine ingredients that comes from by-product is compliant to the IFFO RS standard

IFFO NEWS

Rabobankrsquos report illustrates that fishmeal is a strategic ingredient

The Industry Note (494)

from Rabobank draws some

interesting and valid

conclusions on the future

supply and demand for

fishmeal The transition

from a bulk commodity

traded on price to a

specialised high quality and

high value product has been occurring for some time with

leading producers investing heavily in technology and

packaging to add value to this important source of nutrition

for farmed animals

IFFO share FAOrsquos expectation for a stable but not increasing

supply As feed volumes continue to increase the use of

fishmeal will be increasingly targeted by species and

lifestage to create the best value for the farmer and

eventual consumer Producer and user partnerships are

becoming increasingly important to secure supply for those

feed manufacturers who offer high quality products for high

value species While IFFO is unable to comment on price

forecasts the historic trend has been upwards as a result of

demand exceeding supply Despite this trend and significant

investment by alternative protein sources fishmeal remains

the best performing and most digestible option in animal

feed

Rabobank are a respected financial institution with a high

profile in the food sector IFFO shares supply and demand

statistics with the bank to inform their reporting Key

changes that have added value to fishmeal in the last ten

years have included

The introduction of steam drying technology to increase

protein digestibility

Bagged product as an alternative to breakbulkloose

shipped material

Sophisticated analytical certification to buyer

specification

Uptake of independent environmental impact

traceability and food safety certification (IFFO

Responsibly Supply scheme)

Recovery of fish processing by-product to supplement

raw material supply

Recovery of soluble proteins from processing water to

reduce environmental impact and increase in fishmeal

protein levels

Press coverage

Feed Navigator

UndercurrentNewscom

FishUpdatecom

SeafoodSourcecom

7

IFFO NEWS UPDATE

Country Company Category

USA Global Alliance Enterprises LLC Non-Producer

Germany Hiller GmbH Non-Producer

USA Pontos Aqua Holdings LLC Non-Producer


(awaiting Board approval in October)

8

UPDATE

Investors Target Growing Demand for Healthy Sustainable Tasty Fish

The hook is baited and private-equity and venture-capital fund managers are reeling in capital to finance next-generation fish-farming enterprises across the country and around the world Several dedicated funds are targeting aquaculture investments specifically At the same time many broader venture capital and private-equity funds focused on food and agriculture and even technology are adding investments in wild-caught seafood suppliers processors and consumer brands as well as aquaculture to diversify their portfolios Even some public-equities investors have added oceans-related investment strategies Rockefeller amp Co for example is betting that increased regulation around ocean health will increase the value of sustainability-based ocean assets

The result is a clear uptick in investor interest and available capital for enterprises targeted at the sweet spot of the food market -- healthy sustainable tasty fish The whole spectrum of investors are approaching us says Amy Novogratz managing director of Aqua-Spark a Dutch-based fund that closed on financing of euro10 million (about $1125 million) last year Aqua-Spark has invested in Chicoa Mozambique fish-farming operation and Calysta a California biotech company that uses microbes to produce a fishmeal substitute The fund expects to close four more investments in the next several months Novogratz says fundraising has accelerated for this Septembers anticipated close on an additional euro10-15 million People see the numbers They realize the forecasted growth

The US imports more than 90 of its seafood a supply

that will become more constrained as global demand rises and wild-caught production peaks or declines By 2030 according to the World Bank aquaculture will supply two-thirds of global fish consumption or 93 billion tons up from 53 billion tons in 2008

That is driving growing interest in efforts to replicate farmed-fish production facilities close to large consumer markets across the country New technologies for filtration and new feedstocks are helping prove out the proposition for land-based recirculating aquaculture systems or RAS Proponents say such facilities can overcome some of the problems such as disease and escape which have hurt some open-ocean aquaculture operations

Without the vagaries of wild-catch operations or even open-ocean aquaculture the emerging land-based aquaculture model lends itself to private-equity style owner-operator model that can be predictably modelled financed and rolled out at scale This does become a pretty predictable model says Joe Hankins director of the Freshwater Institute a project of the non-profit Conservation Fund Its pretty cost-competitive now If you add in sustainability the carbon footprint transportation costs consumer interest this could be attractive to investors

Read more HuffingtonPostcom

INDUSTRY NEWS

EU North and Atlantic seas fisheries progress to sustainability serious overfishing in Mediterranean

Fisheries in Europe are further progressing to sustainability in the North and West of the European Union More fish can be harvested thereby contributing to improved revenues for our fishermen and their communities However in the Mediterranean Sea serious problems of overfishing continue to persist These are the key messages that Karmenu Vella European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries passes in this years report on the state of fish stocks and the preparation for setting next years fish quotas

Commissioner Vella stated The visible success in northern fisheries proves that sustainable fisheries management is possible Together with the fishermen we now need to

consolidate the positive results and achieve the goals of the new Common Fisheries Policy Our efforts in the Mediterranean need to be stepped up We need to develop Union management plans and more effective regional plans But only when we address the situation in our Member States will we gain the necessary credibility to start discussing with our partners in the Mediterraneanrdquo

The document is now open to the views of stakeholders via an online public consultation The Commission will make

9

UPDATE

Analytical methods to test for ruminant PAPs

Processed animal proteins (PAPs) from non-ruminants are allowed for fish But good

analysis techniques are

needed to know which PAP fragments are present Also for

the future when these

ingredients could be re-

introduced for other animal species as well

It is considered that the transmission risk of BSE from non-ruminant to non-ruminant is very unlikely Therefore since June 2013 processed animal proteins (PAPs) from non-ruminants have been allowed to be added to fish feed However to ensure that the PAP originates exclusively from non-ruminants the feed has to be tested with ruminant PCR according to the current legislation situation (Commission Regulation (EC) No 512013) But the new official control method is reason for criticism because the number of ldquolow levelrdquo positive ruminant results in aquafeed rose1 and until now legal feed materials of animal origin being the reason behind these results cannot be excluded Moreover a lifting of the ban on the use of PAP from non-ruminants in non-ruminant feed without lifting the existing prohibition of intra-species recycling is considered (European Commission 2010) Accordingly pig meal could be fed to poultry and poultry meal to pigs This would mean that feed samples also have to be tested with pig or poultry PCR in addition to ruminant PCR to comply with the intra-species feed ban

Combination of techniques

To guarantee that fish feed which contains non-ruminant PAPs is free of ruminant PAPs it has to be analysed with a ruminant PCR assay to comply with the total ban of feeding PAPs from ruminants The possible easing of the rules for

pig and poultry feed justifies an even greater demand to solve the analytical problem with legal feed materials of animal origin The situation will become more complex solely due to the fact that blood products from non-ruminants can lead to positives results For example a feeding stuff for pigs contains poultry PAPs milk powder and blood meal simultaneously If poultry PAP is mentioned in the composition or terrestrial particles were detected by microscopy the feed has to be analysed with pig and ruminant PCR assays Hence because of the presence of blood and milk the analysis will lead to positive results with both PCR assays So there is great need to have a good analytical system that minimises the risks to obtain positive ruminant PCR signals A team of Austrian scientists developed a system which allows examination of individual particles of a feeding stuff This method is a combination of microscopy microdissection and real-time PCR

First microscopy preparations are made from the sediment of a feed After identification of animal fragments of terrestrial origin with the microscope they will be isolated from the slide by the microdissection with the help of a laser Thereafter DNA is extracted from the particles and then analysed by PCR

No false positives in feed

In the course of our preliminary investigations the researchers demonstrated that they were able to determine the corresponding species to particles isolated from ruminant pig and poultry PAP reference material Bone fragments gave better results than muscle fibre fragments An explanation might be that due to the high temperatures during the manufacturing process of PAPs DNA from muscle fibres is more degraded than that from bones However sporadic there were some failures in the tests The reason for that remains unclear But this could be the result of an

INDUSTRY NEWS

its proposals for the 2016 fishing opportunities during the autumn

In its annual reporting on the state of the resources the Commission highlights two different situations

There is good news in the Northeast Atlantic area the North Sea and the Baltic Seas where more than 50 of fisheries (32 out of 62 MSY-assessed stocks) were at sustainable levels in 2014 compared to only 14 in 2009 They include many of the commercially important stocks

The fish stocks in the Mediterranean show a dismal picture 93 of the assessed stocks are not sustainably fished The

situation is similar for stocks fished by fishermen from the EU only and stocks shared with fishermen of third countries The Black Sea is in a comparable situation with 86 of the assessed stocks being overfished

The Commission confirms its commitment to bring all fisheries as soon as possible to levels that correspond to maximum sustainable yields (MSY) This core objective of the new Common Fisheries Policy will contribute to reaching good environmental status in our seas by 2020 at the latest

Source European Commission

10

INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATE

increased risk of losing particles or DNA during the extraction process because we worked with microscopic small particles The analysis for feeding stuffs which should meet the intra-species feed ban andor the total ban of feeding ruminants has to be based on zero tolerance Theoretically only one positive PCR result from an isolated fragment out of a feed sample has to be sufficient to reject the feed In practice the result must be reproducible Therefore it is necessary to isolate and investigate several tubes containing particles from one feed sample In further experiments bone particles from feed mixtures containing simultaneously PAPs (from pig or poultry) and calf milk were isolated It was shown that most of the separated fragments could be assigned to their respective animal species (pig or poultry) without obtaining positive ruminant results due to the milk During the investigation the researchers got single random failures on level of particle analysis Nevertheless in the worst result on feed level at least eight positive PCR signals out of 15 investigated particle samples were received This number should be more than enough to make a definitive statement So on level of feed sample analysis there were no false results Calf milk supplement in

the feed did not lead to ldquofalse positiverdquo ruminant PCR results

Preventing low level positive results

The results of our research show the opportunity to apply this testing method for aquafeed which has to be examined for ruminant DNA due to the easing of the feed ban (Commission Regulation (EC) No 562013) Particles of feed samples with ldquolow levelrdquo positive ruminant results could be investigated by the combination of microdissection and real-time PCR Thereby a higher detection limit can be achieved The LOD of the ruminant PCR system amounts 01 PAP in feed while the LOD of microscopy amounts 00025 It can be summarised that the analysis method developed and discussed here can prevent the problem of ldquolow levelrdquo positive ruminant results in fish feed effectively In addition the presented technique is suitable to face a possible further easing of the feed ban in relation to pig and poultry PAP feed for non-ruminants

Source AllAboutFeednet

A recent study published in PLoS ONE determined that a small number of companies hold a position in the seafood industry analogous to keystone species in ecological systems Their active leadership in sustainability initiatives could potentially enable critical transitions towards improved management of fish stocks and marine ecosystems globally

The study Transnational Corporations as Keystone Actors in Marine Ecosystems published in PLOS One identifies the top 13 transnational companies that control 11-16 of the global marine catch (9-13 million tons) and 19-40 of the largest and most valuable stocks including species that play important roles in their respective ecosystem

The authors note that the role of global actors like transnational corporations has not previously received extensive attention in studies of ecosystem management focusing rather on the role of individual major countries

The authors led by Henrik Oumlsterblom of Stockholm Resilience Centre Stockholm University define these companies as keystone actors of the Anthropocenemdashhaving significant impact of human activity on the ecosphere and sustainable leadership by these keystone actors could result in cascading effects throughout the entire seafood industry and enable a critical transition towards improved management of marine living resources

and ecosystems The report found that these companies generate a disproportionate amount of revenue and that The catches of the three Japanese companies alone are of the same order of magnitude as the total volume for the entire country of Japan one of the worlds largest seafood producing countries

The corporations identified chosen from a list of 160 of the worlds largest seafood companies include Maruha Nichiro Nippon Suisan Kaisha Thai Union Frozen Products Marine Harvest Skretting Pescanova Dongwon Austevoll Pacific Andes Trident Seafoods Kyokuyo EWOS and Charoen Pokphand Foods

According to the study these keystone companies dominate all segments of seafood production operate through an extensive global network of subsidiaries and are profoundly involved in fisheries and aquaculture decision-making The researchers looked at selected stocks including species that by volume and value dominate their respective segments of seafood production (eg Alaska pollock for the white fish market skipjack and yellowfin for

Study Finds Seafood Sustainabilitys Future in the Hands of a Few

11


State of alert Alert for coastal El Nintildeo

The Multisectoral Committee ENFEN is maintaining a state of alert having observed the consolidation of conditions associated with a coastal El Nintildeo This event is expected to reach a magnitude of between moderate and intense by this winter

It is likely that this coastal El Nintildeo could last until the summer with an uncertain

magnitude although there is a possibility that it could reach a strong or extraordinary magnitude

Intense rainfalls are not expected this winter along the coast although above normal temperatures are expected

The state of alert system may be revised and modified according to how conditions develop

The Committee responsible for the national study of the El Nintildeo phenomenon (ENFEN) met to analyze and update the information regarding the meteorological oceanographic biological-fishing and hydrological conditions for the first half of the month of June

Along the coast extreme air temperatures (maximum and minimum) continued being above normal with anomalies between +1deg and +46degC On average the SST anomalies were greater than +3degC off the north and central coast reaching +46degC in Chimbote The coastal El Nintildeo index (ICEN El Nintildeo regions 1 + 2) estimated for May corresponds to moderately warm conditions whilst for June this value is estimated to correspond to intensely hot

Warm surface anomalies continued in all of the Equatorial Pacific as well as a strong coupling of the atmosphere to

the ocean indicating the presence of conventive activity and westerly wind anomalies even reaching up to the eastern Pacific In the same way an oceanic response is being observed in the progressive inclination of the equatorial thermocline towards the east which is further evidence of the hot phase of the El Nintildeo southern oscillation (ENOS)

The mean sea level was on average 15cm above normal along the northern and central Peruvian coasts The oceanographic station 5 nautical miles (mn) off the coast of Paita indicates the continuation of temperature anomalies of around +4degC in the top 100m This is associated with the warm Kelvin wave observed in the last few weeks as well as the inclination of the equatorial thermocline

On the other hand in the eastern equatorial Pacific the core of subsurface temperature anomaly is being observed with a sub-surface temperature of +6degC between 120degW and 100degW associated with the new Kelvin wave formed in the first half of May

With regards to the rainfall and water levels along the coast of the country in general these have remained within the normal range although water levels of rivers Chira y Santa presented one-off peaks though not very intense given that June corresponds to the dry season Whatrsquos more the reservoirs along the northern and southern coasts have reached on average 97 and 64 respectively of their maximum storage capacities

The anchovy showed a southwards shift with a distribution from Supe (11degS) to Punta Infiernillos (15degS) as well as Atico (16degS) and Morro Sama (18degS) Indicators of the

ENFEN 18th June statement on El Nintildeo

tuna and Peruvian anchovy because it dominates the market for small pelagic species used for production of fishmeal and fish oil)

In addition to wild capture species they investigated the production of predatory species in aquaculture including salmon shrimp and farmed Bluefin tuna because

aquaculture of predatory fish species and high value shellfish species such as these are particularly dependent on marine ecosystems due to the high level of inclusion of fishmeal and fish oil in their feeds They also quantified the companies production of fishmeal fish oil and aqua feeds Finally these corporations actively participate in policy-making and the research noted the direct correlation

between their ability to influence policies and the degree of their participation in global governance

In conclusion they say that active leadership in sustainability initiatives by the identified keystone actors could result in dramatic cascading effects throughout the entire seafood industrymdashpotentially enabling critical transitions towards improved management of fish stocks and marine ecosystems globally An analogous cascading effect occurred in the global retail industry after a few predominant actors decided to exclusively sell Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified seafood products which triggered other major retailers to follow their example

Source SeaWeborg

12


reproductive cycle and of the condition of the anchovy do not show any evidence of being impacted by the coastal El Nintildeo

Outlook

Positive sea surface and air temperature anomalies are expected to continue in the following months as well as the average sea level and the depth of the thermocline associated with the coastal El Nintildeo which are maintained by the oceano-atmospheric coupling in the equatorial Pacific associated with the warm phase of the Southern Oscillation El Nintildeo In addition the warm Kelvin wave formed by pulse of Westerly winds in the first half of May will arrive on our shores in the course of this month and with a peak in July which will help maintain the warm conditions along the coast during winter

During the Winter the coastal warming will not produce substantial effects on rainfall as it is the dry season

The most recent runs of climate models indicate that the coastal El Nintildeo event will be of a strong magnitude (ICEN3 Nintildeo region 1 + 2) with a maximum warming around July For the central Pacific (Nintildeo region 34) the global models continue forecasting the intensification of El Nintildeo conditions towards the Summer and the majority of these forecast magnitudes that historically have only been observed in association with strong or extraordinary coastal El Nintildeo events

According to the analysis of the Multisectoral Committee ENFEN it is considered probable that a coastal El Nintildeo of uncertain magnitude will continue until the Summer without ruling out that it could reach a strong or extraordinary magnitude The forecast will be more precise as from August

The Multisectoral Committee ENFEN will continue to monitor and report on the evolution of the observed conditions and updating on the outlook

Thai seafood sector joins efforts to upgrade the countrys image

Several Thai leading fishing firms and seafood sector associations have committed to join efforts to ldquourgently and seriouslyrdquo tackle the human trafficking forced labour and unregulated capture issues since they have affected the industryrsquos reputation in the country This decision to join efforts came a year after the United States downgraded Thailand to the lowest Tier 3 status among the worlds worst centres of human trafficking and some months after the country received warnings from the European Commission after journalistic investigations revealed the existence of ill-treatment of illegal migrant workers as well as illegal unreported and unregulated fishing practices

The sector sources consulted by FIScom reported that the business group led by Thai Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade of Thailand includes top seafood producers such as Charoen Pokphand Foods Thai Union Frozen Products Sea Value Group Andaman Seafood Group and TRF Feedmill Co which represents 80 of Thailands shrimp feedmeal sector One of the main goals of the group is to ldquounlockrdquo Thailand from its current poor status in both the US and the European Union (EU) evaluations of labour issues as well as promote the countrys image and sustainable growth of the industry strictly complying with new Thai fishing laws For his part Poj Aramwattananont vice chairman of Board of Trade of Thailand and Thai Frozen Foods Association (TFFA) president pointed out in statements to Reuters We want to tell the world that we are very serious in cleaning up the entire seafood supply chain to create sustainability in the fishery industryrdquo

The US and EU are among the top three export markets for

Thai fishery products accounting for half of the total last year As a move to protect the industry the TFFA revealed a measure to rid the Thai shrimp supply chain from illegal employment by announcing that it would use only shrimp and feed meal from legal processors at primary sources of production Another measure taken was to alert private enterprises to commit to discontinuing the purchase of aquatic products from unregistered illegal and unregulated (IUU) fishing along with the production line For his part Rittirong Boonmechote president of the Global Shrimp Business Unit of Thai Union Group said Thai businesses would not only take steps to comply with international standards related to the fishery industry but would also be more concerned about sustainable growth of the sector which would in turn ensure environment production

For this reason Thai operators committed to learn to adopt increasingly sophisticated technology and standards to ensure fair practice for labour the environment and sustainable growth of the fishery industry Ar-amwattananont remarked that it is expected the US would favourably consider upgrading the Kingdoms status in its Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) by the end of this month and that the EU does not attach the red status to Thailand in its upcoming IUU fishing review scheduled to be released in October

Source FIScom

13



Aquaculture producers registered 25 new varieties of fish with the Chinese agriculture ministry this spring including a fast-growing tilapia that its creator says is ideal for Chinarsquos interior landscapes Guolian Aquaticrsquos new breed of tilapia the ldquoMei Hua Jiang No 1rdquo has an average growing rate of 198 days to a weight of 06 kilograms is highly disease-resistant and adaptable to extremes in temperature said company director Li Guotong The fish is more feed-efficient than other varieties he added and has a ldquohigh rate of malesrdquo [preferred by fish producers as they grow bigger and are more time and energy efficient] and will be more suited to cultivation in inland parts of China where temperatures vary from the warm waters of Guolianrsquos headquarters in the subtropical southern city of Zhanjiang

Chinese feed producer Tongwei Co which has in recent years also built up its tilapia farming business registered the ldquoZhong Wei No 1rdquo Several other varieties including carp catfish and tilapia varieties were registered by the Chinarsquos Freshwater Fisheries Research Center a government body that cooperates closely with counterpart agencies globally and also shares know-how with seafood firms The agency is

central to Chinarsquos efforts to grow tilapia output which doubled to 13 million metric tons (MT) in the decade from 2000 to 2010 but which has since struggled to grow due to rising costs and tightened supplies of land and water

Better known as a shrimp producer and exporters Guolian is keen to bounce back from 2014 typhoon damage that impacted supply from the companyrsquos shrimp and tilapia ponds The company wants to improve yields of tilapia to hedge what Li termed as more difficult access to the key US market for its shrimp exports Shrimp exports from its home base of Zhanjiang in 2014 totalled 58880 MT worth USD 688 million (EUR 609 million) while tilapia shipments at 58500 tons were worth USD 261 million (EUR 245 million)

Tilapia was Chinarsquos fourth-ranked seafood species exported in 2014 (at 947 of overall seafood exports) on 403000 MT worth USD 150 billion (EUR 132 billion) ndash down 02 and up 46 respectively showing export volumes went flat even if export prices for tilapia appeared to holding up last year

Source Seafoodsourcecom

A new resource is available to help aquaculture feed producers understand at a glance the differ-ent properties of specific feed ingredients for aquaculture The new resource for aquaculture feed producers entitled Feed Ingredients in Aquaculture has been published by the EU-

funded ARRAINA (Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutri-tion amp Aquaculture) project The booklet has been designed to allow feed producers to understand at a glance the different properties of specific feed ingredients for aquacul-ture It provides a database of aquaculture feed ingredients covering their nutrient composition functional properties and effects on feed processing conditions and the physical quality of extruded pellets Feed Ingredients in Aquaculture is the first of three technical booklets which will illustrate the developments arising from the ARRAINA project and facilitate access to its research

The aim is to make these booklets widely available in order to raise awareness of the science based knowledge sup-porting the development of high-quality safe and environ-

mentally sustainable aquaculture feeds This booklet is spe-cifically aimed at aquaculture feed producers but also tar-gets other industrial sectors (eg fish farmers feed addi-tives companies retailers) and individuals interested in gaining further knowledge on the raw materials that are currently used in the feeds of farmed fish Two further technical booklets will be produced within the timeframe of the project The second of the series will focus on the nutri-ent requirements of Atlantic salmon rainbow trout carp sea bass and sea bream

The third booklet will showcase a new integrative tool to predict the effects of alternative aquaculture feeds on fish farmed with known levels of contaminants in relation to food safety By developing applied tools and solutions of technological interest in collaboration with SMEs ARRAINA will further strengthen the links between the scientific com-munity and the EU feed industry and will contribute to in-creasing the productivity and performance of the aquacul-ture sector leading to competitive advantage to the whole sector at a global level

Source TheFishSitecom

New Technical Guide to Help Aquaculture Feed Producers

14

UPDATE

Researchers at the University of Illinois are investigating a co-product of synthetic threonine as a lower-cost alternative protein source to fish meal reports the National Hog Farmer Threonine is an indispensable amino acid which is often provided in supplement form in swine diets With US production of crystalline amino acids increasing more co-products from amino acid production are becoming available and these co-products can also be fed to pigs

To create synthetic threonine you ferment a carbohydrate substrate using selected strains of bacteria then extract the crystalline L-threonine from the fermentation product said Hans H Stein a professor of animal sciences at U of I The biomass thats left over even though most of the threonine has been extracted is still rich in amino acids If those amino acids are well digested by pigs this could be a good source of protein

Stein and his fellow researchers conducted two experiments comparing threonine biomass with fish meal In the first experiment they determined the concentration and digestibility of protein and amino acids in both ingredients Threonine biomass contained 818 crude protein on an as-fed basis compared with 656 crude protein in fish meal The standardised ileal digestibility was greater in threonine biomass than in fish meal for crude protein as well as for all indispensable amino acids except tryptophan Overall the average digestibility of amino acids

in threonine biomass was 835 compared with 723 for fish meal

In the second experiment Steins team determined that threonine biomass contained about 25 more digestible and metabolisable energy than fish meal On a dry matter basis threonine biomass contained 4935 kcalkg of digestible energy and 4335 kcalkg of metabolisable energy versus 3957 and 3508 kcalkg respectively in fish meal

The results from these studies indicate that threonine biomass can be used as an alternative to fish meal and possibly other animal proteins in diets for weanling pigs Stein said

The study Amino acid digestibility and concentration of digestible and metabolisable energy in a threonine biomass product fed to weanling pigs was co-authored by Ferdinando Almeida and Rommel Sulabo The study was funded by Archer Daniels Midland Co Decatur Ill and was published in a recent volume of the Journal of Animal Science It is available online with a subscription


AlgiSys (USA) has been awarded a composition of matter patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) giving the company broad control over the sustainable production of EPA omega-3 fatty acids from a naturally EPA-rich algal species ldquoIn order to produce commercially viable EPA omega-3 oils from microalgae it is necessary to have an organism that simultaneously produces sufficient quantities of both oil and EPArdquo said Dr Charles Roe chief technology officer of AlgiSys AlgiSys has been working on the development of an algal species creating culture conditions that meet these requirements and allows for the economical production of an all-natural vegan source of high-quality omega-3 oils

AlgiSys expects to begin producing product within the next 12 months ldquoThis patent is extremely valuable as the Omega-3 market is a multi-billion dollar business that continues to grow globally EPA omega-3 is one of the

critical components found in todayrsquos fish oil products There was no sustainable natural source for oils rich in this omega-3 fatty acid alonemdashuntil nowrdquo said AlgiSys CEO Michael LoPresti Algisysrsquo initial research phase has been successfully completed and the company is currently forming fruitful relationships with industry partners to take this high-value product to market

Source NutraceutricalsWorldcom

AlgiSys Granted Patent for EPA Omega-3 Oils from Algae

ALTERNATIVES AND INNOVATION

Lower-cost alternative protein source for pig diets

15

UPDATE

Marine Harvest Scotland and

Scottish SeaFarms both won

multiple honours at the Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards Marine Harvests Rosie Curtis was awarded Best Farm Manager for her work at Clamus Glas farm on Loch Sunart and the company also won the Stewardship Award for its joint project on the use of cleaner fish with Scottish Sea Farms The joint

project aims to increase the sustainability of the

industry using wrasse to reduce the use of chemicals to treat sea lice while delivering high quality fish

Scottish Sea Farms also won Best Aquaculture Company ldquoWe are delighted that our success has been recognized at such a prestigious awards ceremony That success is due entirely to the hard work and dedication of all our team at Marine Harvest and I thank them all for playing their partrdquo said Managing Director Alan Sutherland Outstanding Contribution to the Industry went to Guy Mace who is managing director of BioMar Source Intrafishcom

Decommissioned Omega Protein Vessel Given New Purpose as Artificial Reef in Gulf of Mexico Omega Proteins retired fishing vessel Barataria Bay began its next life as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico this morning The nearly half century-old ship was safely sunk approximately 20 miles from the mouth of the Pascagoula River off the

coast of Mississippi where it will now

benefit ecosystems and sport fishermen alike It is the latest collaboration between the company-the largest harvester of menhaden in the Gulf of Mexico-the Mississippi

Department of Marine Resources (DMR) and non-profit organization Mississippi Gulf Fishing Banks in creating new marine habitats in the Gulf of Mexico

The initiative part of the DMRs ongoing artificial reef program aims to increase the diversity and abundance of local fish species along the Gulf Coast by developing new habitats which serve as both a safe haven and a spawning ground to allow fish species to proliferate At the same time the program benefits recreational anglers by creating new fishing hotspots for popular game fish Source Omega Protein

KD Pharma has officially launched its

new KD Active omega-3 concentrate following the 2014 Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM) publication of study results evaluating the Influence of Omega-3 (N3) Index on Performance and Wellbeing in Young Adults after Heavy Eccentric Exercise

The 90 total omega-3 concentrate was shown to be effective in alleviating Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

(DOMS) DOMS is different

from acute soreness that occurs during an activity rather it is the pain that usually develops 12-24 hours after heavy exercise The greatest soreness typically occurs between 24-72 hours after the exercise DOMS is believed to be caused by microscopic damage to muscle fibres during activity The 2014 JSSM study by Lembke et al evaluated the associations between the tissue levels of omega-3 also known as the Omega-3 Index (N3 Index) on various clinical and quality of life outcomes in healthy young adults after heavy eccentric exercise Source NutraceuticalBusinessReviewcom

Trident Seafoods has completed

work on a new fishmeal and oil production facility at North Naknek

turning primary processing by-products into fishmeal and oil The first such operation in Bristol Bay the new plant will take what used to be considered fish waste from Tridentrsquos primary processing operation and turn it into fish oil and fishmeal products for aquaculture and pet feeds After

successfully completing test operations on Togiak herring

carcasses this spring the $22 million meal and oil plant will be up and running at full capacity in July and Tridentrsquos goal is to utilize all of the byproducts produced by its Naknek salmon plant this summer ldquoWe feel this is a logical progression for responsible fishing and processing operationsrdquo said Trident chief sustainability officer John van Amerongen ldquoNow that Alaska has established a strong record for managing our fisheries responsibly it makes sense to continue our investments in product recovery and full utilization What comes out of a plant is just as important as what goes into it and we are continually looking for new opportunities to refine our operations and develop new marketsrdquo Source Undercurrentnewscom

BioMar has set out its ambitious

targets for sustainability in a report committing to sustainable feed production for many years following involvement in the development of the ASC standards for salmon and trout and in the development of the IFFO RS

standard Carlos Diaz CEO of the BioMar Group said at the launch of the

new report lsquoIt is the first time we have published a global report on sustainability and with this we commit to increased public transparency in our activities via annual disclosures in accordance with the GRI [Global Reporting Initiative] G4 framework lsquoAn

NEWS IN BRIEF

BUSINESS

essential part of our commitment to increased sustainability is to minimise sustainability risks and support initiatives towards increased sustainability throughout the aquaculture value chain lsquoWe recognise that what we do in our operations the performance of our products and how we source our raw materials affect our customersrsquo options to improve sustainability of their operations

lsquoThe GRI report has to be seen in this light as it creates transparency about our actions both for our customers and other stakeholdersrsquo Diaz invited BioMar customers to enter into a closer dialogue on how to improve sustainability in aquaculture Roughly one out of five farmed fish produced in Europe and South and Central America is fed with BioMar fish feed Worldwide BioMar supplies feed to around 60 countries and to more than 30 different fish species Source FishUpdatecom

Abu Dhabi to produce farmed fish

shrimp in aviation biofuel project Production of aviation biofuel is set to take off in Abu Dhabi in conjunction with a modern aquaculture project that is also aimed to meet growing food demand reports Gulf News Under the Integrated Seawater Energy and Agriculture System (ISEAS) a two-hectare farm at Masdar City will

experiment using seawater and organic waste to help grow native halophytes for generating biofuel while producing fish

and shrimp If this pilot project is successful a 200000-hectare commercial farm will take the project forward in future said Alejandro Rios G director of Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC) at Masdar Institute A 200000-hectare farm of halophytes he reckons can produce

the biofuel to fly a plane from Abu Dhabi to London and back he said Source Undercurrentnewscom

Arab Emirates and Chile agree to

cooperate in aquaculture A UAE delegation met in Chile with a team of professionals of the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SUBPESCA) to become aware of the development of Chilean aquaculture

industry The meeting was attended by SUBPESCA head Raul Suacutenico and the head of

the Department of Water Resources and Nature Conservation of the Ministry of Environment and Water of United Arab Emirates Myriam Mohammed Hared among other officials Those attending the meeting exchanged information and experiences on the development of aquaculture in both countries Mohammed Hared expressed that rapid development of aquaculture has had in Chile is what sparked her interest in learning about the Chilean experience We know there are countries that have 30 or 40 yearsrsquo experience but you have developed a work plan in 10 years so we want to know how you started and how the roadmap was developed indicated the Arab official In addition she commented that the aquaculture industry in the UAE is recent Its annual production is around 1000 tonnes and the goal is to reach 36000 tonnes annually by 2021 Source FIScom

Vietnam pledge to promote

sustainability The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Vietnamese Directorate of Fisheries (D-

Fish) pledged to work together to promote responsible aquaculture in Vietnam Chris Ninnes ASCrsquos CEO and

Dr Pham Anh Tuan deputy director general of D-Fish signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Hanoi on the eve of the Responsible Business Forum Vietnam decreed last year that pangasius farming processing and exporting must be certified to VietGAP or equivalent standards by the end of 2015 this project is further evidence of the countryrsquos commitment to developing a sustainable aquaculture sector lsquoThe Vietnamese government is committed to reducing the negative impacts of fish farming in the countryrsquo Pham Anh Tuan said lsquoBuilding on the mandate that farms must meet VietGAP standards this project will help move farms towards an internationally recognised standard provide access to international markets and ensure a more responsible aquaculture sectorrsquo The organisations will implement a joint project to create guidance for VietGAP certified farmers to help them progress to ASC certification The project will allow farms to make step-by-step improvements in their practices with the goal of reaching the ASC standard Source FishUpdatecom

China and Australia have formally

signed a free trade agreement (FTA) that is expected to benefit Australian agriculture and fishery producers when it comes into force by the end of this year The ChinandashAustralia FTA

eliminates tariffs on a wide range of key agricultural and fisheries products in Australias

largest agricultural export market pointed out Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce We exported around AUD 9 billion of agricultural products to China in 2014 at tariffs up to 30mdashwhich makes Australian farmers less competitive and less profitablerdquo Joyce added The minister also explained that the tariff cuts under the agreement over the first year are estimated to

COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

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provide tariff savings of up to AUD 188 million (USD 146 million) across key growth commodities like beef sheep meat hides and skins livestock dairy horticulture wine and seafood Joyce stressed the agreement closes the gap between Australia and international competitors that already have FTAs with China such as New Zealand and Chile and would provide a significant advantage over major competitors such as the United States and European Union which do not have FTAs with China Source FIScom

The European Commission has

adopted a proposal for a regulation upgrading the EU framework for the collection management and use of the data for fisheries The data is crucial in improving the scientific advice necessary for the implementation of

the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) The most promising development is that in the future

data will be easily available to anyone who needs it Currently data is obtained only upon request which creates an unnecessary burden for the research institutes and leaving much of the data underutilized The new system will make it easier to achieve optimal levels that allow fish stocks to regenerate known as Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) The aim is to achieve this for all the stocks fished in EU waters by 2020 The simplification process will make data readily available and will remove overlaps with other EU legislation (eg with the statistical regulations) The scope will be slightly expanded side-effects of fisheries on the ecosystem will now be recorded thus facilitating the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive Source FIScom

India State of Odisha has announced

it will involve entrepreneurs and big firms in aquaculture by offering half the statersquos coastal land suitable for

brackish water farming reports the Hindu A total of 24000 hectares of coastal land is currently rated suitable for brackish water aquaculture and so far 7000 ha of these have been brought into operation During 2013-14 fish production increased to its highest level of 467000 metric tons while export revenue earning touched the INR 23 billion (just over euro322 million) ldquoWe have drawn up an ambitious plan to double the fish production and reach an export figure of INR 100bn in the next five years said Bishnupada Sethi secretary of Fisheries and Animal Resource Development To achieve faster growth we need to work in close partnership with entrepreneurs big firms and corporate entities Big firms can then take up aquaculture in a professional manner in half of the 24000 ha of coastal land suitable for brackish water aquaculture Source Undercurrentnewscom

New centre to research on closed-

containment systems for Atlantic salmon Four Norwegian research institutions and several industry partners from technology and the aquaculture industry have started operations at a centre for innovation in

closed-containment systems The centre CtrlAQUA has been given NOK 200 million (USD 258 million) and eight years to reach its own ambition to make closed-containment systems for salmon up to one kilogram off-the-shelf systems

CtrlAQUA is one of the Centres for Research-Based Innovation (SFI) a major programme created by the Research Council of Norway The primary goal of the SFI programme is to strengthen companiesrsquo capacity for

innovation and to develop leading industry-relevant research institutions Nofima is accompanied by five solid research institutions in CtrlAQUA Uni Research the University of Bergen the Norwegian University of Science and Technology the Freshwater Institute in the US and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden The main focus of the centre is innovation in closed-containment systems for the most vulnerable periods of the salmon production cycle such as the first seawater phase known as the ldquopostsmoltrdquo phase when the fish weigh up to about 1 kilogram The most important innovation in the centre will be reliable and efficient production of postsmolts in closed-containment systems on land or in the sea Source FIScom

The Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) has launched an interactive

online Sustainability Report setting a new benchmark for transparency in reporting for a global food sector The report showcases key environmental and social data across all 14 GSI

member compa-nies GSI said its the first

time a global food sector has collectively reported on sustainability performance indicators in such a transparent manner GSIrsquos report includes key environmental and social indicators for each GSI member progress towards GSIrsquos goal of achieving Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification across all farms by 2020 and the efficiency of farmed salmon as a sustainable and healthy source of protein It provides data for all GSI members regarding fish escapes fish mortality antibiotic use sea lice levels sea lice treatments wildlife interactions use of marine ingredients in feed compliance occupational health and safety and interactions with the local community Source WorldFishingnet

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28 Junemdash3 July FOSFA - Middle Managers CoursemdashLondon UK

18-21 August Aqua Nor 2015 mdashTrondheim Norway

19 August Intrafish Salmon SummitmdashTrondheim Norway

3-5 September Asian Seafood ExpositionmdashHong Kong

5-9 September World Seafood Congressmdash Grimsby UK

28-30 September IFFO 2015 Annual ConferencemdashBerlin Germany

1 October IFFO Board MeetingmdashBerlin Germany

8-9 October The 20th anniversary of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible

FisheriesmdashVigo Spain

14-16 October Aqua Fisheries Myanmar 2015mdash Myanmar India

11-14 October 5th International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea

Ranching - Sydney Australia

20-23 October Aquaculture Europe 15 mdash Rotterdam Netherlands

17-19 November Food Matters Live - London UK

Contact Us IFFO Unit C Printworks 22 Amelia Street London SE17 3BZ United Kingdom Tel +44 (0)2030 539 195 Fax +44 (0)2030 539 196 e-mail secretariatiffonet wwwiffonet

CALENDAR UPDATE

1

IFFO NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UPDATE

2 Editorial


3 IFFO Staff recruitment


4 A new challenge for the European fishmeal industry

5 Feedback from recent United Nations Transport of Dangerous Goods Sub-committee meeting

6 IFFO RS ndash Latest developments

7 Rabobankrsquos report illustrates that fishmeal is a strategic ingredient


18 Calendar

8 Investors Target Growing Demand for Healthy Sustainable Tasty Fish

EU North and Atlantic seas fisheries progress to sustainability

9 Analytical methods to test for ruminant PAPs

10 Study Finds Seafood Sustainabilitys Future in the Hands of a Few

11 ENFEN 18th June statement on El Nintildeo

12 Thai seafood sector joins efforts to upgrade the countrys image

13 New Technical Guide to Help Aquaculture Feed Producers


14 Alternatives and innovation

15 News in Brief

CONTENTS

2














the same way



Andrew Mallison

Director General

EDITORIAL UPDATE









3

IFFO NEWS UPDATE












































and humans






here

4

IFFO NEWS UPDATE






















5

IFFO NEWS UPDATE



















fishmeal








BHT





























listed below













country delegates)











6

UPDATE




Country No of Com

No of plants

Species

Peru 10 51 Anchovy














TOTAL 50 109 119







IFFO NEWS














for farmed animals













feed





years have included




shipped material


specification





raw material supply



protein levels

Press coverage

Feed Navigator

UndercurrentNewscom

FishUpdatecom

SeafoodSourcecom

7

IFFO NEWS UPDATE







8

UPDATE









INDUSTRY NEWS






9

UPDATE















INDUSTRY NEWS








10















11






















Source SeaWeborg

12



Outlook












Source FIScom

13
















14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























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BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

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UPDATE


















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CALENDAR UPDATE

2














the same way



Andrew Mallison

Director General

EDITORIAL UPDATE









3

IFFO NEWS UPDATE












































and humans






here

4

IFFO NEWS UPDATE






















5

IFFO NEWS UPDATE



















fishmeal








BHT





























listed below













country delegates)











6

UPDATE




Country No of Com

No of plants

Species

Peru 10 51 Anchovy














TOTAL 50 109 119







IFFO NEWS














for farmed animals













feed





years have included




shipped material


specification





raw material supply



protein levels

Press coverage

Feed Navigator

UndercurrentNewscom

FishUpdatecom

SeafoodSourcecom

7

IFFO NEWS UPDATE







8

UPDATE









INDUSTRY NEWS






9

UPDATE















INDUSTRY NEWS








10















11






















Source SeaWeborg

12



Outlook












Source FIScom

13
















14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























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COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

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18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

3

IFFO NEWS UPDATE












































and humans






here

4

IFFO NEWS UPDATE






















5

IFFO NEWS UPDATE



















fishmeal








BHT





























listed below













country delegates)











6

UPDATE




Country No of Com

No of plants

Species

Peru 10 51 Anchovy














TOTAL 50 109 119







IFFO NEWS














for farmed animals













feed





years have included




shipped material


specification





raw material supply



protein levels

Press coverage

Feed Navigator

UndercurrentNewscom

FishUpdatecom

SeafoodSourcecom

7

IFFO NEWS UPDATE







8

UPDATE









INDUSTRY NEWS






9

UPDATE















INDUSTRY NEWS








10















11






















Source SeaWeborg

12



Outlook












Source FIScom

13
















14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























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BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

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17

UPDATE


















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RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

4

IFFO NEWS UPDATE






















5

IFFO NEWS UPDATE



















fishmeal








BHT





























listed below













country delegates)











6

UPDATE




Country No of Com

No of plants

Species

Peru 10 51 Anchovy














TOTAL 50 109 119







IFFO NEWS














for farmed animals













feed





years have included




shipped material


specification





raw material supply



protein levels

Press coverage

Feed Navigator

UndercurrentNewscom

FishUpdatecom

SeafoodSourcecom

7

IFFO NEWS UPDATE







8

UPDATE









INDUSTRY NEWS






9

UPDATE















INDUSTRY NEWS








10















11






















Source SeaWeborg

12



Outlook












Source FIScom

13
















14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























NEWS IN BRIEF

BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

5

IFFO NEWS UPDATE



















fishmeal








BHT





























listed below













country delegates)











6

UPDATE




Country No of Com

No of plants

Species

Peru 10 51 Anchovy














TOTAL 50 109 119







IFFO NEWS














for farmed animals













feed





years have included




shipped material


specification





raw material supply



protein levels

Press coverage

Feed Navigator

UndercurrentNewscom

FishUpdatecom

SeafoodSourcecom

7

IFFO NEWS UPDATE







8

UPDATE









INDUSTRY NEWS






9

UPDATE















INDUSTRY NEWS








10















11






















Source SeaWeborg

12



Outlook












Source FIScom

13
















14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























NEWS IN BRIEF

BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

6

UPDATE




Country No of Com

No of plants

Species

Peru 10 51 Anchovy














TOTAL 50 109 119







IFFO NEWS














for farmed animals













feed





years have included




shipped material


specification





raw material supply



protein levels

Press coverage

Feed Navigator

UndercurrentNewscom

FishUpdatecom

SeafoodSourcecom

7

IFFO NEWS UPDATE







8

UPDATE









INDUSTRY NEWS






9

UPDATE















INDUSTRY NEWS








10















11






















Source SeaWeborg

12



Outlook












Source FIScom

13
















14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























NEWS IN BRIEF

BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE














for farmed animals













feed





years have included




shipped material


specification





raw material supply



protein levels

Press coverage

Feed Navigator

UndercurrentNewscom

FishUpdatecom

SeafoodSourcecom

7

IFFO NEWS UPDATE







8

UPDATE









INDUSTRY NEWS






9

UPDATE















INDUSTRY NEWS








10















11






















Source SeaWeborg

12



Outlook












Source FIScom

13
















14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























NEWS IN BRIEF

BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

8

UPDATE









INDUSTRY NEWS






9

UPDATE















INDUSTRY NEWS








10















11






















Source SeaWeborg

12



Outlook












Source FIScom

13
















14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























NEWS IN BRIEF

BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

9

UPDATE















INDUSTRY NEWS








10















11






















Source SeaWeborg

12



Outlook












Source FIScom

13
















14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























NEWS IN BRIEF

BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

10















11






















Source SeaWeborg

12



Outlook












Source FIScom

13
















14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























NEWS IN BRIEF

BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

11






















Source SeaWeborg

12



Outlook












Source FIScom

13
















14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























NEWS IN BRIEF

BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

12



Outlook












Source FIScom

13
















14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























NEWS IN BRIEF

BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

13
















14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























NEWS IN BRIEF

BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

14

UPDATE
















15

UPDATE


























NEWS IN BRIEF

BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

15

UPDATE


























NEWS IN BRIEF

BUSINESS




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE




















COUNTRY

16

UPDATE

NEWS IN BRIEF

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

17

UPDATE


















NEWS IN BRIEF

RESEARCH

18
















CALENDAR UPDATE

18
















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