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SEAFOOD FROM AQUACULTURE, FISHERIES AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN THE OCEAN OF TOMORROW

António Marques H2020 SEAFOODTOMORROW Coordinator Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere

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Outline

•Context

•Challenges

•SEAFOODTOMORROW project

•Future trends

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ContextBy 2050, population and economic growth willresult in a doubling of demand for food globally

Seafood is one of the most important foodcommodities consumed in Europe

Seafood is a high quality, balanced, healthy and safe food item, but can be a source of perniciousenvironmental contaminants

Enormous variability among European countries in seafood species produced and consumed

The vast majority of European consumers, especially children, young adults and elderly people, donot meet the dietary recommendations of eating two portions of fish per week

European consumers are worried about quality, safety, sustainability, frauds and health-relatedclaims regarding seafood

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Context

The seafood sector is complex, heterogeneous and dynamic,but conservative, with supermarket chains/large retailersbeing the key players in setting product requirements andinfluencing the markets and consumers choices

Seafood production has transitioned to farmed species, but still being insufficient to cope withconsumers demand, mostly being imported

Permanent monitoring and solutions are implemented for anticipatinghazard outbreaks

Seafood processing is essential to maintain the quality and avoidwastes, but is an environmental (water) and energy demanding industry

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Challenges

Optimize fish feed formulation in aquaculture production and implement better on-farmethical feed management practices

Intensify aquaculture production and diversify species, production systems and practices;strength genetic improvement and domestication

Focus on the sustainable utilization of existing fisheries resources

Decrease the environmental impact of aquaculture on coastal ecosystems

Ensure production, distribution and consumption in a way that is trustful, traceable, socially,economically and environmentally sustainable and secure

Aquaculture / Fisheries

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Challenges

Seafood processingMake available innovative cost-effective and environmental-friendlyseafood processing technologies

Implement intelligent packaging/shelf-life and processing towards newproducts with higher consumer acceptance

Higher volume of raw material available at affordable costs and decreasethe dependency on imports from foreign countries through a bettermanagement of fish stocks, discard ban and landing obligation

Implement quality certification schemes for seafood and strength marketavailability of healthy, safe and tailor-made products

Implementation of fast screening methods for seafood quality and hazardassessment

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PROGRAMMEH2020 (EC)

INSTRUMENT Innovation Action

TOTAL BUDGET €7.5 million

DURATIONNov 17 – Oct 18 (36M)

COORDINATORIPMA

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• SEAFOODTOMORROW aims to develop innovative sustainablesolutions for improving the safety and dietary value of seafood inEurope. In addressing the challenges to meet a growing marketneed for safe and sustainable seafood, the project will generatenew knowledge to develop commercially viable eco-innovativesolutions for improving the socio-economic and environmentalsustainability of European seafood production, and the processingindustry.

Project objectives

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Project approach

• SEAFOODTOMORROW is working directlywith recognised industry experts andestablished innovation institutions. Theproject’s knowledge managementstructures will ensure that innovativesolutions will be transferred to end-usersin the seafood production and processingsectors. Using a collaborative approach,SEAFOODTOMORROW offers a strong andtransdisciplinary partnership that isaddressing food security challenges.

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Project solutions

Seafood Production

Seafood Processing

Buffer zones in shellfish production areas

Multi contaminant

detection sensors

Integrated Multi trophic Aquaculture

Tailor-made

fortified fish

Na reduced products

Digestible tailor-

made products

Microbial predictive

modelling

Energy/water

saving technologies

Norovirus/

depuration

Listeriaphages/

RTE fish

Toxins/

processing

QR quality

labelling

Quality

certificationAutomated

traceability tool

Authenticity reference

database

Benefit-risk

communication tool

Fast screening DNA authentication tool

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Expected results• Market-driven, consumer-focused, eco-

innovative seafood products of improvedquality, traceability, authenticity andsafety.

• Innovative, economically-viable seafoodproduction and processing technologiesthat mitigate hazards and environmentaldamage.

• New validated strategies to prevent orremove contaminants such as Norovirus,Listeria and marine toxins from seafood.

• New tools and methodologies to facilitatetraceability, authentication, labelling andbenchmarking of EU seafood products.

• Improved understanding of marketacceptance of eco-innovative seafoodsolutions in different European regions andamongst different demographics.

• Benchmark tool for seafood quality andtraceability certification schemes for industryto strengthen consumer confidence and trustin European seafood.

• Reduction of public health risks andpromotion of seafood consumption throughtransparent and responsible communication,dissemination, knowledge transfer andexploitation of project outcomes tostakeholders.

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Concluding remarksIn the Ocean of Tomorrow successful implementation of eco-innovative solutions canoccur by:

• Implementing policy actions that lead to less bureaucracy, sustainable strength of theEuropean socio-economy and ensure the trust of consumers in seafood quality

• Involving all actors in the decision-making process• Strengthening the innovation capacity of SMEs through multi-disciplinary approaches• Understanding the needs and vision of all actors through multi-sectorial collaboration• Understanding the future societal challenges (ex. climate change), assessing the

consequences to the different actors and implementing mitigation and action plans• Strengthening funding programs for the development of innovation actions that

improve European industrial competitiveness in this food sector• Strengthening the education of stakeholders focusing on seafood quality and safety

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