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INTERNATIONAL COLDWATER PRAWN FORUM 2004 London 18 th November 2004

INTERNATIONAL COLDWATER PRAWN FORUM 2004 London 18 th November 2004. Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affaires Mr Svein Ludvigsen. Global shrimp supply. Source: FAO. Cold water prawn – share of total supply. 4 300 000 tonnes. 8%. Greenland 155 000 (153 000). Norway

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INTERNATIONAL COLDWATER PRAWN FORUM 2004 London 18 th November 2004

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  1. INTERNATIONAL COLDWATER PRAWN FORUM 2004London 18th November 2004 Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affaires Mr Svein Ludvigsen

  2. Global shrimp supply Source: FAO

  3. Cold water prawn – share of total supply 4 300 000 tonnes 8%

  4. Greenland 155 000 (153 000) Norway 68 000 (69 000) Russia 12 000 (14 000) Canada* 159 000 (146 000) The Baltic states 20 000 (20 000) Iceland 29 000 (35 000) USA* 20 000 (20 000) Faro Isles 14 000 (10 000) Catch of cold water prawns in 2003 (2002) * Incl some other species than P. borealis

  5. Share of supply to industrial and consumer markets 2003 35 % 65 %

  6. Challenges • We cannot expect significant increases in catch volumes • Suppliers are all struggling to gain a solid foothold on a market that seems rather static • We tend to compete on the same markets, with the same product • Growing competition from farmed prawns – more than 30 per cent of total supply • Consumer demands and awareness are growing stronger

  7. New markets • Sustainability • Business and politics

  8. The power of the consumer is growing. Consumers all over the world are aware, awake and demanding Photos: Norwegian Seafood Export Council

  9. Biotec’s standard enzyme 4,000 litres of thawing "prawn water" is necessary to produce 30 kilo dry substance which in the end will yield 1 gram of ultra-pure enzyme

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