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WWF & Aquaculture Certification

WWF & Aquaculture Certification. Colin Brannen, World Wildlife Fund Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers October 22, 2009. WWF and Aquaculture. Focus on aquaculture began with shrimp Studied impacts and realized they could be reduced

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WWF & Aquaculture Certification

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  1. WWF & Aquaculture Certification Colin Brannen, World Wildlife Fund Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers October 22, 2009

  2. WWF and Aquaculture • Focus on aquaculture began with shrimp • Studied impacts and realized they could be reduced • Evolved into multi-stakeholder development of performance-based, voluntary standards • An aquaculture eco-label should cover a suite of species

  3. Capture Aquaculture Standards to be created for 12 species Salmon Trout Tilapia Production (metric tons x millions) Production (metric tons x thousands) Production (metric tons x millions) Shrimp Pangasius Catfish Production (metric tons x millions) Production (metric tons x thousands) Production (metric tons x millions) Source: FAO FishStat – Aquaculture Production: Quantities 1950-2005 and Capture Production: 1950-2005

  4. Capture Aquaculture Standards to be created for 12 species Oysters Clams, Cockles & Arkshells Abalone Production (metric tons x thousands) Production (metric tons x millions) Production (metric tons x millions) Seaweed Scallops Mussels Production (metric tons x millions) Production (metric tons x millions) Production (metric tons x millions) Source: FAO FishStat – Aquaculture Production: Quantities 1950-2005 and Capture Production: 1950-2005

  5. WWF’s Experience with Certification Programs • Rainforest Marketing – 1980s • Forest Stewardship Council – 1990s • Marine Stewardship Council – 1990s • Marine Aquarium Council – 1990s • Protected Harvest – 2000 • Climate Savers - 2000s • Aquaculture Stewardship Council – 2010

  6. Aquaculture Dialogues • Science based • Performance based • Transparent and credible process • Truly multi-stakeholder

  7. Bivalve Aquaculture Dialogue • Dialogue Meetings • Washington, DC, August 2004 • Regional US meetings • Pacific Northwest , Gulf Coast , Atlantic Coast, Northeast • Nelson, New Zealand • Santiago De Compostela, Spain • Victoria, Canada • Brussels, Belgium (Global Steering Committee) • Qingdao, China • Over 350 participants from 13 countries • Wide ranging representation – NGOs, producers, scientists, researchers, retail, and industry groups

  8. Welcome Input From All Stakeholders

  9. Global Steering Committee Bill Dewey: Taylor Shellfish Peter Cranford: Bedford Institute of Oceanography /DFO Canada Bob Rheault: East Coast Shellfish Growers Association Mike Mandeno: Aquaculture New Zealand Ken Grange: National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (New Zealand) Francene Wineti: Te Ohu Kai Moana Aad Smaal: Wageningen University Paddy Walker: The Wadden Sea Society Tom Pickerell and David Jarrad: Shellfish Association of Great Britain Antonio Hervas: IFQC Corey Peet: The David Suzuki Foundation Sandy Shumway: University of Connecticut Colin Brannen: WWF

  10. Need ‘shared language’ to reach agreement

  11. Piranha Aquaculture Dialogue Principle 3 : Protect worker health and safety Criteria Accidents on the farm Indicator The number of lost fingers per month Standard No more than 2 lost fingers per month

  12. Benthic Assessment

  13. Looking Forward • Bivalve Aquaculture Dialogue Draft Standards- open for public consultation until November 30th • December 9-11th GSC meeting in Sydney, Australia to address public comments and amend the draft standards • Second public comment period January-February 2010 • Bivalve Aquaculture Dialogue Standards finalized in early 2010 and incorporated into ASC

  14. MSC and enhanced fisheries • Capture-based Aquaculture – known as ‘Catch and grow’ fisheries. For example, in mussel fishing where the fishers catch small, young mussels and grow them on ropes. The important factor that separates this from pure aquaculture is that the fish start out being caught from the wild. Some catch-and-grow fisheries fall within the scope of the MSC standard. • Culture-based fisheries – also known as ‘Hatch and catch’fisheries. • Habitat modification: for example, providing ropes for mussels to grow on.

  15. Dialogue Definition of Aquaculture • The active husbandry of bivalve shellfish from seed to harvest within a defined area and with defined ownership of the shellfish being cultured.

  16. MSC vs. ASC certification • Scope (farm vs. fishery) • Cost • Reputation and recognition • Detail • Social component of the ASC

  17. Thank You colin.brannen@wwfus.org, www.worldwildlife.org/aquadialogues

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