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Associate Member. FOP Interreg EU. 2006 Certification of Products from Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture. Fish, fresh. Fish, canned. Fish, smoked. Fish, frozen. Fish, preserves. Seafood. Fishmeal. Sushi. Eggs, caviar. Fish Oils. FISHERIES. Artisanal. Industrial.
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Associate Member FOP Interreg EU
2006 Certification of Products from Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Fish, fresh Fish, canned Fish, smoked Fish, frozen Fish, preserves Seafood Fishmeal Sushi Eggs, caviar Fish Oils
FISHERIES Artisanal Industrial AQUACULTURE Offshore Inland
The Market Leader Certification Scheme Metric Tons of Positively Audited Origins
Nr 1. Certification Scheme WW WILD-CAUGHT – CERTIFIED FISHERIES CATCH Peruvian Anchovies – 8.000.000 MT Menhaden – 640.000 MT Pacific Salmon – 300.000 MT European Pilchard – Sardine, Morocco – 760.000 MT Chub Mackerel – 100.000 MT Anchovy, Croatia - 100.000 MT Norway Shrimps – 40.000 MT Skipjack Tuna Pole and Line, Azores, Senegal, Phil. – 25.000 MT TOT APPROX: 10.000.000 MT (+10% of WW Catch) FARMED – CERTIFIED PLANTS PRODUCTION Mussels Galicia – 300.000 MT Stolt Seafarm Turbot – 4.000 MT Leroy Cod – 2.500 MT Sturgeon Agroittica – 500 MT Caviar Agroittica – 23 MT Others (Seabream, Sea bass, Trout, Salmon, Halibut, Kingfish) TOT APPROX:500.000 MT
The Market Leader Certification Scheme • * from www.msc.org
Anchovies Bass Bumper Caviar Clams Cod (farmed) Comber Conger Eel Croacker Cuttlefish Dolphinfish Dory Fish Meal Fish Oil Fish Feed Forkbeard Goatfish Grunt Halibut (farmed) Kingfish Mackerel Menhaden Mullet Mulloway Mussels Prawns Rockfish Salmon Sardines Scad Scorpionfish Seabass (farmed) Seabream (farmed) Sea Trout Shrimps Squid Sturgeon (farmed) Tilapia Tilefish Trout Tuna Turbot Wreckfish FoS Products – 70 Species
Negative Audit / Products not Approved Cod N Atl Haddock NA Hake S Atl Squid NAtl Plaice NA Anchovies NA Tropical Shrimps Others Octopus Mor Bluefin
Sustainable FISHERIES • Target Stock Not Overexploited (FAO Guidelines) • No IUCN Redlist Bycatch • Fishing Method cannot impact the Seabed (FAO Guidelines) • Selective Fishing Method (max. 8% discard) • Compliance with Legal Req. (TAC, no IUU, etc) (FAO Guidelines) Sustainable AQUACULTURE Strictest Criteria – FAO Compliant • Environmental Impact Assessment • No Fish Escapes nor Bycatch of Mammals or Birds • No OGM, No Hormones, No Antifouling Paints • Sustainable Feeds or Trimmings / Bycuts (Currently recom.) • Waste, Energy and Feeds Management and Control
The Strictest Certification Scheme. The only one compliant with Art 30 of FAO Guidelines PRINCIPLE 1 - MSC A fishery must be conducted in a manner that does not lead to over-fishing or depletion of the exploited populations and, for thosepopulations that are depleted, the fishery must be conducted in a manner that demonstrably leads to their recovery
Certification Process – The Audit • NOTE: • Only Traceability is needed for products from approved Fisheries • Aquaculture Audit: Max 1 day per plant. 3 Years Periodicity
NGO Non Profit Director – Dr P Bray Advisory Board D. Philips – H. Studer – M. Berman – F. Reiche – Reed Mc Farland USA, CH, D, CA, UK Governance TechnicalCommittee (independent) Balancedstakeholders representation Objections Commitee Certification Bodies: SGS, BV, IFQC, AQUA
20 Yrs Experience in Seafood Certification -> Tangible Results • Conservation Mission -> Industry Independence • Certifies both wild-caught and aquaculture with same logo • Strictest Criteria - > FOS is the only FAO Compliant scheme • Faster Approval Process -> More Affordable • Stronger Marketing Message Why do companies choose Friend of the Sea ?
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