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1. Friend of the Sea day Norway Prawns Barenst Sea fishery and its conservation initiatives Brussels April 27th 2009 Øystein Pettersen Man.Dir. Norway Prawns AS

2. Norway Prawns AS • Cold water prawns • 3 peeling plants • 19 offshore vessels • 50 inshore vessels • Barents Sea/Svalbard • ICES I and II • 21.000 tonnes (2008)

3. Harvesters – peeling plants and exporters Stella Polaris Nergård Reker Lyngen Reker Norway Prawns 21000 tonn 19 offshore boats 50 inshore

4. ICES catch advice 2009: 50.000 t Bycatch limits pr 10 kg of shrimp: Cod 8 Haddock 20 Redfish 3 Gr.Halibut 3 Min size: shrimp 6 cm Coral reefs protected Mandatory use of BRD grid Svalbard zone 17058 tonnes (8784) Norwegian Cold Water PrawnsMain fishing grounds Hopen 6123 tonnes (6358) Svalbard vest Thor Iversen 4006 tonnes(1332) Jan Mayen Gåsbanken 0 t (943) Tiddly Leira 1945 tonnes (2872) Varanger

5. April trawl survey: Hopen remain closed due to high mixture of endangered Redfish/Ocean Perch Good fishery of CWP in Svalbard Zone – bycatch within limits http://www.fiskeridir.no/fiskeridir/english http://www.fiskeridir.no/fiskeridir/english

6. Trawler on the fishing ground in Svalbard Zone April 2009

7. Area closures due to by-catch – all use grids Cod and haddock Greenland halibut Red fish Juvenile prawns Barents Sea: 2 mill. tons Catch: 30.000 tons closed opened Closed and opened areas

8. Norwegian Cold Water Prawns from Barents Sea are certified acc to Friend og the sea standard effective from August 2008 - inspection done by Bureau Veritas

9. Pandalus borealis in ICES I – II Harvested sustainably http://www.ices.dk/committe/acom/comwork/report/2008/2008/pand-sub12.pdf

10. CWP from North East Atlantic are on green in traffic light systems

11. Seabed impact from Prawn trawling http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y7135e/y7135e00.HTM

12. Coral reefs protected No coral reefs mapped in the Barents Sea/Svalbard zone. 3 new MPA suggested along the coast – Korallen NW Sørøya, Trænarevet (Nordland) and Breisund-revet (Møre). Inshore trawlers prohibited from use of rockhopper gear to prevent fishing outside clay/silt seabed. Monitoring and surveillance by coast guard and FMC.

13. Mareano – Survey and mapping of 1400 coral reefs in Norwegian waters Trawling near coral reefs are prohibited acc to regulation from authorities and several reefs are protected as marine protected areas

14. Future improvements Reduced emisions from improved trawl technology and use of low sulphur fuel Futher mapping of coral reefs and more marine protected areas

15. Traceability and catch certificates

16. www.fisheries.no

18. Barents Sea Norwegian Shrimp fleet gets Friend of the Sea recognition for State of the Art Conservation Measures • UK and Europe main northern shrimp supplier - Norway Prawns - to display the international ecolabel on the shelves • Friend of the Sea announces a break-through certification of one of the main European supplier of Pandalus borealis (Northern Shrimp). The products marketed by Norway Prawns SA and produced by Nergaard Reker AS, Stella Polaris AS and Lyngen Reker AS, will carry the international sustainability ecolabel on the shelves in UK, Sweden and other main markets in Europe, reassuring consumers on their sustainable origin. • The fishery, audited by an international independent certification body, is composed of 60 inshore and 40 offshore trawler vessels targeting the Northern Shrimp in the Barents Sea 62 degree North in the Svalbard area and Norwegian economic zone. In this area the use of BRD Sorting grids (Normore grate) is compulsory, making the fishery compliant with Friend of the Sea strict bycatch and discard standards. • According to ICES latest advices, the Northern Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) in the Barents Sea, ICES Div. I and II is harvested sustainably and within precautionary limits. It is underexploited and has full reproductive capacity. • Statistics and documents from the national authorities and FAO show discard level is considerably lower than 8% (maximum allowed by Friend of the Sea). As a matter of fact discarding is prohibited and the entire catch must be brought to shore and accounted for on official landing receipt. During the onsite audit, tests from 3 trawler landings have shown bycatch of an average 5%. A regulation is enforced closing fishing areas if bycatch of small juvenile fish exceeds certain limits. • The potential impact of the fishery on the seabed has been limited to negligible levels by means of several important initiatives, including the creation of the widest cold coral Marine Protection Area in the world and the prohibition to use bobbins and rockhoppers within 12 nautic miles from coastline. The shrimp fishery is mainly carried trough on soft seabed and typically at 25 inches above seabed. According to FAO FTP 472 Impacts of trawling and scallop dredging on benthic habitats and communities, “no clear and consistent effect attributable to trawling were detected” by the several studies over shrimp trawling on clayey-silt bottoms. Furthermore, newest trawl technology is in use which both reduces seabed impact and fuel consumption. • The Northern shrimp fisheries are well controlled by the Directorate of Fisheries, the Coast Guard and the sales organisation Norges Råfisklag. All the larger shrimp trawlers must be included in the charged satellite tracing. This means that the Directorate of Fisheries checks the trawlers’ position at sea every 2 hours. Shrimp and mesh size measurements are run periodically by the control body.

19. Examples of Friend of the Sea products we can offer: Cooked /peeled prawns Prawns in brine Marinated frozen prawns Raw prawns Shell-on prawns Smoked prawns

20. Norwegian links to sustainable and responsible fishing of Cold Water Prawns 1Marine Protected Areas: http://www.fiskeridir.no/fiskeridir/english/resource-management/marine-protected-areas 2Fisheries Monitoring Centre: http://www.fiskeridir.no/fiskeridir/english/resource-management/fmc-norway • Coldwater Prawns management and stock: http://www.fisheries.no/marine_stocks/shellfish/shrimp.htm • ICES advice: http://www.ices.dk/committe/acom/comwork/report/2008/2008/pand-sub12.pdf • Seabed impact from trawling: http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y7135e/y7135e00.HTM Contact: Mr Tor-Edgar Ripman tor-edgar.ripman@rafisklaget.no

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