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Croatian Chamber of Economy Fishery A ssociation Aquaculture Affilation

Croatian Chamber of Economy Fishery A ssociation Aquaculture Affilation. NSPA – TAIEX Zagreb, 25. – 27.09. 2013. CROATIAN AQUACULTURE Status and prospects M . Božić - Fishery Association , President Ž. Filić - Aquaculture Afilation , President

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Croatian Chamber of Economy Fishery A ssociation Aquaculture Affilation

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  1. Croatian Chamber of Economy Fishery AssociationAquacultureAffilation NSPA – TAIEX Zagreb, 25. – 27.09. 2013. CROATIAN AQUACULTURE Status and prospects M. Božić - FisheryAssociation, President Ž. Filić - AquacultureAfilation, President G. Markulin – MarinewaterCommission, Head E.Teskeredžić – FreshwaterCommission, President Z.Radan – General Secretary

  2. Croatian Chamber of Economy Association of Fisherieshas 230 members who are engaged in aquaculture, fishing and fish processing and operate through three Affilation: Aquaculture Fishing Fish Processing AquacultureAFffilationincludes companies that are professionally engaged in the production of marine fish,shallfish andfreshwaterfish: carpfarmstroutfarmsmarine fish andshellfishculturefarmsfor of tunaculture

  3. Fishery association Croatian Chamber of EconomyAgriculture, Food Industry and Forestry Department AquacultureAffilation Fishing Affilation Processing Affilation • Management : • Assembly • Executive Committee • Presidents • Heads

  4. Croatian Chamber of EconomyAgriculture, Food Industry and Forestry Department AquacultureAffilation Commission for freshwater culture Commission for marine culture Section for Marine trout (in establishing Section for Shellfish culture Section for carp culture Section for white fish culture (Sea bass & bream culture Section for blue fish culture (Tuna) Section for trout culture

  5. Aquaculture production 2006 – 2012(tons/year)

  6. Today, annually production is about 16,000 tonnes of aquaculture products of which: 6,504 tons of carp and trout, 2,025 tonnes of tuna, 5,000 tons of sea bass and sea bream 2,160 tonnes of shellfish (mussels and oysters).

  7. CRO Aquaculrure-tradition Centuries-long tradition of shellfish farming More than 120 years farming of freshwater fishes In the last 30 years developing the farming of marine fish species In 1996. Croatia was the first in the Mediterranean started to grow tuna

  8. Mariculture CRO Croatian mariculture is characterized by: • farmingwhite marine fish (sea bass, sea bream and sheepshead) in the "in-shore" and "Semi off-shore" cages • tuna farming in the "offshore" cages • shellfish(oysters and mussels) on ropes • smallfarms, which establishment are followed of a relatively high capitalinvestment • Highproduction costs • Highfeed conversion factor • exportorientation

  9. RESOURCES AND NEEDS IN FISHERY Croatia underutilized natural resources infisheries (45,000 t catch, 16,000 t aquaculture). Estimates of fishing capacity in the Croatian partof Adriatic Sea is about 100,000 tons Estimated fish consumption in Croatia is only 9 kg / pc, and the worldaverage is 16 kg / pc, EU 26 kg/pc

  10. Number of companies, income, employees (2010)(without Artisans) • Fishing • No of companies 125 • Income 251 mil. Kn (33,5 million €) • No employees 865 • Aquaculture • No of companies 101 • Income 591 mil. Kn (79 million €) • No employees 851

  11. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF AQUACULTURE According to the strategic projections and available resources Croatia could achieve an annual production: - freshwater fishes - 15,000+tons - whitemarine fishes - 15,000 tons - shellfish farming - 20,000 tons - tuna farming (?) - 4,000 tons

  12. What will require a program to increase production improvementofpositive political and economicalfrendlyenvironment for development ofaquaculturesector, social acceptance and competitivenessof aquaculture highinvestments – EU andnationalfunds marketing strategy - increaseinconsumption Simplifyadministrativeprocedures - access to space and licensing time compatibilitybetweenusers of coastalareas - coordinatedspatialplanning multifunctionalfarms promotionof environmentalcriteria - increasing the sustainability improvementof environmentalfriendlytechnology Introduction of modernfarmingtechnology, improvmentof reproductivecenters- national program of selective breeding, fishfeed

  13. STRATEGY OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (NN 89/02) • The national program of fish production and consumption • OperationalProgramme Development of AquacultureThe main objectives of the program: - To bring Croatia between leading countries of theMediterranean in the field of marine fish andshellfishculture, • increasetotal annual production of freshwaterfish, • achieve efficiency at the level of internationalcompetitionand to respect the highest environmental and quality standards.

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  15. ThankYou

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