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Fish Trade, Safety, Quality and Environmental issues. Lahsen Ababouch Service Chief Fish Utilization and Marketing Department of Fisheries FAO, Rome. UNCTAD Workshop on standards and trade. Geneva. 16-17/5/2002. Main issues. Safety and quality Eco-labelling Traceability
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Fish Trade, Safety, Quality and Environmental issues Lahsen Ababouch Service Chief Fish Utilization and Marketing Department of Fisheries FAO, Rome. UNCTAD Workshop on standards and trade. Geneva. 16-17/5/2002
Main issues • Safety and quality • Eco-labelling • Traceability • Conservation (CITES)
Safety and quality issues • Chemical pollutants (aquatic environment, need for monitoring programs) • Molluscs bivalves (aquatic environment, need for monitoring programs) • Other fish and fishery products • Fish and Fishery products in the forefront
Major Stakeholders • The fish industry • The control Authoriti(es) • Support institutions • Consumer and consumer advocate groups
Third countries authorized to exports fish to the EU (List 1)
Future issues • HACCP implementation • Risk analysis • Harmonization and Equivalency
Eco-labelling • Labelling a product to identify it as having been produced by ecologically friendly practices • Characterize the “ecological friendliness” attribute(s) of the product/process • Let the consumer know about it • If there is a demand the attribute(s), product price and market shares will go up
Which Attributes? • Resource sustainability • By-catch and discard catch • Fishing techniques • Marine Species conservation (CITES) • Environmental impact (Product LCA): energy and water consumption, pollution, clean technologies • Others: Gender, labor regulations,.. • Artisanal fisheries and cost of eco-labeling
Trends in state of stocks 60% Fully Fished 50% 40% Moderately fished: U+M 30% 20% Overfished: O+D+R 10% 0% 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
Traceability • Traceability is the ability to trace the history, application or location of any entity by means of recorded identifications • Market driven demand • Analytical techniques
Traceability • Where was the fish caught? • When was it caught? • How has it been processed? (GMP) • Is it safe to eat? (HACCP) • Environment friendliness • Consumer driven, regulators, trade partners,...
Traceability of food products • new EU legislation from 2002 requires to label consignments by identifying the species name, production method and catch area • trade barrier ? • Can developing countries afford sophisticated traceability systems ?
CITES • Inclusion of commercial marine species ? • Debated at the CITES Standing Committee (March 2002) for amendments of criteria, CITES Conference (November 2002) • Because FAO has a consultative right • Activities: FAO second technical consultation - Namibia, October 2001;FAO COFI-Fish Trade, February 2002