BIM Annual, Aquaculture Survey

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2012

BIM Annual

Aquaculture Survey


83% of all employment in Irish aquaculture is along the western seaboard


Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) the Irish seafood development agency carries out an annual survey of all licensed aquaculture producers within the Republic of Ireland. Apart from a statutory obligation of producers this data provides vital information for the future development of this important industry. The following document provides a snapshot of the primary aquaculture sectors and more comprehensive data can be provided upon request.

The values and employment figures from this survey only represent the primary production sector of aquaculture and do not include employment or value created by further processing of the aquaculture produce. BIM have endeavoured to collate the most accurate information possible but the material presented from this survey is provided without any guarantees, conditions or warranties as to its accuracy.


Salmon & Trout Production of Salmon and Trout 2009 - 2012 Production of Salmon & Trout 2008 - 2011 18,000

Salmon and Trout Production Tonnes by County

5711

16,000

Salmon

14,000

Donegal

Tonnes

12,000 10,000 8,000

Donegal

Mayo

6,000

3737

Salmon

4,000 Galway

2,000

2009

2010

2011

Seawater Trout (SW)

Salmon

Galway 15

2012

2742

Freshwater Trout (FW)

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Salmon

Kilkenny

Kilkenny 220

Cork

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Freshwater Trout

Wicklow

Freshwater Trout

Wicklow

Over 80% of all

Irish salmon

production is certified organic

Key Points Salmon production is the key finfish species reared production was stable at c.12,000 tonnes in 2012.

276 Cork 90 3996

Freshwater Trout

Mayo Freshwater Trout

180

Seawater Trout

Salmon

1964

Salmon

Donegal and Cork are the main production areas accounting for over 60% of all Irish salmon production.

Production of sea reared and freshwater reared trout totalled c.780 tonnes. Sea reared levels were reduced.

Freshwater trout production is concentrated in counties Kilkenny and Wicklow which account for 83% of all production.

Average salmon prices maintained extremely positive prices above €6,000 in 2012.

Total value of all these finfish has a first sales value of nearly €80m making it Ireland’s most valuable aquaculture sector.


Salmon & Trout First Pointofof Sale Value of Salmon Trout 2009 - 2012 First Point Sale Value of Salmon & Troutand 2008-2011

€,000

Average Price of Salmon and Trout 2009 - 2012

2010

2011

Seawater Trout (SW)

2012 Freshwater Trout (FW)

Employment Total Full and Part Time in the Salmon and Trout Industry

€ 80,000 € 70,000 € 60,000 € 50,000 € 40,000 € 30,000 € 20,000 € 10,000 €0

2009

Salmon

2010

2011

Trout (SW)

2012 Trout (FW)


Total exports of

salmon, mussels and oysters amounted to

â‚Ź116m in 2012 an increase of 21% from the previous year


Galway Galway Donegal Clare

Oysters Key Points

France is the key destination country for Irish oysters and accounted for 86% of all Irish oyster exports by volume in 2012.

Cork Galway

Clare

Gigas Oysters Oysters 3461 Gigas 170

Limerick

Wexford Cork Kerry

289 479

Gigas Oysters Cork Gigas Oysters

Donegal Louth

1503

Gigas Oysters

Galway Galway

Clare

Kerry

Wexford

Gigas Oysters

83

Edulis Oysters

372

Gigas Oysters

160

Edulis Oysters

Limerick

Sligo 48

Gigas Oysters

Waterford 3461

Gigas Oysters

360

Gigas Oysters

Mayo

Wexford 289

30 Louth

Gigas Oysters

Gigas Oysters

Louth Edulis Oysters

30

Gigas Oysters

Louth 360

Gigas Oysters

Wexford

Mayo

Waterford

415

Gigas Oysters

4 Sligo

Edulis Oysters

48

3461

415

Gigas Oysters

4

Edulis Oysters

Giga

Cork

Giga

Donegal 1503

Giga

Galway

Limerick

Gigas Oysters

187

Giga

83

Edul

Kerry 372

Giga

160

Edul

Limerick 30

Giga

Louth Gigas Oysters

360

Giga

Mayo

Wexford 289

Waterford Cork

Gigas Oysters

372

170

479

Waterford

187

Kerry

Limerick

Edulis Oysters

160

Waterford Clare Donegal

83

Mayo

48

There are approximately 130 companies producing gigas oysters in Ireland with the top 15 companies accounting for nearly 70% of production.

Total employment in the oyster industry in 2012 was 933.

Waterford

Gigas and Edulis Oyster Production in Tonnes by County Gigas Oysters

Mayo

Counties Donegal and Waterford account for 68% of gigas production by volume.

Wexford

Sligo

Total gigas oyster production for 2012 was 7,313 tonnes and edulis production was 247 tonnes for the same period.

Gigas Oysters

Kerry

Limerick

Kerry

Clare

187

Gigas Oysters

415

Giga

4

Edul


Production of Gigas and Edulis Oysters 2009 - 2012

Oysters

7000 6000 Tonnes

First Point of Sale Value of Gigas and Edulis Oysters

8000

5000 4000 3000 2000

€30,000

1000

€,000

€25,000

Gigas

2009

2010

2011

2012

€20,000 Gigas

€15,000 €10,000

Average Price of Gigas and Edulis Oysters 2009 - 2012

Edulis

€5,000 €0 2009

2010

2011

Edulis

2012 €5,000 €4,500

Employment

€4,000 €3,500

Total Full and Part Time in the Gigas and Edulis Industry

€3,000 €2,500

2009 462 619 1081

2010

2011

2012

€2,000

523 321 844

622 305 927

584 349 933

€1,500 €1,000

T

T

T

T

€500 €0

Gigas

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Edulis

T

Total

EXPORTS OF IRISH OYSTERS IN 2012 WERE VALUED AT OVER €35M

2009

2010 Edulis

2011

2012 Gigas


Mussels

Key Points

Mussel Production Tonnes by County 2012

Cork 5307

5711

Donegal

Salmon

Donegal

Louth

Mayo

740

Rope Mussel

265

Bottom Mussel

Galway 1012

Galway

1694

Wexford Cork

Rope Mussel

Kerry 704

Kerry

Rope Mussel

Rope Mussel

Bottom Mussel

Mayo 941

Rope Mussel

Wexford 2855

Three counties, Louth, Kerry and Wexford accounted for 96% of all bottom mussel cultivation in 2012. Rope mussel production is predominant in the south west with county Cork alone accounting for 61% of production in 2012. Total employment in the mussel industry in 2012 was 444 jobs.

Bottom Mussel

Louth 1670

Bottom mussel production declined in 2012 with production of just over 6,000 tonnes. Rope mussel production also declined to a lesser extent with production around 9,000 tonnes.

Bottom Mussel

50% of all mussel production is certified organic

Total mussel exports were valued at over â‚Ź20m. Fresh mussels continue to be the main format exported accounting for over 90% of all mussel exports. Over 50% of the Irish mussel industry in now certified organic production.


Mussels Average Price of Bottom and Rope Cultured Mussels 2009 - 2012

Production of Bottom and Rope Cultured Mussels 2009 - 2012

€1,200 €1,000 Tonnes

€800 €600 €400 €200

2009

2010

2011

Bottom

20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0

2009

2012

2010

2011 Rope

Bottom

Rope

2012

76% of all aquaculture production is conducted along the western seaboard. With county Donegal accounting for 26% of all national production. First Point of Sale Value of Bottom and Rope Cultured Mussels

Employment Total Full and Part Time in the Bottom & Rope Mussel Industry

€,000

€ 20,000 € 15,000

2009 209 246 455

€ 10,000

175 258 433

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€ 5,000

2009

2010 Bottom

2011

2012

181 288 469

150 294 444

2010 T

T

2011 2012 Rope

Bottom

Rope

T

Total

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Novel Species Key Points This sector is geared at developing new species for production in Ireland. While volumes may not be large it is crucial for the future development of aquaculture within the country. Within the novel finfish sector char remain the predominant species accounting for over 95% of all production in terms of value. But markets have been positive for Irish grown perch.

Clams were the main species in the novel shellfish sector but have been hampered due to challenges related to disease issues. Scallop prices have remained strong despite the competitive market situation highlighting the high quality product produced.


Novel Species

Abalone

Perch

Char

Scallop

Clams

Urchin

Cod

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First sale value of Irish aquaculture in 2012 was â‚Ź133m an increase of 5% from 2011


Novel Species Average Price of Clams and Scallops 2009 - 2012

€7,000 €6,500 €6,000 €5,500 €5,000 €0

2009

2010

2011

Clams

2012 Scallops

First Point of Sale Value of Novel Finfish and Shellfish 2009 - 2012

€2000

€,000

Finfish €1500 €1000

Shellfish

€500

Production of Novel Finfish and Shellfish 2009 - 2012

€0 2009

2010

2011

2012

Employment Total Full and Part Time in the Novel Species Industry 2009 - 2012

300

Tonnes

250 200 150

2009

2010

100

20 169

20 172

2011 19

92

50

2009 Novel Finfish

2010

2011

2012

Novel Shellfish

Shellfish: abalone, clam, scallop, urchin Finfish: char, cod, perch

2012 13

78


Over 1,700 people are directly

employed in the primary sector of the

aquaculture industry in 2012, an increase of 5%


First sale value of Irish aquaculture

increased by 30% in the last four years

produce


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