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Albanian companies process salted anchovies for big names in Italy and Spain Albania has a number of dynamic companies processing salted anchovies into fillets in oil for some of the biggest brands in Italy and Spain. The high quality of the production and the lower average wage make Albania a magnet for this kind of labour-intensive production. The processing companies are stamping the product with their clients’ brands, but some are interested in developing their own logo as well. The business with salted anchovies has also generated an interest in the raw material. ­Currently most of it comes either fresh from Croatia, or salted in barrels from the client; some processors are thinking of striking agreements with fishermen to target anchovy which the processors could then salt and mature. As there is no market for the fish in Albania, not much is caught, however this could change if processors start buying up the product. Another activity that has started recently is the cultivation of mussels on ropes in the Shengjin Bay in the north of the country. Until now mussels have mainly been cultivated in the Butrinti Lagoon in the south of the country, an area where mussels have been produced for decades. However, the main problem is still the fact that Albania is not approved to export mussels to the EU. Read more on page 19 The aquaculture sector in Belarus is poised to expand significantly over the next few years if the­ government’s plan for the development of the sector is realised. The State Programme for ­Fisheries ­Development for 2011-2015 which was adopted in 2010 envisages a 34% increase in the volume of fish ­production. Pond fish farming will remain the mainstay of the sector, but the volumes of carp are ­expected to fall. The plan also emphasises the need to increase the production of high value species, such as ­sturgeon, trout, and catfish as well as to diversify production to include whitefishes, pike-perch, and c­ rustaceans.

Existing ­facilities are being renovated and used for intensive fish farming and the ­government has launched several ­initiatives to stimulate the building of new modern facilities for the intensive c­ ultivation of fish. Restocking programmes will also be developed and expanded so that the natural water bodies in the country can be regularly restocked. The reconstruction of natural spawning grounds to increase the natural reproduction of fish stocks is also among the measures envisaged in the state programme. page 36 Aquaculture: Salmon lice are one of the biggest threats to the salmon farming industry today. The lice cause the salmon to lose their appetite, grow poorly, and become more susceptible to secondary ­infections. Heavy infestation can even kill the fish. While certain chemicals are effective against the parasite the use of biological weapons to fight the pest is also a subject of much research. Cleaner fish, such as the wrasse, are being used in Norway against the lice. These fish feed on the parasites, but reports on their efficacy are mixed. In addition huge numbers of fish would be needed if all farmed salmon were to be treated with wrasse. In response, some companies have started farming wrasse.

Fighting the problem with chemotherapeutants alone has several undesirable side effects, not least the development of resistance among the lice. Read Dr Manfred Klinkhardt’s article on page 41 Refrigeration: Keeping fish cool from the time it is caught to the time it is consumed is crucial for its quality. Of the many ways of cooling the fish the use of ice is one of the best. Ice is available in a myriad different shapes and forms depending on the function it has to perform. For rapid cooling of fish an ice slush or slurry is most suitable while for storage larger particles of ice perform better. Another way to store fish is to freeze it, which gives the fish a long shelf life. As the most globally traded product in the world, fish can be transported thousand of kilometres by road, rail, air or water. While being moved the fish must be maintained at the correct temperature at all times – even when it is transhipped. Read Dr Manfred Klinkhardt’s article on page 48 www.eurofishmagazine.com

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Table of News 6 International News

Events 15 Multiannual management plans should consider fishing mortality, socio-economic factors, and effort management GFCM holds its 36th session in Morocco

Project 17 FAO National Workshop in Albania Discover the mussels of Saranda

Albania 19 Albania still plagued by illegal fshing Crisis hinders enforcement efforts 24 Mare Adriatik is expanding its product line Farmed mussels in addition to salted and marinated small pelagic fish 27 Trofte e Gjalle produces large rainbow trout Lack of information about equipment slows development 29 Konservimi Adriatik looks for additional raw material sources New agreements with fishermen for the supply of fresh fish 31 Dea Kompleksi Turistik serves freshly caught trout to visitors A tourist complex with an attached trout farm 34 Eurofish processes salted anchovies for the Italian market Wide range of salted anchovy products

Belarus 37 The fisheries and aquaculture sector in Belarus State Programme plans large increase in output of traditional and new species

Aquaculture 41 Biological weapon for health management on salmon farms Fighting salmon lice with “cleaner fish” 44 GLOBALG.A.P. standards for farmed seafood Certified environmentally and socially sustainable aquaculture

Mare Adriatik has started to produce Mediterranean mussels initially for the Albanian market.

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Contents 46 Guide to Recirculation Aquaculture Chapter 8. Case stories

Technology 48 Cold helps maintain freshness and quality “Keep cool” from the catch to the kitchen 52 Kosmotecnica plans to develop an ice nugget maker for industrial purposes Ice-making machinery for food and non-food applications 54 Cooltech has 25 years experience in liquid ice technology Easy Ice – an inexpensive cooling method for fishermen 56 Kaeliver designs customised cooling systems Efficient refrigeration and freezing systems for the fish industry

Processing 58 Kroma combines smart software with advanced hardware High yields from sophisticated equipment

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Guest Pages 64 European aquaculture hobbled by the lack of a level playing field Consumers need better information to make informed choices

Service 63 Diary Dates 66 Imprint, List of Advertisers

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[ NEWS INTERNATIONAL ] Morocco: Fostering cooperation in matters of mutual interest in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea

Aina Afanasjeva, Director of EUROFISH and Abdellah Srour, GFCM Executive Secretary signing the Memorandum of Understanding.

With a view to build upon ongoing cooperation, enhance collaboration and promote synergies with organisations sharing similar mandates and interests,

the 36th session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in Marrakech, Morocco, 14-19 May 2012 considered and adopted

seven Memoranda of Understanding. The MoU were signed with the United Nations Environment Programme - Secretariat of the Mediterranean Action Plan

(UNEP-MAP), the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS), Black Sea Commission, the Network of Managers of Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean (MedPAN), the Regional Advisory Council for the Mediterranean Sea (RACMED), the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and International Organisation for the development of Fisheries in Central and Eastern Europe (EUROFISH).

The GFCM and EUROFISH will cooperate on the dissemination of information, production of relevant publications, collection of statistics and data relating to the Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries as well as to the aquaculture sector in the region, and carry out joint activities to raise awareness of the importance of fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

Hach Lange, a company specialising in water analysis, has supplied monitoring equipment to the Sea Life Centre, a marine aquarium in Brighton. Good water quality is crucial for the well being of the animals in the aquarium and, in the case of some of the more sensitive creatures, can be vital for their survival. The instruments from Hach Lange include a hand held meter with an optical sensor to measure dissolved oxygen and salinity, and a spectrophotometer to measure the water’s content of several other elements including nitrate, nitrite, iron, copper, ammonium, and phosphate.

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Apart from ensuring that the inhabitants of the various tanks are living in water of the optimal quality, the monitoring equipment plays an important role in the research that is conducted by the aquarium in collaboration with Sussex University. Much of this work concerns cephalopods such as cuttle fish with researchers looking at feeding behaviour, camouflage, and nutrition. Since it is important that the effects observed have not been not influenced by changes in the composition of the water, the Hach Lange equipment contributes to the validity of the results.

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UK: Water quality monitoring equipment plays important role at marine aquarium

Water quality monitoring equipment from Hach Lange at the Sea Life Centre in Brighton, UK ensures a healthy environment for the exhibits. www.eurofishmagazine.com

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[ NEWS INTERNATIONAL ] Spain: New chairman of aquaculture working group in the ACFA Javier Ojeda, director of APROMAR, the Spanish association for the marine aquaculture sector, was recently appointed chairman of the working group on aquaculture, within the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture (ACFA). The ACFA is a group of representatives from the different branches of the industry including ship-owners, processors, traders, fishers, fish farmers, as well as one each for consumer interests, development, and the environment. There are altogether 21 members of the committee, who

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meet at regular intervals to discuss the subjects decided in the work programme. Prior to becoming chairman Mr Ojeda was the vice chairman of the aquaculture working group. At ACFA meetings the European Commission reports on legislative intentions, explains the development of regulations and must respond to questions raised by the members of the ACFA. The ACFA is thus a good forum to get advance information about legislation that may be introduced and to know how the other members of the committee may respond.

Javier Ojada, was recently appointed Chairman of the working group on aquaculture in the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture.

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[ NEWS INTERNATIONAL ] Belarus: Hybrid carp broodstock on display at Belagro-2012 The Belarusian Agroindustrial Week was highlighted by the opening of the international specialized exhibition Belagro-2012 which was held from 5 to 9 June in Minsk. Belagro represented the largest forum for best practices in agricultural engineering, innovative solutions in the sphere of agro-chemistry and irrigation installations, breeding of animals and reproduction equipment, food processing equipment, packaging machinery and many other sectors.

Founded by “MinskExpo” and co-organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Industry and the National Academy of Sciences, Belagro-2012 attracted over 300 companies from 18 countries. Seventy percent of the exhibitors were from Belarus, and the remainder from Austria, Belgium, China, Germany, France Iran, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain, the USA, Ukraine and other countries.

Smoked, salted and dried carp, sturgeon, pike and other species from Selets fish farm and processing plant.

A special exposition of Belarusian agricultural sector, including fisheries, was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Several fish farms and processing companies demonstrated live farmed fish including new

The largest national fish farms such as “Selets”, “Luban”, “Krasnaya Sloboda”, “Sokolovo”, and others showed their knowhow in growing carp species. The laboratory of selection and breeding of fish species of the Institute for

breeds and examples of products, while the Institute for Fisheries of the Republic of Belarus had an exposition for new types of fish feed and feed additives for farmed fish.

Fisheries presented interbreed crosses of Belarusian carp species with German and Yugoslavian carp and its hybrids for industrial farming – Izobelinsky, Lakhvinsky and Tremlyansky carp. The main target of the laboratory is the creation of breeds and breeding groups with increased growth rate, high viability and improved consumer properties. The Izobelinsky carp breed consists of two varieties of scaly carp and two of mirror carp and Izobelinsky

female carps produce 900 – 1080 thousand eggs. The Lakhvinsky breed is characterized by increased resistance to diseases and unfavourable conditions during winder and summer periods. The Tremlyansky breed, which includes scaly and the mirror carps, is adapted to water logging and lower quality of water during winter and summer periods, and is more resistant to inflammatory diseases of the swim bladder.

Denmark: Fish is healthy, but tends to lose out to chicken The Organisation of Danish Aquaculture in its newsletter dated June reports that the effectiveness of the Danish campaign fish twice a week was analysed by YouGov, a market research institute in March. The

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institute analysed the responses of 807 18 to 64-year-olds and concluded that the proportion of people who eat fish twice a week for dinner had not risen.

Chicken was fish’s main competitor and consumption of

chicken had risen substantially since 2010. Fish is thought of as healthy, sustainable, and environmentally friendly on the one hand, but on the other is considered expensive and is less readily regarded as a

meal choice than, for example, chicken. Between 2010 and 2011 sales of fresh and chilled fish increased while sales of frozen fish and fish conserves dropped leading to an overall drop of 1,800 tonnes.

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[ NEWS INTERNATIONAL ] Turkey: Comprehensive programme at Offshore Mariculture Conference in Izmir The biannual Offshore Mariculture Conference organised

by Mercator Media will be held this year in Izmir, Turkey on 17 and 18 October. The conference will be chaired by Neil Sims, Joint CEO of Kampachi Farms, a fish farming company based on Hawaii and will provide participants with insights into the latest research and policy developments with a bearing on the offshore mariculture industry in Europe and in international waters. The programme for the technical sessions will address all the stages in offshore mariculture from the seed to grow-out and will include presentations on feed, new species, integration with other offshore activities, as well as on innovations in cage technologies.

The conference promises an international perspective with speakers from Europe, Asia, Australia and America and will

The Offshore Mariculture Conference in Izmir, Turkey will include a session on Turkish mariculture and on 19 October participants will have the opportunity to visit a fish farm.

include a session on the Turkish offshore mariculture sector with case studies. The provisional conference programme can now be viewed at www. offshoremariculture.com. On 19

Belgium: European Aquaculture Society wins premium sponsor Sintef Aquaculture and Fisheries will become a premium sponsor of the European Aquaculture Society as of 1 July 2012, the EAS has announced in a press release.

Premium sponsors support EAS’ objectives as a whole and make a financial contribution that enables EAS to offer reduced membership fees to students and to people from relatively low-income countries.

Sintef is a research organisation based in Norway with research activities in several fields including

fisheries and aquaculture. The sponsorship will support Sintef’s network in the field of aquaculture research and will strengthen Sintef’s collaboration with EAS. As a premium sponsor Sintef will be promoted through the EAS website and its publication as well as at the conferences Aqua 2012 and Aquaculture Europe 2013. Sintef is the EAS’ second premium sponsor; MSD Animal Health has been a premium sponsor for the organisation for some years already.

Correction The dates of Aqua 2012 are 1-5 September and not 2-4 September as mentioned in a news item in the June edition of Eurofish Magazine. www.eurofishmagazine.com

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October participants will have the opportunity to visit an offshore farm to witness first-hand the developments in the Turkish aquaculture sector that will have been discussed the day before.

The Turkish Ministry for Food, Agriculture, and Livestock, one of the conference supporters, is hosting the gala conference dinner on 17 October on board a yacht in the Izmir Bay.

Spain: NGO calls for marine park deserves to be extended Oceana, an advocacy organisation for the protection of the world’s oceans has urged the Spanish authorities to review the management and extend the area of the marine Cabrera National Park, off the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean.

The organisation points out that more than half the species in the park are insufficiently protected as their distribution extends to areas outside the park and within the park the lack of surveillance has left it vulnerable to poachers. The many algae, invertebrate and fish species that can be found on the

seabed in the park are also found in unprotected areas outside the park, which in addition host habitats of high environmental value, such as large kelp forests, coralligenous sea beds, and black coral communities.

Ricardo Aguilar, Director of Projects and Research of Oceana in Europe says that these habitats which provide breeding grounds for picarel, squid, and red mullet, are perfect for inclusion in the Spanish National Park Network as the law requires them to be protected and in the current network they are poorly represented, if at all.

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[ NEWS INTERNATIONAL ] Spain: Seafood Barcelona gets ready to take off

China: Hong Kong a major destination for Chinese seafood exports

The newest seafood event to be launched in Europe, Seafood Barcelona, will be held for the first time at the Fira de Barcelona, Gran Vía fairground in Barcelona 15-17 October 2012. The event is organised by Diversified Business Communications, the company behind the European Seafood Exposition, in partnership with Alimentaria Exhibitions, organisers of the Alimentaria series of events. Online registration for the event is now open. Seafood buyers can now register to attend Seafood Barcelona by visiting the event’s website, www.seafoodbarcelona.com, and navigating to the registration page. Attendee registration fees are EUR 40 per person before 14 October 2012 and EUR 60 after 14 October 2012. Registration is free for highvolume buyers who qualify for Seafood Barcelona’s Key Buyer Program.

From 2009 to 2010 exports of seafood from China increased by 11.15 to 3.33m tonnes, according to Infoyu. Imports over the same period increased by a more modest 2.1 to 3.82m tonnes. In value terms exports increased by 28 to USD13.83bn and imports by 24.3 to USD6.54bn. In value terms shrimp, other shellfish, tilapia and eel were the most exported products in 2010. Japan followed by the US, the EU, and South Korea were the main destinations for Chinese exports accounting for 68 of the total value. Hong Kong accounted for 7 of Chinese exports or almost USD1bn.

This represents an increase of 341 since 2001. Of China’s main export markets for seafood only the United States has recorded a bigger increase in the value of exports over the same period.

Hong Kong’s importance as a gateway to China and a significant consumer of fish and seafood in its own right are all reasons to attend the third edition of the Asian Seafood Exposition on 11-13 September 2012 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Organised by Diversified

in Madrid, is second only to the famous Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo in terms of fish volumes and trading activity. Within the EU, Spain is the biggest producer, importer, and exporter of seafood products, according to the European Commission. As host to such an important seafood industry it is appropriate that Spain should now also have a dedicated seafood fair. Seafood Barcelona will allow buyers and sellers to meet face to face and the organisers hope that the fair will become the new hub for the dynamic seafood market in southern Europe and the Maghreb region of Africa.

Spain is one of the largest consumers and traders of fish and seafood products in the world.

The fish division at Mercamadrid, the wholesale food market

Business Communications the exposition will connect retail, foodservice, and distribution buyers with suppliers of live, fresh, frozen and packaged seafood products and services looking to access the prosperous Asia-Pacific and Hong Kong seafood market.

Last year’s exposition attracted more than 150 exhibiting companies from 23 countries, and over 4,500 buyers from 50 countries, reports Diversified. Additional growth is expected at this year’s event with many exhibiting companies returning for this third edition. The international presence this year will be augmented with new country representation from Scotland, Ecuador, and France.

Bulk buyers from multi-unit retail, hospitality, government, and foodservice establishments will benefit from Diversified’s exclusive Key Buyer programme.

The Asian Seafood Exposition will be held in conjunction with Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong, held for more than a decade, and a newly launched co-located event, Frozen Food Asia.

Mexico: X-ray inspection systems draw significant interest at packaging show Eagle Product Inspection, a Florida, USA-based company, displayed a range of x-ray equipment for the inspection of glass and rigid containers at the Expo Pack Mexico 2012. The company produces x-ray inspection systems that are used for inspection during production, or of the final product, to screen for bone, metal, stone or glass. The Pack 240 XE, for example, is designed specifically for small and medium 10

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enterprises to inspect packaged products. It offers a “supermarket package” that combines software and hardware for enhanced control measures of the product that increase the security of production lines as demanded by many supermarkets. A customised interface facilitates changeovers, reduces downtime and increases the flexibility of the product inspection process. Users can also be assigned different levels

of rights to further enhance security.

Another machine, the Tall Pro XS, solves the problem of blind spots at the base of an upright container such as a bottle or jar when being inspected. The solution is a side view inspection providing full inspection of cans and bottles on high speed lines.

The system is compact and can easily be deployed over existing

conveyor belts without having to modify the production line or change the plant layout. The image analysis software enables the machine to accurately measure the contents making allowances for missing or double lids. X-ray inspection equipment from Eagle can also be used to determine the fill level, headspace, and the presence or absence of components to alert manufacturers and avoid waste. www.eurofishmagazine.com

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[ NEWS INTERNATIONAL ] Germany: New logistics terminal ready to start operations in JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven

The Nordfrost Seaport Terminal located in the JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven Logistics Zone will attract imports currently going through ports in the Benelux area.

The JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven inaugurated the Nordfrost Seaport Terminal in the port’s logistics zone in June. While the whole harbour is expected to start operations in September, the Nordfrost terminal is scheduled to commence operations in August.

As the first logistics company to set up shop in the port Nordfrost will offer storage areas for all kinds of goods that are expected to pass through the port for distribution throughout Europe. The Nordfrost Terminal now measures 25,000 sq. m in this first construction phase and includes storage, transhipment, laboratories, and technical facilities. The Border Control Authorities have rented

space in the terminal and have moved in already. Nordfrost have already invested EUR45m in the first part of the building and over the next three years depending on the development of cargo movements in the harbour the building will expand to 65,000 sq. m.

The first phase of the building took seven months to complete.

Nordfrost will offer tailor-made value-added services to each of its customers and will gradually increase the number of personnel from 80 to approximately 500 by 2015. Nordfrost will redirect goods that are currently being imported via Benelux harbours to the new facility as it will offer significant improvements in efficiency.

Belgium: Agreement on sanctions for unsustainable fishing practices targets Iceland and Faroe Islands The Danish Presidency and the European Parliament have agreed on a comprehensive package of sanctions against countries engaged in unsustainable fishing practices. The sanctions are likely be deployed against Iceland and the Faroe Islands who have unilaterally and massively increased their mackerel quotas – to 147,000 and 149,000 tonnes respectively in 2012. The sanctions allow for a ban on the import of Icelandic and Faroese caught mackerel, and associated species, into the EU. The term “associated species” is broadly defined and could cover a wide range of fishery products including the extensive whitefish imports. Further measures include restrictions on the use of EU ports by vessels flying the flag of the offending states www.eurofishmagazine.com

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or territories, and restrictions on boats transporting fish from the stock of common interest. If the initial sanctions are deemed to have no impact further measures can be taken. The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association expressed its satisfaction with the sanctions saying it hoped that they clearly showed that unsustainable fishing would not be tolerated by the international fishing community and that it hoped the sanctions would bring Iceland and the Faroese back to the negotiating table. The Northern Pelagic Working Group also welcomed the agreement on sanctions against countries engaged in unsustainable fishing practices saying that it would send a strong signal to countries such as Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

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[ NEWS INTERNATIONAL ] Netherlands: New materials support programme to fight sea lice MSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal Health in the United States and Canada), the producers of Slice (emamectin benzoate), a drug to combat sea lice on salmon, has just launched new materials to support its Slice Sustainability Project. The project has four core principles – protect, conserve, renew and succeed – and provides practical advice and

field-proven solutions to develop and maintain successful sea lice management programmes. The new materials comprise two 36-page booklets that were presented at the Sea Lice Conference in Bergen, Norway in May. One publication, “Slice Usage Guidelines”, was developed by aquatic health specialists at MSD Animal Health to review the principles of

sea lice resistance management and the key factors in developing sustainable, integrated programs.

The booklet also reviews other sea lice treatment options, timing of controls and feeding guidelines.

In addition, it includes an overview of the Slice Sustainability Project and a separate chapter with practical answers to frequently asked questions about

sea lice management. MSD Animal Health also released a new “Slice Technical Monograph” with detailed chapters on pharmacokinetics, toxicology and environmental characteristics.

A chapter on the efficacy of Slice includes the latest data demonstrating the effectiveness of the product in Canada, Chile, Norway and Scotland.

Spain: FAO and Conxemar join forces to organise a World Congress of Cephalopods The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations together with the Spanish Association of Wholesalers, Importers, Manufacturers and Exporters of Fish products and Fish farming (Conxemar) are organising the World Congress of Cephalopods.

The event will take place in Vigo (Spain) on 1 October as part of the XIV International Frozen Seafood Products Exhibition Conxemar, one the largest frozen fish fairs in the world.

Leading experts and high-level specialists will bring a detailed review of the state of cephalopods resources in Africa, Asia and South America and seafood industry top executives will analyse the cephalopods market in Europe and Asia. Ecolabelling, sustainability and innovation regarding cephalopods will be addressed in different roundtables and panel discussions, in which representatives of the European Commission and the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment will participate.

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Conxemar, the international trade show for frozen seafood, will be held back to back with a conference on cephalopods held the day before the trade show.

October. The exhibition is organised by the Spanish Association of Wholesalers, Importers, Manufacturers and Exporters of Fish products and Fish farming (Conxemar), a non-profit organization

representing the interest of 253 seafood trading and processing companies with a total turnover of EUR6,337m and 13,285 employees.

In 2011, Conxemar exhibition had 520 exhibitors and visitors from 92

countries. In 2012, provisional data shows that in June, four months ahead of the opening day, nearly 95 of the floor has already been sold and 9 in 10 companies will exhibit again at Conxemar 2012.

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[ NEWS INTERNATIONAL ] UK: Scottish mussel fishery wins MSC certification

Members of Seafood Shetland with Ruth Henderson, Chief Executive of Seafood Shetland.

All mussel production on Shetland as well as production in Scotland by members of the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group

(SSMG) has now been certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainability standard. With over 4,500 tonnes in

2011 Shetland mussel production represents 65 of Scottish production and is worth GBP5.3m (EUR6.63m) to the local econ-

omy. Ruth Henderson, the chief executive of Seafood Scotland, an interest organisation for the seafood processing and shellfish growing sector, said it was important that growth in the sector also conformed to the principles of sustainability. The assessment, which was carried out by Food Certification International, should open the doors to other markets both in the UK and overseas for Scottish mussels. The certification highlights the low impact of the fishery on the ecosystem and the robust governance plans that are in place. The certification is the first for an enhanced fishery in Scotland, said Claire Pescod, UK Fishery Outreach Manager for the MSC, and will substantially enhance the quantity of MSCcertified seafood available in the UK and Europe. An enhanced fishery is one that lies somewhere in between a pure wild-capture fishery and pure aquaculture. In the case of the Scottish mussel fishery, the spat are collected from the wild and grown on ropes filter feeding naturally from the water around them. They thus fall within the scope of the MSC’s definition of an enhanced fishery.

Denmark: Packed agenda at BSRAC Executive Committee meeting On Tuesday 26 June 2012, the Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council (BSRAC) held its Executive Committee meeting at the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries in Copenhagen. Most of the Executive Board members were there, plus member state representatives from Denmark, Poland and Sweden; Russia was also represented.

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BSRAC held a specific working group to discuss the fish stocks advice from ICES in Klaipeda on 13 and 14 June, with Commission and ICES representatives taking part. Their participation is very important so the members can investigate and discuss the technical details and issues directly.

Advice formulation on the TACs and quotas was an easier process this year, basically because of the positive development for most of the stocks in the Baltic for which there are TACs: most of them are

The BSRAC finalised its recommendations for the Baltic Sea fishery in 2013 at the Executive Committee (ExCom) meeting held at the end of June in Copenhagen. Left to right, Ewa Milewska ExCom vice chair, Reine J. Johansson ExCom chair, Michael Andersen Chair of Demersal WG, Mart Undrest Chair of Pelagic WG. Eurofish Magazine 4/ 2012

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[ NEWS INTERNATIONAL ] now fished at maximum sustainable yield (MSY). The BSRAC also appreciated that ICES has developed a format of advice for stocks with limited data and has been able to provide quantitative advice for the flatfish stocks in the Baltic.

Another discussion point was multi-species management in

the Baltic Sea. This year too ICES and the Commission’s Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) produced reports and suggestions on fisheries management advice in the Baltic based on a multi-species approach. So far, it’s limited to certain stocks in the Baltic. On multi-species management,

the BSRAC is positive, but sees it as a learning process which will take time and which needs careful development.

Other items that were taken up at the meeting included an update on Baltfish, a potential model for more regionalised management in the Baltic and keenly supported by the BSRAC; a briefing

on recent work into selective gear types and designs to reduce discards by Hans Nilsson from the University of Stockholm; and last but not least the announcement of a seminar on ecosystem management on 25 and 26 September in Gdynia. For more information about the BSRAC’s recommendations or the seminar visit www.bsrac.org.

Germany: ComFish capacity building workshop ComFish aims at overcoming the identified challenges in different fisheries regions, through stimulating the uptake of scientific knowledge on fisheries related research by the many stakeholders that play a role or have close links with the fisheries industry, its innovation, EU policies, economics, food, health and regionalsocietal aspects. This will be done through gathering, packaging and disseminating the new knowledge generated within this project as well as the knowledge generated within other EU research projects.

Among the project tools for identifying challenges but also for proposing possible solutions, are the five regional participatory events (RPSE’s) that are spread over a twelve-month period. The events will bring together various fisheries stakeholders from different fisheries sea basins who among other things will identify whether stakeholders are aware of pertinent scientific information that could help to overcome challenges. Ultimately, the information generated will help ComFish to prepare the information packages for dissemination to various target groups.

the same methodologies, and to allow valid comparisons between the meetings a capacity building workshop was organized on 14-15 June in Feising, Germany.

The workshop’s aim was that the RPSEs organizers and facilitators can effectively prepare, manage and lead the events.

In order to ensure that the RPSEs are of the same standards and use

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The capacity building workshop on 14-15 June in Feising, Germany was to ensure that the RPSEs are of the same standards and use the same methodologies.

as to how to plan and deliver the RPSEs as well as follow-up steps.

The project partners – representatives from Norway, Poland, Spain, Italy and Bulgaria – have been trained as facilitators and rapporteurs for the organization of the events in their respective regions.

They have been given various communication tools to catalyse to promote the dialogue between the participants.

Finally, the dates for the first RPSE have been agreed; it will take place in Bulgaria, on 5-6 November 2012.

For more information on the project or if you would like to get involved, please visit www.comfish.eu or contact Dr. Paul Pechan, project coordinator (paul.pechan@ifkw.lmu.de) or Anca Sfetcovici (anca.sfetcovici@eurofish.dk).

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[ Events ] Multiannual management plans should consider fishing mortality, socio-economic factors, and effort management

GFCM holds its 36th session in Morocco

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he General Fisheries Com­ mission for the Mediterra­ nean (GFCM) is a Regional Fishery Management Organisa­ tion established in 1952 under the Constitution of the Food and Agri­ cultural Organisation. Consisting of 24 Members, including the European Union, GFCM’s objec­ tives are to promote the devel­ opment, conservation, rational management and best utilisation of living marine resources, as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterra­ nean, the Black Sea and conne­ cting waters.

More than 90 participants from GFCM Members, non Members and observer organizations par­ ticipated at the 36th session of the GFCM held in Marrakech, Morocco, from 14-19 May 2012.

Focus on the responsible management of fish resources In accordance with its mandate, GFCM activities include: – assessment of fish resources status; – monitoring of fishing capacity; – management of fishing activi­ ties, and – protection of threatened spe­ cies and their habitats.

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done and considered many of the actions important for their State.

Taking also into consideration the conclusions and advice pro­ vided by SAC, the Commission adopted several binding recom­ mendations, namely measures for the exploitation of red coral, mitigation of incidental catches of cetaceans, and fisheries manage­ ment measures for conservation of sharks and rays in the GFCM competence area.

One of the major issues discussed was the adoption of multian­ nual management plans. While this measure was considered the preferred means to improve fish­ eries management, delegations stressed the need to continue designing multiannual manage­ ment plans that take into account not only reductions in fishing mortality, but also complemen­ tary measures focused on the management of fishing activities (e.g. seasonal closures). It was stressed that socio-economic aspects also needed to be con­ sidered and these plans should be set up on the basis of different scenarios evaluated by SAC and proposed by Members at subregional level.

Aquaculture calls for measures to address the challenges Aquaculture has been on the GFCM agenda for some dec­ ades. To cope with the increas­ ing importance of the sector, the GFCM has been promoting the sustainable development of

aquaculture in the region, while fostering better governance con­ sistent with the need for marine spatial planning, integrated coastal zone management and ecosystem approach.

Delegates emphasised the impo­ rtant social and economic role of aquaculture for the region and particularly for countries where aquaculture is considered an emerging and strategic sector.

At the same time, they under­ lined the need for market stud­ ies, certification and traceability initiatives.

as conserve the environment and rationalise investments.

Intensifying cooperation to face the future The 36th session also discussed a future plan of action for the GFCM. The first GFCM framework ­programme was presented to the Commission. It aims to promote sustainable development and coo­peration in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea through fisheries and aquaculture thus improving capac­ ity building at national level and

During the 36th session the regional dimension of aquacul­ ture vis-à-vis other activities along the coastal zones was highlighted, such as the interaction between aquaculture and capture fisher­ ies. Several delegates highlighted the crucial environmental and socio-economic role of coastal lagoons and stressed the need to preserve, monitor and restore these productive ecosystems.

Noting that aquaculture activi­ ties are rapidly expanding in the GFCM area of competence, and acknowledging conflicts between aquaculture activities and other users of the coastal zone, the Com­ mission adopted a Resolution on guidelines on Allocated Zones for Aquaculture (AZAs) which should be considered a practical tool for national administrations for the selection of sites for aqua­ culture activities. Setting up AZAs in coastal areas in particular could prevent and reduce conflicts between competing users, as well

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From left to right: Árni Mathiessen, Assistant Director-General, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department; Abdelajabbar Youssefi representing the host country, Morocco; Stefano Cataudella, Chairperson of GFCM; Abdellah Srour, GFCM Executive Secretary.

has a thematic dimension. Several delegations showed strong appre­ ciation for this programme and looked forward to participating in its activities, while others stressed the need to accommodate emerging needs from the region. Any activ­ ity that will be launched through this programme will fall outside the scope of the regular programme of the GFCM and would be supported with extra budgetary funds.

As for its regular programme, the Commission adopted an ambitious annual work plan to be implemented during the 2012-2013 intersession through ­ its four sub-committees - SAC, the Committee on Aquaculture (CAQ), the Compliance Commit­ tee (CoC), and the Committee of Administration and Finance (CAF). Major issues, such as gear 16 Eurofish Magazine 4 / 2012

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selectivity and fishing technol­ ogy, exploitation of red coral, artificial reefs, stock assessments of demersal and small pelagic species and European eel will be on the agenda of SAC. The Commission will also continue to focus on the Black Sea basin which experiences intensive fish­ ing and is jeopardised by threats to the marine environment.

In the area of aquaculture the focus will be on site selection and management, and the use of indicators for aquaculture sustainability in different areas, such as coastal lagoons, as well as economic and marketing issues.

The Commission underlined that CAQ should also focus on certi­ fication and traceability, aquatic animal health, biosecurity and genetics in aquaculture.

In light of the conclusions of the Task Force set up in view of the 60th anniversary of GFCM (1952-2012) to modernize the institutional and legal framework of the Com­ mission, the 36th session decided that there is still room to improve the functioning of the GFCM. In this regard, although the need to remain an FAO body was clearly stated by Members, maximum functional autonomy was urged.

Also, the need to improve coop­ eration with international organi­ sations having a sectoral compe­ tence in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea was emphasised.

The 36th session expressed satis­ faction for the support enjoyed by the GFCM at sub-regional level from FAO Regional Projects which enhance, in particular, scientific cooperation in line with GFCM

priorities and strategies. In addi­ tion, it was acknowledged that the Commission cooperates closely with other international organisa­ tions in matters of mutual interest.

In this very connection, the 36th session pointed out the increas­ ing cooperation between the GFCM and several partner organ­ izations. Recognizing the impor­ tance of coordination, seven memoranda of understanding were signed during the session by the GFCM with UNEP-MAP, Black Sea Commission, ICES, ACCO­ BAMS, RAC-MED, MedPAN end EUROFISH. It is foreseen that col­ laboration under the umbrella of the adopted memoranda would help to bring together knowledge and expertise, improve synergies and avoid duplications.

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[ PROJECT ] FAO National Workshop in Albania

Discover the mussels of Saranda The health benefits of fish are widely publicised; however, the healthy attributes of bivalve molluscs do not receive the same attention. Except perhaps in countries that have a tradition of cultivating and consuming bivalves, most consumers are not aware that molluscs are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids that help fight cholesterol and heart disease.

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oreover, it is less known that Albania is the fourth-largest ­European producer of Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus ­galloprovincialis) after Italy, Greece and France, with a production of about 1,400 tonnes in 2010 (FAO).

Workshop seeks to upgrade industry ­capabilities The three-day workshop on “Bivalve safety management” in Saranda, Albania on 26 - 28 June, focused on food safety aspects related to market access, with the objective to upgrade the industry’s ability to produce and export to key markets such as the ­ European Union (EU).

The event was organised by the FAO, Eurofish and the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Administration in Albania, as part of the regional FAO/TCP project “Sustainable development of the aquaculture sector from a postharvest perspective with a focus on quality, traceability and safety.”

The project’s ­ beneficiaries are the East Mediterranean countries Albania, Croatia, ­ Montenegro and Turkey.

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most remarkable archaeological sites in the ­Adriatic, a UNESCO heritage, located just 20 km south of the town.

Most Albanian bivalve mollusc production is concentrated in the Butrinti lagoon area, and this activity is of paramount importance for the coastal communities. The Mediterranean mussel is the most significant species and production has shown an increasing trend over the past five years. At a lunch hosted by local producers diners acknowledged that the mussels were of premium quality; currently these are either consumed locally or are sold to processing plants. Albania is not allowed to export fresh/chilled bivalves to the EU, since the ­country does not comply with EU sanitary ­requirements.

Exporting to the EU is a cherished goal

top ­priority for the Montenegrin Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, which has ambitious plans to increase the production to 2,500 tonnes over the next 20 years mostly for exporting to the EU, but also for local consumption. Currently Montenegro is not certified to export to the EU, however, the country exports small quantities to neighbouring Serbia.

The workshop programme therefore addressed the food safety requirements for the bivalve industry in the two countries, focusing on safety management, including hazards, Codex Alimentarius, monitoring and control measures, HACCP principles and HACCP implementation in bivalve depuration plants, ­ traceability, and design and construction of depuration plants. Issues related to biotoxins monitoring practices, risk management, as well as monitoring

Representatives from Montenegro were also invited to the workshop, since mariculture, ­ including the production of oysters and mussels, are a significant part of the marine fisheries sector there. The country produces around 200 tonnes of mussels per year, with a value of EUR300,000.

There are 16 producers of mussels (Mytilus ­galloprovincialis) and one ­producer of oysters (Ostrea edulis) all located in the Boka Kotorska Bay area. Increasing bivalve ­mollusc ­production is a

programme designs, legislation, communication and methods were also raised and debated.

Furthermore, the requirements for export to the EU were explained in detail, including the Rapid Alert System and the TRAde Control and Export System (TRACES). Last but not least, the workshop included an overview of the bivalve market analysing consumption trends and showing case studies of ­promotional campaigns for increasing bivalve consumption.

Field visits draw ­enthusiastic response The event gathered 37 Albanian and 9 Montenegrin participants, representatives from bivalve mollusc producers, local and central government, as well as veterinary inspectors. After two days of presentations and intense discussions, the third

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Albania still plagued by illegal fishing

Shengjin harbour is one of the main fishing ports in Albania, the others are Durres, Vlora and Saranda.

Crisis hinders enforcement efforts Albanian capture fisheries production can be divided into marine and freshwater fisheries. The Albanian coastline of 427 km (FAO) is divided between the Adriatic Sea in the north and the Ionian Sea in the south with approximately two thirds bound by the Adriatic Sea. Total capture fisheries (marine and freshwater) in Albania collapsed following the political changes in the early 90s reaching their nadir in 1997 when production was 1,014 tonnes.

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he drastic decline in Albania’s fisheries production could be attributed to several factors as outlined in a report by the World Bank*.

The institutional structures to manage fisheries and ports had failed. Effective enforcement of the rules and regulations

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governing fisheries was not being carried out. Illegal fishing activities were rampant. Boats, many of which were not licensed, were operating too close to the coast and destroying the breeding grounds for fish, and foreign vessels were plundering Albanian waters.

Significant improvement in conditions over the last 15 years Illegal activities were not confined to the coast, but were also rampant inland. Far greater numbers of vessels were reported to be operating on the Lake Ohrid than

the number of licenses that had been issued. Unsustainable volumes of the endemic Ohrid trout were being harvested and the use of explosives to harvest fish was commonplace both in the inland lakes and the Adriatic Sea. Since that time however things have changed substantially in terms of

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Mimoza Cobani, Aquaculture Expert, Fisheries Directorate, Ministry of Environment, Forestry & Water Administration.

stability and institutional capacity, though there are still a number of challenges to be faced. The improvements in fisheries management are reflected in the statistics which show a fairly steady rise in production, reaching 6,145 tonnes in 2010 (FAO).

The main marine species caught in 2010 were hake (280 t), caramote prawn (Penaeus kerathurus) (228 t), gilthead seabream (225 t), and European seabass (170 t). Catches of European anchovy were a meagre 3 tonnes that year.

Despite the limited catch Albania has several anchovy-processing companies. They obtain the raw material either in the form of salted fish from their clients or as fresh fish usually from Croatia. Some of these processors are now planning to enter into agreements with fishermen for the supply of anchovies, which may well increase interest in fishing for anchovy.

A study for the European Commission prepared in 2010 reports that there were 280 fishing vessels in Albania based in four ports. Durres, the largest port in Albania, hosted 111 vessels, Vlora 20

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85, Shengjin 50, and Saranda 34.

Shengjin, Durres, and Vlora, are all along the Adriatic Sea coast, while Saranda is far to the south along the Ionic Sea. Fishing is divided into professional and artisanal depending on the type of gear that is used. Trawls and purse seines fall into the professional category, while fixed or selective gear such as hooks, fixed nets, gill nets, or trammel nets are considered artisanal fishing gear. The artisanal boats are less than 12 GT.

for four weeks during the breeding season, but for the last two year the members have observed a six week moratorium on fishing along the shore where the carp spawn. Apart from carp other commercially important fish are mullet and eel.

Inland fishery catches equal marine capture volumes

The fishery in the lake is affected by the politicisation of the fishery management, says Mr Cinari.

While 150 memberships would have been a more suitable number considering the level of the stock the number was set at 210 for political reasons. While the number of those that are licensed to fish is more than the stock can handle, the fishery also has to contend with illegal fishermen. This is a significant problem because the authorities have been forced to cutback their enforcement activities due to the economic crisis. As a result, inspections of the lake have been reduced to a bare minimum giving poachers a free hand. In the face of this adversity Mr Cinari has resorted to some innovative tactics. He is entering into agreements with local municipalities to strengthen his organisation and spread the word about the perils of illegal fishing. He also uses the local television network to inform the public about the impact of IUU fishing on the stocks, the environment and on the licensed fishers.

The inland capture fishery produces almost as much fish as the marine fishery. In 2010 marine capture amounted to 3,100 tonnes while the inland fishery was 3,040 tonnes. The fishery is mainly in the five lakes, four of which are large cross border lakes Shkodra, Ohrid, and the major and minor Prespa lakes. The Shkodra Lake is the largest of the four and the fishery is managed by the local fishery management organisation (FMO).

There are 210 memberships (subjects) in the FMO, each of which comprises two people and one boat. Members are allotted a certain part of the lake in which they can fish, but they can apply to the FMO to change the area if they wish to move to another part. One of the main species caught in the Shkodra Lake is carp, as it is the most valuable. Arjan Cinari, the secretary of the FMO, says that catches of carp have been falling the last few years, but a recent evaluation of the stock shows that the new generation is abundant and he expects that within a year or two there will be many more fish. For the last two year the organisation has strictly followed the restrictions on the fishery during the breeding period for carp.

Normally the fishery is curtailed

Using cooperation agreements, media to strengthen fishery management organisations

Members of the FMO are artisanal fishers who use selective gear.

Industrial fishing in the lake with purse seines or trawls is forbidden in order to protect the autochthonous species as well as to safeguard biodiversity and the environment within the lake. The fishery is illustrative of the importance of

Celnike Shegani, Aquaculture Expert, runs the hatchery that each year releases about 1m koran fingerlings into the Ohrid Lake.

artisanal fishing to those fishermen who practise it. Although only a tiny part of the national economy, artisanal fishing is often the only source of income for the fishermen and their families, and hence plays an important role amongst the small communities that live close to the lakes. We are very protective of the lake, maintains Mr Cinari.

Our mandate is sustainable fisheries and the economic well being of the fishermen, which is why we have been so careful about observing the closed season. This falls around April depending on the water temperature. Carp spawns when the water temperature reaches a certain level. The temperature is monitored by the authorities who consult with the fishers and then decide on the period when the fishery is to be closed.

International federation of FMOs under discussion The FMO works together with the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Water Administration in Tirana sending quarterly reports of catches from the lake.

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Following the development in catches both legal and illegal Mr Leonard Manellari, Fisheries Inspector Ohrid Lake, is optimistic about the stock of koran (Salmo letnica), an autochthonous species, in the Ohrid Lake.

visibly proud of the way the FMO is managed. Meticulous records of all transactions that are carried out by the organisation, payments made and received, the contracts signed with the members, attestations, certificates, minutes of meetings, etc. are all carefully filed and are available for scrutiny. The paperwork has been audited by international organisations and the FMO commended for its transparency.

Mr Cinari is now using his knowledge and experience in running an FMO to assist FMOs on other lakes that are smaller and not as well managed. Of the other lakes, Ohrid has 115 subjects, Prespa major has 70, Prespa minor has 28, and another small lake has 24.

This role has made him a natural choice to represent all the FMOs

in a national federation, which gives the fishermen a more powerful lobby to protect their interests. Mr Cinari and others are now working to create an international federation which brings together the representatives of the national federations from all the countries in the region – Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Greece.

certified by a veterinarian and is stored under the proper hygiene and safety standards. The price of the fish is determined on a day to day basis by a committee of fishermen based on the type of fish, the volumes, size etc. Prices range from about EUR10 per kg for carp to EUR6 for eel, while mullet lies somewhere in between.

At the Shkodra Lake FMO the daily catch of fish is brought in and stored in the organisation’s coldstore, where it is inspected by a veterinarian who certifies that it is fit for human consumption. The fish is distributed through three fish shops that are authorised by the FMO, and who are allowed to carry the FMO logo. This guarantees that the fish is caught legitimately by a member of the FMO and has been

Government hatchery breeds autochthonous fish for restocking In the Shkodra Lake the stock is managed by limiting the fishery to artisanal methods and by prohibiting fishing during the carp spawning season. In the Ohrid and the two Prespa Lakes restocking programmes complement the natural reproduction of the autochthonous

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Table 1 Capture fisheries in Albania, selected species (tonnes) 2006

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2009

2010

Common carp

430

435

371

214

670

Bleak

402

504

190

530

505

Crucian carp

394

431

380

208

458

European hake

280

275

275

336

280

Caramote prawn

102

18

23

20

228

Gilthead seabream

110

51

110

67

225

European seabass

135

200

258

208

170

Silver carp

148

169

125

183

165

Common sole

48

63

63

69

120

European eel

190

116

93

66

114

European pilchard (=Sardine)

115

95

110

120

104

European anchovy

1

10

7

5

3

Other

3374.3

3130.4

3502

3920

3103.2

Total

5729.3

5497.4

5507

5946

6145.2 Source: FAO FishStat

Table 2 Farmed fish and shellfish in Albania (tonnes) Mediterranean mussel

Brackishwater

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

1360

1360

950

1250

1410

Common carp

Freshwater

10

10

74

6

6

Grass carp (=White amur)

Freshwater

6

5

70

70

68

Rainbow trout

Freshwater

217

221

254

300

230

Silver carp

Freshwater

7

7

160

178

180

European seabass

Marine

Gilthead seabream

Marine

Kuruma prawn

Marine

Total

135 370 1970

402

343

370

467

3

7

8

8

2008

1858

2182

2504 Source: FAO FishStat

species. In the Ohrid Lake the koran (Salmo letnica) is an autochthonous species that is not found anywhere else either in Albania or in the world. The fish is symbolic of the lake and of Pogradec, the biggest Albanian city on the lakeshore. Efforts to restock the lake with koran are the responsibility of the local government hatchery, Stacioni i Linit Pogradec, run by Ms Celinike Shegani, an aquaculture specialist. The hatchery is located a few meters from the edge of the lake, but the water that is used in the hatchery comes from a spring. This ensures that the temperature of the water is a 22

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constant 10 degrees. The water in the hatchery is tested at regular intervals for different elements, including nitrite, nitrate, phosphates, oxygen, pH, and ammonia. The testing is done at the laboratory attached to the hatchery.

During the breeding season in January and February local fishermen are tasked with stripping the wild spawners of eggs and sperm in the lake and then collecting the eggs and bringing them to the hatchery.

The eggs are placed in incubators and hatch after 40-45 days after which the larvae are kept in the hatchery for 2.5 months and then moved to the nursery. The nursery

is equipped with 20 tanks of which currently two are in use. Each year about 1m eggs are collected which results ultimately in about 700,000 to 800,000 fingerlings. In the fall the fish, now with a weight of 3-4 g, are introduced into the lake.

Cutbacks in funding have forced the hatchery to concentrate on its core objective of breeding koran fingerlings to restock the lake.

About five years ago the hatchery carried out a project, whereby it tagged some 120,000 fingerlings that were released into the lake in order to study the lifestyle of the fish. The results would have

contributed to a more focused restocking effort, but after two years the funding dried up and the project was forced to stop.

Poaching responsibly!

Apart from koran the fish caught in the Ohrid Lake include bleak (Alburnus alburnus), belushka (Salmo ohridanus) and chub (Leuciscus cephalus), says Leonard Manellari, the fisheries inspector for Ohrid Lake. Catches of koran have been stable the last five years, but the ratio between legal and illegal catches has changed with the volume of illegal catches rising. The poaching is typically carried out with nets using illegal mesh sizes.

These nets are also monitored by the authorities to get a true picture of the state of the resource.

According to Mr Manellari, illegal fishers are concerned about sustainability. They are aware that overfishing will ultimately threaten their income and so they take care not to fish to the point where the resource is jeopardised. Mr Manellari points out that the authorities have noticed that the mesh sizes have been increasing as the poachers realise that the number of juvenile fish being caught threatens the next generation. This somewhat surreal state of affairs where fishing is simultaneously illegal and sustainable exists perhaps because the perpetrators, knowing the enforcement is too weak to put a stop to their activities, have started taking a long-term interest in the resource.

Aquaculture is highly diversified Albania also has a substantial production of Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) amounting to 1,400 tonnes in 2010 (FAO). This is in fact the fourth largest in Europe after Italy, Greece and France. Mussel production is primarily in the Butrinti Lagoon www.eurofishmagazine.com

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Table 3 The main Albanian lagoons Lagoon name

Surface (ha)

Karavasta

9352

Butrinti

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Narta

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Kune

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Vaini

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Orikumi

799

Patogu

4688

Viluni

1244

Total

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in the south of the country. More recently in the Shengjin Bay to the north entrepreneurs have begun to grow mussels on ropes. Fish and shellfish farming in Albania is highly diverse. According to a recent report** on Albanian

aquaculture by Mimoza Cobani, the Aquaculture Expert in the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Administration, it covers both marine, and freshwater environments, intensive, semi-intensive, or extensive types of culture,

and a variety of species. While trout is cultivated in raceways, carps are grown in ponds, and seabass and seabream are farmed in cages in the Adriatic. As mentioned above mussels are cultivated in the lagoons, which are also the site of extensive farming of some species, mullet, sea bream, striped bass, and eel, during certain periods.

Seabass and seabream are farmed in cages in the Adriatic and finally there are restocking efforts for carp and koran in the large lakes. The volumes of production are given in Table 1.

Lagoons support a modest wild fishery The Albanian coastline is dotted with lagoons. These bodies are separated from the sea by a

narrow strip of land, but have channels to the sea that allow the water to move in and out depending on the tides. The flow of water also brings fish into the lagoons which supports a modest fishery.

Of the eight main lagoons seven about the Adriatic, while the Butrinti is bound by the Ionian Sea. The most important lagoons for fisheries production are the Karavasta, Natra, and Butrinti.

Turbot, mullets, sea bass, sea bream, and eel which are caught with different artisanal fishing gear are some of the species found in the lagoons. *Report No.: ICR0000634, 2008, The World Bank **Economical, social and environmental data collection on Albania Aquaculture

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Mare Adriatik is expanding its product line

Farmed mussels in addition to salted and marinated small pelagic fish The production of farmed bivalves in Albania goes back half a century to the beginning of the 60s, when Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) were farmed in the Butrinti lagoon in the south of the country. The FAO reports that mussels in Butrinti were cultivated using fixed concrete structures, and by the late 80s production had increased to 5,000 tonnes thanks to the excellent environmental conditions in the lagoon. In 1994 the European Union prohibited the import of live fish and seafood on hygienic grounds and as a result Albania’s output of mussels slumped. According to Mimoza Cobani from the Fishery Directorate in the Albanian Ministry of Environment, Forestry & Water Administration, mollusc production fell from 2,500 tonnes in 1990 to 150 tonnes in 2010.

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hile the three main lagoons for fish and seafood production are the Karavasta, the Narta and the Butrinti, mussels are also produced in the Adriatic Sea. Mark Babani, the president of Mare Adriatik started producing mussels on ropes four years ago off the coast of ShĂŤngjin, a town in the north of the country. Out at sea Mr Babani has an area of 87 ha of which he is currently using just over half.

The water out here has been certified by the authorities in Tirana to be Class A, he says, with no pollutants or toxins and therefore is eminently suitable to be used for the cultivation of filter feeders like mussels. These filter the water of its food particles which they use to nourish themselves.

Water purity crucial for quality mussels Mussels (and other filter feeders) can accumulate toxins if the water they are filtering is contaminated with sewage or other pollutants and can thereby endanger human health if they are consumed raw or lightly cooked. The purity of the water in which the mussels grow is therefore crucial to the quality of the product. The Mare Adriatik site 24

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is visited regularly by inspectors from Tirana who monitor and certify the water quality. The environment in which the mussels grow is a zone that prohibits commercial fishing vessels so the only traffic is from smaller boats carrying anglers who target the fish in the area for sport. The mussel production started three years ago in 2009 and Mr Babani is expecting his first harvest this year in September, when he reckons on a production volume of 250 to 300 tonnes.

Unlike in the Butrinti Lagoon where the mussels are produced using concrete structures, Mr Babani has invested in ropes and flotation devices. Currently he has five headropes, each about 800 m in length, that float on the surface of the water with the help of flotation devices. The headropes are anchored at either end.

At half meter intervals along the headlines are four meter lengths of dropper rope that extend down into the water. It is on these lengths that the mussel spat attaches and develops into full grown mussels, a process that takes 10 to 12 months.

The depth of the sea varies from 8 m at one end of the headline to 14 m at the other. The sea is fairly rough here with waves and

By adding different herbs and spices Mare Adriatik makes several varieties of salted anchovies in jars.

currents and the mussels are forced to open and close regularly, says Mr Babani, which gives slightly longer growth times. On the other hand opening and closing exercises the muscle giving the meat a firm consistency!

The company is planning to invest in more headlines increasing the number from five first to nine and then to 18 to give a final tonnage of 1,000 tonnes. The total investment will amount to some EUR1.2m.

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main activity is the processing of small pelagic fish such as anchovies and sardines into salted and marinated products. Thanks to the lower labour costs and high quality of production several Albanian companies are processing anchovies and herrings for Italian, Spanish, and Croatian brands. At Mare Adriatik 80

of the production is anchovy fillets in oil, while the rest is sardines and anchovies processed in other ways. Currently the company is processing 2,000 tonnes of raw material annually. There is hardly any Albanian catch of anchovies so the raw material is imported from Croatia primarily, but also Italy and Spain. The

Mare Adriatik Company Fact File As the anchovies mature the action of the salt and the natural enzymes bring about changes in the taste and texture of the fish.

the EU the mussels are intended for the domestic market where they will be sold to the wholesale sector as they are the ones who can distribute to the retailers all over the country, says Mr Babani.

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Salted anchovies for Italian and Spanish buyers Mussels however are only a part of Mare Adriatik’s business. The

Shelqet Shkoder Albania Tel./Fax: +355 366 22146 mare.adriatik@yahoo.it President: Mark Babani Products: Mussels, salted and marinated anchovies and sardines

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The salted anchovies in oil can be filleted or rolled with capers as shown here or with chilli.

raw material may either be fresh or fish that has been headed and placed in salt immediately after being landed. Salted anchovy fillets in oil are extensively used in fish-loving Italy and Spain where they can be eaten as an appetiser, tapas, or used in the preparation of seafood dishes. Making these fillets is a labour-intensive, timeconsuming process, and therefore well-suited to places where wages are relatively low and the workers nimble.

for 8-10 months. After this period the fish is removed from the barrels and is washed to remove the excess salt and then carefully centrifuged to remove the water.

The fish is now ready to be filleted, a process which is done by hand. The fillets are collected and arranged in jars or cans which are then filled with oil, usually sunflower seed oil, but also olive oil if the brand owner specifies this.

Finally, the containers are sealed, labelled and packaged.

At Mare Adriatik the workforce of 250 to 260 people comprises mainly women. They process the fish as soon as it arrives, first washing it and then removing the heads and the guts with a quick twist. The headed fish is then layered in barrels with salt with a weight placed on the top-most layer to ensure that the fish is submerged in the brine that forms as the salt mixes with the water it draws from the fish.

The barrels are stored for up to 1.5 years depending on the temperature and the humidity. The cooler it is the longer they need to be stored to mature properly. Although Mare Adriatik had barrels that had matured for 18 months this fish was going to be made into an anchovy paste rather than fillets. More typically the fish matures in the salt

Spanish client introduces marinated anchovies

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Mare Adriatik is also conducting trials on a new product for a Spanish customer. A representative from the Spanish company is making marinated anchovy fillets by stirring the fillets in solution of acetic acid and salt. The product is ready after 8-10 hours of being immersed in this solution. The effect of the acid is to bleach the fillet which is why this product is also called white anchovy. Like the salted fillets the marinated fillets are also packed in jars under oil and are eaten in Spain as tapas. In fact sometimes a salted fillet is eaten together with a marinated one, a combination called

Fresh sardines being salted in large cans.

“a marriage� in Spain. The Spanish fleet targets anchovies from the Atlantic, says the Spanish company’s representative, but these anchovies from the Adriatic are a different fish and give a different product. He admits, however, that even in Spain marinated anchovies are more a niche product compared with the volumes of

salted anchovies that are traded and consumed.

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Trofte e Gjalle produces large rainbow trout

Lack of information about equipment slows development Albania has an abundance of natural sweet water in lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. The ready availability of freshwater has contributed to the development of an aquaculture sector that initially was based on common cyprinid species, such as common carp and Chinese carps, and was assisted by a close collaboration with China.

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fter the political changes of the 90s, interest among farmers grew in new species of fish and new techniques of fish cultivation not only in freshwater, but also in marine water.

Among the freshwater species that are being cultivated today are the salmonids rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Ohrid trout (Salmo letnica), also called koran, which is an autochthon species of the Ohrid Lake.

Trout cultivation generally small Between 2001 and 2010 volumes of farmed rainbow trout in Albania averaged 265 tonnes a year according to the FAO, while those of carps averaged 92 kg. However, in the period 2008-2010 average production of carps and rainbow trout were both about 265 kg. Trout cultivation is predominantly in raceways and production is fragmented among many companies producing a few tens of tonnes of trout annually. The Gjini brothers run a fairly

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water kept running so that the jet arcs up into the sky and is clearly visible from some distance away.

Use of this water is clearly either gratis or so cheap that it is not worth it to ever turn off the tap.

On their farm the Gjini brothers only pay a flat token fee for the water consumed.

Vellezerit Gjini, the joint owner of the trout farm Trofte e Gjalle.

typical trout farming operation in Shkoder producing about 25 tonnes of trout annually. They operate a petrol station with an attached coffee bar and surrounded by several hectares of land. Some of the land already had a small carp pond in it but they were interested in farming a faster growing and more valuable species. Water was not a problem as the land lay over a spring from which they could tap all the water necessary to run the farm.

Water is a cheap resource in Albania – at least for the moment.

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The farm has its own brood stock, but the next batch of eggs are being imported from Denmark.

Carp pond to be replaced with more raceways for trout The farm has 18 raceways in total as well as a hatchery and Mr Gjini plans to replace the existing carp pond with another four raceways in due course. The farm has its own broodstock and the eggs are stripped from the fish over about three months from the end of October to the end of January. The eggs are mixed with the milt from the male fish and then placed in incubators where running water supplies the eggs with oxygen.

The eggs are screened and dead or defective eggs are removed.

After four to five weeks the eggs hatch releasing tiny fry to which are attached a yolk sac. The fry are moved from the incubators into tanks and feed on the content of the yolk sacs for about 18 days by which time they have moved into the upper layers of the water in the tanks. Once the yolk sac has been consumed the fry are introduced to a pelleted feed with a pellet size of 0.5 microns (thousandths of a millimeter). The fry stay in the tanks until they reach 8-9 g after which they are moved to the raceways where the feeding continues using pellets that increase gradually in size as the fish grow larger.

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The farm has its own hatchery and nursery, but Mr Gjini is frustrated at the lack of proper equipment for the facilities.

Eggs sourced in Denmark

A farmer’s association belongs to the future

The fish take about a year to reach a market size of 500 g, depending on how intensively they are fed. Mr Gjini has sourced his feed from a company in Verona, Italy, but is now experimenting with a new supplier. The feed is by far the biggest cost in the whole operation, he says, so it is necessary to constantly stay on the lookout for more efficient solutions. He has also decided to get the next batch of eggs not from his own broodstock, but from a supplier in Denmark to see whether mortality rates are lower. Today the production amounts to 25 tonnes a year of market-sized fish which are sold on the Albanian market, mainly to the towns and cities in the northern part of the country, where his customers, hotels, restaurants as well as individuals, are located. The fish has to be as fresh a possible so Mr Gjini has invested in his own transport comprising an oxygen-supplied tank carried in the back of a van, which he uses to carry the fish – live – to the market. Currently live fish is the only product on offer, but the brothers are keen on increasing the range of products to include hot and cold smoked fish and fillets.

With four years of experience cultivating trout Mr Gjini is starting to feel the need for more information about trout breeding and above all better equipment. Too many of the solutions I am working with are things that I have designed and built myself, he says. I need to know what is available on the markets in terms of incubators and other equipment used in hatcheries, as well as in grow-out facilities. He would like to visit other trout producers to discuss and draw inspiration from them in his quest for a better and more productive farm. Albania’s trout farmers are not organised into an association, which might be one way of pooling knowledge and learning more about the possibilities that exist in terms of equipment. An association would also be a more effective way to lobby the authorities as well as to find out about issues such as disease or markets. But forming an association also calls for a lot of initiative and for competing companies to recognise the strategic advantages of working together to create more favourable conditions for themselves.

Unfortunately the prevalence of a

At the moment the only product form is live fish which is transported to the customers in this specially equipped van.

certain level of distrust rooted in the infamous pyramid schemes of the mid 90s does not create a climate conducive to cooperation.

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Konservimi Adriatik looks for additional raw material sources

New agreements with fishermen for the supply of fresh fish Konservimi Adriatik is one of a number of Albanian companies that is exploiting the demand in southern Europe and other countries for salted anchovies. The fish is processed under contract for companies in Italy, Spain, and Croatia, who supply the raw material and take back the finished product.

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alted anchovies are commonly eaten in southern European countries, where they serve to add flavour to food, but they are also consumed as a snack or as tapas. In the past salted anchovies were produced in Spain, and Italy using fish from the Atlantic or the Mediterranean.

While there are still companies that prepare anchovies in these countries, much of the production has moved to lower cost destinations such as Croatia and Albania.

Fresh anchovies from Italian fishers Croatia has the advantage of a fishing fleet that catches anchovies in the Adriatic. Companies that are processing anchovies can use fresh fish. In Albania anchovy catches are insignificant, so processors often get the raw material salted from their customers. Konservimi Adriatik, in DurrĂŤs west of Tirana, produces salted anchovies in oil.

Until now the company has relied on the salted raw material it gets from the companies for whom it is processing. But this is about to change. Artur Mata, the President of Konservimi Adriatik is entering into agreements with fishermen to ensure a supply of fresh fish which will be salted at the company. The agreement has been made with Italian fishers who will operate under the Albanian flag, but Mr Mata does www.eurofishmagazine.com

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comprise not just anchovy, but also sardines and other pelagic fish such as mackerel and tuna.

Labour intensive processing Artur Mata, the President of Konservimi Adriatik, a maker of salted anchovies for customers in Italy, Spain and Croatia.

At Konservimi some of the anchovies after being processed are

packaged in plastic in bulk. The package weighs 10-12 kilos and on arrival at the destination it is opened, the fillets removed and repackaged in cans or jars with oil. The role of Konservimi is to accept the fish from the client, store it until it matures, and then fillet and package it, and return it

not rule out entering into agreements with Albanian fishers as well.

While the company is currently mainly processing anchovy it will also start working with sardines in the future. Once these contracts are in place and the fishers start supplying us, we will then have our own fish which we can process and sell as we like. This will not interfere with the work Konservimi Adriatik is doing for its existing clients. That will continue in the future too, says Mr Mata, but in addition we will be processing our own fish. The factory is certainly large enough to accommodate the expected additional material that is due to start arriving in July 2012. Production currently amounts to 80 tonnes of fillets per year. Once the raw material from our boats starts to arrive we will be handling 100 tonnes of raw material a month, says Artur Mata. This material will

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The factory has enough space to accomodate the salting of fresh fish that should start in July 2012.

to the company. The client companies then distribute the final product on their domestic market, but also abroad. Konservimi’s products are, for example, also sold in the USA. Processing anchovies is very labour intensive. Apart from their small size, the fish have been kept in salt for several months and by the time they are ready to be processed they are practically falling apart. Processing them by machine is therefore not feasible. Once an expert has looked, smelled, and tasted the matured fish and pronounced them ready, they are gently removed from the salt and washed. The wet fish are centrifuged and finally brought round to the people who do the filleting. The fillets are peeled from the spine which goes together with the other waste from the processing operation, ultimately to be made into fish meal. The fillets are collected and either packaged in vacuum or in oil in cans or jars depending on the requirements of the customer.

Factory sold and then bought back again In the nineties the factory was bought by another company.

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The factory produces plain salted anchovies or with condiments and spices. The fish is in cans or glass jars in oil, or in bulk plastic packets.

with Italian fishers, Mr Mata is hoping that it will attract the attention of the Albanian fishers and show them that he is serious about buying their catch. Currently, he says, Albanian fishers land very small volumes which are intended for the local market and will not be able to sustain a processing operation.

The entire production is exported to Italy, Spain and Croatia. There is no market for the product in Albania.

EUR1.5m in renovating the building, getting new machinery, and new freezers that used freon rather than ammonia. Today the factory is certified to the HACCP and ISO 9001 standards and Mr Mata is also planning to have the factory audited for compliance with IFS and BRC standards. At the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels he met a potential client from Norway who was interested in doing some contract processing and who had mentioned the

importance of these standards.

Konservimi had partnered with Sippo (the Swiss Import Promotion Organisation) when exhibiting at the ESE and Mr Mata found the event was very useful for him.

I was approached several times by companies that wanted to trade, he says. But before I can make any commitments I need to make sure that I have a reliable supply of raw materials, which is why I am negotiating with the vessel owners. By first entering into an agreement

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President: Mr Artur Mata Products: Salted anchovy, plain or with spices and condiments Packaging: Bulk packets of 10-12 kg, in oil in jars or cans Volumes: 80 tonnes per year of anchovy fillets Markets: Italy, Spain, Croatia Employees: 120

Konservimi brand may soon become reality All Konservimi’s production is sold outside Albania. This reflects different tastes within the country compared with other markets, but also, because of the long maturing period, it is important to turn over large volumes. The Albanian market is not in a position to absorb the volumes necessary to make it economically viable to sell there.

However, with sardines, mackerel, and tuna the situation may be different because there is already a market for these kinds of fish. Mr Mata would like to start branding Konservimi products with the Konservimi label. However, the lack of a large domestic market makes this difficult. Mr Mata feels that one of the problems is that the big retail chains discourage consumption of certain products by adding too large a mark-up.

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Dea Kompleksi Turistik serves freshly caught trout to visitors

A tourist complex with an attached trout farm The Dea Kompleksi Turistik offers visitors a variety of forms of entertainment including a vast restaurant, which can be decorated according to a theme, a small zoo featuring wild animals, an earthen carp pond, trout ponds, and rooms where visitors can stay.

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lbania has much to offer tourists both in terms of culture and nature. Placed between two major civilisations, the Greek and the Roman, the country can fulfil the cultural expectations of even the most demanding tourist, and its natural beauty is well worth exploring.

As levels of prosperity increase Albanians themselves are travelling more within their country.

Visitors from all over Albania The Dea Kompleksi Turistik in Shkodra, a city bordering the Shkodra Lake and close to the border with Montenegro, welcomes visitors from all over Albania. One reason for visiting is the restaurant which serves freshly caught trout from its own ponds. Special requests for carp are also accommodated as the complex has its

own carp pond too. But the carp is served only on special occasions or for special guests and is also prepared in a special way that is typical of the area. This involves cooking the fish in the oven with onion, garlic, vinegar, parsley, and cooked slowly with plums and eaten with pickled vegetables.

Begir Zeneli, the owner of the Dea Kompleksi Turistik, explains that the carp is a particular autochthon species that grows very slowly and has very high quality flesh. It feeds only on natural feed, phytoplankton, zooplankton and what it finds at the bottom. Because of its slow growth, and the single carp pond that the complex has, supplies of the carp are limited and the fish are only used to feed guests at the restaurant who request it. The trout on the other hand is a commercial proposition that is caught and prepared at the

restaurant, but is also distributed to shops in Shkodra, as well as to outlets in Tirana, and of course directly to buyers who come to the tourist complex.

Economic crisis, bus mishap, affect business The number of tourists has fallen recently due to the impact of the financial and economic crisis, but also because of a recent accident involving a school bus that had several fatalities. As a result the government banned such excursions from schools. These trips had been a significant source of income for the tourist complex that was receiving one to two

Mr Begir Zeneli, the owner of the Dea Kompleksi Turistik, is looking for information about smoking equipment for trout.

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some of their catch: usually the smaller fish like anchovy and bleak. The government had provided the machinery with which to smoke, but this is now completely obsolete, although some fishers still use it. Dea has carried out some experiments with smoking – hanging the fish over a fire and even dousing it with raki to add to the flavour! But what the company really needs is modern smoking equipment that meets international safety and hygiene standards. We would then try and export the product, says Mr Zeneli, as this is being done in Montenegro and Serbia, why not in Albania?

The Drinit River from where the Dea Kompleksi Turistik draws water for the trout farm.

buses a day. This has made the fish farming activities even more important for the complex. Trout production is currently 40-50 tonnes a year. The complex does not include a trout hatchery as the water temperature fluctuates too much. A hatchery needs a steady, low temperature, says Mr Zeneli. We draw the water for the farm from the Drinit River, which runs right outside our door, and so the temperature is a factor.

Dea buys fingerlings from a supplier even further to the north of the country, but getting a regular supply has proved difficult. While importing the fingerlings might be a solution Mr Zeneli would rather try and find local suppliers.

Filleting and smoking under consideration The water from the Drinit flows powerfully past the tourist complex. Diverting some of the water to the farm is not a problem as the force of gravity is enough to bring the water to the raceways and circulate it through the farm before carrying it out. The strong current has a beneficial impact on the fish resulting in a firmer flesh.

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Although the farm has no hatchery some broodstock are maintained in separate ponds.

The water is not returned to the river, but will be used for irrigation after it has been used on the farm.

Use of the water is relatively cheap.

The tourist complex pays a flat fee irrespective of how much water it draws. About 20-30 of the trout production is used in the restaurant while the rest is sold outside.

All the fish is sold live as this is the traditional way to sell trout and is also the way the customers prefer it. Mr Zeneli is also exploring the possibility to add value to the fish by filleting and smoking it.

In Shkoder there is a tradition for eating smoked fish says Mimosa Cobani, the Aquaculture Expert

from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Resources. In the past fishermen catching fish in the Shkodra Lake had smoked

Less illegal fish on the market benefits trout farmers With the current level of production Dea manages to sell all the fish produced, however Mr Zeneli is not sure he would be able to sell everything if production was increased. Trout is a relatively expensive fish and not everybody can afford it. Those that cannot, buy bleak and carrasius (Crucian carp) instead. Now however, as the fishery in the Shkodra Lake is better managed, the levels of illegal fishing have come down and there is less bleak and carrasius available on the black market. This development has proved beneficial for trout farmers, says Ms Cobani, as people turn to trout instead.

Dea Kompleksi Turistik Company Fact File Ura e Spatharit Vau Dejes Shkodra Albania Tel.: +355 69 2065896 Owner: Mr Begir Zeneli Activities: Tourist complex with restaurant, and rooms to overnight; fish farming

Species: Rainbow trout, common carp (only for guests) Volumes: 40-50 tonnes of rainbow trout Products: Live fish Markets: Direct sales from the farm, shops in Shkodra and Tirana Employees: 3 (only dealing with fish) www.eurofishmagazine.com

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Eurofish processes salted anchovies for the Italian market

Wide range of salted anchovy products The company Eurofish was established in 1995 and has grown steadily since then. Today it employs 550 people and is one of the biggest processors of anchovies in the Balkans exporting products to Europe, the USA, and Asia.

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hile Albania has seen improvements in living standards since its transitioin to an open market economy in 1991, growth has been in fits and starts and GDP per capita lags most other countries in Europe.

Wages are also lower which makes it advantageous to site labour intensive activities in Albania, a fact that fish processing companies from Italy, Spain, and Croatia make use of. Processing of anchovies for well-known Italian and Spanish brands is often performed

by Albanian companies under contract. Lower wages and an effective workforce that can execute orders quickly and efficiently are an irresistable combination.

Imported fresh and salted raw material Albania has a 427 km coastline along the Adriatic Sea, but its catches of anchovies are almost non-existent. According to the FAO anchovy catches in 2010 were 3 tonnes down from 10

tonnes in 2007. Companies that process anchovies import the product either fresh, for example, from Croatia or salted. The salted product comes from several countries including Spain, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, and Argentina. Kujtim Shkreli, managing director of the company Eurofish, says there is no catch of small pelagic fish in Albania.

The problem he feels is the lack of balance in the fleet, which has several vessels targeting the valuable demersal species, but hardly any fishing for pelagics. Eurofish specialises in the processing of salted anchovies which amount to 90 of the finished production, a volume of 6,000 tonnes per year.

The remainder is other pelagic species such as mackerel and sardines, which are canned. The fresh anchovy is salted in barrels and is then sent to Eurofish to ripen for several months. During the ripening process the colour changes and the muscle proteins degrade releasing peptides, free amino acids, and free fatty acids, all of

which together with the salt are believed to contribute to the taste of the salted anchovy.

Maturation under salt takes 3-12 months Irrespective of the country of origin the fish is salted within 24 hours of being caught. The heads are removed and the fish are arranged in layers in drums, a layer of fish alternating with a layer of salt. Since the fish is not gutted, protein degrading enzymes in the fish gut contribute to the breakdown of the muscle proteins. The maturation process takes three to twelve months depending on the temperature and the humidity. The fish matures in large barrels stored in a large hall, where both parameters are constantly monitored. The lower the ambient temperature the longer the maturation process. Samples are periodically taken for testing to

Dr. Kujtim Shkreli, the managing director of Eurofish, a major processor of salted anchovies for the Italian market.

the company laboratory, where the humidity and histamine content of the fish are measured.

Technicians with a special understanding of the maturation process check the fish on a regular basis to ensure that everything is progressing as it should be, such as developments in the colour of

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Products: Seventy varieties of salted anchovies in cans and jars Volumes of finished product: 6,000 tonnes per year Markets: Europe, USA, Asia Raw materials from: Croatia, Italy, Spain, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, and Argentina Processing plant: 16,000 sq. m Employees: 550

The company has 550 employees and an annual production of 6,000 tonnes of the finished product. www.eurofishmagazine.com

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OFFSHORE MARICULTURE

CONFERENCE2012

17-19 October HILTON HOTEL IZMIR • TURKEY SUPPORTED BY

Turkish Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock

Provisional programme released!

17-18 October 2012lTwo day Conference 17 October 2012lConference Gala Dinner Hosted and organised by the Turkish Ministry of Food Agriculture & Livestock 19 October 2012lVisit to offshore fish farm Conference chair: Neil Sims, Kampachi Farms The programme can be viewed online and will include sessions on:

Central Union of Turkish Aquaculture Producers

4 Planning and development 4 Species and feed MEDIA SUPPORTERS:

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new approaches to farming 4 Innovative cage technologies 4 Husbandry and site services 4 Turkish offshore aquaculture: planning, execution and success stories The 4th Offshore Mariculture Conference will bring industry professionals together to network, discuss topical issues and exchange information and ideas on the business of offshore fish farming.

Following two days of technical presentations and discussion, delegates will also have the opportunity to visit an offshore fish farm.

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and cannot be reproduced, says Mr Shkreli. Eurofish’s production for the Italian market is substantial. According to Mr Shkreli 38 of the salted anchovies in Italian supermarkets are produced by Eurofish. Demand for these products in Albania itself is limited – Albanians do not eat much by way of fish and salted anchovies are not a traditional part of their cuisine.

Use of Albanian anchovy stocks under consideration

Filleting the fish is done by hand, a job that calls for precision and speed.

the product and the appearance of the fat on top. After maturation the fish is desalted, filleted and the fillets placed in jars or cans in oil.

There are several different variations on the basic product. For example, with a spicy sauce, rolled with capers, with chilli, garlic, parsley, or provence herbs, and even low salt varieties. Altogether Mr Shkreli says Eurofish produces 70 different products and different kinds of packaging.

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imported. These partners usually send the raw material and then take back the finished product.

Since the fish is from different sources it can vary for example in fat content which will result in a final product that is slightly different depending on the raw material. Whatever the source of the raw material the maturing and processing operations are closely supervised by Eurofish to ensure a final product of the best quality. In some cases the recipes are provided by the company whose brand is on the product. The spicy anchovy fillets for example follow an ancient recipe from a wellknown Italian company that has been making this for more than a century. The recipe is a secret

As a producer of salted anchovies Mr Shkreli is aware of the demand from the market and the differences between the raw material from the different countries. He senses an opportunity for using Albania’s own stocks of anchovies which are under-utilised at the moment. Why import fresh raw material from Croatia when Albania has the possibility to catch its own, he asks. The challenge is the lack of vessels equipped to catch anchovies and therefore Mr Shkreli is negotiating with 10 Indian fishing vessels to come and fish for anchovy in the Adriatic and the Ionian Seas which Eurofish would buy and use for the production of salted anchovies. The company is also looking into the

possibility of expanding into new fish and seafood products and is looking forward to changes in legislation that would allow him to process bleak (Alburnus albidus) from the Lakes Ohrid and Shköder as well as Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from the Butrinti lagoon. The capacity at the factory is 8,000 to 9,000 tonnes and the area is 16,000 sq. m so setting up new processing lines would not require more space.

Payments slow down due to crisis Supplying western markets is a lucrative business, but it also means that suppliers are influenced by the economic winds that affect western markets. Since the economic and financial crisis that started in 2008 Mr Shkreli has noticed that getting financing from banks has become more difficult. The banks are not investing, he says, which makes it difficult to develop new initiatives. In addition he finds that payments from clients are taking longer to realise than in the past. There has been no loss of clients or even drop in orders, but customers are taking longer to clear their bills, he says. There is a crisis of liquidity everywhere.

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The fisheries and aquaculture sector in Belarus

State Programme plans large increase in output of traditional and new species The Republic of Belarus has abundant water resources. There are more than 10 thousand lakes and natural ponds in the country with total area of about 2000 sq. km, 130 water-storage reservoirs with total area of 0.8 thousand sq. km and 20,800 rivers with the total length of 90.6 thousand km. Besides, there are 22.46 thousand hectares of fish-rearing ponds and more than 17.0 thousand km of canals used for different purposes. It is for this reason that Belarus is often called a “blue-eyed” republic. Most water bodies are still wild and undisturbed. In rivers with cool spring water one can come across rare fish species such as brook trout, grayling, and burbot.

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ot coincidentally, rural tourism has become very popular in Belarus of late.

Rafting, bicycle and paddle-boat trips, fishing and hunting, meeting with local life, crafts, and traditions are just some of the things rural farms can offer today to those who enjoy outdoor activities. A favourable state policy facilitates the development of rural tourism; it includes tax exemption for rural farmers, preferential bank credits, implementation of the National Programme of Tourism Development, and the State Programme of Rural Revival and Development.

The development of “green” tourism in Belarus is regulated by a special Presidential Decree.

Pond farming has a long history in Belarus Thanks to rich water resources, fish has always played an important role in the diet of the population. Besides good fishing in natural water reservoirs, people have been breeding and growing carp and trout for years. They would block small rivers and brooks with mill-dams and let fish out in these artificial ponds. www.eurofishmagazine.com

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Aerators at a trout farm. The State Programme for the development of fisheries and aquaculture envisages a several fold increase in the production of valuable species, including trout.

In those days due to the low population density and low purchasing power of most people, natural fish resources could satisfy the demand and the quantity fished annually could not damage the major stock. With the development of capitalism and

construction of railroads sales opportunities grew (to Warsaw, Konigsberg, and Petersburg) together with fishing intensity in rivers and lakes. This quickly brought about a decrease in the fishing stock, but also contributed to the development of fish

farming in artificial ponds with the purpose of getting fish of a better quality. Pond fish farming in the territory of Belarus dates back to the end of the 16th century when it started in monasteries and noblemen’s estates.

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Mr. Anatoli Boulynya, Director of the Department of Land Improvement and Water Economy in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus.

small ponds which were mostly made by damming brooks.

Princes’ Radzivil estate Alba near the town of Nesvizh (nowadays Alba Fishery Co-op) was one of the largest pond fish farms where they grew carp and trout in a chain of ponds. It was an extensive type of rearing using a natural forage base, mostly with a three-year rotation.

Nowadays fishery in the Republic of Belarus is organized around two main activities: fish farming (fish breeding and rearing in artificial conditions) and fishing in natural water reservoirs. Aquaculture includes pond fish farming, intensive farming in cages and tanks, and industrial fish farming using recirculation aquaculture systems. Among the players in the sector are specialized aquaculture companies, farms, individual entrepreneurs, physical persons, and companies for whom aquaculture is a noncore business.

In 2010, the State Programme of the Fisheries Development for 2011-2015 was adopted.

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Improvement and Water Economy in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, was one of the key people involved in the formulation of the Programme. The Programme’s targets were to provide a stable supply of high quality fish products, to increase consumption of fish delicacies, to increase fish production, and to ensure the sustainable use of fish resources.

A key indicator of the success of the Programme would be an increase in commercial fish production to 25.2 thousand tonnes by 2015, including 23.5 thousand tonnes of pond fish, 3.8 thousand tonnes of valuable species, and 1.7 thousand tonnes of fresh-water (lake and river) species.

Fish production in ponds dominated by state-owned enterprises The main production of freshwater fish in the Republic (up to 88 per cent) is concentrated in state-owned fish farms within the structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. 22.46 thousand hectares of ponds are used for fish farming, including 20.26 thousand hectares operated

by specialized fish farms of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and 2.2 thousand hectares operated by collective farms (fish co-operatives). There are 19 stateowned fish farms, the largest of which are OAO (Open Joint-Stock Company) Selets Pilot Fish Farm, OAO Polesye Fish Farm (Brest District), OAO Novinki Fish Farm (Vitebsk District), OAO Volma Fish Farm, OAO Liuban Fish Factory, OAO Krasnaya Sloboda Fish Farm (Minsk District). Of the total pond area, 16.33 thousand hectares are used for commercial fish culture and 3.93 thousand hectares for fish seed growing.

In 2011, commercial fish sales amounted to 18.8 thousand tonnes, including 16.6 thousand tonnes sold by state-owned companies. Carp amounted to more than 80 in the total output; carp is grown in polyculture with pike and herbivorous species (grass carp, silver carp). The share of herbivorous species reared in polyculture with carp reached 20 in 2011 and it is planned to bring it up to 30  by 2016. Pond fish culture will remain the leading trend in aquaculture in the near future. Due to the type of existing production facilities carp will remain the basic farmed species, but its share in the total output is expected to diminish steadily.

Increasing the diversity of farmed species In order to enrich species diversity, methods are being introduced and tested to farm other fish species (European catfish, buffalo, tench, and pike-perch).

According to the State Programme, priority is given to trout, sturgeon, catfish culture and farming some other species (whitefishes, pike-perch, and crustaceans). The construction of

specialised complexes to increase commercial production of valuable fish species is planned. Since 2005, annual imports of these species have amounted to 6.0 thousand tonnes.

Today the share of commercial production of valuable species (salmons, sturgeons, and catfishes) is about 1 (150 tonnes) of the total commercial fish production in the Republic. The reason is the lack of specialised farms, while the existing production facilities can mostly be used for the culture of carps. In order to expand the species diversity and increase production volumes, the existing facilities (cages, concrete tanks) are being reconstructed and then used for the intensive culture of valuable species. For example, facilities using heated water from Lukoml and Bereza Power Plants have already been partially rebuilt. These measures will help to increase annual production of valuable species up to 500 tonnes using existing facilities.

Development of industrial fish farming An increase in the volume of fish production in ponds has certain natural and economic limitations connected with the use of land and water resources. That is why the introduction of industrial fish farming using modern intensive and environmentally friendly methods is of high priority. This will allow the farming of valuable species irrespective of climatic conditions and with the costeffective use of resources. Since 2011, the Republic has launched investment projects aimed at the development of modern industrial fish farming to expand species diversity and substitute imports by increasing production of valuable fishes. Foreign engineers from www.eurofishmagazine.com

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Sturgeon is a highly valued fish both for its meat and for its caviar.

Catfish is another species that is considered valuable and whose production is expected to grow under the State Programme.

Germany, Finland, Israel, Russia, and other countries are actively engaged in these projects.

The plan is to increase annual production of salmons, sturgeons, and catfishes to 3.8 thousand tonnes (15 of the total output) by 2015, including 1.99 thousand tonnes of catfishes, 1.47 thousand tonnes of salmons, and 0.34 thousand tonnes of sturgeons. The increase in commercial production of these species will be provided by constructing specialized complexes for commercial farming of salmons and recirculation www.eurofishmagazine.com

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systems for sturgeons and catfishes farming. The construction is expensive and would not be possible without direct foreign investments. To attract foreign investments the Republic is creating the right investment climate.

The strategy is aimed at creating incentives to direct foreign investment according to the country’s needs to restructure the economy, reform state-owned property, and develop public-private partnership in Belarus. In particular, the strategy provides for lend-lease of land and other property for up to 99 years, preferential taxation for

Sturgeon species being reared in a closed recirculation system.

Foreign investment is being sought for modern systems as they are expensive to build.

investors, and further privatisation of some items of state-owned property.

carp breeds used as genetic material for the selection of domestic breeds.

The implementation of 16 scheduled construction projects for intensive aquaculture farms will result in the production of over 4.3 thousand tonnes of salmons, sturgeons, and catfishes starting from 2016. The construction of several specialized fish hatcheries with an annual capacity of up to 300 tonnes is also planned. These will provide commercial complexes and fish farms with high-quality fish seed of different breeds and crossbreeds (mostly salmons and whitefishes).

Nowadays brood stocks in fish culture companies are 94.3 thoroughbred, and it is expected that already in 2012 they will be 100 thoroughbred. The main target in the selection of sturgeons, salmons, and catfishes is growth acceleration and better sustainability in specific farming conditions. Selection and stock breeding of these species will be carried out in specialised reproduction hatcheries which have been creating replacement and breeding stock and testing methods of growing viable young fish.

Selection and stock breeding target rapid growth and robustness Selection and stock breeding of pond fishes is carried out by the Fishery Institute in cooperation with fish culture companies.

Fish culture companies operate with three carp breeds of Belarus selection (Lakhvinsky, Isobelinsky, and Tremlyansky) and four imported breeds (German, Yugoslav, Lithuanian, and Amur carp). The Institute maintains a collection of European

In order to develop selection and stock breeding in fish farming an integrated selection and genetics centre under the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus is planned, which will supervise, guide and coordinate selection and stock breeding.

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Sturgeon cultivation in raceways. Scientific selection of this species will focus on varieties exhibiting faster growth and the ability to grow in recirculation systems.

strategy for the rational and effective use of natural water bodies such as lakes and rivers by commercial and amateur fishers. It seeks to establish an effective system of sustainable fishery, maximal use and stable stocking of natural water bodies, reconstruction of natural spawning grounds, upgrading commercial fishing – measures that should bring catches in rivers and lakes to 1.7 thousand tonnes by 2016 (1.9 times more than in 2010).

Populations of indigenous species (ide, asp, tench, crucian carp, vimba, burbot, grayling, etc.) are low in numbers and cannot be increased by natural spawning. It is planned to increase the number of replacement and breeding stocks from 47.8 thousand in 2011 to 105 thousand by 2015.

The implementation of these measures stipulated by the State Programme will lead to quality changes in the structure of production by 2016. Domestic production is expected to grow by 10 thousand tonnes, including pond fish – by 5.5 thousand tonnes, valuable species – by 3.7 thousand tonnes, and lake and river fish – by 0.8 thousand tonnes.

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Fish processing plants to be modernised and expanded In 2011, imports of fish and fish products to the Republic amounted to 148 thousand tonnes. Imports of marine fish are not limited with the exception of processed products. At the same time, 37.1 thousand tonnes of fish and fish products were exported.

The share of freshwater fish in the total volume of consumed fish products is 18.4 (26.1 thousand tonnes). By 2015, consumption of freshwater fish should increase to 33.2 thousand tonnes (143 compared to 2010).

There are more than 60 fish processing companies in the Republic, the largest of which are SP Santa Bremor OOO (Brest), CP Leor Plastic (Novogrudok), GP Belryba (Minsk), there are also seven fish processing units at the state-owned fish farms.

Average annual capacity of all fish processing companies is 127.1 thousand tonnes.

According to the National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Belarus the production of

commercial food fish products (including fish preserves) amounted to 89.5 thousand tonnes in 2011. The main raw material in 53 processing companies is imported ocean fish and seafood (herring, kilka, Baltic herring, mackerel, salmons, sturgeons, laminaria, etc.)

The share of value-added products made of imported freshwater fish is not more than 10 of the total output of commercial food fish products. Fish processing units at state-owned fish farms focus on processing freshwater fish of their own. They produce frozen semi-finished products (fillet, whole fish, fish soup package, gutted, and gutted and headed fish), smoked and dried fish – all in all about 25 items.

In order to improve quality of fish products (including fish preserves), enlarge the range and increase production the existing facilities will be upgraded and modernised and new ones built. In particular, six more processing units and one cannery will be created at the state-owned fish farms. By 2015 the country is expected to produce 31.5 million standard cans of fish preserves, the volume of processed farmed fish will grow 4-fold, and the

output of fish products of domestic raw materials will amount to 2.4 thousand tonnes compared to 0.7 thousand tonnes in 2011.

As of January 1, 2012 the Republic of Belarus belongs to the common economic area (CEA) with Russia and Kazakhstan. That means not only free movement of goods, but also free movement of services, capital and workforce. The three countries will coordinate their macro-economical policy based on common principles and competition rules and regulated activity of natural monopolies.

It provides good opportunities for expanding sales markets for Belarus products. At the same time, competition with Russian and European producers makes Belarus companies improve the quality of their products, making them marketable and consumer-oriented.

Valery E. Bogdanovsky Deputy Head of the Marketing Department , Department of Land Improvement and Water Economy, Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus salesgpo@tut.by www.eurofishmagazine.com

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[ AQUACULTURE ] Biological weapon for health management on salmon farms

Fighting salmon lice with “cleaner fish” Salmon lice are probably one of the biggest threats to salmon farming at the moment. The available control methods are often not sufficient to effectively reduce lice infestation. In Norway radical measures are sometimes even considered, such as slaughtering whole salmon stocks or concerted action to leave farms unstocked. But might it be possible to solve the salmon louse problem biologically using “cleaner fish”?

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robably everyone has seen pictures in films about coral reefs where small cleaner fishes swim around the mouths and bodies of large fishes, freeing them from bothersome ectoparasites and dead skin. It is known that about 45 fish species and some shrimps display this kind of cleaning behaviour. And these species do not only exist in the tropics but also in temperate and colder seas. For example, they include wrasse species which live along the coasts of Norway and North America. This raises hopes that it might be possible to solve the salmon louse problem on salmon farms naturally using biological control measures. Wrasse could act as a “green weapon” against the parasite problem, rendering the use of chemicals unnecessary.

In trial tests along the Atlantic coast of Canada researchers are currently investigating whether cunners (Tautogolabrus adspersus) might be suitable as health custodians for controlling salmon lice on salmon farms. Should this prove possible, cunners – which have so far had no commercial significance and have at most been used as bait – could suddenly become immensely important since salmon lice cause www.eurofishmagazine.com

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The salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis causes considerable damages in the net cages of a lot of salmon farms.

severe economic losses on Canadian salmon farms. During the first phase of its life the sea louse is pelagic and does not attach itself to a host animal until the copepodite stage when it meaures 0.7 mm. It clings to the salmon skin with its antennae and a chitin hook for several weeks before, later on, when it has reached a size of 5 to 10 mm, it begins to move freely on the body surface

or to jump onto other salmon. The adult parasites continue to feed on the slime, skin and blood of the salmon. The host fishes lose their appetite and grow poorly, and their susceptibility to secondary diseases increases. The more parasites infest the salmon the more serious are the consequences for the health and wellbeing of the fish and thus the economic success of the farm. Extreme parasite

infestation can even lead directly to the salmon’s death.

Salmon lice do not only infest farmed salmon but also fishes living in the wild but they spread rapidly in farm environments because of the ideal living conditions that prevail there, offering them a generous diet. Up to now Canada’s salmon farmers were almost helpless in the face

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[ AQUACULTURE ] of salmon lice due to the fact that in their country hardly any viable remedies are permitted.

In desperation they sometimes then clutch at even the thinnest straw to gain at least partial control of the situation. Scientists at the University of Maine and from the DFO examined, for example, whether mussel cultures might be of help to the salmon farms by filtering the parasite larvae out of the water. In summer 2011 some farmers treated their salmon with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in well boats. This worked well, proved to be effective and was also kind to the environment but the method is only suitable for low levels of parasite infestation and certainly not on all farms. In addition, the treatment is complicated and relatively expensive since several cubic metres of H2O2 are required to achieve the same effect as conventional therapies that only use one kilogram of Ivermectin or Diflubenzuron. These chemicals are not permitted in Canada, however. This perhaps explains why salmon farmers are putting so much hope on the cunner.

The fishes can measure up to 25 cm, are of varied colouring, but usually reddish brown or green, and have been shown in laboratory tests to be capable of freeing salmon of salmon lice using their tiny, sharp teeth. If they can also prove their worth as lice pickers in net pens it would give salmon farmers an environmentally friendly method of combating lice without having to use chemicals. Although a scientific study carried out by MacKinnon in the year 1995 doubted the efficiency of the cunner (the study with 30 wrasse and 2,000 salmon was not able to show any significant reduction in salmon lice) this could have been due to the strong infestation of the net material. If

sufficient fouling organisms are available it is presumably easier for the small fishes to feed on them than to swim from salmon to salmon searching for lice. In order to further clarify this and other issues Cooke Aquaculture is carrying out tests in Back Bay. Among other things they want to find out how many cunners are needed to delouse the salmon in the cages effectively.

Demand for wrasse ­cannot be satisfied Norwegian salmon farming is already one step further: Farming facilities have been using wrasse for years in the context of the National Action Plan against Salmon Lice on Salmonids. All the farmers in a certain region are obliged to start fighting the lice as soon as infestation numbers in the cages exceed a certain critical value.

Already the early pioneers of salmon farming had to cope with salmon lice. At that time the cages were often even dragged into river estuaries because the parasites cannot tolerate freshwater and fall off the salmon.

With today’s production figures, however, this is no longer a feasible option. Light can also be used to fight the louse: in deeper water layers and after weeks of darkness infestation rates are considerably lower. Adding glucans (polysaccharides) and vitamins to the salmon feed presumably also scares off some of the salmon lice. It is not known exactly how this works but in experiments salmon fed in this way suffered 25 per cent less lice infestation. Intensive work is also being carried out to find vaccines that might protect the salmon from lice infestation, but it is likely to take years for them to become available.

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Wrasses are mostly seen among the public as environmentally friendly and economically efficient biological weapons for fighting salmon louse, despite the fact that they are not always as efficient as would be necessary. In winter, for example, their hunger decreases noticeably. Depending on their origins there are possibly also seasonal differences in the fishes’ cleaning activity.

Some farmers also fear that they transmit salmon diseases such as furunculosis, or that they eat the salmon feed, or could themselves be eaten by large salmon. But these are only some of the reasons why their use in Norway is currently still relatively hesitant. The main reasons are to be seen in the difficulties involved in obtaining the cleaner fishes which generally have to be put into the cages in a ratio of 2 to 3 wrasses for 100 salmon. Added to this is the fact that, in order to prevent transmission of diseases, the fishes cannot be reused in subsequent salmon farming cycles. These two factors lead to a tremendous demand for wrasse which is currently far from being satisfied. At least 15 million wrasses would currently be necessary to meet the Norwegian salmon industry’s requirements.

In reality, however, there are hardly more than 2 million wrasses available and they are mostly caught along the coast by local fishermen. Wrasses are often landed as by-catch but some fishermen have specialised in catching this species, as a rule using baited basket traps to avoid skin damages and other injuries to the fishes. In the meantime there are even official guidelines for the fishing, handling and transportation of wrasse. Norwegian salmon farms make use of various different wrasse species for combating salmon louse, particularly

ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta), goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris) and corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops). Goldsinny wrasse is the most widespread species along Norway’s coasts and probably the most frequently used wrasse on farms. Because this species is relatively small it is especially suitable for young salmon during their first year in the marine pens. It could be eaten itself by larger salmon. However, goldsinny wrasses stop eating altogether at temperatures of below 6°C so that they only effectively reduce salmon lice numbers during the warmer months.

In contrast, ballan wrasse grow to a larger size and are thus suitable for delousing large salmon, particularly since they do not stop eating until temperatures fall below 4°C. Unfortunately this species is not found so frequently off the Norwegian coast so that fisheries are unable to satisfy demand from the salmon farms.

Corkwing wrasse can also be used for larger salmon but the cage nets should be kept clean since this species prefers foraging fouling organisms than salmon lice.

Many salmon ­farmers prefer to rely on ­chemical agents But no matter which species of wrasse is used to combat salmon louse it would be wrong to expect very quick effects from biological parasite control. Salmon lice in young and smaller development stages on the fish skin are hardly attacked at all. It is only later on when they have grown to a larger size that the cleaner fishes feel tempted to eat them. And accordingly, salmon farmers assess the efficiency of the wrasses differently. The spectrum of opinions ranges from useful, effective, and reasonable to unnecessary and www.eurofishmagazine.com

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[ AQUACULTURE ] ineffective. When a number of years ago reports appeared that the wrasse did not only attack salmon lice but also the salmon’s eyes and some farmers lost several tonnes of large salmon on this account it seemed that the end of this kind of parasite c­ ontrol had come. And it is true that occasional cases of eye picking do occur from time to time although it is often unclear whether the wrasse attack the living or dead salmon. It has often been noted that an eye was only missing on one side of the body which would seem to imply that the salmon already lay dead on the bed of the net cage at the moment of attack.

But this is why a lot of farmers prefer to use chemical as opposed to biological means for combating salmon lice. Although the stress to which the salmon are thereby exposed is not inconsiderable and the substances are not environmentally friendly, chemicals are always available, their usage is relatively cheap, and they are a reliable combatant. However, the real problem involved in the “chemical hammer” revealed itself already early on with the first pesticides like Nuvan and Neguvon which were not only harmful to salmon lice but also to the salmon and even the farmers themselves – so dangerous in fact that they had to wear special protective clothing, rubber gloves and gas masks. Overdoses of the substance led to panic reactions and increased mortality among the salmon. The biggest problem, however, was that the salmon lice very soon became resistant to these chemotherapeutants.

Today the substances are less aggressive and very reliable in their efficacy but the problem of resistance still exists.

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When in the mid-1990s Ectobann and Lepsidon came onto the market they had one substantial advantage in that they could be administered orally and just had to be mixed in with the feed. This was a significant step forward.

They are only suitable for young salmon, however, because it takes a long time for all the residues to be completely broken down within the fish’s body. Apart from that, Norwegian environmentalists criticised the substances vehemently arguing, for example, that they could be carcinogenic.

Today nearly all of them have disappeared almost completely from the market and are only used – if at all – very occasionally. To make up, Emamectin (also called “Slice”) has gained strongly in significance as a feed additive for fighting salmon lice. Originally this substance, too, had to be stopped 120 days prior to the fish’s death but after the EU directive on permitted maximum residue quantities of chemicals and medication in aquaculture fishes came into effect in October 2001 the time span was shortened to 175 “day degrees”. In water temperatures of 15°C this means for example that the substance has to be stopped at the latest 12 days before the fish is killed. Farmers can also use other substances such as Ivermectin or Diflubenzuron which combat salmon lice effectively at all stages of their development.

Here, too, however it can be seen that the salmon lice quickly become resistant to the substances. The recommendation to change medication as frequently as possible during any necessary treatment only postpones the problem but cannot solve it. The use of chemicals is also detrimental to the image of salmon f­ arming

because they remain in the fishes’ excrement and can harm crustaceans within the ecosystem when they feed on it.

Wrasse now being specifically produced in aquaculture This situation can certainly be seen as contributing to the fact that we are currently experiencing a revival of cleaner fish in salmon farms. And because wild fish catches alone are not sufficient to satisfy demand from salmon, farms attempts are now being made to grow the fishes in aquaculture. The increase in demand for wrasse could be met more easily with farmed fish since the fishes have to be available in sufficient numbers at the required time and in good quality. Whilst supply from fisheries is mainly limited to the relatively short fishing season, aquaculture can guarantee year-round supply.

Salmon farmers can purchase the cleaner fish in accordance with the mesh size of their net cages and the size of the salmon.

Farmed wrasses are more uniform in age, size and condition than wild catches and their health can be specifically controlled.

And farming also serves to protect the natural wrasse stocks better from ­overfishing.

During recent years, several companies have been developed in Norway alone whose business model is based on farming wrasse: Marine Harvest Labrus, Profunda, Nordland Leppefisk and Cleanfish. Interest in farming this species is growing in Ireland and Scotland, too. In February this year the Scottish Salmon Company and the Morpol Group’s Meridian Salmon Group co-operated with

the ­ Scottish Salmon Producers Organization to set up a project for ­farming wrasse. A three-year contract with the Scottish fish farmer Otter Ferry Seafish provides for the production of more than 250,000 cleaner fish for Scottish salmon farms. In Canada, too, researchers were overjoyed when test cunners spawned and reproduced for the first time in the lab in August 2011.

Their pleasure is understandable for up to now little is known about the biology and reproduction of wrasse. Farming these fishes is a real challenge, and much still has to be left to chance. Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta), for example, is a protogenic hermaphrodite, i.e. all the fishes are initially female and later on become male. Apart from that, the males are territorial and not very compatible with one another. Bites which occur during conflicts can become infected and cause the injured fish’s death. The fishes need special soft feed and sufficient places to hide if they are to reproduce. The larvae are only 3.5 mm long when they hatch and initially have to be fed on enriched rotatoria. Wrasse farmers benefit from the wealth of existing experience in hatching cod larvae.

Despite certain advancements, however, they still have to cope with poor growth, deformations and high mortality rates among the young wrasses. There is still no good commercial feed available and it takes several months for the fishes to grow to 30 to 70 grams (10-14 cm) and thus a sufficient size for them to act as lice pickers. But the effort could prove worthwhile in the long run if salmon louse can ultimately be combated using biological means with the result that less chemicals would be required. mk

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[ AQUACULTURE ] GlobalG.A.P. standards for farmed seafood

Credit : Multiexport

Certified environmentally and socially sustainable aquaculture

The GlobalG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard incorporates feedback from 500 stakeholder across the globe and includes criteria for food safety, workers’ welfare, animal welfare, and environmental protection.

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he GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard is a voluntary standard developed by a private sector body that sets criteria for legal ­ compliance, food safety, workers’ welfare, animal welfare, and environmental and ecological care.

The latest GLOBALG.A.P. Standard, Integrated Farm Assurance Version 4, is the result of four years of research and consultation. Released in March 2011,

Version 4 now covers a wider diversity of fish, crustaceans and molluscs and includes all hatchery-based farmed species, as well as the passive collection of spat.

Extensive consultation contributed to setting of standards In order to create a comprehensive set of requirements, GLOBALG.A.P.’s Technical Committee on Aquaculture obtained

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feedback from 500 stakeholders worldwide to put together a standard that meets the needs of consumers and producers alike. These stakeholders represented 116 organizations, among them those with direct industry involvement such as suppliers, farmers, producer organisations, retailers, and food ­service representatives. Contributors with administrative and technical interests included certification bodies, research centers, uni

versities, NGOs, GLOBALG.A.P.’s National Technical Working Groups, c­onsultants, the animal health industry and metrology institutes. The Technical Committee used the FAO Technical Guidelines on Aquaculture Certification as a reference throughout the standard development process.

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[ AQUACULTURE ] new criteria, such as a mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for all producers. This criteria ensures that aquaculture farms show special consideration for animal welfare and the effects of farming practices on their immediate surroundings. “We strongly s­ upport the Aquaculture Standard Version 4, as we see it as the most complete standard for sustainable aquaculture.

Not only is food safety covered by the standard, environmental aspects and animal welfare are considered as well, which are the core issues in aquaculture,” says Mr. Juergen Matern, Head of Sustainability & Public Affairs, Metro AG. “In the long term, we intend to involve our suppliers and farmers in GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Version 4 Certifi­ cation to provide our customers a sustainable assortment of ­aquaculture ­products.”

Close monitoring of ­certification bodies GLOBALG.A.P. operates in more than 100 countries, working with certification bodies accredited in accordance with ISO 65. ­Producers all over the world can choose from a wide range of experts to carry out their annual independent farm audits. Maintaining certification integrity in a globalized food market has always been of upmost importance for GLOBALG.A.P. All GLOBALG.A.P. approved auditors and inspectors meet the prerequisites in terms of formal education and training, and are required to also complete an annual training programme. An integrity programme continuously monitors and calibrates the performance of the certification bodies with which GLOBALG.A.P. works. And specialists from the organisation actually audit the www.eurofishmagazine.com

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auditors - both at the certification bodies’ offices and during farm inspections. This integrity program underpins the fundamental quality of GLOBALG.A.P. Certification - and helps the ­ system grow continuously in strength and reliability.

One certification system for the entire production chain Certification of the supply chain - the Chain of Custody is an important part of the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard. It ensures the validity of the certification status of the product throughout the entire process, from producer to retail counter. Chain of Custody elements include, for example, hygiene requirements in handling certified products and proper segregation of certified and non-certified items in processing operation units. The Chain of Custody can be checked through the GLOBALG.A.P. ­Number (GGN).

This is a unique identifier for the individual producer that

enables the origin of the farmed product, the processing, the packing and the storage to be traced. It even allows the distributor to print the GGN on the consumer ­packaging.

GLOBALG.A.P. has recently developed a consumer aquaculture website www.my-fish.info, which extends transparency all the way to the end ­consumer.

Producers are encouraged to print their GGN on their consumer packaging, so consumers can find out information about the producer and the criteria they met to achieve GLOBALG.A.P. certification.

The compound feed manufacturing standard The new Compound Feed Manufacturing Standard – Version 2.1 became available for ­certification in December 2011.

The Livestock and Aquaculture Technical Committees collaborated with ­industry experts on the updated standard, which offers broad assurance on all food safety and sustainability aspects in compound feed production. It is specifically aimed at commercial rather than home-mixed feeds.

Today more than 20 countries have implemented the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard, and certification soared in 2011. GLOBALG.A.P. certified products from Belgium, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, S­uriname, Thailand, Turkey, United King­ dom, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe, which totalled over two m ­ illion tons in 2011 - four times the fi­ gure in 2010. mk

Ecuadorian shrimp farmer reaps the benefits of certification Shrimp farming took off in Ecuador some 35 years ago by chance, according to some accounts, when high tides deposited shrimps in shallow lagoons where they subsequently thrived. Entrepreneurs spotted the opportunity and started farming the new arrivals.

Before long, shrimps became a flourishing business.

This did not go unnoticed.

Shrimp farming spread to other countries, particularly in South

East Asia, and the international industry grew quickly. But with successful farming came the downside: market saturation, leading to a downward spiral in prices. Farmers felt the pressure to intensify their yield; inevitably quality dropped and so did consumption. In response, the Omarsa company decided on a different strategy. Instead of low-cost high-quantity production they focused on high-­ quality shrimp farming following Good Aquaculture Practice

and applying the strictest processing standards.

Now, among its current certifications, Omarsa has achieved GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Certification to demonstrate the quality, safety and sustainability of its product. As a result the company has regained its position in the market, becoming one of the first farmers and processors to recognize and implement certified farming practices for shrimp.

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Guide to Recirculation Aquaculture Chapter Eight. Case stories

smolt being stocked into the cages from where large salmon would be harvested at a constant rate at the right size ready for the market.

Turbot farming in China

Figure 8.3 a Danish model farm.

new technology in order to minimize the discharge from their farms. Recirculation was introduced by developing so called model fish farms to increase production while at the same time lowering the environmental impact. Instead of using huge amount of water from the river, a limited amount of ground water from the upper layers is pumped into the farm and recirculated.

The effect is significant, a more constant water temperature all year round together with a modern facility results in higher growth rates and a more efficient

production with reduced costs, investment costs included. The positive effect of the environmental impact can be seen in chapter 6 figure 6.6.

Recirculation and re-stocking Clean rivers and lakes and natural wild stocks have become an important environmental goal in many countries. Conserving nature by restoring natural habitats and re-stocking of endangered fish species or strains is one among many initiatives.

Source: Fao Regional office for Europe and Central asia

Saltwater recirculation is a growing business producing many species such as grouper, barramundi, kingfish, halibut, flounder etc. Turbot is a well suited species for recirculation technology which has been adopted also by Chinese producers. Production results from such installations have shown that turbot perform very well in a completely controlled environment. The optimal temperature for rearing turbot differs with size, and turbot are generally sensitive to changes in living conditions. The elimination of such changes apparently pays back in turbot farming as turbot of 2 kilos can be produced in two years compared to 4 years under normal rearing conditions.

Source : aKVa group

Source : bent Højgaard

Growth in the Chilean salmon production during the 90s required an increasing supply of smolts from freshwater to be stocked in cages for grow-out at sea. Smolts were produced in river water or in lakes, where the water was too cold and the environment was suffering. Introducing recirculation helped smolt farmers to produce vast amounts at a significantly lower cost in an environmentally safe manner. Also, the optimal rearing conditions resulted in faster growth, which made it possible to produce four smolt batches per year instead the previous one batch a year technology. This shift made the

Source: Kaare Michelsen, Danish aquaculture

Salmon smolt production whole chain of production much in Chile smoother with a constant flow of

Figure 8.2 a turbot farm in China.

Model trout farms in Denmark

Figure 8.1 Photo of a recirculation smolt farm in Chile.

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Most importantly this programme has also resulted in a significant better chance of catching sea trout when sport fishermen are fishing from the shores of Denmark. Fishing tourism has therefore become a good earning for local businesses such as hotels, camping sites, restaurants etc. All in all, a win-win situation for both nature and local commercial interests.

Mega farms The size of fish farms is constantly growing as world production in aquaculture rises. Today, an average sea cage farm in Norway is producing around 5.000 tons of salmon per year, just at one site.

In freshwater aquaculture farms are growing in size too, and the fight for space and water is intensifying in a number of countries, ­especially in Asia.

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Guide to Recirculation Aquaculture The Guide to Recirculation Aquaculture is the result of a collaboration between ­EUROFISH, Thomas Moth-Poulsen, FAO Fisheries Officer for Central and Eastern Europe, and Jacob Bregnballe, Akva Group, who authored the book.

The stringent environmental restrictions to minimize pollution from hatcheries and aquaculture plants in northern European countries have sparked the rapid technological development of recirculation ­systems. However, recirculation also secures a higher and more stable aquaculture production with less diseases and better ways to control the parameters that influence growth. State-of-the-art of the recirculation methods use far less water than conventional flow-through farms and sophisticated filtering ­technologies are used to treat the water. Recirculation systems thereby offer two immediate advantages: cost effectiveness and reduced environmental impact. However, running these systems calls for ­additional skills and training and the hope is that the Guide to Recirculation Aquaculture will provide readers with some useful insights into the workings of recirculation systems.

The Guide is being serialised in the Eurofish Magazine. It is also available as a hard copy from the shop on the EUROFISH website, www.eurofish.dk, for EUR35. The Latvian, Albanian, Romanian, and Lithuanian editions can be freely downloaded as pdf files.

Serialisation in the Eurofish Magazine (EM) Chapter 1: Introduction to recirculation aquaculture (EM5 2010) Chapter 2: The recirculation system step by step

Components in a recirculation system

-Fish tanks (EM6 2010)

-Mechanical filtration (EM1 2011)

-Biological treatment ( ˝ ˝)

-Degassing, aeration, and stripping (EM3 2011)

-Oxygenation ( ˝ ˝)

-Utraviolet light ( ˝ ˝)

-Ozone ( ˝ ˝)

-PH regulation ( ˝ ˝)

-Heat exchange ( ˝ ˝)

-Pumps ( ˝ ˝)

-Monitoring, control and alarms ( ˝ ˝)

-Emergency system ( ˝ ˝)

-Intake water ( ˝ ˝) Chapter 3: Fish species in recirculation (EM4 2011) Chapter 4: Project planning and

implementation (EM5 2011) Chapter 5: Running a recirculation system (EM6 2011) growing concern. Recirculation aquaculture offers several advantages that can be beneficial in fish mass production. In some areas sea farms are not popular, and land based farms in the form of recirculation plants are seen as a future way of producing farmed fish. The footprint is low and so is the water consumption. Food safety and ­control is high, and the output is constant and foreseeable.

Chapter 6: Waste water treatment (EM1 2012) Chapter 7: Disease Chapter 8: Case story examples

Salmon smolt production in Chile

Turbot farming in China

Model trout farms in Denmark

Recirculation and re-stocking

Mega farms References Appendix - Checklist when implementing a recirculation system

In future, recirculation mega farms will most probably be constructed in order to minimize the environmental impact as well as bringing production costs to a minimum while producing a constant daily volume for the market.

Such farms may be placed close to large cities or in areas with high population rates where fresh fish can be supplied readily to ­consumers.

Source : AKVA group

Sea trout is a popular sport fish that occupies many rivers in Denmark, where almost every ­ river has its own strain. Genetic mapping carried out by scientist has made it possible to distinguish between different strains. When the sea trout becomes mature, it migrates back from the sea to its home river to spawn. In the part of Denmark called Funen, rivers have been restored and the remaining wild strains have been saved by a ­re-stocking programme involving recirculation aquaculture. Mature fish are caught by electrical fishing and eggs are stripped and reared in a recirculation facility. Approximately one year later, the offspring are re-stocked into the same river from where their parents were caught.

Different strains have been, saved and in due time the sea trout will hopefully be able to survive by itself in this habitat.

Figure 8.5 A 3D drawing of mega farm with 15 meter diameter tanks reaching tank volumes of more than 500 m3 each.

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[ TECHNOLOGY ] Cold helps maintain freshness and quality

“Keep cool” from the catch to the kitchen Constant cooling or freezing is indispensable in the seafood sector for maintaining the freshness and quality of temperature sensitive products on their way from their source to their final preparation. In addition to ice, which is probably the most common refrigerant, there are a lot of other cooling techniques that together enable products to be kept under optimal temperature conditions throughout the cold chain.

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fish’s quality is at its high­ est directly after the fish has been taken out of the water and from that point onwards it is no longer possible to increase, but only to maintain, the quality of the raw material. That is because, with the fish’s death, spoilage pro­ cesses begin whose intensity and speed are strongly dependent on temperature. High temperatures accelerate the growth of bac­ teria, increase enzymatic activity, and intensify chemical processes within the body tissue. Already a slight increase in temperature of between 0 and 4°C can nearly halve the fish’s shelf-life. No other factor has such a strong impact on the durability of seafood products as temperature. For this reason, constant cooling of fish and sea­ food is particularly vital whenever the products are not eaten imme­ diately in their place of origin but first have to undergo processing, thereby delaying their arrival in the end consumer’s kitchen.

Today, even consumers who live a long way from the coast want to be able to enjoy high-quality fish products. These products should as far as possible be constantly available and have a high conven­ ience level. Such requirements can only be fulfilled, however, if the raw materials that often come from far away places and have to 48 Eurofish Magazine 4 / 2012

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Today’s wide range of refrigerated counters, shelves and freezers enables attractive, temperaturecontrolled presentation of fish products at the retailers.

undergo long transportation, do not lose too much of their original quality during transport, proces­ sing, storage and final presenta­ tion at the retailers. This already gives an idea of the necessary spectrum of cooling requirements and of the immense c­hallenges facing producers of refrigeration technology… Because despite long process chains a fish ­product

does not only have to be safe and edible when it arrives at its final destination but should taste good, too.

The cold chain usually begins at sea because, after removal from the water the fish should be cooled as quickly as possible to a temperature of between 0 and 2°C. Fishes are ectothermic

animals, having a variable body temperature that is more or less equal to the water temperature of the surrounding environment.

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Although there are several possibilities for cooling the catch on board fishing vessels ice is today still the most widespread.

Even at open markets in the tropics fishes are today often presented for sale on ice to protect them from spoilage.

more. The body temperature of tuna, for example, can be as much as 10 degrees higher than the sur­ rounding temperature if the tuna has been swimming strongly. In order to cool down a large tuna weighing perhaps 100 kg a refrig­ erant is needed that can remove the heat from the fish as quickly as possible. Although there are vari­ ous different ways of doing this, ice is still the preferred method used on a lot of fishing vessels.

Smaller boats already take ice with them when they leave har­ bour but larger trawlers have ice machines on board and can pro­ duce their own ice as required.

The quality of the different kinds of ice determines the applications to which they are best suited.

Whether scale ice, flake ice or nug­ get ice, it is primarily the tempera­ ture, shape, consistency and size of the ice pieces which decides what it will be used for. The right ice is the one that can best cool the catch reliably without damag­ ing it in any way. Its impact on the appearance, colouring or flavour of the fishes should be as negligi­ ble as possible.

the faster it will melt. This means that small pieces of ice are most suitable for cooling fish quickly because they melt fast and so release their cooling capacity immediately. In contrast, larger ice particles are more suitable for the storage of fish because they melt less quickly. A particularly good refrigerant for freshly caught fish is slurry ice, also called slush ice or flow ice. It is made of sea water which at low temperatures becomes a thick, amorphous ice water mixture, or slush, some­ where between a solid and liquid state. Due to these properties it is pumpable which makes transport

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of the fishes. Already the bottom of the box into which the fishes are placed in a layer measuring at most 15 cms, should be cov­ ered with ice. Better still is to mix sufficient ice in with the fishes before the uppermost layer of ice is added. Under such condi­ tions herring, for example, can be stored for nearly a week without any serious quality losses.

The temperature of the ice is of subordinate significance only.

Its cooling capacity is above all dependent on its melting point.

The larger the surface of an ice particle in relation to its volume

During shrimp processing the raw materials themselves are often re-iced during the production process so that product quality does not suffer.

on board easier. Slurry ice con­ sists of many millions of tiny ice crystals that are hardly larger than 0.25 to 0.5 mm in size. The crys­ tals have no pointed corners and no sharp edges so the fish cannot be damaged in any way. The ice slush surrounds the fishes and cools them quickly because of their close contact, giving no rise to freezer burns.

On the basis of slurry ice, a new cooling method called the RSW (Refrigerated Sea Water) tech­ nique was developed. It is already in use on a lot of fishing vessels for storing herring and other pelagic species. Chilled sea water which is kept at a constant temperature of between 0 and –1°C by a refrig­ erating plant flows up from below through perforated bottom plates in the tanks in which the fishes are stored. The ice cold water not only cools the fishes but also keeps them afloat as on a water bed so that the sensitive animals are not squashed. This storage method maintains their quality for at least one week even if the fishes have a high fat content or have full bel­ lies when caught. The cool water circulates constantly within the system between the tanks and the refrigerating plant and any dirty water is discharged.

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[ TECHNOLOGY ] Freezing gives fish products a long shelf-life After immediate cooling, the sec­ ond important method for pre­ serving fishes is freezing. The time between catching and freezing should be kept as short as pos­ sible and the fish should be kept cool throughout this time. Raw materials that are of a poor qual­ ity at the time of freezing will naturally be no better when they are thawed. Not every fish spe­ cies is equally suited to freezing.

Pressure sensitive raw materials such as sardines or sprat can, for example, suffer damages when the water between the fishes expands during freezing. Freez­ ing can take place both on board the fishing vessel (frozen at sea) which is generally seen as par­ ticularly high quality, and on land (land frozen). The prerequisite for the latter is, however, that the fishing trips are not too long and that the raw materials are as fresh as possible when they are landed.

Fish products are frozen either individually (IQF – individually quick frozen) or in blocks (block frozen). The blocks should not be too thick so that they freeze through well. Where fatty fishes such as herring or mackerel are concerned the blocks are glazed with freshwater ice after freezing to prevent contact with ambient oxygen and thus oxidation of the fats (rancidity). If the blocks are to be stored for longer periods they are often additionally wrapped in plastic.

The catch can even be directly filleted and the fillets frozen on board factory vessels. This is quite rare today, however, because it involves a lot of work, the tech­ nique is relatively expensive and fillet yield is not as high as when the fish is filleted on land. In place of this, the fishes are often frozen whole (round or h&g) and then 50 Eurofish Magazine 4 / 2012

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refrigerant R134a, for example, contributes nearly 1,500 more towards the greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide. High freez­ ing speeds also reduce bacterial formation in the products, which helps towards supporting not only HACCP standards but also the valid international hygiene and safety standards.

Industrially produced frozen products are usually shock frozen at freezing speeds of up to five centimetres per hour.

filleted at a later point in time on land. In China a whole industry has in the meantime established itself for this purpose. Chinese companies buy the frozen fishes from all over the world, thaw them for a short period in their large factories, hand-fillet them and then re-freeze them to double frozen products.

The range of technical systems for freezing is almost overwhelm­ ing for it seems possible to ful­ fil almost any user demands or wishes with regard to size, capac­ ity and output of the freezing units. Roughly, the systems can be divided into tunnel, plate and spiral freezers. In tunnel freezers the products are frozen as they pass slowly through the freezer on a linear, usually several metres long, conveyor belt. The principle behind the spiral freezer is similar only that the conveyor does not travel in a horizontal line but in an endless spiral which winds itself slowly upwards. This means that these freezers take up much less space to produce the same out­ put. In plate freezers, which are mainly used for freezing blocks of fish and other flat products the products are fixed between two plates which transfer the cold. Whilst tunnel and spiral

freezers enable continuous work processes plate freezers can only work in batches.

Industrially produced frozen pro­ ducts are as a rule shock frozen at speeds of up to five centime­ tres per hour. This prevents drip loss when part of the cell water is released after thawing whereby not only moisture but also a lot of the aroma and quality of the product is lost.

The efficiency and output of freez­ ing systems is largely depend­ ent on the refrigerant they run on. In addition to fluorocarbons (freons) more and more techni­ cal gases such as carbon diox­ ide (R744) or nitrogen are being used which have a very high ‘cold energy’. Carbon dioxide, for example, as dry-ice snow has a temperature of about –78°C and liquid nitrogen is even colder at nearly –196°C. These cryogenic properties make them highly effi­ cient as refrigerants and they are very flexible in their usages. Com­ pared to “normal” refrigerants, CO2 and liquid nitrogen display the same freezing power but con­ sume less energy so that there is much to be said in favour of these technical gases on climate pro­ tection grounds. The traditional

In the fish industry freezing is not only used for preserving prod­ ucts but also for crust freezing to enhance machine slicing prop­ erties, or to render the products more suitable for further process­ ing or packaging.

The process of supercooling or superchilling is located in between normal cooling and freezing. The products are cooled to just before their freezing point whereby most temperatures lie below 0°C, but not so that they actually freeze, or become hard. This enables a longer shelf-life – in the case of fresh fish fillets up to two days, for example – than that of normally cooled fillets. A prerequisite for this processing, however, is that the raw materials are absolutely fresh.

Temperature controlled transport by air, over land, or at sea It is, of course, also important to maintain the correct temperatures after the production of chilled and frozen fish products, too, i.e. during their further storage and transportation. Most processing companies today have their own cooling and freezing capacities that serve as a buffer between production and delivery. If, how­ ever, a company produces more than it can store there are storage companies in a lot of locations that have specialised in cold and cool warehousing. Irrespective of whether the products have been www.eurofishmagazine.com

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[ TECHNOLOGY ] cooled, frozen or shock frozen they can then be kept under the correct temperature conditions in such facilities. A lot of storehouses additionally offer their custom­ ers a wide range of other services from computer controlled man­ agement of the stored goods to logistics services such as repack­ ing and packing, order pick­ ing and temperature-controlled transport of the products.

Within international food trade fresh chilled seafood products are usually transported by air. Fro­ zen products, on the other hand, are more frequently carried in containers which are then taken from continent to continent by shipping lines or from country to country in trucks as this is less expensive. In cargo service, sea­ food products are usually cooled using dry ice. This type of ice contains enough ‘cold energy’ for longer flights, too, and does not leave any pools. In special cargo containers that are mostly cooled using dry ice frozen products can even be transported for up to 72 hours at a temperature of minus 20°C. The larger ISO containers can be insulated containers that are cooled via two openings on the front side (cold air flows into the container through the bottom opening and leaves the container as warmer air through the upper opening) or integral containers that are equipped with their own cooling unit. These units run on electricity whereby at sea the current is generated by the ship.

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various different possibilities. If a company has only occasional need for refrigerated transport they can use refrigerated trailers or cool boxes, for example. Their separate power supply makes these transport solutions into selfsufficient systems which are very versatile. If they can be connected to a central power network they can even be used as an additional small cold storage depot. Because transport vehicles for chilled and frozen products are often put together with the help of exten­ sions to random truck chassis each customer can have his refrig­ erated vehicle fitted according to his own individual concepts and ideas. Refrigerated vehicle build­ ers have come up with a wealth of ideas to fulfil their custom­ ers’ requirements with regard to safety, hygiene and flexibility. The days are long gone when there was only one vehicle model that had to fulfil all purposes. Vehi­ cles manufactured on a modular system, modern plastics and the possibilities of extra fittings leave hardly any wish unfulfilled. With two separate chambers within the vehicle it is in the meantime even possible to transport chilled fresh and frozen products at the same time. Carrying companies that have specialised in the transport of temperature sensitive foods can have themselves certified accord­ ing to IFS standards for logistics companies in order to confirm for consumers their reliability, flex­ ibility, good service and guaran­ teed safety.

Presentation of temperature sensitive products at the retailers If all the players in the cold chain act responsibly the products will arrive at the retailers in good quality. And it is there that the demands placed on cooling and freezing systems are particularly

high because not only the retailer himself but also the consumers have direct access to the products.

Attractive product presentation at the retailers today entails the cus­ tomers being able to pick up and handle, to examine and if neces­ sary put back numerous tempera­ ture sensitive products. Despite this, the products must not suffer so much damage that they are no longer edible or enjoyable. This is a huge challenge to retailers, but also and in particular to the manufacturers of sales counters, shelves and freezers. Sales furni­ ture should be attractive and its overall design and appropriate lighting should encourage people to buy what they see. At the same time it should be of such ergo­ nomic design that the sales staff have good working conditions, and of course it has to help main­ tain the quality of the presented products, many of which are tem­ perature sensitive.

It is probably almost impossible to anywhere nearly describe the full range and variety of refriger­ ated counters, shelves and freez­ ers that are available today. They differ not only in their sizes and dimensions but also in their tech­ nical details and design features.

Most of them enable temperature sensitive products – irrespec­ tive of the size of the presenta­ tion area – to be displayed at the required temperature. They either have a special cooling unit or are designed for presentation in an attractive ice bed. Fresh fish counters are generally made of acid resistant materials which can easily be cleaned and disinfected.

The requirements of refriger­ ated wall shelves from which customers can remove products themselves are even higher. They often work with a chilled air flow which surrounds and protects the products. Modern refriger­ ated counters and shelves even

have a complex air circulation system which can be regulated as required. Infra red sensors meas­ ure the temperature contact-free on the product surface and adjust the temperature of the air flow accordingly. In this way it is pos­ sible to maintain product quality and at the same time save energy because the products are only cooled as much as necessary. This principle also proves its worth in refrigerated wall cabinets which can quickly be brought back to the necessary temperature even if the doors are opened frequently.

What applies to refrigerated disp­ lay units is even more applicable to refrigeration technology. There are freezers in all sizes and models.

They are mostly plug-in systems which just have to be set up: hori­ zontally or vertically, open or with glass doors, with panorama panes for a better view of the products or as island solutions which are accessible from all sides. Modern attractive design is combined with a generous amount of space. Eco­ logical refrigeration technology works with the refrigerant pro­ pane and is free from CFCs and fluorocarbons as well as being low on maintenance. Automatic defrosting is frequently standard to prevent excess ice develop­ ment, to remove frost and thus to save energy. During the defrosting phases the product temperature has to be maintained, too, how­ ever, at constantly below minus 15°C as legally required.

If the customer now carries his fresh chilled or frozen products back home correctly, for exam­ ple in insulated bags with freezer packs and places them imme­ diately into the fridge or freezer when he arrives home then logis­ tics within the “temperature con­ trolled” chain would be perfect from the product’s origins to the consumer. mk

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[ TECHNOLOGY ] Kosmotecnica plans to develop an ice nugget maker for industrial purposes

Ice-making machinery for food and non-food applications Germany is well know for its Mittelstand, the small and medium-sized companies that specialise in niche products, often in engineering, that have made the Made in Germany label well known the world over. Less famous perhaps is the equivalent of the Mittelstand in Italy, where many small and typically family-owned firms have successfully carved niches for themselves in international markets.

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osmotecnica, based in Milan, has established it­ self as a supplier of high quality machinery within a spe­ cific range. A small family-owned company, Kosmotecnica has been building automatic ice-making equipment, and only this equip­ ment, since 1965. Today it employs seven people to manufacture relatively large capacity machines that are used to produce ice for a range of sectors. In the food sec­ tor our machines are used in the bakery, meat, and fish industries, says Gabriele Padoan, the com­ pany director, but they are also used, for example, in the chemi­ cals business. In Italy I know that

major food manufacturers such as Barilla, Colussi and San Carlo, are using our machines, but in many instances, however, we are unaware of the identity of the final customer as the machinery is sold through a reseller. For example we have sold several machines in the south of Spain, in Andalucía, through an exclusive reseller, so we do not know who the user is, explains Mr Padoan.

High capacity flake ice and granular ice machines Kosmotecnica machines produce flake ice and granular ice. The

The modular construction of the ice making machinery allows the capacity to be adjusted to the volumes of ice needed, thereby saving on power and water.

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company used to produce a range of machines for ice nuggets in small volumes, but then discon­ tinued that line as over the last 20 years the market became too competitive with other manufac­ turers from Italy, and later China, entering the market with cheaper products. Only by making and selling thousands of machines would it have been possible to compete so instead the company decided to pull out and con­ centrate instead on machines for flakes and granular ice. By focusing on these two types of ice we can now offer a range of machines producing from 200 kg to 12 tonnes of granular ice per

day and from 600 kg to 9 tonnes of flake ice per day, although we specialise in the bigger sizes from 2 tonnes and above. At this size level there are not too many other manufacturers who are produc­ ing this equipment, particularly for the granular ice machines.

Within the fishery and aquacul­ ture industry Mr Padoan is aware that his machines are used in the Greek aquaculture industry by some of the biggest farmers of seabass and seabream. We have been selling our equipment to some of those companies for more than two decades now, he observes, so it must be perform­ ing to their satisfaction.

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[ TECHNOLOGY ] At Kosmotecnica the machinery is all made by hand. The kind of precision that is needed cannot be replicated by a machine, says Mr Padoan. Four technicians are needed to work on a large capacity ice-making machine. The entire machine except for the compres­ sor, the thermostat, and the con­ denser, is made in-house, while those three components are sourced from specialised compa­ nies in different parts of Europe or their distributors in Milan. Since the major part of the machine, the ice generator and all the refrigera­ tion circuitry are made in-house, one of the major advantages we have is that we can supply spare parts for even our oldest models, says Mr Padoan; the company just has to inform us what part is required and we can ship it over. If a company buys a machine from Kosmotecnica the availability of replacement parts is guaranteed for the life of the machine. Aware of the need to conserve energy, Kosmotecnica’s ice-makers are modular in design. This means that one or more modules can be operated simultaneously to adapt the capacity to the produc­ tion needed and thereby avoid all the waste generated by exces­ sive p­roduction. The modular construction also guarantees the production of ice even when the machine is being serviced, since other modules can operate while one module is undergo­ ing maintenance. Granular ice from Kosmotecnica’s machines has a temperature of –0.7 degrees C and therefore excellent refrig­ eration power. The refrigeration power (the ability to absorb heat) of ice increases as it reaches the stage where it begins to liquefy (0 degrees C). By producing ice at –0.7 degrees the machine saves on power as it will take more power to produce ice at a lower tempera­ ture. Power is also saved when storing the ice, as again it does not www.eurofishmagazine.com

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S­ enegal, and North Africa – Tuni­ sia, Libya. Kosmotecnica machines have even been sold in Singapore.

The most important markets are, however, Spain and Greece.

Kosmotecnica machines are build by hand for precision. They are sold on markets in Europe, Africa, and even Asia.

have to be stored at temperatures well below zero degrees. The gran­ ular ice comes in different sizes with smaller machines giving finer granules and bigger machines producing coarser-grained ice.

Main markets in southern Europe and Africa Kosmotecnica’s machines are highly versatile and are available with air condensation, freshwater or saltwater. Their stainless steel construction makes them sturdy and easy to clean while the evapo­ rator cylinder is constructed from a special alloy that is robust yet rapidly transmits the cooling. It is easy to install and commence

o­perations as the machine only needs to be connected to an elec­ tricity source and a water supply.

Several safety features are also built into the machine including an automatic restart after a tempo­ rary loss of water or power, circuit breakers to protect the compressor and refrigeration circuits in case of fluctuations in pressure, and a delaying mechanism that prevents the screw from stopping immedi­ ately when the machine is idle to protect the reduction gear. These features together with the reli­ ability of Kosmotecnica’s machines have made them popular products in several parts of the world includ­ ing Spain, Greece, Italy, Finland, Ukraine, Croatia, parts of Cen­ tral Africa – Congo, Angola, and

Kosmotecnica S.r.l. Company Fact File Via Mantova, 2 I-20098 San Giuliano M. Italy Tel.: +39 02 982 81031 Fax: +39 02 982 81909 info@kosmotecnica.it www.kosmotecnica.it Director: Mr. Gabriele Padoan Products: Flake ice and granular

ice making equipment Machine capacities: 200 kg to 12 tonnes of granular ice per day and from 600 kg to 9 tonnes of flake ice per day Markets: Spain, Greece, Italy, Finland, Ukraine, Croatia, parts of Central Africa – Congo, Angola, and Senegal, and North Africa – Tunisia, Libya.

Employees: 7

The crisis in Europe has had an impact on the company and a few months ago sales were lower than they were two or three years ago. And while the crisis in Europe was economic and financial, in North Africa there have been political problems and wars that have depressed sales to this region. This instability in many of its markets has meant that for the last couple of years Kosmotecnica has not invested in developing new machines or new technologies. Now, however, the situation looks better, sales have been picking up and Mr Padoan hopes that things are finally mov­ ing in the right direction. Within Europe he wants to move into countries where the company’s products are not currently being sold and Africa is an important market with a lot of potential.

The company has started con­ sidering other developments and including an ice nuggets machine with a capacity of 1-5 tonnes of cubes a day for industrial use.

This machine will differ from the ice nugget makers Kosmotec­ nica produced in the past in that those were for hotels, restaurants, and bars and had a lower capac­ ity, while the new product will be used by industry and have a much higher capacity.

The piping for the heat exchanger.

All the refrigeration circuitry is made by Kosmotecnica at the company factory.

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[ TECHNOLOGY ] Cooltech has 25 years experience in liquid ice technology

Easy Ice – an inexpensive cooling method for fishermen Liquid ice and slurry ice have certain advantages over flake ice. The liquid “binary” ice surrounds shrimps or fish within just seconds, and the ice doesn’t have to be broken up, so a pickaxe and shovel are superfluous. With “Easy Ice”, the refrigeration engineering company Cooltech now offers a new soft, snow-like ice which provides fast intensive cooling. On-board production of Easy Ice is inexpensive and the machine requires only little space.

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he use of flake ice on board fishing vessels has a number of disadvan­ tages. For a start, the ice has to be taken on board and paid for already in the harbour. Conven­ tional flake ice clumps together within just one to two days so that the fisherman has to break it apart with a pickaxe. Ernst Jahn, co-partner at Cooltech, sees a further danger here: ice burns: “When ice flakes at a temperature of about –6 to –10°C lie on the surface of the fish or shrimps the cell fluid can freeze.

This cooling in one spot leads to freezer burns.” As an alterna­ tive, Cooltech from Satrup in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany, offers binary ice, also known as slurry ice or flow ice.

One binary ice variant is pump­ able. The ice surrounds the fish or shrimps completely so that the cooling process only takes seconds. Due to the storage space and pumps which binary ice machines require, however, they demand greater invest­ ments. With the new Easy Ice technology Cooltech has now presented an ice machine which does not need this technical periphery, making it less expen­ sive than binary ice production.

The machine also takes up less space on board.

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With their new ’Easy Ice’, refrigeration engineer now offers a soft, snow-like ice which enables fast, intensive cooling. Production on board is inexpensive and requires only little space.

Quick cooling rate without the risk of freezer burns Easy Ice technology produces a snow-like ice with a soft consist­ ency. With a salt content of three per cent Easy Ice has a tempera­ ture of –2.5°C. Water content is just 30 to 40 per cent making this ice comparatively dry and not pump­ able. “The water between the ice crystals is in the form of capillary

water and not as a flowing liquid”, explains Ernst Jahn. Because the microscopically small ice crys­ tals (their diameter is less than 0.5 mm) have a fine structure and are not angular but round this ice does not stick together. The Easy Ice surrounds the fish or shrimps completely and thus has a better cooling rate than flake ice without any risk of freezer burns. The ice can easily be distributed over the fish boxes using a shovel.

Compact, plug-in device Because Easy Ice technol­ ogy – in contrast to clas­ sic binary ice – does without an ice storage bin the machine is a small, compact, plug-in system which can also be used on board smaller fish and shrimp cutters. The water used for ice production is pumped into the ice generator from the www.eurofishmagazine.com

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Wikipedia/Michael Fröhlich

‘Easy Ice‘ is a snow-like ice which with a water content of 30 to 40 per cent is comparatively dry. Due to its fine structure it wraps itself around the fish or shrimps and has a better cooling rate than flake ice.

The microscopically tiny ice crystals with a diameter of less than 0.5 mm are not angular but round. This means that Easy Ice surrounds the fish or shrimps completely and has a better cooling rate.

sea. The required salinity is low at as little as 0.8 per cent which also enables its use in the west­ ern Baltic, for example, which is considerably less salty than the North Sea – salinity sometimes falls below 0.8 per cent. Jahn: “If the salt content is even lower there is the possibility of ­mixing www.eurofishmagazine.com

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to reach the minimum limit of 0.8 per cent.”

140 ice machines for Ecuador The Easy Ice method is Cooltech’s latest development and is the result of 25 years’ ­ experience

in liquid ice technology. Since the company’s reestablish­ ment in 2008 by Ernst Jahn and his commercial partner Detlef Hansen nearly two hundred ice machines with capacities of between 0.5 and 3.5 t have been sold to buyers world­ wide. The machines’ sizes differ mainly in the height of the ice machine, the refrigerant evapo­ rator, which is perceivable from the outside as a pipe. In 2011 Cooltech was very busy w ­ orking

on a big contract from a for­ eign customer who had ordered about 140 ice machines for use in Central America in Ecuador.

Given the modest dimensions of the production hall the project had been a logistical challenge, said Production Manager Kurt Ivers: “To adapt to construction progress in Ecuador we had four delivery phases.” In Ecuador the air-cooled ice machines are to be used at on-shore shrimp farming facilities. bm

Cooltech Company Fact File Cooltech GmbH Raiffeisenstraße 8 D-24986 Satrup Tel.: +49 46 33 - 96 85 15 Fax: +49 46 33 - 96 85 17 E-mail: info@cooltech-online.de www.cooltech-online.de

Business: Production of ice machines Owners: Detlef Hansen, Ernst Jahn Manager: Detlef Hansen Technical Manager: Ernst Jahn Employees: 5 Sales: 500,000 EUR Founded: 2008 Eurofish Magazine 4 / 2012

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[ TECHNOLOGY ] Kaeliver designs customised cooling systems

Efficient refrigeration and freezing systems for the fish industry Fish quality is directly related to the temperature at which it is stored. Deterioration of the product starts immediately upon the death of the animal and from then on can not be reversed, but only arrested. Keeping product at the correct temperature is crucial to bringing the process of deterioration almost to a standstill, thereby maintaining quality. A substantial body of scientific literature has proven the direct link between the temperature at which the product is maintained and its shelf life. If the integrity of the cool chain is compromised even briefly, this will influence the shelf life of the product.

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resh and chilled products are particularly sensitive and have to be maintained at the correct temperature from the boat or farm to through the value-addition chain to the ­final customer even if he is on the ­other side of the world. This pla­ ces demands on product storage ­facilities which must maintain the product at the correct tempera­ ture before it proceeds to the next step in the chain. Cold and fro­ zen storages are highly dynamic places with products, people and equipment constantly moving in and out. Maintaining a constant temperature in this environment is a challenge as other constraints including cost, energy efficiency, and the build-up of ice must all be taken into account.

Collaboration with major international manufacturers Kaeliver is an Icelandic company that specialises in the installation and maintenance of cooling and freezing systems for buildings.

Based in Reykjavik and active throughout the country Kaeliver designs and builds systems using ammonia or other refrigerants for large and small applications.

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Ammonia is typically used for bigger applications such as large coldstores or freezing or refriger­ ating plants, while other refrig­ erants are preferred for smaller applications. The company’s main customers are freezing plants, abattoirs and shrimp process­ ing plants using ammonia-based systems, but it has also worked with many other kinds of facilities on-shore and on-board including vessel operators and smaller fish and meat processing units, shops, cafeterias, hotels, restaurants, farmers and vegetable producers.

When designing a system all the larger components, such as com­ pressors, monitoring systems, and doors, are sourced directly from the manufacturer. Kaeliver has extensive experience in integrat­ ing these components to deliver a turnkey project for the client.

Huge facility being established for Icelandic customer One of the projects the company is currently working on is the installation of a spiral freezer.

This, however, is not just any installation, but, according to Hilmir Vilhjalmsson, the sales and marketing manager, possibly

Freezer vestibules provide unrestricted doorway usage, are completely frost free, and ensure superior energy efficiency where conventional refrigeration is employed.

the biggest installation of its kind in Europe with an output of 900 kW at minus 40 degrees cen­ tigrade. The project is being built in the north eastern part of Ice­ land. The megaproject is a typical illustration of how Kaeliver uses its in-house expertise to integrate

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[ TECHNOLOGY ] refrigerant that has been in use since the 1930s and has minimal impact on the environment.

One of the key components in any refrigerating or freezing facility is the door as it is the channel for the passage of goods, machines, and personnel, as well as the con­ duit for heat and cold. Kaeliver is the distributor in Europe for the American HCR Air Doors, a company with nearly 40 years of experience in re-circulatory air doors. HCR stands for its working principle: a Horizontally directed air stream that travels in a Curvi­ linear path and is Re-Circulatory.

HCR applies the principles of psychrometrics, the science of air conditions such as humidity and temperature and their changes, in the design of its doors. The Ameri­ can Society of Heating, Refrig­ erating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), has demon­ strated that once a door is opened the air on either side is exchanged within seconds. If there is a big temperature gradient on either side of the door the exchange of air results in cold outgoing air being replaced with warm moist air from outside increasing the

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Kaeliver Company Fact File Kaeliver ehf.

Vagnhofda 9 IS 110 Reykjavík Iceland Tel.: +354 530 3100 Fax: +354 530 3101 kaeliver@kaeliver.is www.kaeliver.is

load on the ­ refrigerating unit.

Rigid doors work well when there is little traffic through the door or when the difference in tempera­ ture on either side of the door is not great. In many refrigerated storages however traffic through the door can be so intense that having a door is no more effective than not having a door.

Conditioned air vestibule instead of doors HCR’s solution is to remove the door altogether and to replace it with a vestibule that provides a continuous barrier with con­ ditioned air. There are several advantages to this approach. The

Sales and marketing manager: Hilmir Vilhjalmsson Activities: Installation and maintenance of cooling and freezing systems Markets: Iceland (95%), rest of Europe Employees: 8-20 depending on the active projects

lack of a physical door facilitates the traffic into and out of the storage space. The conditioned air in the vestibule means that warm moist air is not entering the storage chamber preventing the presence of frost, fog and the build-up of ice in the chamber.

The vestibule thus contributes to greater energy efficiency, worker safety, and lower maintenance costs. These solutions are avail­ able in several formats to cater to different applications and can be c­ustomised to suit the exact requirements of the client.

Kaeliver provides a range of ser­ vices in addition to designing and building cooling systems. Once the system has been installed

and tested the company can offer comprehensive service and maintenance agreements under which the system is regularly overhauled, tested and adjusted.

Damaged or worn out elements are replaced with original spare parts sourced directly from the manufacturer. It is this attention to detail and the high level of service that distinguishes Kaeliver from others in the business says Hilmir Vilhjalmsson. Also the knowhow that we have accumulated over the years we have successfully deployed to solve problems that were proving to be quite intrac­ table. Most of our work is done on Iceland (about 95%), but we also get contracts in continental Europe, particularly for the instal­ lation of systems on vessels, to carry out inspections, and to pro­ vide advice. Currently, however, due to the economic conditions, vessel renovations are less fre­ quent than shore-based projects.

Kaeliver sees enormous potential in the HCR Air Doors and will be promoting them widely in the future as they are an effective and economic tool for a wide range of refrigeration purposes.

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[ PROcessing ] Kroma combines smart software with advanced hardware

High yields from sophisticated equipment Danish fish processing equipment manufacturers have for many years been at the forefront of developments in their field. As the world became more globalised Danish processors needed to automate their operations in order to stay competitive. Processing equipment manufacturers responded to this need, building machines that were increasingly sophisticated and that could run virtually with no or very limited human intervention. Now, in other parts of the world too, this expertise in automation is increasingly sought after.

This gutting machine is designed for salmon and salmon trout weighing 1.5 kg to 8 kg. It is particularly suited to handling fish with roe as the roe can be safely removed during the gutting process.

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he fish processing equipment industry in Denmark has certain advantages. The labour force is highly educated, many products are developed by companies in close collaboration with their customers, the equipment is rigorously tested in the most demanding environments, and cooperation between companies and technical universities enables the implementation of up-to-date research. As a result the equipment tends to be sophisticated, robustly yet elegantly built, easy to operate – and expensive.

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The Danish fish processing equipment industry includes a range of companies both large and small, some producing equipment that can handle any processing operation for any species, others specialising in certain operations for certain species. One of the latter is the company Kroma based in Skive in Jutland, the Danish mainland.

Focus on primary processing Since 1975 when it started, Kroma has focused on what its

owner and managing director, Ivan Kristensen, terms primary processing, the basic processing operations, de-scaling, gutting, and filleting (including heading and tailing), for portion sized fish. This is a strategic decision the company has taken, to leave further processing operation to other manufacturers. The most common species for which Kroma’s machines are built include trout, seabass and seabream, tilapia, as well as mackerel and herring, and even salmon.

Most recently the company sold

one of its gutting machines to a factory in Thailand that was processing skipjack tuna to be canned. The factory wanted to reduce the labour intensity of the processing operation and automate this part of the process. It approached Kroma to see if they could provide such a machine, although tuna gutting machines are not in fact part of the company’s product line.

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[ PROcessing ] The solution lay in a machine that was fundamentally the same as a gutting machine for trout. But to use it for tuna called for extensive re-tooling, the frame and screens were the same, but the insides are completely different. Although being used in this instance for skipjack, the machine can be used for other varieties of tuna in the size range of 1-4 kg. This project is an example of the kind of service Kroma can provide. We will certainly consider something

new, but only if it is falls within our area of competence, says Ivan Christensen, that is de-scaling, gutting, or filleting. If somebody asked us to build a packaging machine, we would decline.

Solid experience in trout processing Kroma has developed, for example for trout, a series of machines that can be coupled together to take care of all the initial p­ rocessing

Ravnstrup Mølle, a Danish trout processing company, has a long history of using gutting machines from Kroma. The company bought its first three gutting machines from Kroma in 1975.

Kroma has a lot of experience with trout having produced machinery for this species since 1975. Pictured, a gutting machine for small and medium enterprises.

steps, that is de-scaling, gutting and filleting. Denmark is among the biggest farmers of trout in the EU, both in freshwater (36,500 tonnes of rainbow trout in 2010) and in cages in the sea (80 tonnes of sea trout) and Kroma has been producing equipment for trout since 1975, so “we have a lot of experience in that area,” says Ivan Kristensen. Mackerel is another species with which Kroma has a lot of experience, in particular gutting and filleting. Machines that perform these operations have been in demand in the Netherlands, where smokehouses supplying the domestic market as well as Germany have been important customers. The machines can be tailored to handle fresh or thawed raw material, which allows the customer a degree of flexibility.

For example, Bond Seafood in Breda, Netherlands, a producer with a 250 year tradition in fish products, uses Kroma’s gutting and filleting equipment to prepare the mackerel before it is smoked.

Kroma specialises in primary processing, that is, de-scaling, gutting, and filleting machinery for portion sized fish. Here, a de-scaling machine.

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customers to develop filleting machines for small fish like sprats and sardines. The equipment’s ability to handle different sized fish is continuously under development and tends to reflect the customer’s requirements and the country in which it is intended to work. Trout in Denmark for example used to range from 180 g to 7-8 kg, while in Turkey seabass and seabream are from 200 to 450 g. The machines when they are installed are adjusted for the outer size limits and then as each fish passes through the machine it is measured (the length and the height of the abdomen) and the measurements used to define the size of the fish and thereby identify the size of the head, and the position of the gills and the collarbone. This information is then used to adjust the positioning of the knives. The entire process takes place so rapidly that the bigger gutting machines can perform at a rate of up to 65 fish per minute. The way the system works means that a single machine can be optimised for different species and once the optimisation has been carried out for a particular species the size of each individual Eurofish Magazine 4 / 2012

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Tommy Brøgger, the owner of Ravnstrup Mølle, is completely satisfied with the Gutmaster 1200 he bought in 2009.

fish is of little consequence. The machines are also equipped with a sophisticated logging system that will keep track of how many fish are processed during the day, by which operator, the size of the fish, and the efficiency of the machine, among other details.

h­ andling system as an add-on to the gutting machine. While the gutting machine gently removes the roe sac from the body cavity, the roe handler can then separate the eggs from the row sac. So far this has mainly been used for ­processing trout.

Turnkey solutions are also developed

Kroma’s machines are highly advanced. Clever software melds with sophisticated hardware to measure each fish and adjust the knives allowing a wide range of sizes to be processed on the same machine and eliminating the need to grade the fish before it is processed. The gutting machines clean the fish neatly and thoroughly and the filleting equipment is engineered to give a very high yield. After a

While Kroma itself specialises in primary processing it can also offer turnkey solutions for a whole processing line. We work with other producers of equipment that can then be integrated with ours to give a complete solution if that is desired by the customer, says Mr Kristensen.

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couple of bad years in 2009 and 2010 brought on by the financial and economic crisis, companies have realised that this Danish company has something special to offer and business has picked

up ­substantially. This year the company has sold three projects in Italy and is optimistic that if it can sell in Italy despite all the hardship there, it must be possible in other countries too.

Kroma AS Company Fact File Marius Jensens Vej 7 DK 7800 Skive Denmark Tel.: +45 9752 2099 Fax: +45 9752 0572 kroma@kroma.dk www.kroma.dk Managing director: Mr. Ivan Kristensen Products: De-scaling, gutting

and filleting machines for ­portion-sized fish ­including trout, mackerel, seabass, ­seabream, tilapia Sales: Worldwide Customers: Fish producers, fish processing industry Important export markets: ­Scotland, Spain, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Finland Founded: 1975 Employees: 15 www.eurofishmagazine.com

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Livestock of the host country. The workshop was organized jointly

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The workshop provided the ­Albanian bivalve industry ­sector

with the latest information on several topics, including updates on the bivalve market and consumption trends and requirements for export to the EU of fishery products. The workshop was considered very useful by the participants, including the Montenegrins, who travelled a long way by bus from Montenegro to Saranda. The field visit to the depuration plant was also appreciated. Despite language barriers, there was a good interaction with speakers and between participants of different nationalities.

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Cyclope 2012 launched at event in Paris Cyclope is a prestigious publication that analyses the global trade in commodities each year. The Director of INFOPESCA, Roland Wiefels, has been the author of the chapter on fishery and ­aquaculture products since 2000.

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the launching event, which took place at the headquarters of the Automobile Club of France, on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The coordinator of this yearbook is Professor Philippe Chalmin, from the University Paris-Dauphine.

Albania is the fourth-largest European producer of Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) after Italy, Greece and France, with a production of about 1,400 tonnes in 2010 (FAO).

The National Albania-Montenegro workshop on “Bivalve safety management” was organised in Albania by FAO and Eurofish. The event was held on 26-28 June 2012 in Saranda, located about 300 km south of Tirana, on the Ionian Sea coast. The national workshop targeted both A ­ lbanian and Montenegrin participation and it is part of the 8 series workshops www.eurofishmagazine.com

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(­ 1 ­inception workshop, 6 national workshops and 1 regional workshops) that take place in the target countries Albania, Croatia, Montenegro and Turkey in connection with the FAO/TCP/RER/3301(D) project “Sustainable development of the aquaculture sector from a post-harvest perspective with focus on quality, traceability and safety”.

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European aquaculture hobbled by the lack of a level playing field

Consumers need better information to make informed choices Gustavo Larrazábal is president of the Spanish holding company Grupo Tinamenor. Through its daughter companies the group is involved in the production, processing and sales of seabass, seabream, and shellfish. Each stage of the production is covered ­ in-house, from the eggs to the market-sized product. Tinamenor’s hatcheries and nurseries not only supply eggs and fry for the group’s own requirements, but also to other companies in Europe and outside. With nearly 30 years of experience in the aquaculture industry Mr Larrazábal is well acquainted with the issues facing the sector. This knowledge and experience have also led to his selection as chairman of the board of the European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATiP), a network of companies, research institutes, associations, and other organisations. One of EATiP’s objectives is to define a vision of European aquaculture in 2030. To achieve this vision the network will identify strategic research priorities and from there develop a plan of action that describes the research and innovation challenges, as well as the training, education, and dissemination that will be needed to carry out the vision. As chairman Mr Larrazábal is playing a key role in shaping some of the discussions about the future of European aquaculture, a sector, which, as apparent from this interview, is facing threats on several fronts.

Farmed fish production is exploding in parts of the world, particularly in Asia, but is stagnant in Europe. What are the reasons behind the lack of growth in the European aquaculture sector and what can be done to change this situation?

The reasons are mainly two: the lack of a level playing field and spatial planning. The first one affects severely the competitiveness of business, investment environment and food safety among other issues. The second constraints the agility and efficiency of the investment process.

It is just too difficult and time consuming to invest in this s­ ector.

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aquaculture industry that has to follow strict environmental ­legislation?

I would like to elaborate on the lack of a level playing field: it is not only environmental concerns; there are also food safety, processing, feed ingredients, animal welfare, working conditions, marketing and socio-economic issues. It is also a matter of the food supply model that Europe wants for its citizens. Do we want to secure part of our needs produced within our domains or do we prefer just to be a service ­society?

Regarding cheap fish and its influence on growth in the European aquaculture sector, I can say there is a need for reliable and transparent information for consumers to make clever and conscious purchase decisions. All stakeholders have a responsibility here. The consumer has biased information.

For instance, let’s take the case

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of panga and Spain: for Spaniards, fish is deeply associated with health. That is the principle reason mothers give fish to their children and that culture persists throughout life. Despite uncertainty about contaminants, for me the most important issue about panga consumption compared with other seafood is its lack of omega-3. Omega-3 is health; panga do not provide it.

The use of fishmeal and fish oil made from wild small pelagics in feed for farmed species is deemed to be contributing to the pressure on wild stocks. The proportion of fishmeal and fish oil in feed has been reducing over the years, but increasing aquaculture production could mean an increase in the absolute volumes of fishmeal and fish oil needed.

Should the production of vegetarian fish be favoured over carnivorous ­species?

Again, this is biased information.

IFFO, the world organisation of Fishmeal and Fish Oil Producers provides very good science-based and trustworthy information.

According to its most recent presentation that I trust, the future is just the contrary. It seems likely that even the so-called “carnivorous fish” will be increasingly commercially farmed so as to yield a net production of fish protein and oil. It seems unlikely that there will be a “fishmeal trap” and that aquaculture growth will be limited by the availability of marine ingredients.

I believe that there will be a continuing growth in aquaculture production, and thus a c­ ontinuing

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growth in demand for aquaculture feed, but at the same time a continuing trend towards substitution of marine ingredients and to their use mainly as strategic ingredients during critical stages in the life cycle of our fish. I strongly believe in man’s ability to find solutions through research, development and innovation.

By the way, the actual “whole fish-in: whole fish-out” (FIFO) ratios are much lower than those commonly used, i.e.: 1.4 for salmonids, 0.9 for marine fish, 0.3 for total fed aquaculture. These figures and the actual conversion factor of feed into fish makes aquaculture the most efficient producer of food when compared to other livestock activities.

Considering the emphasis on the environment in the formulation of different EU policies, do you see organic aquaculture evolving from a niche activity to playing a greater role in the European production of farmed fish? And what role do you foresee for European aquaculture in the production of biofuels?

Regarding organic production I do not foresee a massive expansion. Its cost of production is high enough to rule out this possibility.

The gap between the production cost of organic farming and that of modern intensive cultivation is too high and the vast majority of consumers will not consider paying the difference.

Biofuels could play a major role in European aquaculture. It makes sense in the long term. In our companies resides the knowledge

for consistent and affordable algae production. It is a considerable mistake to attempt massive production of algae without using the expertise acquired in marine aquaculture. But biofuels are a matter of energy balance – how much energy do you use to produce biofuels that are in turn going to be converted into energy.

This is critical when attempting to mass produce algae.

In densely populated Europe one of the major challenges for the aquaculture sector is the availability of suitable sites the use of which for fish or shellfish farming does not conflict with the needs of other users from other sectors. How do you see this problem being addressed to the satisfaction of all concerned?

Spatial planning is one of the two major constraints for the development of a profitable European aquaculture industry. The problem is not being addressed at all in the countries with the best possibilities for aquaculture development in the Mediterranean. The only European country that has really addressed this critical issue is Norway. Again, it is a matter of the food supply model EU wants for its citizens. Do we want any production at all within Europe?

What must the aquaculture industry do to successfully compete with other (and cheaper) sources of animal protein in light of recent statistics which show that fish consumption is falling in some countries?

The way forward is to provide reliable and transparent

i­ nformation to the consumer. All stakeholders must contribute to it. Seafood is not only a fantastic animal protein, but also a health promoter – think omega-3s – and in most cases a gastronomic experience. We have a good story to tell; we have to learn to do it.

Rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon, seabass and seabream, are the species currently dominating European farmed finfish production. What other fish species do you see as coming to play a bigger role in European aquaculture in the future and why?

I do not see that many. But we really do not need a bunch of new species to expand the market. The real needs or the real imbalance between supply and demand is there and we do not need that many new species to fill the gap.

After all, chicken and pork are just one species each.

Having said so, sole and meagre will be successful commercial stories. Meagre is the only Mediterranean species with the rapid body growth suitable for cages in which our scientist and technicians have succeeded. Its production cost can be as cheap as salmon, which is not the case with seabass and seabream.

Sole is a very well known species worldwide. Its capture and consumption were a lot higher in the past, so the potential for growth is immense. There are several companies that have succeeded solving the main ­ technical ­constraints.

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