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Page 1: January 2019 Issue 312 - IFFO

January 2019 Issue 312

www.iffo.net

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2 ¦ IFFO UPDATE ¦ JANUARY 2019

IFFO NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

3 Editorial

News from the China Sea Bass Industry Forum

5 International Aquafeed Magazine—December column

New IFFO applicant members

18 Calendar

6 Seafood Sectors Agree to Protect Supply Chains Against Illegal Fishing, Safety, and Labour Issues

7 SNP and WWF sign cooperation framework agreement aimed at improving fisheries management

Drop GHG emissions offset by yields increase

8 ASC eyes feed standard for plant crop ingredients

9 Research organisations in Denmark are collaborating to investigate the impact of plastic in the ocean

10 Olympic pressure pushes Japan’s Marine Eco-Label to undergo GSSI benchmarking

11 ENFEN Official Statement

Benefits of aquaculture are being “overlooked”

12 EU fish chief backs farm growth

13 Alternatives & Innovation

14 News in Brief

CONTENTS

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I would like to start this month’s editorial by wishing you all a very happy new year. At IFFO, we have returned refreshed and we’re already busy with a range of exciting projects and events. The dates are set for our three annual events, starting with the IFFO/JCI fishmeal and fish oil forum, which will be held in China’s Wuzhen City from 21st to 22nd March. Our Members Meeting

will be held in Madrid from 2nd to 4th May and more information will be sent to members soon. Finally, this year’s Annual Conference will be held in Shanghai from 4th to 6th November.

Moving to our project work, IFFO continues to invest in the evidence-base that supports all our activities, and as well as a series of thrilling new projects in 2019 some of our current

projects are due to report soon. Our project that takes a look at raw material supply and fishmeal production in South East Asia is due to report early this year and members will be able to read the report from this work soon. We are also planning some press activities around the launch of this report, which was co-funded with the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA). Another project that is nearing completion is the work looking at Fish In: Fish Out ratios, and again we may expect more communications on the subject of FIFO in the early months of 2019. The subject of antioxidants continues to feature strongly in the programme, and although this is an enormously complicated subject with many different threads to it, IFFO continues to work hard to look at options for the developing industry. There is much more to come on IFFO project work in 2019, and I am personally very excited by the work that is being delivered.

Petter Martin Johannessen

Director General

EDITORIAL

JANUARY 2019 ¦ IFFO UPDATE ¦ 3

News from the China Sea Bass Industry Forum

IFFO China Director Maggie Xu attended the China Sea Bass

Industry Forum on 7th December 2018 in Zhuhai city. It is

meanwhile the founding conference of the Sea Bass Chapter of

China Aquatic Products Processing & Marketing Association

(CAPPMA.SBA). According to CAPPMA, over 300 delegates

attended the Forum and there are over 60 members in

CAPPMA.SBA already. IFFO China Office also joined

CAPPMA.SBA to follow sea bass sector of China, which is one

of the key consumers of fishmeal and fish oil. Other CAPPMA.

SBA members include local sub

-companies of IFFO members

such as Aller Aqua, Haid,

Evergreen, etc

Professor Haishen Wen of

China Ocean University was

appointed as the Secretary

General of CAPPMA.SBA, who

gave an overview on the sea

bass industry of China.

According to China Fishery

Statistics Yearbook of 2018,

total aquatic production

reaches 64 million tons, among which 49 million tons are

farmed. Marine farmed fish output is 1.4 million tons, of which

the large yellow croaker has the top production volume of

177,000 tons, followed by sea bass and then grouper

(production volume at 131,000 tons). Sea bass production has

been growing at a high speed of 4.5% annually during the past

decade in China. China produced close to 160,000 tons of sea

bass in 2017, 30,000 tons of which was exported with Japan

and South Korea being the biggest overseas markets,

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accounting for over 80% share. Breeding and hatchery mostly

take place in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. The largest sea

bass farming region in China is Doumen District of Zhuhai City,

Guangdong Province, a typical river mouth fishing area. The

Pearl River Delta accounts for half of China’s national sea bass

production currently, though offshore and deep-sea farming is

considered promising in the future. Both breeding and deep

processing are the biggest challenges faced by sea bass sector

at present.

Professor Chunxiao Zhang of Aquatic Products Research

Institute of Jimei University presented on nutrition and feed

for sea bass. According to his research, vegetable protein is

widely used to replace fishmeal with soybean meal and corn

protein meal being the major ones. However too much

soybean meal could damage intestinal health of the fish,

though fermentation seems to be a solution.

Professor Zhang introduced his research findings on relations

between protein or fat level in feed and sea bass weight or

water temperature, while the optimum DHA/EPA ratio in sea

bass fingerling feed is 2.05.

Mainstream sea bass feed in China market nowadays has

fishmeal inclusion rate at 20-30% and vegetable protein

inclusion at no more than 30%.

Feed conversion rate usually varies between 1.3 and 1.5 for

pond farming but for marine cage farming, fresh fish feeding is

still popular so the feed conversion rate is higher at 1.5-2.0.

Excessive replacement of fishmeal also pushes up feed

conversion rate. Efficient use of fishmeal replacement protein

in feed formula is one of the researches focuses by Professor

Zhang’s team.

Professor Yanyan Wu of South China Sea Fishery Research

Institute of China Academy of Fishery Sciences gave a

presentation on sea bass processing. So far by-products from

sea bass processing is not used for fishmeal production yet.

Enzymatic method is adopted though to extract fish oil. The

yield rate could be as high as 72.5%.

Other presentations given during the Forum covers the rest of

the value chain, such as logistics and storage, product

branding and marketing etc. The day-long agenda is ended

with a panel discussion focusing on food safety, product

standard, sea bass deep-processing, etc.

Research on protein resources (from different references)

Name substitution rate

Canadian double-low (low erucic acid and low thioglycoside) rape-seed meal

20%

Commercial soybean meal 45%

Meat meal 11.50%

Compound animal proteins (chicken meat meal, bovine meat and bone meal, blood cell meal,

hydrolyzed feather meal:

340:35:20:5)

Domestic fishmeal: 100%

APB: 18.9%

γ-radiated soybean mean 50%

Soybean meal 60%

High-protein soybean meal/commercial soybean meal

CSB: 30%

HSB: 60%

Corn protein meal 60%

Soybean meal 16%

Fermented soybean meal 25%

Fish protein hydrolysate 8.50%

Fermented soybean meal 40%

Nutrition demand of sea bass

Protein

Sea bass with initial weight of 34g, protein level is suggested to be 45.7-45.9%

Sea bass with initial weight of 343g, protein levels is suggested to be 40.2%

At normal temperature, the optimal protein level for sea bass is 46.8%, while at high temperature, it is 44.9%

Fat

Fat demand of small sea bass (34g) is 7.22%, while for big ones (340g) it is 10.5%

According to research, fat demand of sea bass is 10% in freshwater and 12% in seawater.

Summary Research indicates that environment differences will affect the feed demand of sea bass

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At IFFO we talk often, and

extensively, about the nutritional

contribution that is provided via

marine ingredients, and the way

that they are the foundations for

aquafeed and fed aquatic species

in general. Within the trade

press, and even the mainstream

media, there is a lot of interest in

novel ingredients for aquafeed,

and that is of course understand-

able given the pressures on

providing more volume of supply

to maintain growth in aquaculture. Whilst we cannot say in a

technical sense that fishmeal is essential in the formulation of a

nutritionally complete aquafeed for any particular species, we

can at least say that it is indispensable in a practical sense. The

reason for that is because the provision of essential nutrients in

one material package such as fishmeal removes the need for

feed producers to supplement individual nutrients such as

specific amino acids, a deficiency of which may carry the risk of

restricting growth performance. Fishmeal is practically

essential in this sense.

One aspect of the use of concepts such as Fish In : Fish Out

ratio (FIFO), and Forage Fish Dependency Ratio (FFDR) that

aspire to reduce the level of fishmeal and fish oil in aquafeeds

that we have been looking at this year, is the nutritional

relationship to the end product and the health of the farmed

fish. In no other species is this more contentious than in

farmed Atlantic salmon. Our argument in IFFO is that these

concepts are not relevant providing the marine ingredients that

are being used are responsibly produced and sourced. There

really is no rational argument for setting limits on fishmeal and

fish oil in salmon feed on a preconception that the link will

improve the management of the fisheries. In many instances

these are the best performing fisheries anyway, as the biology

and life history of many of the small pelagic species makes

management relatively more straightforward (in general), so

this really is a non-sequitir. Certification schemes, such as the

IFFO Responsible Supply scheme, are the best way to achieve

those kinds of improvements.

Of particular interest here is the relationship between nutrition,

end product quality, and provenance. When we compare

premium products in other proteins such as grass-fed beef, or

free-range chicken, to something approaching or perceived to

be the wild-type diet for these animals (despite thousands of

years of selective breeding), we see a distinct difference

between these sectors and aquaculture. Taking a look at fish,

we can ask the same question, what do wild Atlantic salmon eat

in the marine phase of their life-cycle? A Google search will

pick up at least one scientific paper that refers to blue whiting,

sandeel and herring as primary prey items in Atlantic salmon

post-smolt feeding in the North-East Atlantic. It is no surprise,

then, that these species have been so important historically for

the production of fishmeal and fish oil and incorporation into

salmon feeds. We can expect more information to come

through over time on the relation between marine ingredients

and fish health, but even in the context of product quality and

the perception of the product there is much more to look at

here from the consumer’s perspective. “Sandeel-fed salmon”

perhaps?

International Aquafeed Magazine—December column

IFFO’s Neil Auchterlonie

IFFO NEWS

Country Company Category

China Twins Group Co., LTD Premium Non-Producer

New IFFO applicant members (awaiting Board approval in May)

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The journey of seafood from hook or net to plate is often long and complicated. The fish meal and surimi (fish paste) sectors are no exception. Fish are caught at sea and then dried, processed, and ground—often in multiple locations—before they end up as farmed fish, animal feed, fish oil capsules, or fish paste used for products such as crabsticks or sushi. At each stage, illegally caught seafood can be mixed in with legitimate catch.

Over the past month, Pew and other stakeholders held workshops in Bangkok, Thailand, Surabaya, Indonesia, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, aimed at finding ways to prevent illegal, unreported, and unregulated(IUU) seafood from entering their supply chains. Nearly 100 industry representa-tives attended, ranging from fish meal and surimi feed producers to processors, buyers, and certification standard holders.

As buyers and sellers of fish products, the fish meal and surimi industries play an important role in tackling IUU fishing. By working together and using technology they can track and trace where their products come from.

Most companies are now aware of the risk that IUU-caught seafood might enter their supply chains and have policies in place to mitigate this threat. At the workshops, participants agreed that companies should track and trace their supply chains by identifying the people, product, and process interactions at each stage. At a minimum, the fish species, its origin, and the procurement method down to the originating fishing vessel should be clear and shared.

In addition, companies should have a risk assessment process in place to calculate the likelihood that the catch in their products came from IUU fishing operations, or from vessels that are unsafe or have associated labour problems. Evidence

suggests that IUU fishing can lead to depletion of target species and undermines stock management initiatives. When this happens, profits for all fishers can diminish or collapse, which can lead to inadequate investment in fishing vessel safety and working conditions, and even withholding of pay. Companies that track every step in their supply chain will be able to address concerns that can affect their reputation and product supply, meet international buyers’ traceability requirements, and secure market access. This approach increases transparency and makes all stakeholders accountable.

Various tools are available to help companies shed some light on where the fish in their products came from. First, all vessels in companies’ supply chains should be uniquely identified via an IMO Number or national unique vessel identifier that should stay with the vessel from construction to scrapping, regardless of name or flag changes. Second, these vessels should be tracked via automatic identification systems for safe navigation and vessel monitoring systems for fisheries management. A vessel’s location should be regularly reported to the flag and coastal States and any transshipment activities should be reported and fully monitored. Third, catch should be landed at ports with strong port State control and inspections regimes, to ensure access is denied to anyone attempting to land illegal or unreported seafood. And lastly, vessels being used to catch and transport fish should be safe and provide decent working conditions for fishers and observers.

Workshop participants acknowledged the risk that both IUU fishing and safety and labour issues posed to their supply chains and expressed eagerness to take steps to mitigate such risks. They agreed that regulations are not always effective on their own, and many of the participating companies reported that they have opted to go above national requirements or have obtained seafood certification.

These positive actions are encouraging. Companies should continue to take steps to protect their supply chains by using the tools available to them to track and trace their suppliers, as international buyers are increasingly demanding legal seafood caught by people working in a safe environment that is free from human rights abuses.

The seafood industry has a vital role to help combat IUU fishing. Fully monitoring seafood products from point of catch to point of sale is possible and will improve fisheries management for the long-term benefit of all.

Source: Pew

Seafood Sectors Agree to Protect Supply Chains Against Illegal Fishing, Safety, and Labour Issues

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The National Fisheries Society (SNP) and WWF Peru, the world conservation organization, renewed their institutional cooperation framework agreement, in order to continue working to safeguard the biodiversity of the Peruvian sea and Manage fisheries better and better.

The renewal of this alliance will allow to continue with the fruitful cooperation between both institutions that, since 2014, has aimed to promote the sustainable use of hydrobio-logical resources to encourage responsible fishing.

The president of the SNP, Elena Conterno, indicated that this agreement has promoted transparency and dialogue in key areas of the sector, such as the Forum for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, which brings together the main public, private and academic actors.

"Thanks to this important agreement with WWF Peru we have also been able to train the crew of companies associated with the SNP in the correct release of sea turtles caught incidental-ly," he noted.

In this regard, the country representative of WWF Peru, Kurt Holle, said that this important effort is added to the work of his institution to investigate, monitor and prevent the incidental capture of protected species such as sea turtles and dolphins.

"It is key to continue generating discussion spaces on fisheries regulations that allow improving the management of the activity. It is also crucial to replicate these discussion spaces in

other sectors relevant to the environment. For WWF Peru, it is essential to promote the articulation between authorities, fishermen, companies and civil society to achieve a greater commitment among the actors, "said Holle.

According to the document signed today, both institutions are committed to collaborate in research and capacity building for the conservation of biodiversity and the management of the marine ecosystem. In addition, to establish spaces for the analysis of studies and proposals that contribute to the ordering of the fishing sector and the marine environment.

The agreement of understanding signed between the National Fisheries Society and WWF Peru has a term of validity of three years.

Source: FIS

SNP and WWF sign cooperation framework agreement aimed at improving fisheries management

Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture are not projected to change significantly (-0.3%) between 2012 and 2030. This is according to the latest EU agricultural outlook. Agriculture accounts for 10% of total EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Total non-CO2 (CH4 and N2O) GHG emissions from agriculture are not projected to change significantly (-0.3 %) between 2012, the year used as a reference for the environmental baseline, and the CAPRI projection for 2030.

In 2030, livestock will continue to be responsible for 99% of all methane (CH4) emissions from agriculture, the biggest share (85%) coming from ruminants digestion. A decrease in emissions from ruminants digestion (-5%) is expected due to a decrease in dairy cattle heads associated with an expected increase in productivity. Nevertheless, this decrease will be offset by an increase in nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. These emissions come mostly from crops (higher crop yields and

production) but also from manure application on fields, although the total amount of manure will slightly decrease. Greenhouse gas emissions are therefore expected to stay at the same level then in 2012. Despite this, there is an anticipated drop in the level of atmospheric ammonia across the whole EU, with emissions estimated to decrease by 9% by 2030.

The reports also shows some maps to show the ammonia decreases per region. Projected absolute changes in ammonia emissions shows that although many regions are following the general EU trend for a decrease in emissions, many others show no significant change and some may even experience an increase in NH3levels, for example a number of regions in Poland. The main drivers can be found in the production projections. Looking at animal products, we see that in Bulgaria meat production and N in manure are decreasing and in

Drop GHG emissions offset by yields increase

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Romania and Poland, meat production and N in manure from pigs and poultry are increasing but production and manure from dairy cattle are decreasing.

Whereas the decrease in dairy cattle in Romania offsets the increase in the pigs and poultry sector, resulting in a net decrease in total N in manure, results for Poland show large increases in total animal production (+35% protein production), and N in manure (+15%). Additionally, in Poland the increase in cereal yields is leading to higher cereal production (+30%) and higher total use of N mineral fertiliser (+21%). As a result, total NH3 emissions between 2012 and 2030 are predicted to increase in Poland by 13%, a figure that can be split into emissions from manure (+8%) and from mineral fertiliser (+22%). The emissions from manure are explained not only by the increase in total manure but also by projected changes in manure management systems. In Aragon (north-eastern Spain) the increase is mostly due to increased pigmeat production (+40%). As the model does not account for additional measures to be taken to meet the limits in the NEC Directive, the 2030

NH3 emissions are likely to be lower. Looking at the projected regional distribution of NH3 emissions in 2030, the reports shows that despite the increase in emissions projected in Poland, Spain and Austria, levels are still lower than in those of most of the current hotspots (regions in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Italy, etc.). The decreases projected for Germany and the UK show a better situation for 2030, except for north-western Germany.

The report anticipates a decrease in the amount of nitrogen lost to water in the EU, with projected figures suggesting a drop of 8% when compared to 2012. This change will be primarily driven by productivity gains in the dairy (with less manure produced) and crop sources. This will have a positive effect on plant biodiversity in the EU. The 2012 to 2030 period however should see a modest increase in the potential plant species, showing an increase of 2%.

Source: AllAboutFeed

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is aiming to approve a standard for plant ingredients used to produce aquaculture feed products. We are looking into a way of how we should start to address plant ingredients within aquafeed," Michiel Fransen, head of ASC Standards & Science, told IntraFish.

While traditionally there has been pressure on the sustainabil-ity of fishmeal and fish oil, the aquaculture industry has tended to ignore the fact that soy, corn and wheat may have an equal if not larger environmental and social footprint, in the ASC's view.

"Industry has turned a bit of a blind eye towards the sustaina-bility of those crops, maybe partly because of the pressure

from the NGOs on fishmeal and fish oil," Fransen said. "Everybody seems to think that when we reduce fishmeal and use more soy that the feed becomes more sustainable."

ASC is keen, for example, to avoid feed being bought from manufacturers whose suppliers contribute indirectly to deforestation and are engaged in the use of harmful chemi-cals. Negative publicity such as recent Norwegian reports surrounding working conditions in the Brazilian soy industry has also led the ASC to examine how workers are treated in the production of crops. The Brazilian soy industry rejects claims it has a widespread problem.

A steering committee at the sustainable practices certification body will meet at the end of January to hammer out more

ASC eyes feed standard for plant crop ingredients

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details. A decision to move ahead with a new standard that will also cover marine and land animal ingredients could be approved at a board meeting next September.

Certification implications

The move will likely mean companies will have to use ap-proved feeds to be granted ASC certification. "Eventually yes," Fransen said, adding that the standard first needs to be finalized, then there will be a transition period of 12-18 months to allow feed mills to ramp up volume and communi-cate with supply chains and aquaculture producers.

"The bigger picture is that certified farms use at some point only certified feed," he said. Under a continuous improvement process outlined in the new ASC standard, every three years aquaculture feed manufacturers will be required to increase the percentage of marine ingredients sourced from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) approved products until the ratio eventually reaches 100%.

Compelling feed manufacturers to switch over immediately in full to MSC approved products is considered impractical, both because of the lengthy period fisheries take to become MSC-certified but also due regional differences, for example,

between the state of fisheries in the North Atlantic and Southeast Asia.

"For a whole lot of fisheries in the world there is not even an MSC standard to become certified against," Fransen said. "So the whole mechanism needs time and multiple entry points for operators to enter in and then collectively move the bar up."

IFFO Response:

Guest Article: IFFO and IFFO RS welcome expansion of sustaina-bility standard across marine and plant ingredients - By Petter M Johannessen and Libby Woodhatch

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has recently revealed it is aiming to bring plant ingredients within its Feed Standard, through the development and adoption of assess-ment tools for traceability and sustainability, in an approach similar to that already used for marine ingredients within the aqua feed industry. HTTPS://WWW.FEEDNAVIGATOR.COM/ARTICLE/2018/12/20/EXPANSION-OF-ASC-STANDARD-ACROSS-MARINE-AND-PLANT-ING

Research organisations in Denmark are collaborating to investigate the impact of plastic in the ocean and identify whether new legislation is required.

The Technical University of Denmark (DTU), the university’s National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua) and environmental department (DTU Environment) are joining forces with Aalborg University under the aegis of the latter’s MarinePlastic research centre.

Supported by funds of DKK20m from charitable investor, the Velux Foundation, the two institutes will research the effect of microplastics in zooplankton, mussels and fish.

Researchers led by Professor Neilson and senior research Nanna B Hartmann from DTU Environment will investigate under what circumstances zooplankton, mussels and fish ingest microplastics and what happens as a result.

"It can have major consequences for the entire ecosystem if microplastics affect zooplankton negatively, as plankton forms the basis of the marine food webs and is an important food source for many fish, birds and marine mammals,” explained DTU Aqua’s Professor Torkel Gissel Nielson.

The MarinePlastic research centre aims to develop evidence-

based solutions to plastic pollution. This necessitates an analysis of which kinds of scientific information are needed to meet current regulations and whether the current knowledge-base is up to date and relevant.

"In the project we will act as knowledge brokers between researchers and other stakeholders, for example, authorities, industry and NGOs, so that research results can be transferred into action,” said Associate Professor Steffen Foss Hansen from DTU Environment.

Source: World Fishing

Research organisations in Denmark are collaborating to investigate the impact of plastic in the ocean

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Olympic pressure pushes Japan’s Marine Eco-Label to undergo GSSI benchmarking

With the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games around the corner, environmental advocates have ramped up the pressure on the host country to commit to serving only seafood certified by third-party accredited sustainability schemes. Currently, the language of the Tokyo Organizing Committee’s Sustainable Sourcing Code for Fishery Products sets the bar for approval for seafood sustainability at meeting the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) guidelines. However, that language was criticized for being overly broad – seemingly with the intention of including the Marine Eco-Label (MEL) and the Aquaculture Eco-Label (AEL), both industry-run programs that are not third-party certified – in the category of acceptable certifications for seafood sourcing for the Games.

This inclusion rankled conservation groups because neither label’s requirements are as strict as some other programs, such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) or Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

Nora Christiansen, oceans global campaign leader for Greenpeace International, wrote to the president of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to complain that the draft Sustainable Sourcing Code for Fishery Products would provide little guarantee of meaningful commitment to sustainability.

“As it stands, the proposed seafood procurement policy falls well short of best practice, specifically due to weak criteria that fail to establish reasonable benchmarks for sustainability, so that unsustainable or unethically sourced marine products could be provided at the Olympic Games. While the code supports the idea of purchasing certified seafood, it endorses inadequate and weak certification schemes,” she said. “By doing so, Games organizers will be misleading consumers into believing they are making responsible purchasing decision, when in reality, at this stage of MEL and AEL’s development, they are not.”

The mounting pressure from environmental groups has pushed the Japan Fisheries Association, which operates the MEL and AEL, to commit to subjecting its programs to benchmarking by the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative, which determines whether seafood certification schemes meet the requirements of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF), the FAO Guidelines for the Ecolabeling of Fish and Fishery Products from Marine/Inland Capture Fisheries, and the FAO Technical Guidelines on Aquaculture Certification.

After announcing the move in January 2018, the JFA spent the remainder of the year updating their standards so they would meet the GSSI benchmark and become GSSI-recognized in

advance of the Olympics. The group recently released the revised standards, and JFA Vice President Naoya Kakizoe, who also serves as chairman of the MEL Council, acknowledged the move was an effort to gain international trust for the scheme.

GSSI Managing Director Herman Wisse, speaking at the fourth Tokyo Sustainability Seafood Symposium on 1 November, said the MEL had run into a snag as its designated certification organization, the Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association (JFRCA), has currently not acquired accreditation to ISO 17065, a standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization outlining internationally acceptable methods for conducting independent certifica-tions.

Wisse said that the FAO guidelines require certification bodies to be accredited and follow the criteria of ISO 17065, and while he would not comment on whether the updates to MEL’s standards were adequate – noting that the process of identifying gaps and recommending improvements was confidential – he did confirm that in order to be recognized, the certifying organization would need to be accredited to meet the requirements of ISO 17065.

Minoru Tamura, technical manager of the MEL Council, told SeafoodSource JFRCA is now in the process of trying to acquire ISO 17065 accreditation through the Japan Accredita-tion Board (JAB).

While it is not yet known whether MEL will be successful in acquiring GSSI recognition, representatives of NGOs in attendance at the Tokyo summit in November said its effort to tighten its standards was a positive step that should be encouraged.

Wisse said that by using GSSI’s Global Benchmark Tool, programs like MEL “can engage locally, build confidence and increase the amount of certified seafood that meets interna-tionally accepted guidelines.”

Wisse said there was demand from GSSI partners for more sustainably-certified seafood, and that the GSSI benchmarking signaled to those companies the integrity of a certification. That sentiment was backed up at a later point during the Tokyo symposium, when GSSI announced the addition of a new funding partner: JCCU (Japanese Consumer's Co-operative Union). It joins supermarket chain Aeon and seafood congolmerate Nissui as GSSI’s underwriting partners in Japan. GSSI is also supported by Wal-Mart, which owns Seiyu stores in Japan.

Source: Seafood Source

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Alert system status: El Niño

Surveillance (14th December)

The ENFEN Multisector Commission

maintains the surveillance status of

El Niño in view of the favorable

conditions for its development. For

the 2018-2019 summer, the odds of

developing an El Niño event in the

Eastern Pacific (Niño 1 + 2), which

includes the northern coast of Peru,

with a 73% probability of occurrence

(61% in the magnitude of a weak El Niño). For the central

Pacific, an 88% probability of El Niño occurrence is estimated

(57% in the magnitude of a weak El Niño). Likewise, normal and

above normal rains are more likely to occur on the north coast

of Peru, but not extraordinary rains as those of the years 1983,

1998 or 2017.

It is expected that between December 2018 and February 2019

the warm of Kelvin waves in the eastern equatorial Pacific

contributing to increase positive anomalies in sea temperature,

air and sea level on the north coast of Peru.

Table 1. Estimated probabilities of the magnitude of El Niño - La

Niña in the eastern Pacific, which includes the northern coast

of Peru, in the summer of December 2018 - March 2019.

Table 2. Estimated probabilities of the El Niño - La Niña magnitudes in the central Pacific in the summer of December 2018 - March 2019.

ENFEN Official Statement

Probability of

Occurrence

Table 1

December 2018 - March 2019

Strong – extraordinary el Niño 0%

Moderate el Niño 12%

Weak el Niño 61%

Neutral 27%

Weak la Niña 0%

Moderate- strong la Niña 0%

Probability of

Occurrence

Table 2

December—March

Strong – very strong el Niño 1%

Moderate el Niño 30%

Weak el Niño 57%

Neutral 12%

Weak la Niña 0%

Moderate- strong la Niña 0%

Scientists may be overlooking some of the broader ecosystem and social benefits associated with marine aquaculture. So concludes a team of scientists from the University of Ade-laide, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Macquarie Universi-ty, in a study published in BioScience today.

According to their research, while aquaculture can have negative impacts – largely through poorly designed, sited, regulated or operated facilities – there is a growing body of evidence to suggest some of the broader, positive ecosystem and social benefits associated with aquaculture operations in marine environments may be overlooked.

Lead author on the study, Dr Heidi Alleway from the University of Adelaide, explains: “Our reading found that aquaculture

Benefits of aquaculture are being “overlooked”

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facilities can deliver a range of goods and services that provide benefits to people and nature, beyond merely the production of food, and may be able to be designed to boost these effects.”

Known collectively as ‘ecosystem services’, the authors argue that aquaculture can provide beneficial goods - such as food and medicines - and services, such as water treatment, shelter/habitat for wildlife and erosion prevention.

Dr Chris Gillies, marine manager at TNC Australia, said: “We found that these benefits can sometimes mitigate and even outweigh negative impacts, which is important to bear in mind as we face the global challenge of providing food sustainably to a growing population.”

Only a small portion of the Earth's surface is currently used for aquaculture. Its potential to produce food for a hungry world is immense. For example, it has recently been estimated the

current total landings of all wild-capture fisheries could be produced using less than 0.015% of the global ocean area.

Ensuring aquaculture can deliver ecosystem services, without these benefits being compromised by negative impacts, requires aquaculture facilities to be more conscious of their design and their interactions with their surroundings, to maximise the positive effects.

The paper illustrates that recognition and more active ac-counting of the positive benefits that might be delivered by marine aquaculture needs to occur to provide a broader and more accurate valuation of the full range of effects. If this occurs, it could be a major driver of improved ecological and social benefits from aquaculture activities, alongside economic outcomes.

Source: The Fish Site

The European Union’s fisheries commissioner, Karmenu Vella, said he is fully committed to a large scale expansion of aquaculture by member states. Speaking at the 50th anniversary of the European Fisheries Partnership in Brussels, he said he was proud that the EU, through the European and Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF), had provided fishing grants amounting to almost two billion euros (£1,800 million). Much of this money had been distributed throughout Europe to assist every type of fish farming. And he revealed that an additional 250 million euros had been spent on the development of aquaculture in the EU by the European Union research programme, known as Horizon 2020. This has a total budget of 80 billion euros spread over seven years. The commissioner said he was convinced that fish farming in all

its forms was helping to play a key role in creating jobs and contributing to a strong economy in Europe. ‘We want sustainable farming to flourish,’ Vella said. ‘It is an industry that creates economic growth, employment and economic stability, especially in rural area and along coastal areas.’ He also said that aquaculture was contributing to food safety and providing the public with a source of healthy and protein rich food. ‘This is why the European Union supports sustainable aquaculture and the future is bright,’ he told his Brussels audience. He said he had asked the EU experts about the best way of obtaining more foods from beneath the seas. ‘The answer was – more aquaculture, they said.’ Source: Fish Update

EU fish chief backs farm growth

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Aller Aqua, DTU Aqua, Teknologisk Institut (The Danish Technological Institute), Hanneman Engineering and Champost are partnering with the company Enorm to establish Denmark’s first industrial insect

production. The goal of the project is to produce 30 tons of insects per day four years from now.

The project has been granted 15.9 million DKK from the Ministry of Environment and Food Denmark. One of the outputs from the project will be insect meal, and Aller Aqua’s role will be to help develop and test products suitable for trout farming. Should this succeed, insect meal could also be tested as an ingredient for feed for salmon and tilapia.

“Insect meal has the potential to be a valuable raw material in fish feed not only due to its high protein content. Several trials have been carried out with the inclusion of insect meal to replace or partially replace fish meal in fish feed with promising results, but further research is needed before commercial application. Research and trials will be carried out at Aller Aqua Research in Büsum, Germany,” explains Dr Hanno Slawski, Group Research & Development Director for Aller Aqua.

Besides producing insect meal for inclusion in fish feed, Enorm Biofactory will also produce both insect meal and oil for use in pork and poultry production, and eventually human consumption. In addition, the project focusses on achieving a no-waste-production with optimal usage of all nutrients and resources. Source: Aller Aqua

Aller Aqua: Project partnership regarding insect factory

Omaha-based cattle feed and ethanol producer Green Plains and aquaculture feed producer Optimal Fish Food signed a joint venture to supply feed to the aquaculture industry. The 50/50 partnership,

Optimal Aquafeed, will see both companies join capabilities to supply the industry with protein feeds using alternative sources such as algae, plant-based proteins and other single-cell

protein ingredients.

“Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, and we have an opportunity to become a key supplier of high-quality protein aquafeed,” Green Plains President and CEO Todd Becker said.

“This joint venture perfectly aligns with our strategy to invest in high-protein process technology, providing us a pathway to a significant, growing customer base.”

Source: Intrafish

US firms form algae, plant-based aquaculture feed JV

Investments in the insect-based animal feed sector are 40% higher in 2018 than the sum of investments in the last four years, according to an analysis by Rabobank. Some of the largest investments of 2018 were received by companies growing black soldier fly, including UK-based AgriProtein, Dutch Protix, and the French company InnovaFeed, as well as Ynsect in France, which produces mealworm. “Recent investment flows into the insect sector are enabling faster growth of insect protein production,” said Beyhan de Jong, associate analyst at Rabobank. The estimated volume of insect protein produced in Europe amounts to a few thousand metric tons, but the International Platform of Insects for Feed and Food expects this to reach 1.2 million metric tons by 2025

De Jong said growth could be even faster if regulatory barriers were removed. Separate EU regulation applies when producing and marketing insects as food, or as feed. The feed-grade material to rear insects also falls in yet another regulatory category. The industry expects that insect proteins will be authorized for use in pig and poultry feed by mid-2019. As of July 2017, EU regulations allow insect proteins to be incorporated in aquafeed formula. “Producers need to upscale to meet the continuous demand for insect proteins, and to reduce production costs in order for insects to compete with fishmeal and other alternatives," said de Jong. Source: Undercurrent News

Insect feed firms receive more investment than previous four years combined

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Niels Alsted, Executive Vice President of Business Relations in BioMar, nicknamed ‘Mr Aquaculture’ by his colleagues has retired after 45 years of service in the aquaculture industry.

“Niels has been one of the most important people forming not only BioMar but also the industry. His dedication to developing a sustainable and professional aquaculture has led to industry standards and the high-end feed ranges we see in the market. Furthermore, he has been one of the most important people forming the culture in BioMar: A culture built upon trust, relation-ships, professionalism and a

desire to pioneer the future of the industry”, said Carlos Diaz, CEO BioMar Group.

There are not many in the aquaculture industry who can claim 45 years of service. Niels’ career started in 1974 on a small trout farm in Denmark before beginning his studies in aquaculture research at the University of Tromsoe, Institute of Fisheries in 1977 in Norway. He stayed in academic research for several years and was an associate professor at Aalborg University when he accepted to undertake his commercial PhD with BioMar in 1987.

Over the last 32 years Niels has held various positions in BioMar from R&D, sourcing, food safety and business relations and has been part of the executive management team in BioMar Group where he contributed to opening new markets like Chile and China. Niels is valued for his broad and deep technical knowledge and while at BioMar has published several papers on nutrition and sustainability. He was instrumental in the creation of the first ever environmentally friendly aquaculture feed product, Ecoline and is known for his scholar approach to feed product development.

Niels has represented the aquaculture industry and BioMar at numerous NGO events and been a member of various industry committees most recently chairing the Board of FEFAC and as a valued member of both the GSI feed task force and IFFO RS. Source: BioMar

UK support helps new Hong Kong Sustainable Seafood Coalition to launch. Following the success of the Sustainable Seafood Coalition (SSC) in the UK, a similar industry initiative will be launched in Hong Kong, demonstrating how the collaborative

model can be replicated around the world. The Hong Kong Sustainable Seafood Coalition (HKSSC) has brought together suppliers, buyers, restaurants, hotels and retail outlets collaborating to promote seafood sustainability and address concerns over illegal, unregulated and unreported fish products in the supply chain.

Like the original SSC, the Hong Kong-based coalition will work as a pre-competitive model and organisers have spent the past year engaging with businesses to create new voluntary codes of conduct on seafood sourcing and environmental claims for packaging and menus. And while the Hong Kong coalition is unaffiliated with the original, ClientEarth, as secretariat to the UK SSC consulted to the new venture, offering expertise to adapt the organisational structure and come up with their own codes.

Benjamin So, the Chair of the HKSSC said: “The establishment of the Coalition serves a three-fold purpose. Firstly, as users of a critical natural resource, we have a duty to ensure its responsible use. In addition, by adopting the HKSSC code of conduct, members can address the increasing concern among Hong Kong consumers regarding the sustainability of marine populations. Last but not least, collective industry action will bring greater commercial certainty to the seafood business."

“We found the Sustainable Seafood Coalition model to be readily adaptable to our market and welcomed the consultation from ClientEarth in how we adapt our own version of the voluntary codes of conduct," So added. Source: FIS

Omega Protein: MSC Certification recommended for Atlantic Menhaden Fishery. A draft report released by independent auditor SAI Global recommends that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certify the Atlantic menhaden fishery as sustainable. MSC is the world’s most recognized seafood certification organization, and its certification indicates that current harvest levels are sustainable.

“Omega Protein and the Atlantic menhaden fishery have operated according to the highest standards of sustainability for a long time,” said Monty Diehl, the Company’s Vice

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President of Operations. “This report is an encouraging sign that our hard work is paying off. We look forward to working with MSC going forward to ensure that we continue to meet their high standards.”

The report was produced by a team of independent scientists and assessors employed by SAI Global to carry out the Atlantic menhaden assessment against the MSC fishery standards. Stakeholders and members of the public now have 30 days to comment on the report, which has completed peer review by

independent third-party experts.

Fisheries that pursue a MSC Sustainability Certification undergo a rigorous process. They are evaluated against 28 performance indicators in three categories: sustainability of the stock, efforts to minimize environmental impacts, and effective management. To be certified, the fishery must score a minimum of 60 out of 100 in all 28 indicators, and an average of 80 in each overall category. Source: Omega Protein

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EU, Faroes, Norway reach 2019 fishing arrangements. In mid-December, the EU signed fisheries arrangements for 2019 with the Faroe Islands and Norway, the EU Commission has announced. The objective with the former was to maintain the balance of fishing

possibilities and the high dependency on fisheries of the Faroe Islands, it said. This arrangement does not involve joint management of any shared stock -- but only provisions for transfers of fishing opportunities and reciprocal access to each other's waters.

The parties agreed to grant reciprocal access to fish 24,690 metric tons of mackerel for 2019 (compared to 30,877t in 2018). For blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring, the reciprocal access will be respectively 22,500t and 4,500t, to be fished in one another's waters (compared to 21,500t and 4,000t the previous year).

The agreement, signed in Brussels, will ensure the continuation of fishing operations for both parties in each other's waters from Jan. 1, 2019. Three fisheries arrangements for 2019 were signed with Norway. Two bilateral arrangements and a neighboring arrangement were signed, following two rounds of negotiations in Bergen (November) and in London (early December). The bilateral arrangements cover the North Sea and the Atlantic, and Skagerrak and Kattegat, whilst the neighboring arrangement covers the Swedish fishery in Norwegian waters of the North Sea.

The EU and Norway have agreed on quotas for the jointly-managed fish stocks in the North Sea (cod, haddock, plaice, whiting, herring, and saithe) and Skagerrak (cod, haddock, whiting, plaice, shrimp, herring and sprat), as well as an

exchange of reciprocal fishing possibilities. In the North Sea, for two of the shared stocks, namely saithe and plaice, the jointly agreed total allowable catch increased compared to last year. For four other shared stocks (i.e. haddock, whiting, cod, herring), a reduction was necessary to protect the stocks. Source: Undercurrent News

The U.S. government issued its long-awaited final rule on genetically engineered foods, which could pave the way for legal sales of genetically altered salmon. The United States Depart-ment of Agricul-ture’s final rule requires food manufacturers, importers, and other entities that label foods for retail sale to disclose information about bioengineered (BE) food and BE food ingredients.

In 2016, the United States Food and Drug Administration issued an Import Alert on AquaBounty’s GE AquAdvatange salmon because the 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act said the agency cannot allow the introduction – or delivery for introduction – any food that contains GE salmon into interstate commerce until final labeling guidelines for informing consumers are published. While USDA now issued the final rule for labeling of GE foods, the FDA still needs to provide labeling guidance on AquAdvantage salmon and then lift the Import Alert.

The new USDA rule will become effective 21 February - 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. Food processors do not have to comply with the new rule immediately, however. The voluntary compliance date ends on 31 December, 2021, and the rule becomes mandatory on 1 January, 2022.

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AquAdvantage salmon is included on the rule’s list of BE foods that must be labeled as bioengineered foods. Source: Seafood Source

Trade agreement to cut Indonesian duties on Norwegian, Icelandic seafood. A recently signed free trade agreement will see tariffs on Norwegian and Icelandic fish exports to Indonesia eliminated completely over a nine-year period. The agreement, inked between the members of the European Free Trade Association -- Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein -- and Indonesia will come into force once it is ratified by all the parties. According to its text, the agreement, signed in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Dec. 16, will ensure that 80% of Norwegian goods face no tariffs in Indonesia on the date of ratification with duties on items such as fresh salmon, snow crab and cod to be eliminated over a nine-year period at maximum.

The agreement also addresses non-tariff barriers to trade such as import licenses and eases restrictions on foreign ownership to further investment between the countries. Source: Undercurrent News

UK: Funding totaling GBP 5.1 million (USD 6.5 million, EUR 5.7 million) has been granted by the government-funded U.K. Research and Innovation (UKRI) public body to 12 research projects aimed at addressing key challenges facing U.K. aquaculture. Among the recipients are a project that uses algae

to create vaccines designed to keep fish free from disease. Other projects include studying genetics and breeding patterns, looking at how shellfish can be more sustainable, immunizing trout

against kidney disease and examining how robust salmon are and how susceptible to disease they are at sea.

The U.K. Aquaculture Initiative is a joint Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and NERC project to support high-quality, innovative research and address strategic challenges facing U.K. aquaculture. BBSRC is part of UKRI.

This investment includes contributions from co-funders Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and a

range of industry partners who will collaborate with academic researchers on the projects.

“Aquaculture is a key food production sector for the [United Kingdom]. These projects will improve our understanding of the challenges facing aquaculture production. Working together with industry partners, U.K. researchers will help to address these challenges and contribute to developing a healthy, safe and sustainable aquaculture system which will deliver societal and economic benefit for the [country],” said Karen Lewis, executive director of innovation and skills at BBSRC. Source: Seafood Source

WTO members voice commitment to intensify fisheries subsidies negotiations in 2019. At the 14 December meeting of the

Negotiating Group on Rules, heads of WTO member delegations declared their commitment to intensify negotiations on fisheries subsidies in the new year to meet the end-2019 target

for an agreement. Heads of delegation further confirmed their support for the January-July 2019 work programme recently agreed in the Negotiating Group. The Negotiating Group Chair, Ambassador Roberto Zapata Barradas (Mexico), at the meeting called on heads of delegation to empower their technical experts to step up efforts to build consensus and bridge gaps in the negotiations so that an agreement can be successfully forged.

"We all know the mandate is to reach an agreement by end-2019 and we all know getting there is not easy," the chair said. "If we are serious about getting this done, we have to move into the uncomfortable zone of compromise and accommodation."

Members responded with support for a shift into full negotiating mode as of January, noting the urgent deadline for an agreement and the importance of ensuring the sustainability of fisheries resources for people's livelihood and food security needs as well as for the protection of the environment. Several members emphasized the need for pragmatism and echoed the chair's call for engagement in a genuine compromise-seeking mode. There were calls to improve compliance with notifica-tions of subsidy programmes in order to facilitate the negotiations, and different views on flexibilities for developing and least-developed country members. A number of members expressed the view that success in these negotiations is vital for the credibility of the organization. Source: WTO

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Peruvian Government and World Bank invest over USD 33 million in fisheries and aquaculture. The Ministry of Production (PORDUCE), through the National Programme for Innovation in Fisheries and Aquaculture (PNIPA), convened the second PNIPA 2018-2019, which seeks to encourage innovation and research in the technological, economic, social development of the fishing and aquaculture sector. In addition, said programme aims to promote strategic alliances among fishermen, aquaculturists, specialists, academics and businessmen.

Thanks to the support of the World Bank and State funds, this second edition of the contest aims to co-finance with more than PEN 113 million (USD 33.7 million) subprojects aimed at promoting research, and generating, adapting and expanding new technology to populations with little access.

One year after its launch, the PNIPA favoured an investment of

more than PEN 75 million (USD 22.4 million) in 265 subprojects in Amazonas, Ancash, Apurímac, Arequipa and Ayacucho. This took place in addition to Cajamarca, Callao, Cusco, Huancaveli-ca, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Lima, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Puno, Piura, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes and Ucayali.

For the present contest, the expectation is to reach more than a thousand proposals, whose results will be announced in May 2019. "We seek innovative proposals that articulate efforts among artisanal fishermen, universities, town and regional governments, companies and professionals and non-governmental institutions that join in a shared project in favour of formal and responsible fishing," said PNIPA executive director Javier Ramírez-Gastón. Source: FIS

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Recently released scientific reports:

Wiley Online Library - Using genetic methods for analysis of fish meals and feeds employed in Greek mariculture

Large quantities of high protein fish meals are needed to sustain cultured species and thus the impact to marine ecosystem has been highly discussed. The aim of this study was to apply a PCR-cloning

methodology for a robust insight into the composition of commercial fish meals and feeds for farmed species of the Greek mariculture, assessing the risk posed by aquaculture to marine ecosystems but also the risk posed by commercial fish feeds to the increase in trophic level of species farmed in Greece. 89% of the sequences were identified to species level and only 11% to genus/family level.

Springer Link - Onboard and Vessel Layout Modifications

The purpose of this chapter is to discuss challenges that the EU Landing Obligation presents to the onboard handling of unwanted catches and how vessel layout modifications can be applied to meet these challenges. The key challenge the industry is facing is having to bring ashore catches of little or no value, which requires significant effort to handle and takes up valuable space that is, in many cases, not available.

Science Direct - Aquafeed ingredient production from herring (Clupea harengus) by-products using pH-shift processing: Effect

from by-product combinations, protein solubilization-pH and centrifugation force

A new alternative to classic fishmeal production is proposed, using the pH shift method.

The pH shift process is proposed as an efficient method of working with high bone-low meat sources, such as fishery byproducts.

Protein yield is affected by the treatment that is applied during the pH shift process.

Proximate composition of the pH shift produced protein concentrates is also subject to treatment.

Science Direct - Trickling filter technology for biotreatment of nitrogenous compounds emitted in exhaust gases from fishmeal plants

Methylamines and ammonia are nitrogenous compounds causing environmental nuisance.

First study addressing biotreatment of gaseous methyla-mines in the fishmeal industry.

Biotreatment of volatile amino-compounds using lab-scale biotrickling filters.

Trimethylamine was removed at a capacity of 88 mg N m−3 h−1 (92% efficiency).

Heterotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria were identified as promising candidates.

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2019

16 January IntraFish event: Women in Seafood San Diego, U.S.A.

7-11 March Aquaculture 2019 New Orleans, U.S.A.

17-19 March Seafood Expo North America Boston, U.S.A.

22-23 March IFFO/JCI Fishmeal and Fish Oil

Forum Wuzhen City, China

2-4 May IFFO Members’ Meeting Madrid, Spain

7-9 May Seafood Global Expo Brussels, Belgium

26-27 September 15th JCI Autumn Conference Southwest China's Nanning City

3-4 October Pelagic Fish Forum Barcelona, Spain

4-6 November 59th IFFO Annual Conference Shanghai, China

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