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Fish Trade, Safety, Quality and Environmental issues

Fish Trade, Safety, Quality and Environmental issues. Lahsen Ababouch Service Chief Fish Utilization and Marketing Department of Fisheries FAO, Rome. UNCTAD Workshop on standards and trade. Geneva. 16-17/5/2002. Main issues. Safety and quality Eco-labelling Traceability

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Fish Trade, Safety, Quality and Environmental issues

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  1. Fish Trade, Safety, Quality and Environmental issues Lahsen Ababouch Service Chief Fish Utilization and Marketing Department of Fisheries FAO, Rome. UNCTAD Workshop on standards and trade. Geneva. 16-17/5/2002

  2. Main issues • Safety and quality • Eco-labelling • Traceability • Conservation (CITES)

  3. WORLD PRODUCTION

  4. WORLD EXPORTS

  5. INTERNATIONAL TRADE

  6. Net exports by developing countries (US$ million) 2000

  7. HUMAN CONSUMPTION

  8. EXPORTS IN 2000 (VALUE)

  9. Safety and quality issues • Chemical pollutants (aquatic environment, need for monitoring programs) • Molluscs bivalves (aquatic environment, need for monitoring programs) • Other fish and fishery products • Fish and Fishery products in the forefront

  10. Major Stakeholders • The fish industry • The control Authoriti(es) • Support institutions • Consumer and consumer advocate groups

  11. Third countries authorized to exports fish to the EU (List 1)

  12. Future issues • HACCP implementation • Risk analysis • Harmonization and Equivalency

  13. Eco-labelling • Labelling a product to identify it as having been produced by ecologically friendly practices • Characterize the “ecological friendliness” attribute(s) of the product/process • Let the consumer know about it • If there is a demand the attribute(s), product price and market shares will go up

  14. Which Attributes? • Resource sustainability • By-catch and discard catch • Fishing techniques • Marine Species conservation (CITES) • Environmental impact (Product LCA): energy and water consumption, pollution, clean technologies • Others: Gender, labor regulations,.. • Artisanal fisheries and cost of eco-labeling

  15. Trends in state of stocks 60% Fully Fished 50% 40% Moderately fished: U+M 30% 20% Overfished: O+D+R 10% 0% 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

  16. Traceability • Traceability is the ability to trace the history, application or location of any entity by means of recorded identifications • Market driven demand • Analytical techniques

  17. Traceability • Where was the fish caught? • When was it caught? • How has it been processed? (GMP) • Is it safe to eat? (HACCP) • Environment friendliness • Consumer driven, regulators, trade partners,...

  18. Traceability of food products • new EU legislation from 2002 requires to label consignments by identifying the species name, production method and catch area • trade barrier ? • Can developing countries afford sophisticated traceability systems ?

  19. CITES • Inclusion of commercial marine species ? • Debated at the CITES Standing Committee (March 2002) for amendments of criteria, CITES Conference (November 2002) • Because FAO has a consultative right • Activities: FAO second technical consultation - Namibia, October 2001;FAO COFI-Fish Trade, February 2002

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