Fish sales organizations as providers of fisheries data

Fish sales organizations as
providers of fisheries data
Otto Gregussen
CEO
Pelagic Fishermen’s Sales Organization
Norway
The second symposium on Fishery Dependent
Information Rome
FAO 3rd – 6th of March
Topics
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About mandatory firsthand sales and the NSS
The actual flow of data
Total data availability
Managing risks
My perspective is the stakeholders –
the representative of the community
that trade in fish
The leading marketplace in Europe
for first-hand sales of pelagic fish
Servicing foreign and Norwegian buyers and fishermen
24/7 service
Electronic auction
Owned and governed by Norwegian fishermen
The Co-op
Trawlers
Purse seiners Coastal vessels
Foreign vessels
Annual meeting
Control committee
The board
Managing director
Sales
Economy
Market and
information
Mandatory first-hand sales are
today an integral part of the
Norwegian fisheries management
Historically the mandatory first-hand sales was
established to protect the small fishing vessel’s
economic interests and to stabilize markets.
Today the control aspect is the major reason for
the maintained support for the system.
The privilege to fix minimum prices is challenged
Economic basis
The fee for Norges Sildesalgslag
is 0,65 % of the catch value
in the pelagic sector.
Creates a level
playing field
Secures the
fishermen sales and
the buyers raw
material
Arranges sales at
current market value
The auction process
available quickly and
simultaneously for all
– fishermen, industry
and science
Gathers all
information and sales
data to be made
–at the same cost
Minimises total sales
expenses
Reporting the catch
Reporting the catch
Reporting details of:
• Position
• Species
• Quantity
• Size
• Bidding area
Auction information
Auction information:
• Information on the catch
After the auction
Delivery
Delivery note
Settlement
Invoice
Condition for the fishermen:
• Guarantee pledge
• Settled 14 days after delivery
Conditions for the buyer:
• Required guarantee for ability to pay
•Terms of payment: 30
Use of data in research and
management -1
• Primarily an advanced system for sale of
pelagic fish – but also a seamless system for
real time transmission of catch data to the
Directorate of Fisheries and the Institute of
Marine Research (IMR).
• Providing accurate catch data for the fisheries
statistics.
Use of data in research and
management -2
• Definitely a valuable provider of quality catch
data (volume and composition) for
assessment of different pelagic stocks – by
IMR and ICES.
• Real time overview of the fisheries enables
IMR to contact vessels directly to get samples
for desired species and catch areas - for later
biological analyses – to be used in stock
assessment
Information from Fishing Vessel
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Species
Delivering for consumption or fishmeal/fish-oil
Quantity of catch
Average size of the catch ( based on samples taken onboard vessel)
Size ranges of catch (based on samples taken onboard vessel)
Catch area and catch times
Start date of current fishing trip
Catching equipment ( Purse Seine, Trawl etc)
Storage information, number of trawl-shoots etc
Quality of fish, conservation, fat content, feed content
AND…..bidding area for the catch with arrival data –
Catch journal – continously oppdated
QUOTA ACCOUNT:
QUOTA RIGHTS:
Obtained from the Directorate
of fisheries and adapted for
operational use. All quota
rights and changes are
continuously updated
CATCH SUPPLIER
REGSTERY:
Links vessels to correct owner.
For purposes of vessels used
for research quotas, chartered
fishing and fish freight.
VESSEL REGISTERY:
A shadow list of the Norwegian
Directorates official fishing
vessel list. It also contains
information in order to handle
contract notes and
quota/payment allowance
consist of Quota Account and
quota survey, recorded per
vessel per catch. All
movement on quotas can be
tracked from when the catch
quantities are captured
CATCH REPORT:
Contains ALL catch
information and form the
basis for all the auctions
SALES:
Provides information on
each of the sales, even on
spilt sales. Forms the basis
for the pro forma delivery
notes which are published
online to make the
registration of delivery
notes/landing declarations
both easier and safer.
LANDING NOTES:
Issued to vessels
delivering/landing catches
where there has been no sales
or seller/byer transaction yet
DELIVERY NOTES:
Produced in the sales process
of each catch – where there
has been a seller and a buyer.
Produced electronically with
electronic signatures when
possible
In addition to the main structures the system also
contains all the code tables that support them. Fish
species, conservation methods, range, etc. The structure
and content of which is based on the Norwegian standard
for the delivery note ( NS9400 ).
All structures in this standard is implemented in the
system
The system could easily be
expanded to contain
specific data on effort or
whatever managers or
scientists want to include!
Total turnover for pelagic first-hand sales i
Norway
Tonnes ( in millions)
Total catch value (NOK
billions)
Average price/kg-NOK
9
8
7
5,6
6
5,03
5
4
3
2,94
2,71
3,06
4,64
3,43
2,87
2
1
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2013 Total catch (in 1000 tonnes)
450 000
400 000
350 000
300 000
250 000
200 000
150 000
100 000
50 000
0
Total catches 2013 – 1,256 million tonnes
2013 Landings
2000
2013 Landings
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Total landings 2013 –
5 800
Instant information
• What is the value of knowing all of the
above with only a few hours delay?
Planning the fishery
Informing the market
Monitoring effort
Validating input data quality
The purpose of managing
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Stable biology and MSY
Economic yield?
Socio economic yield?
Managing what risk?
Financial risk
• The only risk that you have to consider
when you fix quotas, is the fish stock?
• Rapid changes in supply is zero risk?
• Market conditions for funding is not
influenced?
• Determining harvesting and processing
capacity is not important for managers?
Mackerel Norway 2013
180000
160000
140000
120000
Quota N
100000
Catch N
Rest N
80000
Import
Export
60000
Store
40000
20000
0
Jan
-20000
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Des
Mackerel Norway 2014
Scenario A – Quota 200.000 t
250000
200000
150000
Quota N
Catch N
Rest N
100000
Import
Export
Store
50000
0
Jan
-50000
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Des
Mackerel Norway 2014
Scenario B – Quota 260.000 t
300000
250000
200000
Quota N
Catch N
Rest N
150000
Import
Export
Store
100000
50000
0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Des
Concluding remarks
• Managing the stocks is the most
important task
• Creating a system that can evaluate
both biological and community risk is
vital to obtain stability.
• And stability is the key to address the
mother of all problems – wrong capacity
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