Blue Growth Role of the Fish Info Network and Globefish

Blue Growth
Role of the Fish Info Network and Globefish
Jackie Alder
FAO, Fisheries Products, Trade and Marketing
January 28, 2016
Outline
 Introduction
 FAO Blue Growth Initiative (BGI) Concept
 BGI – Theory of Change
 Operationalizing BGI (to date)
 FIN
 Role of FIN & Globefish
 Role of EuroFish?
 Summary
The BLUE planet
All kinds of Provisioning, Regulating, Cultural
and Supporting services.
• Fish and plants as a source of protein and
micronutrients (food)
• Regulation of the climate and weather trends
• Pharmaceutical compounds (medical cures)
• Fixation of atmospheric carbon by algae
• Provide mass transportation routes
• Provide pleasure and wellbeing (recreation)
etc., etc.,
etc etc
.,
. .................................MORE
?
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Photo
Contribution of fish to human nutrition
Fish especially important to countries with low animal protein intake
Fish provides high quality animal protein
Asia
Africa
Europe
Share in total animal
protein (%)
Oceania
Northern America
Per capita fish
consumption (kg)
Latin America &…
LIFDCs
World
0
5
10
15
20
25
Fish, a source of nutrients
Iron
EPA
Vitamin B12
Selenium
Protein
DHA+EPA (Ω-3);
seafood main source
Vitamin A;
250 million preschool children
deficient
Iron;
1.6 billion people deficient
Zinc
Vitamin D
DHA
Iodine
Calcium
Vitamin A
Iodine;
seafood natural source, 2 billion
people deficient
Zinc;
800 000 child deaths per year
Daily need (RDI) for children:
150 (250) µg
150 (250) mg
8.9 mg
(at 10% bioavailability)
120 µg
5.6 mg
(at moderate bioavailability)
Socioeconomic contribution
In 2008, the socio-economic importance of the fishery and aquaculture value chain:
US$ 818 billion. At present more than US$ 1,000 billion
Employment: 58.3 million direct jobs (2012)
1) 39.4 million in fisheries
(90% artisanal fisheries)
2) 18.9 million in aquaculture
Livelihoods for about 10-12% of the global population)
FAO’s
BLUE Growth Initiative
(BGI)
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Milestones
UN Convention on
the Law of the Sea
UNCLOS
1982
FAO World
Conference on
Fisheries
Management
and
Development
1984
WSSD
Johannesburg Plan of
Implementation
The FAO
Compliance
Agreement
1992
UNCED: Rio
Declaration +
Agenda 21
1993
19952014
The UNFSA
The FAO CCRF
The IPOAs
Guidelines
2001
2002
Reykjavik
Ministerial
Conference
and EAF
Blue Economy/
Blue Growth
2012
2012Present
Rio + 20 UN
Conference on
Sustainable
Development
Blue Growth - definition
Blue Growth is:
 sustainable growth and development from economic activities in the oceans and
other aquatic systems, that
 minimize environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and unsustainable use of
resources, and
 Maximize economic and social benefits
AIM - To promote the sustainable use and conservation of the aquatic renewable
resources
Blue Growth - Areas of Work
 Capture Fisheries – improved production
 Aquaculture – sector sustainability through technologies
and finance
 Trade/Markets – improvements along the value chain
 Ecosystem Services – better use and management of
services
Blue Growth
Theory of Change
(pathways to
operationalizing
BGI)
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3 Blue Growth Platforms
Pillars of Sustainable Development (Economic, Environment, Social)
Blue Growth Initiative
Blue Forum/
Blue Trade
Enabling
Conditions
Legislation
& Policy
Frameworks
Blue
Production
Private &
Public
Institutions
Incentives –
Technical &
Financial
Blue
Communities
Knowledge
& Capacity
Building
Blue Forum
BLUE Growth
Operationalizing
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The FAO Blue Growth Initiative
Pipeline
Ecuador
Ghana
Angola
Morocco
Thailand
Pipeline
Near East Region*
Kenya
Mozambique
Bangladesh
Côte d’Ivoire
Gulf of Guinea*
Pacific*
Iran (Republic of)
Ongoing
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Viet Nam
Ongoing
Kenya
Indonesi
a
Pipeline
Amazonia
Pipeline
Indonesia
Philippines
* Regional work
*
Near East Region
Gulf of Guinea
Pacific
Indian Ocean
East Africa
Amazonia
Livelihoods and food systems
Indonesia
Mauritania
Morocco
Algeria
Senegal
Gabon
Seychelles
Madagascar
Cabo Verde
Ongoing
Indian Ocean*
East Africa*
Namibia
Senegal
Cabo Verde
Kiribati
Philippines
Saint Lucia
Ecosystems services
Aquaculture
Blue Growth Strategy
Ongoing
Some examples
 Cabo Verde - charter
 Côte d’Ivoire – smoking kilns
 Ecuador – using fish wastes for new products
 China – recirculation technologies
Fish Information
Network (FIN) and
the role of members
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FISH INFONETWORK
 INFOPECHE (Africa)
 INFOFISH (Asia)
 INFOSA (Southern
 INFOYU (China)
Africa)
 INFOSAMAK (Near
East/North Africa)
 INFOPESCA
(S.America)
 EUROFISH (Central/Eastern
Europe)
 GLOBEFISH (GLOBAL)
70 full time staff and 80 countries
20
STATUS OF GLOBEFISH
 Established in 1984
 Membership - government officials, traders, industries,
researchers, academia and international organizations;
 Information on all major traded seafood commodities,
including supply and demand assessments, price data,
policy records and reports analyzing relevant markets and
their outlooks, statistics, databases, analyses websites,
publications.
 international fora, regional workshops, sector studies and
research
 Part of FISH INFO Network
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Fish Information
Network (FIN)
Role
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Network Actions
 North- South and South-South Cooperation/Partnerships
 Capacity Building
 Knowledge Sharing
 Technical Innovation developments
 Championing tools, approaches and best practices
 Participation in Blue Growth Forums – global, regional, national
Role of Eurofish
 Communication
 Knowledge sharing
 Capacity building
 ………
 How do EUROFISH members see their
role/engagement?
Summary
 FAO BGI moving from concept to operations globally, regionally and nationally
 Long-term incremental process, intermediate outcomes
 First steps are establishing some of the needed enabling conditions and finance
 Inclusive of the public and private sector; small and industrial scale fisheries and
aquaculture
 Includes – post-harvest, markets and trade opportunities
 FIN and its members have multiple roles – capacity building, innovation,
knowledge sharing, financing??
Thank You
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