SUMMIT 2016 DAY 2 BREAKOUT SESSION INNOVATIONS IN AQUACULTURE WELCOME TO SUMMIT 2016 THE FUTURE OF FARM CERTIFICATION

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1 Presenter WELCOME TO SUMMIT 2016 THE FUTURE OF FARM CERTIFICATION 20 Years of Global Partnership 15 Years of Good Agricultural Practices Certification GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Version 5 Charlotte Maddocks, Agriculture Manager Aquaculture and R&D, Tesco UK Chairwoman of the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Technical Committee GLOBALG.A.P Secretariat

2 3 GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Version 5 New elements included in this new version Improved language to assure harmonization of interpretation; INCLUSION of a compulsory Assessment on Social Practices; INCLUSION of detailed criteria related to animal welfare specific to aquaculture; Tool to demonstrate sustainability status of feed used: Responsible Operations criteria as a voluntary Add-on for the compulsory compliance of the Compound Feed used; Communication to consumers when required through a label at packaging for final consumer.

3 GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Requirements Pre-Farm Gate Growers Farmers Post-Farm Gate Food Packing and Processing Retail Stores Consumers ON-FARM GFSI recognized scheme (GFSI: Global Food Safety Initiative) Traceability Integrity FAO Technical Guidelines for Aquaculture Certification referenced at all times Certification system that covers the full production chain Food Safety Animal Welfare Traceability Environment Workers Welfare

4 All steps are compulsory to be verified and in compliance GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture GGN New criteria related to Animal Welfare 1. Control of size variations within stocks; 2. Monitoring of health indicators and welfare problems through visual observation; 3. Species specific: establishment of maximum periods for crowding, grading, time out of the water, transport and fasting; 4. Feedback related to animal welfare from the slaughter/processing to the farm; 6. Management plan for cohabitant species (not intended for human consumption) shall follow same criteria of animal welfare and bio-security; 7. All the elements of the risk assessment on Animal Welfare applies to transport of live fish, eggs and juveniles; 8. Use of antibiotics agents are ONLY applied following the diagnosis of an infectious disease. 5. Culling of fish (removal, killing and disposal) shall be done according to prescribed methods following the Veterinary Health Plan;

5 2 New criteria related to Infrastructure Risk analysis for the adequate design of the cages; Cages shall be marked appropriately with navigations aids. 1 New criteria related to Area Management If there is a Area Management Plan, the producer shall demonstrate active participation. 2 New criteria related to Community Activities do not present restriction to the use of potable water to the community; Costal communities continue having fishing access. SUBCONTRACTING AF 5.1: MAJOR MUST FOR Version 5 Risk Assessment on Social Practices Major Must for version 5 POST HARVEST MASS BALANCE AND TRACEABILITY Contents are based on the Chain of Custody version 5 Veterinary Health Plan Extended criteria for version 5: Preventive measures for disease spread; Withdrawal periods established only when medicated feed is fully flushed from the system; Risk analysis on medical residues, including the potential impact on wild animals surrounding the farm; Frequency and methods of mortalities inspection; Inform the veterinarian and the respective official of the authorities in case of suspect of new diseases or high mortality rate; Antibiotics of critical importance to the human beings, based on the World Health Organization (WHO) list, shall not be used as treatments of first option; Registered veterinarian or approved agent by the authorities are able to diagnose diseases and prescribe medications.

6 Presenter GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard Key Sustainability Areas Covered Holistic Approach Aquaculture Total number of Control Points (incl. Post-Harvest Handling): 265 Workers Welfare and Occupational Health & Safety 39 Animal Welfare 51 Traceability 53 Food Safety 56 Environment (incl. Biodiversity) 66

7 GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard Key Sustainability Areas Covered Food safety: in compliance with the GFSI requirements at farm level. Environment: includes Protected Areas criteria and a compulsory Environmental (Biodiversity inclusive) Impact Assessment and Management Plan. Traceability: from broodstock, seedlings and feed used at the aquaculture farming activities. Batch wise identification of stock and feed used. Workers Welfare: compulsory assessment on social practices; living conditions, workers health & occupational safety. Animal Welfare: specific to farmed fish species, including cohabitant species, e.g. cleaner fish. GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice COMPULSORY ASSESSMENT FOR V5 GRASP Criteria : 1. Worker representation 2. Complaint procedure 3. Self-declaration of good social practices 4. Knowledge about national labour regulations 5. Contracts 6. Pay corresponds to contract specifications 7. Wage and overtime in compliance with regulations 8. No minors employed 9. Children of employees living on farm have access to school education 10. Working time recording system 11. Hours and breaks in compliance with regulations

8 GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture certification applicable for any operational size and technology implemented Countries Worlwide adopting GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture certification Australia Belgium Austria Chile China Colombia Croatia Denmark Ecuador Estonia Faroe Islands France Germany Greece Honduras Iceland Indonesia Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Korea Netherlands Nicaragua Norway Panama Peru Poland Portugal Singapore Spain Taiwan Turkey United Kingdom United States Vietnam (*) Includes countries with GLOBALG.A.P. Chain of Custody aquaculture

9 Certification is linked to the scientific name 30 Species certified: Finfish, Crustaceans, Molluscs Artic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) Bluespotted seabream (Pagrus caeruleostrictus) Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Brown Trout (Salmo trutta fario) Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Common Dentex (Dentex dentex) Common Pandora (Pagellus erythrinus) European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) Large-Eye Dentex (Dentex macrophthalmus) Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Olive Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) Pacific Cupped Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Pangasius Tra (Pangasianodon hyphthalmus) Pink Dentex (Dentex gibbous) Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Red Porgy (Pagrus pagrus) Salmon Trout (Salmo trutta trutta) Senegalese Sole (Solea senegalensis) Sharpsnout Seabream (Diplodus puntazzo) Shi Drum (Umbrina cirrosa) Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) White Grouper (Epinephelus aeneus) Whiteleg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Aquaculture production processes shall cover all hot spots in the following aspects: food safety, animal welfare, workers welfare, environment To à Assure trust from buyers à Gain confidence from consumers 3 rd Party Accredited Certification Systems: support for this target GLOBALG.A.P Secretariat 24/09/

10 Chain of Custody Version 5 launched Dec14 GLOBALG.A.P. Certified Non GLOBALG.A.P. GGN Salmon GGN Shrimp Version 5 Credibility and audit-ability revised ambition credibility

11 GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Technical Committee Chairwoman: Charlotte Maddocks, Tesco Vice-Chairwoman: Randi Haldorsen, Marine Harvest Vice-Chairman: Mark Nijhof, Heiploeg Int. RETAILERS ASDA, United Kingdom, Stuart Smith GLOBUS, Germany, Jürgen Pauly Jumbo Supermarkets, The Netherlands, Johan Hulleman Tesco, United Kingdom, Charlotte Maddokcs SUPPLIERS Icelandic Seachill, United Kingdom, Julie Gell Heiploeg International BV (Member of PP Group), The Netherlands, Mark Nijhof Marine Harvest, Norway, Randi Norstoga Haldorsen Scottish Sea Farms, United Kingdom, John Barrington Skretting, Norway, Trygve Berg Lea Findus (Young's Seafood), United Kingdom, David Parker State of Sustainability Initiatives study launched May t/files/publications/ssi-blueeconomy-2016.pdf Page

12 State of Sustainability Initiatives study launched May ault/files/publications/ssiblue-economy-2016.pdf 23 Thank you for your attention! Further questions? Do not hesitate to contact us: Valeska Weymann Technical Key Account Aquaculture Image Sources: shutterstock.com, GLOBALG.A.P. GLOBALG.A.P Secretariat