Humber Seafood Summit: Net Positive Fishing: Alex Olsen

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1 Humber Seafood Summit: Net Positive Fishing: Alex Olsen

2 Conclusion Net Positive Fishing e.g. Food Security Transparency and cooperation is essential to address the complex problems e.g. Fishing in the northern Barents Sea areas, forced labour Someone needs to be the first mover, don t wait for other. e.g. Development of disruptive fishing gears.

3 It is all about leadership Whether you lead or whether you follow you will have costs.. but if you lead you can at least plan the cost. 3

4 Our customers are our longterm partners We base our business on: Strong partnerships In-depth understanding of our customers and their business First deliveries 1955 Migros 1973 McDonald s 1985 Findus Group 1992 Highliner Inc Iglo Foods Group Ltd. (former Birds Eye Iglo Group Ltd., FFI) 2005 Tesco PLC 4

5 Where are we In total employees France Sales office 3 empl. Russia 1 Consumer plant 60 empl. Lithuania 1 Fillet plant 350 empl. Spain Sales office 5 empl. Denmark 2 Consumer plants 215 empl. Poland 1 Fillet, 1 Consumer plant 1200 empl. Vietnam 1 Fillet plant 350 empl. Hong Kong Sales office 7 empl. Note: 2016 March figures

6 THE CHALLENGES Rise in Human Population Loss of Biodiversity Climate change Ocean Dead Zones Pollution Deforestation Rising Sea Levels 6

7 WORLD POPULATION Year Population (billion) Urban Pop. % ,7 % ,6 % 2016 (august) ,3 % ,5 59,5 % ,2 % Source: Worldometers ( 7

8 WATER

9 WATER STRESS BY RIVER BASIN People living in stressed river basins: 2000: 1.6 billion 2050: 3.9 billion (or more than 40% of the world s population).

10 The average daily adult protein requirement is: men: 56 g women: 46 g average US daily protein consumption 83 g)

11 THE GREATEST THREASTS TO THE WORLD S OCEANS Overexploitation of living resources Pollution from land-based sources Physical alteration or destruction of marine habitats Global Warming / Climate change Food security e.g. overfishing, IUU e.g. plastic e.g. oil drilling, bottom trawling e.g. acidification, change in fishing pattern e.g. food or feed? 11

12 THIS FAR, NO FURTHER 12

13 Lam, V. W. Y. et al. Projected change in global fisheries revenues under climate change. Sci. Rep. 6, 32607; doi: /srep32607 (2016).

14 INDUSTRY RESPONDS Industry Group Agreement to Cod fishery in the northern part of North-East Atlantic (FAO area 27, ICES division IIb2 and Ib High Level Roundtable

15 SELECTIVE SEAFOOD HARVESTING Disruptive Seafood Harvesting Workshop To create and build support for innovative selective harvesting design concepts Partners:

16 S E L E C T I V E S E A F O O D H A R V E S T I N G - OUR DESIGN CHALLENGE 1. Ensure current and future availability of affordable food originating from sustainable fish stocks. 2. Reduce negative environmental impact of bottom trawling, including on the benthic and GHG emissions. 3. Improve the selectivity to reduce by-catch and protect fish stocks. 4. Benefit the fishermen. Virtual Nets

17 LIVE FISH CAPTURE AND STORING To address the issue of boats having to drag heavy nets filled with fish, causing both high GHG emissions and negative impact on the flesh quality (through bruising and stress) participants developed devices that would enable fishermen to capture the fish alive in order to make the onboard loading and processing and more controlled and gradual process. These could be larger stationary devices, or smaller detachable compartments on the back of the smaller capturing devices, programmed to slowly float to the surface when full.

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19 Disruption is possible it is time to work together. Outcome 1. Possible to minimize the environmental impacts of bottom trawling 2. The knowledge and technology exists 3. Support to refine, adapt and trial the best ideas and concepts necessary Next steps 1. We need to establish a global network to solve the problems with trawl fishing once and for all; 2. We are reaching out to other reaching out to other groups working with development of new gear technology; It is time to work together Sustained innovation - improving how we do it vs. Disruptive innovation - finding new ways to do it Clayton Christensen, The Innovators Dilemma

20 Conclusion Net Positive Fishing e.g. Food Security Transparency and cooperation is essential to address the complex problems e.g. Fishing in the northern Barents Sea areas, forced labour Someone needs to be the first mover, don t wait for other. e.g. Development of disruptive fishing gears.

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