Roadmap Integrated Aquaculture for Flanders. Benny Pycke (in name of Bert Groenendaal) SIOEN Industries NV

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1 Radmap Integrated Aquaculture fr Flanders Benny Pycke (in name f Bert Grenendaal) SIOEN Industries NV

2 What is AquaValue? Q Call fr Radmaps fr Ecnmical Challenges by Agentschap Ondernemen 2014 A multidisciplinary cnsrtium f 11 Flemish cmpanies & research institutes submit the AquaValue prject, which aims at setting up a radmap fr integrated aquaculture in Flanders 12/2015 Prject AquaValue is finalized after 12 mnths f study

3 Why AquaValue? Fisheries & aquaculture are limited in Belgium & Flanders (25kT year -1 ) Fish & shellfish: Belgians are average seafd cnsumers (~25,4 kg capita -1 year -1 ) Transitining market: wild catch aquaculture (50% AC & increasing) Increasing demand fr marine prtein Need fr increased scale, autmatin, enhanced sustainability, etc. Market pprtunity EU s Blue Grwth Strategy (supprt sustainable grwth in the maritime sectr) Flanders has renwned expertise with regard t aquaculture & maritime technlgy Integratin with ther sectrs (e.g., renewable energy, turism, castal prtectin) Technical & ecnmic pprtunities

4 Specific Aims f AquaValue Principal gal T draft a radmap fr integrated aquaculture (IAC) fr Flanders Specific Aims 1. Establish the state f the art in IAC 2. Determine the value chain & MARKET ptential 3. Identify and quantify the INNOVATION ptential 4. Define 2-4 pilt prjects that may put Flanders n the map as knwledge and prductin center fr sustainable, integrated aquaculture

5 RESULTS (1/2) a. Value chain analysis & MARKET ptential Seafd cnsumptin in Flanders Psitive perceptin (health benefits) Cd & salmn are mst ppular, salmn & mussels mst ppular AC prducts Prductin in the EU t duble by 2030 (ptential fr biremediatin, new techniques, etc.) Seaweed has high market ptential Persnal care prducts, fd, feed, bi-based materials, fertilizer, energy Supply in supermarkets is increasing <-> Belgian nt enthusiastic direct cnsumptin ( NL) Need fr market research & market develpment Eclgical ftprint (CO 2, H 2 O, LCA; WWF / meat >> fish >> mussels > seaweed) Price remains the dminant factr: price > quality > sustainability Origin = imprtant, but is the cnsumer prepared t pay mre fr a lcal prduct? Pssible bttlenecks Legislatin fr e.g. nvel fds (Regulatin (EC) N 258/97) Market research & cnsumer research (new prducts)

6 RESULTS (2/2) b. INNOVATION & Pilt Prjects Pilt 1: Marine multispecies hatchery (Ghent University) Pilt 2: Ecsystem-fcused bi-based castal prtectin (DEME) Pilt 3: Extractive aquaculture in the ffshre windfarms (Ghent University) Pilt 4: Herding f cnditined seabass in ffshre windfarms (ILVO)

7 Example: NEARSHORE ROADMAP TODAY Past Belgian Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) Current Belgian MSP Upcming Belgian MSP Belgica-mussel (since 2005) Belga Queen Mussel Flanders Maritime Slutins Pilt: Ecsystemfcused bi-based castal prtectin Prject Flemish Bays Prject Energy-atl Start EcPrtect (in quadruple helix) Spin-ff 1: Intl. marketing f 1st cncept Spin-ff 2: Intl. marketing f 2 st cncept

8 AquaValue Outcmes Integratin f aquaculture with ther sectrs can lead t new market pprtunities, increased sustainability, imprved cst efficiency, and ptimized use f space The 4 AquaValue pilt prjects are currently being prepared The Flemish triple helix (cmpanies, research institutes, and gvernment) is willing t supprt the technical and cmmercial develpment f sustainable, integrated, marine aquaculture in Flanders & acrss the glbe

9 Flanders Strenghts Flemish cmpanies & research institutes are well placed & willing t prvide: 1. Prducts & expertise fr increasing the scale f aquaculture sustainably (grwth systems & substrates, mechatrnics, aquafeed, spatial planning, physical, chemical, & eclgical mnitring, etc.) 2. Technlgical slutins & expertise fr integrating aquaculture with ther sectrs (e.g., wind energy, castal prtectin, educatin) 3. Knw-hw (hatcheries, cultivatin systems, bilgy, aquafeed, marine spatial planning, site selectin & management, mnitring, marketing, distributin, etc.)

10 Acknwledgments The AquaValue cnsrtium thank: the Flemish gvernment fr the financial supprt the varius stakehlders fr their valuable input