1. CFC/INFOFISH/FAO “ORGANIC” AQUACULTURE PROJECT
INFOFISH/FAO/CFC

2. World fish supply SUPPLYssuproduction
Million t
2008
2009
2010e
2010/
Capture 90
(0.1%)
Farmed 53 54 56
3.1%
Total
142
144
145
1.1%
One sees how the world fish production is still growing, but only thanks to aquaculture.
Growth rate is falling, but this is natural since the base is increasing

3. Per caput food supply Kg/year 2008 2009 2010 2010/09 Food fish 17.1
0.2%
Capture
9.3
9.2
9.1
-1.3%
Farmed
7.8
7.9
8.1
1.9%
One sees how the contribution of aquaculture towards food fish consumption is increasing. Aquaculture is heading towards parity with capture fisheries in the contribution towards food fish consumption (= feed fisheries excluded), although the growth rate is decreasing.

4. Main fish exporters 2008 (value)
The main single exporter is now China, having overtaken Norway and Thailand a few years back. Norway is also a large exporter as are the US and Canada.
The rising role of Viet Nam as a producer and exporter is noteworthy. Taiwan is declining.
If the EU is considered one group, its exports are also large even though much of what is exported from one EU country is imported by another EU neighbour.
Role of aq exports: China, Norway, Thailand, Viet Nam but many other products as well

5. WORLD TRADE IN AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS
DATA ?
STATISTICS DO NOT DISTINGUISH BY ORIGIN
FAO PROJECT 2011
ESTIMATES
BY SPECIES AND BY COUNTRIES

6. ORGANIC PROJECT Aim: Pilot production and marketing of organic seafood
Species: tilapia, black tiger shrimp
Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand
Total project USD 1.4 Million
CFC grant USD 835,000
INFOFISH: project executing agency
FAO: supervisory body

7. Market survey
The project conducted market surveys in Asia, North America and Europe
Market potential for certified organic better in East Asia compared to western markets during
Consumer demand in Asia good for chemical-free fish
With this feed-back , trial production and marketing of chemical-free tilapia began in Malaysia

8. TRENDS IN GLOBAL ORGANIC FOOD MARKET8

9. ESTIMATES ON GLOBAL ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION
GLOBAL ORGANIC PRODUCTION AREA : 35 million hectares in 2008
(0.70% of world agriculture land)
GLOBAL AQUACULTURE (food fish) PRODUCTION : tons (2007)
ORGANIC FISHERIES PRODUCTION : tons
(0.10 % of world aquaculture production ) 9

10. ORGANIC SEAFOOD MARKET
ESTIMATES …… GLOBAL ORGANIC FOOD MARKET.
Organic Food and Beverage: US$ 50 billion in 2008
USA : US$ 20 billion
EU : > US$ 20 billion
Japan: < US$ 1 billion
China : US$ 4 billion
Malaysia: US$ 25 million
Singapore: US$ 25 million
ORGANIC SEAFOOD MARKET
US$ million at distributor level
US$ million at retail level 10

11. ASIA-PACIFIC ORGANIC FOOD MARKET :
Organic food and beverage consumption in Asia/Pacific is higher than the global average (AC Nielson, )
The leading markets identified: China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia
Salmon and cod only organic seafood one could find in SE Asian markets except in China
Marketers and consumers say-----”organic fishery products are unavailable to them”.

12. ORGANIC MARKET IN CHINA -2009
Organic food market was worth US$ 3-5 billion
Certified organic fishery production totalled over MT in 2007
This was equivalent to only 0.1% of the total aquaculture production in 2007
Nearly all organic fishery products entered the domestic market

13. Organic Seafood Survey in SE Asia
Medium & High-end supermarkets
Five star Hotels
Fine dinning & restaurants

14. Global Production of Organic Fishery Products
Europe : tons
Asia : tons
Americas: tons
Africa: tons
Australia & NZ: < tons
Salmon : 30% ( tons )
Trout : 36%
Sea bream / Sea bass :7%
Carp :10%
Shrimp: 18% ( tons )
Tilapia : 2%
Pangasius: 2%

15. Trial Production of Organic Tilapia
Malaysia : Cage culture
in Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu
Myanmar: Pond culture

16. Cage culture in Tasik Kenyir, Malaysia
Initial culture was focused on chemical-free fish

17. Test Marketing
‘-Organically’ farmed tilapia enters the ‘live fish ’ retail trade (supermarket) in Kuala Lumpur for the first time -Local organic shops start marketing whole dressed fish and fillet through selected outlets -Consumer feed back was good, but regular supply has been a constraint ; demand increased after the trial marketing -, Tilapia price at farm gate and retail level increased for such fish over the last two years

18. MYANMAR
Initial farming was targeted for the organic freshwater machrobrachium or freshwater prawn
The poly-culture system later offered opportunities for organic tilapia

19. MYANMAR
A potential Asian buyer visited the farming site
Taste test was done
And she liked the “organic prawn and tilapia ‘
And the ‘organically grown ‘ pangasius

20. MYANMAR
Poly-culture (freshwater prawn and tilapia
Farm-made certified feed was used to produce organic tilapia and prawn
The farm followed organic aquaculture procedures
The ‘Organic Tilapia ‘ received OAPC certification from Thailand

21. Finally ORGANIC TILAPIA and F/W Prawn were exported for Malaysia and Singapore markets

22. OPPORTUNITIES
Organic poly-culture
Organic barb
Organically grown pangasius

23. Malaysia : Price Premium for Chemical – free at Farm Gate
Pangasius catfish : 35% Tilapia : 36% B/tiger Shrimp : 30-40%
(INFOFISH , 2009)

24. Higher value of fresh/chilled fish will continue to associated with the quality certification labels

25. Economic recession has slowed down growth in western organic markets
Economic recession has slowed down growth in western organic markets . Naturland reported that only 36% of shrimp was marketed (in Europe/USA) as organic---due to supply-demand imbalance and too much market dependence on these markets
In comparison , organic finfish ( salmon , bream , pangasius, sea bass and sea bream) market was less effected . Organic salmon and cod imported into East Asian markets
In Asia , wild caught fish currently fill the place of organic fish due to lack of supply / inadequate supplies from local sources .
Once available organic and chemical –free fishery products , particularly fin-fish species - will benefit significantly from the ‘ready’ domestic and regional markets .
Environmental issues and aquaculture : Organic aquaculture able to weather issues such as ‘carbon labeling’ in the production cycle

26. CONCLUSIONS Organic seafood: small but growing sector
Demand hurt by limited supply range
Organic feed a constraint
Over-dependence on Europe
Strong regional demand in Asia
Small-scale potential: clusters
Synergies with fair-trade/social labels
Potential:1% of food fish=1,100,000 tons ?