BioFach 2013 – BioFish Forum

Revision of EU production rules for organic aquaculture

Pino Lembo

Expert Group for Technical advice on Organic Production (EGTOP)

This Regulation may be revised on the basis

of relevant proposals from Member States,

which are accompanied by a duly justified

motivation, with a view of the modification of

this Regulation from 1 July 2013.

Article 2

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 710/2009 of 5 August 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down

detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No

834/2007, as regards laying down detailed rules on organic aquaculture

animal and seaweed production

PROCESS

Farmers & Stakeholders

National Authorities

EU Commission – Organic Unit

EGTOP

… The Commission may consult the Group on any

matter related to the tasks of the Group as mentioned

in the Article 2 of the Commission Decision

2009/427/EC and, more generally, on any matter

related to the area of organic production …

Mandate for technical advices

Excellence

Transparency

Independence (declaration of interest)

Confidentiality (declaration of confidentiality)

Commitment (declaration of commitment)

Principles

Expert Group for Technical advice

on Organic Production (EGTOP)

HOT SPOTS FOR THE REVISION

Origin of seed

Feeding and food quality

Fish welfare

Lists of substances, feed materials, additives, cleaning, etc.

ORIGIN OF SEED

Article 25e Reg. (EC) 710/09

The maximum percentage of non-organic aquaculture juveniles introduced to the farm shall be: 80 % by 31 December 2011, 50 % by 31 December 2013 and 0 % by 31 December 2015.

Obstacles to the import of organic eggs and fry from other countries/areas

Standards of animal health (Directive 2006/88/EC); Genetic characteristics (different disease resistance); Adaptation to different geographical environments.

ORIGIN OF SEED

Marine hatchery based on large volume system (green waters)

10 larvae/liter

Conventional marine hatchery based on intensive system

30-300 larvae/liter

Morphological and skeletal anomalies

Intensive system

Higher production

Higher level of anomalies

Semi-Intensive system

Lower production

“Wild like” fish

ORIGIN OF SEED

• Common Fishery Policy, • Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), • Friend of Sea, • Organic bodies certifying fishery • LCA scores or ‘carbon quota’

How can we define and prove sustainability?

FEEDING AND FOOD QUALITY

Article 25k Reg. (EC) 710/09 ........

If feed mentioned under paragraph 1 is not available, fishmeal and fish oil from non-organic aquaculture trimmings, or trimmings of fish caught for human consumption may be used for a transitional period until 31 December 2014. Such feed material shall not exceed 30% of the daily ration.

FEEDING

AND FOOD QUALITY

Article 25l Reg. (EC) 710/09 ........

Where natural feed is supplemented according to paragraph 2 the feed ration of species as mentioned in section 7 and of siamese catfish (Pangasius spp.) as mentioned in section 9 may comprise a maximum of 10% fishmeal or fish oil derived from sustainable fisheries.

Stocking density

Water quality parameters

Eyestalk ablation

Closed recirculation aquaculture animal production facilities

HOW CAN WE MEASURE FISH WELFARE?

LISTS OF SUBSTANCES, FEED MATERIALS, ADDITIVES, CLEANING, ETC.

Cholesterol: is necessary for the nutrition of crustaceans;

Lecithin: is used as a phospholipid source and as an emulsifier;

Chloramine T: antiparasitic and antibacterial treatments

Peracetic and peroctanoic acids: antiparasitic and antibacterial treatments

… etc …

FEED FOR THOUGHT !