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The VALDUVIS project
The valorization of sustainably caught fish
24 November 2014
Presentation for students of the EMBC master program
Oostende
Arne Kinds
Kim Sys
Presentation outline
- Who are we?
- What is sustainability?
- The need for VALDUVIS in Belgian fisheries
- What is VALDUVIS all about?
- Future
Who are we?
Section Technical Fisheries Research
= ‘research in support of the fishing sector’
① Developing and testing innovative fishing methods
ILVO – Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research
~ CEFAS (UK), IMARES (NL), IFREMER (FR)
Who are we?
= ‘research in support of the fishing sector’
② Designing
testing
more selective
① Developing
andand
testing
innovative
fishing nets
methods
ILVO – Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research
~ CEFAS (UK), IMARES (NL), IFREMER (FR)
Who are we?
Section Technical Fisheries Research
= ‘research in support of the fishing sector’
Sustainability
① Developing and③
testing
innovative fishing methods
ILVO – Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research
~ CEFAS (UK), IMARES (NL), IFREMER (FR)
What is sustainable fish?
= caught or cultured in environmentally friendly way
Biology of the species
Catch area
Growth rate, number of recruits, vulnerable habitat, sensitivity
to overfishing, natural fluctuations, etc.
Sole in the Irish Sea
Fishing method
Sole in the North Sea
Management
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Protected areas, quota management, bycatch reducing
measures, discard ban, etc.
What is sustainable fish?
Also take into account social
and economic aspects of the
fishery!
Safety, wages, rentability,
financial stability,
workload, etc.
Belgian fisheries under
pressure
Pressure 1
Pressure 2
Ecological impact of the beam
trawl and the reluctance to
abandon this gear
Decline of fishing operations
and processing plants
Pressure 3
Demand for
sustainably caught
fish
Pressure 4
Import of cheap fish
The Belgian context
Demand for
sustainably caught
fish
① Very little fish that is
considered sustainable
(>80% beam
Ecological
impacttrawl)
of the beam
trawl and the reluctance to
abandonBelgian
this gearfish
② No labeled
Decline of fishing operations
and processing plants
Import of (cheap) fish
with labels
What do we need?
ILVO was asked by the fish auctions and
the producers organization to develop a
scoring system for sustainability, tailored
to the Belgian situation
o MSC is too costly and not feasible for a large part of the fleet.
o The system should be able to assess sustainability and make
it visible to buyers.
The VALDUVIS Project is born!
July 2012 – September 2014
VALDUVIS in one
sentence
To assess and visualize
sustainability and quality in the
Belgian fisheries with the aim
of valorizing sustainably and
freshly caught fish
VALDUVIS
Real-time scoring of fishing trips and species in a
multispecies fishery
VALDUVIS in a nutshell
STEP 1: trip data
STEP 2: calculations
STEP 3: visualization
Methodology for
calculations is
described in fact
sheets for each
indicator
Asset: uses existing data
stream (verified by
government)
Next step: automation of calculations
VALDUVIS in a nutshell
Scoring on different levels
Vessel
Fishing trip
Fish box
Bottom impact
Fuel consumption
Fish stock
Adaptations for a
sustainable fishery
Fishing pressure
Season
Discards
Vulnerability
Economic indicators
Social indicators
VALDUVIS in a nutshell
•
Different levels of communicating
sustainability: vessel, fleet segment,
whole fleet
•
Variation in trip parameters result in
different sustainability scores
Segment
Fleet
4 levels
Vessel
Trip
The unit of assessment
Traceability
Reliability of the tool
Correct calculation of the scores
‘The right scores on the right fish’
throughout the chain
Project ‘Traceability’
in cooperation with
Vlaamse Visveiling N.V.
When was it caught?
By whom was it caught?
When was it caught?
How was it caught?
RFID technology
VALDUVIS in a nutshell
Participatory processes
Stakeholders
Multistakeholder
process
Discussion
groups
FEEDBACK &
APPROVAL
FEEDBACK &
APPROVAL
FEEDBACK &
APPROVAL
Science
Time
ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS
Scientific study
How is VALDUVIS new?
3 pillars of sustainability
Not only ecological sustainability
Uses existing data streams
Local scientific knowledge and data
→ cheaper and trustworthy
Scientifically sound
Tailored to small-scale
fisheries
Active stakeholder
participation
Supported by the sector
Scores for each trip, and
each box
New information for the
Belgian fleet!
The 4 uses of VALDUVIS in practice
① Monitoring
Time series of the sustainability of the entire fleet
Certain policy choices could be based on this information
② Learning tool for fishermen
Discussions about scores in focus groups
ILVO guarantees guidance on how to improve scores
③ Information for third parties
Retail, processing, certification bodies, etc.
④ Label
Future
2015
Two trajectories
EFF Axis 3
VALDUVIS II
INTERREG Vb
The use of VALDUVIS in the North Sea Region
TASK 1: Pilot
TASK 2: Study the potential for different
end users
TASK 3: Accreditation and use
Call opens March 2015, ILVO is looking for
partners
Want to know more?
@VALDUVIS
@North_Sea_Fish
Arne Kinds
[email protected]
+32 59 56 98 26
Kim Sys
[email protected]
+32 59 56 98 54
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