Transcript SHETLAND AQUACULTURE - Kalamiehet ry

Shetland Aquaculture
David Sandison
General Manager
Our Role
• Forum for addressing local, national and
international issues
• Provides collective services to members
• Taking lead in implementation of the new
fin fish Code of Good Practice
• Partner working with NAFC/SSQC to
provide support services for industry
Our Role
• Acting as a regional office for the Scottish
Salmon Producers Organisation – new
structure developing
• Encouraging investment in aquaculture in
Shetland as a key element of the economy
Salmon Production
• About 30% of all farmed salmon produced in
the UK
• 2005 – 32,022 tonnes gutted weight
• 2006 estimate – 36,000 tonnes
• 2007 estimate – 38,000 tonnes
Industry Value
• Farm gate value in 2005 – £88 million
• Generating at least the same turnover
again for processors etc in the UK
Organic Cod Production
• Extensive development since 2001
• Major investment of £25 million over the
last 2 years
• Processing for the market from May 2006
• 2006 – 800 tonnes
• 2007 – 2,000 tonnes
• 2008 – 4,500 tonnes
• Aim to introduce a different product at
a premium price
Other Species
• Halibut output potentially 100 to 130
tonnes in 2007
• Sea Trout – 120 to 150 tonnes per annum
• Rainbow Trout – trials very encouraging –
100 tonnes in 2005
Seafood Shetland
Ruth Henderson
Chief Executive
Our Membership
• Fish processors and
• Shellfish growers
Our Role
• Providing promotion, marketing and
public relations support
• Attending to various issues on behalf of
members
• Supplying financial support to
encourage exports
We Are
• Shareholder in Shetland Seafood Auctions
and Shetland Fish Products
• Represented on the board of NAFC Marine
Centre
• Appointed to various committees as needs
arise
• Closely linked to SIC, Shetland Enterprise
and many other public bodies
Species Processed
• Europe’s largest pelagic processing
factory – herring and mackerel
• Salmon
• Whitefish
• Shellfish – capture and aquaculture
Value of Industry
Mussels
• Production tonnage mussels (2005):
2,150 tonnes
• Approx value (2005): £2.5 million
• More than 50% Scottish production
Other species
• Approx value (2005): £125 million
Shetland Fishermen’s
Association
Shetland Fish Producers’
Organisation
About Us
• Two distinct but complementary
organisations
• Representing the interests of the fish
catching sector
• Both operating from the Seafood Centre
with common administrative team
Our Team - SFA
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Hansen Black, chief executive
James Anderson, chairman
Executive committee – 17 fishermen
Sub committees – pelagic, whitefish and
small boat
Our Team - SFPO
• Brian Isbister, chief executive
• Victor Laurenson, chairman
• Board of directors – 12 fishermen
SFA Role
• Acts primarily as a pressure group
representing the views of members to
all levels of government
• Actively involved in discussions in
Shetland, Edinburgh and Westminster
Parliaments and also within the
European Union
SFA Role
• Diversity of membership reflected by
separate sub committees representing
pelagic, white fish and small boat
interests
• Association policy is determined by
annually-elected executive committee
Associated Organisations
• Shetland Shellfish Management
Organisation
• Shetland Fishermen’s Trust
• Scottish Fishermen’s Federation
• SFF Services Ltd
• NAFC Marine Centre
• SOTEAG
SFPO Role
• Established in 1982
• Original role to administer EU market
support system
• More recently, has become closely
involved in management of fisheries
through operation of the sectoral quota
system
SFPO Role
• Instrumental in purchasing substantial
quantity of fish quota on behalf of its
membership
• Marketing role – led to significant
investment in both processing and
marketing ventures to market Shetland fish
worldwide
• Policies determined by board of
directors representing member vessels
Landing Statistics 2003/05
Pelagic
Fisheries
2005
Tonnes
2004
Tonnes
2003
Tonnes
Whitefish
Fisheries
NS Herring
25,071
11,385
11,578
WC Herring
3,211
3,137
3,158
WC
Mackerel
30,685
43,670
43,734
NS Horse
Mackerel
0
0
0
NS
Monkfish
WC Horse
Mackerel
18
612
4
NS
Sandeels
0
0
0
34,239
17,675
0
4,285
Blue
Whiting
A-Scandian
Herring
NS
Haddock
2005
Tonnes
2004
Tonnes
2003
Tonnes
2,979
3,172
3,323
NS Whiting
600
626
722
NS Saithe
912
733
633
1,327
1,125
809
NS Cod
792
918
951
Other NS
Stocks
979
943
886
8,624
All West of
Scotland
132
179
550
4,895
All Faroese
300
307
232
Profile of Shetland Fleet
• 8 pelagic vessels, 60-74m RSW tank
ships
• 21 whitefish vessels, predominantly
20+m trawlers/seiners
• 110 shellfish vessels, 6-17m
• SFA – 85 active vessels in membership
(all sectors)
Profile of Shetland Fleet
• SFPO – 36 vessels in membership
(whitefish and pelagic)
• Representing approx 250 fishermen
• SSMO – 110 vessels permitted to fish
shellfish
Turnover 2005
• Pelagic - £29 million
• Whitefish - £10 million
• Shellfish - £4 million
Marketing
• Investments in fish processing:
– 42% shareholding in Shetland Catch Ltd
– 14% shareholding in Shetland Fish
Products
• Investments in marketing:
– 26.46% shareholding in Shetland Seafood
Auctions Ltd
Quota Management
• SFPO has effective management control over
‘Shetland’s’ share of UK Quota Stocks in the
following sea areas:
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North Sea – 24 whitefish, 5 pelagic
West of Scotland – 13 whitefish, 4 pelagic
Faroese – 6 whitefish
Deep water – 11 stocks
Iceland – 1 stock
Area 7 – 24 whitefish stocks
Quota Management
• SFPO manages an extensive portfolio
of quota stocks on behalf of both its
members and the Community
Value of Seafood to Shetland
Direct
Value
Output
Agriculture Oil
Seafood
(terminal and
supply services)
£13m
£62m
£189m
Exports
1%
27%
65%
FTEs
2%
4%
12%