12/04/2016

12/04/2016  

isherman  Frank     —  Set  up  in  2009  

 

—  Assist  fishermen  and  processing  comp

 

achieve  and  maintain  responsible  fishi sustainability  standards  

—  Assist  seafood  companies  develop  and

 

implement  sourcing  programs  

—  Clients  are  Fishermen,  Co-­‐operatives,  

Processors,  State  Authorities  

ishery  Improvement  Projects  

Set  up  and  implement  FIPs  

Queen  Scallop  in  Area  v1  

Brown  Crab  in  Area  v1  and  v11  

Key  stages  of  a  FIP  

Set  up  the  initial  group  of  stakeholders  

Develop  a  plan  

Implement  the  plan  

Marketing  and  sales  

he  Start  

Request  from  a  group  of  fishermen  or  processor    

Desire  to  get  recognition  for  a  fishery  

—  What  can  we  do?  MSC  is  often  a  distance  away  

Deal  with  a  challenge  in  a  fishery  

—  We  want  to  make  improvements?  Almost  always  a  subset  of  the  fishery  

A  request  from  a  retailer    

—  Can  progressive  work  be  recognised  while  improvements  are  underway  

FIP  concept  allows  us  progress  on  all  three  fronts  

he  Plan       —  The  Plan  gives  a  structure  to  the  work  

—  Allows  us  to  set  achievable  goals  with  th

stakeholders  

  —  Allows  progress  to  be  monitored  and  

benchmarked  

mplement  the  plan  

Recognition  for  progressive  fishermen  and  seafood  companies  

Helps  keep  the  group  together  and  focussed  

Acceptance  by  the  market  means  the  FIP  is  a  very  valuable  tool  

rocessor-­‐case  study   —  Errigal  Bay  54  years  in  Business    

—  Irelands  largest  Shellfish  Processor,  exporting

globally   —  Has  Sustainabilty  as  its  core  Ethos    

—  Recognised    market  demands  for  transparenc

regarding  sustainabilty    

—  Co-­‐founded  with  Fisherman  Frank  ,  FIPs  for  Q

Scallops  and  Brown  Crab                      www.errigalba

eafood  Processor  benefits  

Best  possible  access  to  markets-­‐with  the  help  of  SFP  

Plan  is  developed  hand-­‐in-­‐hand  with  suppliers,   strengthening  relationships  with  progressive  fishermen  

Protect  long  term  access  to  raw  material  

Be  honest  with  the   industry   The  Plan  helps  with   this  

oftware  development-­‐”MarIA”  

essels                         P  details,  registration     policies,  procedures,  updates  

ommunication  in  the     “palm  of  our  hands”  

   

      Database      

 

         Retailers  

 

   

             Processors  

     

         Sales  agents/Co-­‐ops

ome  thoughts  

FIP  provides  a  starting  point  when  there  is  no  starting  point  

Smaller  group  with  the  best  interests  of  the  fishery  at  heart  can  be  better  than trying  to  get  a  larger  group  to  buy  into  a  certification  program  

Set  the  bar  higher  than  the  lowest  common  denominator  of  a  large  group  

Develop  a  group  where  the  trend  is  always  upwards-­‐more  participants  

Always  open  to  new  participants  but  at  a  level  that  has  been  set  with  the  early adopters  

he  future   —  Work  with  BIM   —  Challenges  in  Irish  industry   —  Potential  for  more  FIPs   —  Structure  to  provide  supports/services  

across  various  fisheries  

Thank  You