Frank the Fisherman Irish Queen Scallop FIP Presentation EUFF 2015 ...
Queen Scallop FIP February 2015
What We Do At “Fisherman Frank”
Vessels
Processors /Retailers
• Assist individuals and groups to achieve various certifications • BIM (Irish Sea Fisheries Board), MSC, Responsible Irish Fish, FIP • Assist them to develop and implement certification plans with suppliers
State agencies
• Development of State Standards
Errigal Bay • Irelands largest Shellfish Processor • Established 53 years ago • Global Export Market • >200 employees ,BRC and Sedex Approved • Key Buyer in Queen Scallop Fishery • Late 2013 commenced discussions with Suppliers • Early 2014 , with others founded Queen Scallop FIP
The Team • Errigal Bay • Kilmore Seafood • Sea-Farms UK-Dominique Gautier • Foyle Fishermens Co-operative Society Ltd • Still Waters Fishing State Agencies • An Bord Iascaigh Mhara-Irish Sea Fisheries Board • Marine Institute-Irish Scientific Research Institute
The Fishery
• Area V1 off the North Coast • Dredge and trawled Queen Scallop • Vessels from Ireland, Northern Ireland and other UK vessels • Dredge can be fished all year round • Trawl from May to December
Challenges
• Project is in its infancy • Where to start • Gather a group • Lack of data • Cross jurisdictional
Vessel Based Actions • Environmental Management System (EMS) • Underpinned three successful MSC applications • Basic vessel based manual • Quality-Handling and Food Safety Provenance-Traceability Responsibility-Environmental protection • Stepping stone to BIM (Irish Fishery Board) ISO65 certification • Development of an annex for Queen Scallop with BIM
Fishery Based Actions Observer Program on the vessels Sampling program onshore
BIM observer program- Report on the fishery, incl discard information
Profile of the stock, age, sex
Traceability Capture of onshore- location Errigal MIS System
accurate information-Vessel,
Progress to date • Developed a suitable EMS-Implemented on a subset of the vessels • BIM(Irish Sea Fishery Board) report on the fishery • Marine Institute Report on sampling program • Prospective new participants
The Future • We have a three year plan • Vessels • More fishery information • New participants • Benchmark against MSC-Small steps
Thank You
What We Do At “Fisherman Frank”
Vessels
Processors /Retailers
• Assist individuals and groups to achieve various certifications • BIM (Irish Sea Fisheries Board), MSC, Responsible Irish Fish, FIP • Assist them to develop and implement certification plans with suppliers
State agencies
• Development of State Standards
Errigal Bay • Irelands largest Shellfish Processor • Established 53 years ago • Global Export Market • >200 employees ,BRC and Sedex Approved • Key Buyer in Queen Scallop Fishery • Late 2013 commenced discussions with Suppliers • Early 2014 , with others founded Queen Scallop FIP
The Team • Errigal Bay • Kilmore Seafood • Sea-Farms UK-Dominique Gautier • Foyle Fishermens Co-operative Society Ltd • Still Waters Fishing State Agencies • An Bord Iascaigh Mhara-Irish Sea Fisheries Board • Marine Institute-Irish Scientific Research Institute
The Fishery
• Area V1 off the North Coast • Dredge and trawled Queen Scallop • Vessels from Ireland, Northern Ireland and other UK vessels • Dredge can be fished all year round • Trawl from May to December
Challenges
• Project is in its infancy • Where to start • Gather a group • Lack of data • Cross jurisdictional
Vessel Based Actions • Environmental Management System (EMS) • Underpinned three successful MSC applications • Basic vessel based manual • Quality-Handling and Food Safety Provenance-Traceability Responsibility-Environmental protection • Stepping stone to BIM (Irish Fishery Board) ISO65 certification • Development of an annex for Queen Scallop with BIM
Fishery Based Actions Observer Program on the vessels Sampling program onshore
BIM observer program- Report on the fishery, incl discard information
Profile of the stock, age, sex
Traceability Capture of onshore- location Errigal MIS System
accurate information-Vessel,
Progress to date • Developed a suitable EMS-Implemented on a subset of the vessels • BIM(Irish Sea Fishery Board) report on the fishery • Marine Institute Report on sampling program • Prospective new participants
The Future • We have a three year plan • Vessels • More fishery information • New participants • Benchmark against MSC-Small steps
Thank You
