Graeme Coates
Chairman, Regional Aquaculture Organisation
Executive Officer, Marine Farming Association
Director, Aquaculture Direct Limited
The World The Aquaculture sector is the fastest growing seafood sector
The Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) predicts that global consumer demand for seafood will almost double from 45 to 85 million tonnes by 2020
It is estimated that aquaculture will increase from 42% to 58% of global seafood production by 2020
The growth in global fish protein consumption to 2020 will be from developing countries – over half of which will come from the Asia Pacific region
New Zealand New Zealand’s aquaculture produce is currently exported to
79 countries worldwide
An industry drive supported by government, for new species development is assisting this sector to move towards new, high value species and value added products that promise to be the future of aquaculture in NZ
New Zealand Cont.. NZ is recognised as operating one of the strictest quality
assurance programmes for shellfish in the world. NZ is also unique in the fact that it does not use antibiotics, pesticides, growth promotants or vaccines in Salmon Farming practices
Sustainable aquaculture has the potential to make a significant contribution to New Zealand’s economy. Currently offering employment to over 3,000 people, this figure is expected to increase significantly within the coming years
New Zealand Cont.. Aquaculture activities in NZ take place within
approximately 17,630ha of allocated water space. Of this:
41% are near-shore sites
51% are open-ocean sites
8% is undeveloped space in interim AMA’s
Most of the open-ocean space is still in the early stages of development. Open-ocean aquaculture occurs in exposed sites which require more space between farm structures and different types of structures to those typically used. This limits stocking capacity, which means open-ocean aquaculture can have a lower yield per hectare than near-shore sites
GreenshellTM Product Forms New Zealand Greenshell™ Mussel exports 2008
Product categoryExport
Weight (kg's)
% of
exports
% change on
2007 exports
HS Frozen 27,990,138 84.06% 0.60%
Meat Frozen 2,906,762 8.73% -1.20%
Whole Frozen 1,261,319 3.79% 0.56%
Pre'ed/Marinated 448,723 1.35% 0.06%
Live 430,337 1.29% -0.10%
Freeze-dried pw d 201,447 0.61% 0.09%
Other not L/Ch/Fz 20,311 0.06% 0.05%
Meat Chilled/Frsh 8,917 0.03% -0.01%
Whole Chilled 7,323 0.02% -0.04%
Smoked 6,528 0.02% -0.02%
Proc in Can, Jar 6,484 0.02% 0.01%
HS Fresh/Chld 5,577 0.02% 0.00%
Pow der in capsule 2,132 0.01% 0.00%Product category Export w eight Export Weight (k.g's) 2008HS Frozen 30,181,798 27,990,138Meat Frozen 3,591,568 2,906,762Whole Frozen 1,167,965 1,261,319Live 503,633 430,337Pre'ed/Marinated 466,687 448,723Freeze-dried pw d 186,759 201,447Other not L/Ch/Fz 3,438 20,311Meat Chilled/Frsh 11,963 8,917Whole Chilled 21,889 7,323Smoked 12,907 6,528Proc in Can, Jar 3,742 6,484HS Fresh/Chld 5,762 5,577Pow der in capsule 2,990 2,132NZ Greenshell™ Mussel Exports 2008
Source: New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Ltd
Where do GreenshellTM Go? – Frozen half shell Year 2009
39%
10%
5%
4%
4%
4%
4%
3%
3%
24%
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United States
South Korea
Spain
Canada
Japan
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
Australia
Germany
Other
Weight (tonnes)
Source: Aquaculture New Zealand Ltd – New Zealand Aquaculture Farm Facts June 2009
Where do GreenshellTM Go? – Frozen mussel meat Year 2009 Frozen Mussel Meat
26%
23%
23%
9%
4%
3%
12%
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Australia
United States
Spain
Hong Kong
Japan
Greece
Other
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Source: Aquaculture New Zealand Ltd – New Zealand Aquaculture Farm Facts June 2009
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Bay of Plenty
1. Regionally supportive
2. Water Quality
3. Uniqueness
4. Growing areas/ opportunities
5. Infrastructure
Opotiki
1. Offshore site available
2. Enthusiastic supportive Council
3. Branding
4. Opportunity (technology / species)
5. Jobs, on water, in processing plants
6. Adding value