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Aquaculture Dialogues

Aquaculture Dialogues. Katherine Bostick, WWF Aquaculture Standards Workshop February 25, 2009. WWF and Aquaculture. Focus on aquaculture began with shrimp Studied impacts and realized they could be reduced

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Aquaculture Dialogues

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  1. Aquaculture Dialogues Katherine Bostick, WWF Aquaculture Standards Workshop February 25, 2009

  2. WWF and Aquaculture • Focus on aquaculture began with shrimp • Studied impacts and realized they could be reduced • Evolved into multi-stakeholder development of performance-based, voluntary standards • An aquaculture eco-label should cover a suite of species

  3. Why Create Standards? Minimize aquaculture’s impact on: • Society • Environment 3 3

  4. Goal of the Aquaculture Dialogues Create standards for environmentally and socially responsible aquaculture

  5. Performance Curve Performance Shift Regulation Best Performance Best Performance Standards will encourage innovation Number of producers Worst Best Performance 5

  6. Capture Aquaculture Standards to be created for 12 species Salmon Trout Tilapia Abalone Production (metric tons x thousands) Production (metric tons x millions) Production (metric tons x thousands) Production (metric tons x millions) Shrimp Pangasius Production (metric tons x millions) Production (metric tons x thousands) Source: FAO FishStat – Aquaculture Production: Quantities 1950-2005 and Capture Production: 1950-2005

  7. Capture Aquaculture Standards to be created for 12 species Oysters Clams, Cockles & Arkshells Mussels Production (metric tons x millions) Production (metric tons x millions) Production (metric tons x millions) Scallops Seriola/cobia Aquaculture Dialogue – in development Production (metric tons x millions) Source: FAO FishStat – Aquaculture Production: Quantities 1950-2005 and Capture Production: 1950-2005

  8. Dialogue Process Effective and meaningful stakeholder participation Clear and balanced governance Consensus oriented Transparent ISEAL compliant 8 8

  9. Dialogue Standards • Science-based • Explicitly target key environmental and social impacts of production • Performance-based standards can measurably reduce key impacts against a baseline • Encourages innovation by using metrics • Doable—based on achievable performance levels and integrated with current data collection where possible

  10. Dialogue Road Map Impact: The problem we want to minimize Principle: The guiding principle for addressing the impact Criteria: The area to focus on to address the impact Indicator: What to measure in order to determine the extent of the impact Standard: The number and/or performance level to reach to determine if the impact is being minimized

  11. Mollusc Aquaculture Dialogue Status • 8 Meetings • 3 Regional Advisory Commitees formed • Global Steering Committee formed and scheduled to meet in April 2009 • Ideas generated for principles, criteria, and indicators—draft to be formalized by Steering Committee • For more information contact Coordinator Colin Brannen: colin.brannen@wwfus.org

  12. Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue • Technical Working Group reports on 6 impacts • Final draft principles developed • Revised draft criteria to be discussed in Boston • Indicators brainstormed, formal draft to be developed by scientists

  13. Get involved www.worldwildlife.org/aquadialogues aquacultureinfo@wwfus.org www.worldwildlife.org/salmondialogue katherine.bostick@wwfus.org 13 13

  14. Home for Dialogue Standards Aquaculture Stewardship Council 22

  15. WWF’s Experience with Certification Programs • Rainforest Marketing – 1980s • Forest Stewardship Council – 1990s • Marine Stewardship Council – 1990s • Marine Aquarium Council – 1990s • Protected Harvest – 2000 • Climate Savers - 2000s • New Program for IT Industry – 2007 • Aquaculture Dialogues – 2000s

  16. Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) • May take 24- months to develop the independent ASC • WWF to hire staff to manage development in Spring 2009

  17. Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) • The ASC will offer farm level annual certification • Accredit third-party Certification Bodies (CB) that are ISO 65 compliant • Governed by a multi-stakeholder Board of Directors • Incorporate clearly established balanced and independent standard-setting, accreditation and certification processes • Designed to meet FAO Ecolabelling Guidelines • Incorporate Dialogues standard and address chain of custody • Explore partnerships with existing food safety or other standards to offer “one-stop-shopping”

  18. Thank You

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