Marine life– our common responsibility
The Directorate
of Fisheries
Aquaculture
Ingve Karlsen
Senior adviser
Control section
Aquaculture department
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Topics to be covered
•Directorate of Fisheries
•Overview of the Norwegian aquaculture industry
•Regulations
•Monitoring compliance and risk management
• Inspection and audit tools
•Enforcement tools and strategies
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Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Guarantee Fund
for Fishermen
InnovationNorway
The Institute of Marin Research
The Norwegian Food Safety
Authority
The Directorate of Fisheries
The Norwegian Coastal
Administration
7 regionaloffices
The National Veterinary Institute
The Norwegian Seafood Export
Council
Nofima
5 districtoffices
The Fishery andAquacultureIndustry Research Fund
8 regionaloffices
63 districtoffices
¹National institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research
NIFES¹
The Research Council of
Norway
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7 Regional offices
The Directorate of Fisheries
22 Local offices
The Directorate of Fisheries – Regional branches
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The Directorate of Fisheries - main objective
The Directorate of Fisheries’ shall promote profitable
economic activity through sustainable and user-oriented
management of marine resources and the marine
environment
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Ministry of F
isheries
and Coastal A
ffairs
The Norwegian Coastal
Administration
Ministry of the
Environment
County Governor
Min
istry of P
etroleu
m
and
En
ergy
(Private)Inspection Bodies
Dire
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ate
of fi
sher
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Tec
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PollutionFish health risk
Produ
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Fresh
water m
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Industry
No
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En
ergy D
irectorate
Maritime safety
Aquaculture industryRegulatory body Control authority Regulatory bodyControl authorityOperational control
authorityOperational control
authority
Regional offic
es
Regionaloffice
The legal framework and control authority
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40 years of development and growth (1970 - 2010)
• Salmon and rainbowtrout – main commercial species
• Also some production of marine species (cod, halibut, turbit, arctic char), oysters, bluemussels
• Fairly low production in the 1970s
• Then rapid annual growth from the mid-1980s:
Year Volume Value
1979 6 800 t. 216 mill. nkr.
1989 118 000 t. 3 694 mill. nkr.
1999 474 800 t. 10 374 mill. nkr.
2009 935 000 t. 21 498 mill. nkr.
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Norwegian aquaculture per 01.01.2010
• 256 licences for smolt production (salmonids)
• 1061 ongrowth licences for salmon and rainbow trout (incl. breeding, research, education etc)
• 591 licences for various marine fish species (mostly Atlantic cod)
• 456 shellfish licences (mostly blue mussels)
• 13 sea ranching licences
Marine life– our common responsibilitySmolt production
Transport by wellboat
Cage farming
Handling of fish for slaughter
Marine life– our common responsibilityBiological production onexposed sites with 10 000 tnmaximum allowed biomass requires advanced technologyand gives diverse and complex risks
Monitoring compliance and risk management
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Environmentalsustainability
1. Genetic impact (including escape)
2. Pollution3. Diseases4. Use of coastal areas5. Feed (sustainable
fisheries)
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Risk assessment and management
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Over all risk assessment and management based on research and political priorities
Directorate of Fisheries
Operational risk assessment and management
Aquaculture industry
Compliance and risk management
Priorities
Rules andregulations
Control and guidance
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The Aquaculture Act of 1.1.2006
Main objective and purpose in § 1:
Contribute to increased profitability and value enhancement
Within the framework set by
– sustainability– health– and the environment
The Aquaculture Act is based on a principle of prohibition
– you need a license
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What is controlled - Central regulations and systems/arrangements
1.Aquaculture operation regulations.
Areas of focus are associated with the subjects:• Fish escapes• Environmental inspection• Biomass• Localisation • Associated with these subjects are requirements of contingency plan, training, company reports and logging.
• The NYTEK regulation
• Internal control (IK – Aquaculture)
• MOM (Environmental monitoring of marine fish farms)
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• Extensive form for inspection – examine the companies activities.• To ensure that the requirements set in the legislation and specific permits are upheld.
• Examination of the companies internal control (IK-Aquaculture).• This means checking routines, procedures, risk analysis etc.• The audits are coordinated and jointly carried out with the Norwegian food and safety authority.
System audits
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Inspections
• Brief visits to a company.
• Are performed to make sure that given administrative requirements are upheld.
• The inspections may be part of larger operations in the form of specific subjects ( biomass, escape etc)
Emergency inspections:
• Are implemented when - reports concerning a breach or suspicion of a breach i the regulations.
• Investigate the question of cause or responsibility in the case (for example escape cases).
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The company report
• Central report form for licenses companies.
• Reports about; the number of the production unit, out set of fish, fish stocks etc)
• Farmers can send data via the Internet
• The Directorate use the data mainly to control the biomass.
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Inspection - escape from a unknown source – Aqua Trace
Kilde: Havforskningsinstituttet
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Transferring of experience - Best practise
• Preventive activity
• Support the industry work due to riskanalyses and contingency plans
• Document hazards and activities
• Cooperation with the industry
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AkvaBest – erfaringsformidling
Transferring of experience - Database