EUROPEAN MARKET OBSERVATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS RESULTS OF PROJECT PHASE 1 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – APRIL 2011 This study was conducted by: In partnership with: This study is financed by the European Commission, DG-MARE. The views and conclusions presented in this executive summary reflect the opinion of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Commission or of its officers. i CONTENTS 1 Overarching objective and work plan .............................................................................................. 1 2 Specific objectives of the EUMOFA .................................................................................................. 1 3 Methodology adopted for the “state of play” analysis ..................................................................... 2 4 Survey results and data feeding proposals by stage of the supply chain ............................................ 3 4.0 Overall findings which could limit future data gathering ........................................................................... 5 4.1 First sale stage ........................................................................................................................................... 6 4.1.1 Results of the survey and most relevant sources identified .................................................................... 6 4.1.2 Data feeding structural options, by project objective .............................................................................. 8 4.2 Wholesale stage ........................................................................................................................................16 4.2.1 Results of the survey and most relevant sources identified .................................................................. 16 4.2.2 Data feeding structural options, common proposals for the 3 Project Objectives ................................ 16 4.3 Import/Export stage .................................................................................................................................20 4.3.1 Results of the survey and most relevant sources identified .................................................................. 20 4.3.2 Data feeding structural options, by project objective ............................................................................ 21 4.4 Processing stage .......................................................................................................................................23 4.4.1 Results of the survey and most relevant sources identified .................................................................. 23 4.4.2 Data feeding structural options, by project objective ............................................................................ 24 4.5 Consumption stage ...................................................................................................................................28 4.5.1 Results of the survey and most relevant sources identified .................................................................. 30 4.5.2 Data feeding structural options, by project objective ............................................................................ 31 4.6 Structural options for achieving the project’s Objective 4 .........................................................................37 4.7 Proposal for the setting up of a “European Antennas System for Fishery” ................................................39 ii LIST OF TABLES Table 1 - Existence of weekly prices from sales notes/auctions by MS and source ........................................................... 9 Table 2 - Pros/cons analysis of option FS 1.1-fishery.......................................................................................................... 9 Table 3 – Existing aquaculture monitoring initiatives by MS and species ........................................................................ 10 Table 4 - Pros/cons analysis of option FS 1.2-Aquaculture ............................................................................................... 11 Table 5 - Existence of monthly prices and volumes from sales notes/auctions by MS and source .................................. 12 Table 6 - Pros/cons analysis of option FS 2.1-Fishery ....................................................................................................... 13 Table 7 – Sources proposed for preliminary figures, by MS ............................................................................................. 14 Table 8 - Pros/cons analysis of option FS 3.1-Fishery ....................................................................................................... 15 Table 9 - Pros/cons analysis of option FS 3.2-Aquaculture ............................................................................................... 15 Table 10 - Proposed sources for the first group of MS (FR, IT and ES)* ........................................................................... 17 Table 11 - Pros/cons analysis of the options for the wholesale stage, for the MS of group 1 ......................................... 18 Table 12 – Proposed sources for the second group of MS ............................................................................................... 19 Table 13 - Pros/cons analysis of options for the wholesale stage, for the MS of Group 2 ............................................... 19 Table 14 - Pros/cons analysis of option IE – 1A ................................................................................................................ 22 Table 15 - Pros/cons analysis of option IE – 2A and option IE - 3A ................................................................................... 22 Table 16 – Sources for Production and Sales data on a yearly basis ................................................................................ 25 Table 17 - Pros/cons analysis of option P 3-A ................................................................................................................... 25 Table 18 - Sources for economic and financial data on a yearly basis, by MS .................................................................. 26 Table 19 - Pros/cons analysis of option P 3-B ................................................................................................................... 27 Table 20 – Sources for retail prices by MS ........................................................................................................................ 32 Table 21 - Pros/cons analysis of option C 1-A ................................................................................................................... 32 Table 22 - Pros/cons analysis of options C 2-A and C2-B .................................................................................................. 34 Table 23 - Pros/cons analysis of option C 2-C ................................................................................................................... 34 Table 24 - Pros/cons analysis of option C 3-A and C3-B ................................................................................................... 36 Table 25 - Pros/cons analysis of option C 3-C ................................................................................................................... 36 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 - Food Balance of fish and fishery products (% in volume) ................................................................................... 4 Figure 2 - Catches and aquaculture production broken down by fishing area (% in volume - 2007) ................................. 4 Figure 3 - Comparison of “intra EU” vs “extra EU” Imports .............................................................................................. 20 Figure 4 – Processed fish production by status (% on total volumes of final products - 2007) ........................................ 23 Figure 5 – Group Analysis approach ................................................................................................................................. 26 Figure 6 - Consumption of F&A products by status (% in volume – only MS where data are available) .......................... 28 Figure 7 - Domestic versus HORECA consumption (F&A products; % in volume ; only MS where data are available) .... 29 Figure 8 - Distribution channels referring to F&A products (% on sales – only MS where data are available) ................ 30 iii List of sources acronyms Association Des Entreprises de Produits Alimentaires Elaborés - Association of Food Processing ADEPALE Companies - France Associazione Nazionale Conservieri Ittici e delle Tonnare - National Association of Seafood processing ANCIT Companies - Italy ANFACO Canning industry organization - Spain BLE Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung - Germany CMR Centrum Monitorowania Rybolówstwa - Fisheries Monitoring Centre in Gdynia - Poland CBS Central Statistic Bureau - Latvia DFD Danish Fishery Directorate - Denmark DFMR Department of Fisheries and Marine Research Ministry of Agriculture - Cyprus DGPA Direcção-Geral das Pescas e Aquicultura - Portugal Docapesca Auction markets manager - Portugal DPMA Direction des pêches maritimes et de l´aquaculture du Ministiere de l´agriculture et de la pêche - France FDVO The Fisheries Department of the Vlaamse Overheid - Belgium FGFRI Finnish Game and Fisheries Research institute - Finland FIDIR Directorate of Fisheries - Norway Fiskistofa Directorate of Fisheries - Iceland GUS Central Statistical