Seafood From Ireland
Resource potential
Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
AIDAN COTTER
Growing
the success
CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
BORD BIA
of Irish28food
& horticulture
JANUARY
2009
April 2015
To drive through market insight, and
in partnership with industry the commercial success
of a world class Irish food, drink and horticulture industry
Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
Irish Seafood production:
Total market value est €850M
 of which 530€M export (60%).
Ireland’s leading species (< top 3 EU producer):
category
Within top 3 EU supplier
Aquaculture
Organic salmon.
Organic mussels.
Oysters.
Pelagic
Boarfish (Capros aper),
mackerel, horse mackerel,
albacore tuna.
Shellfish:
Crustaceans,
Molluscs
Brown crab, prawns (Nephrops
norvegicus), lobster, velvet crab,
pink shrimp. Whelks, scallop,
periwinkles.
Whitefish
Haddock, whiting, white pollock.
Other key products:
- Megrim, white fish, blue whiting, herring..
Irish Seafood Exports 2014 (€530m, ▲7%)
Hong Kong
2%
Denmark
2%
Poland
2%
Netherlands
2%
Belgium
1%
Other
9%
France
23%
S. Korea
2%
Egypt
3%
UK
11%
China
3%
Russia
4%
Germany
4%
Cameroon
4%
Italy
6%
Nigeria
10%
Spain
11%
Main aquaculture
species
Ireland’s production potential
Commercial
Scientific name name
Production
Ireland (T)
Share
Production EU (T) Ireland
Salmo salar
Salmon
12 000
175 000
7%
Mytilus edulis
Mussels
15 000
210 000
7%
Crassostrea
gigas
Oysters
8 100
109 000
7%
Total
35 100
Sources: EU facts & figures CFP, FAO 2012, BIM. 2015
494 000
7%
Main Crustaceans & wild
shellfish from Ireland
Ireland’s production potential
Main crustaceans & wild
shellfish
Scientific name Commercial name Production Ireland Production EU Share Ireland
Nephrops
NORVEGICUS
8,165
64,183
13%
Cancer pagurus Crab
6,269
42,659
15%
Buccinum
undatum
Whelks
3,047
31,179
10%
Scallop
Spider crab
2,732
819
63,062
5,707
4%
490
169
4,698
355
10%
Necora puber
Lobster
Velvet crab
Palaemon
serratus
Pink shrimp
146
295
49%
Periwinkles
Total
83
21,920
106
212,244
78%
Pecten
maximus
Maja squinado
Homarus
gammarus
Littorina
littorea
Prawns*
Sources: *EU TAC 2015 for quota species (Q),
Landings figures: Shellfish Stocks & Fisheries Review , BIM MI, EU facts &
figures CFP, FAO 2012.
14%
48%
10%
Principales espèces
pélagiques et
démersales.
Ireland’s production potential (EU quota)
Scientific name
Commercial name Production Ireland
Scomber scombrus
Capros aper
Mackerel
Micromesistius
poutassou
Production EU
Main Pelagic and
Demersal species.
Share Ireland
Boarfish
89,220
36,830
521,689
53,296
17%
69%
Blue Whiting
23,313
231,482
10%
21,968
168,754
13%
19,433
817,611
2%
Trachurus trachurus Horse mackerel
Clupea harengus*
Herring
Thunnus alalunga
Merlangius
merlangus
Albacore Tuna
2,699
28,005
10%
Whiting
5,154
35,541
15%
Lepidorhombus
whiffiagonis
Megrim
3,413
26,690
13%
Melanogrammus
aeglefinus
Haddock
3,311
54,892
6%
Lophius piscatorius
Merluccius
merluccius
Monkfish
3,071
61,686
5%
Hake
2,810
104,675
3%
Pollachius virens
Saith
1,880
47,337
4%
Pleuronectidae
Plaice
1,353
143,188
1%
Gadus morhua
Cod
1,344
167,618
1%
1,086
1,048
217,933
15,887
17,961
2,496,312
7%
6%
9%
Pollachius pollachius Pollock (white)
Skate
Rajidae
Total
Sources: EU TAC 2015 . Pelagic species.
Transport routes
from Ireland.
www.seafoodways.com
Delivery delays Boulogne sur Mer to :
Transport routes
from Ireland.
France major cities
A/A
Italy, north of Rome
A/B
Italy, south of Rome
A/C
Spain, Irun
A/B
Spain, other cities
A/C
Benelux
A/B
Swiss border (Geneva, Basel)
A/B
Germany
A/B or C
A/A: same delivery; A/B; next day delivery; A/C delivery day after next.
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LITTLE HEAVY INDUSTRY
TEMPERATE CLIMATE
GULF
STREAM
IRELAND’S
NATURAL
ATTRIBUTES
GRASS
PRODUCTION
BASED
Grassland Area
Ireland
Europe
80%
40%
IRELAND’S
NATURAL
ATTRIBUTES
Little heavy industry:
Low level of environmental contaminants.
2013 National Residue Plan results released by the Department of
Agriculture, Food and the Marine (released July 2014)
In 2013, in excess of 651 tests and a total of 1494 measurements were
carried out on 137 samples of farmed finfish for a range of residues. As in
previous years, no non-compliant results were reported from the national
monitoring programme for farmed finfish in 2013.
2013 FSAI study on residues in fishery products:
This study has demonstrated that levels of dioxins, furans, and PCBs in
Irish fish, farmed mussels, and prawns are well below the relevant
legislative limits for these contaminants.
IRELAND’S
NATURAL
ATTRIBUTES
3 WATER AVAILABILITY
AGRICULTURE USES
70% OF THE
WORLD’S
FRESHWATER
Source: Yale University
Ireland has a very favourable
water stress index
(% of territory under water stress)
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0,1%
46
24
24
21
20
16
8
8
2
1
0
IRELAND’S
NATURAL
ATTRIBUTES
4 AIR QUALITY
VERY HIGH IN
IRELAND.
Urban Outdoor Air Pollution
Annual mean PM10
250
200
150
100
50
0
Source: World Health Organisation
(ug/m3)
WHAT IS ORIGIN GREEN?
Business to business initiative
Evidence based approach
Companies sign up to Sustainability
Charter
Covers primary production &
processing across all sectors of the
food & drink industry
EN
NG
RAW MATERIAL
SOURCING x
MANUFACTURING
PROCESSES x
1
2
ENERGY
SUPPLIER
CERTIFICATION
SOCIAL
SUSTAINABILITY x
EMISSIONS
1
WASTE
SUSTAINABILITY
INITIATIVES
HEALTH
COMMUNITY
& NUTRITION INITIATIVES
WATER
BIODIVERSITY
EMPLOYEE
WELL BEING
Decide on
Target Areas
Annual
Progress Report
Independent
SGS
Verification
Set Timelines
& Targets
Agree Baseline
Period
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Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture