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DIRECTORY 2019
Údarás na Gaeltachta, Na Forbacha, Co. na Gaillimhe Teil:/Tel: (091) 503100 E: eolas@udaras.ie www.udaras.ie
aquacultureandseafoodireland.com
CONTENTS
Page 4 Page 16 Page 23 Page 41
Contributions: Minister Michael Creed on implementing the recommendations of the Aquaculture Licensing
Donal Buckley Review Group 4
Tara Chamberlain
John Connaughton Donal Maguire: Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative recognises BIM’s Certified Quality
Richard Donnelly Aquaculture Programme 6
Niamh Doyle
Lynn Gilmore Donal Buckley: The Seafood Innovation Hub - where ideas are tested and developed into
Lee Hastie profitable business opportunities 8
Elise Hjelle
Fishermen’s Health Manual: Simple, practical advice on how to stay healthy and safe working
Fergal Keane
Niall Madigan
on land and at sea 10
Donal Maguire Myles Mulligan: Recycling waste plastics from the fishing and aquaculture sectors 12
Mo Mathies
Peter McGroary John Connaughton: New Higher Diploma in Business in Aqua Business offered by the Institute
Chris Mitchell of Technology Carlow Wexford Campus 16
Myles Mulligan
Wiebke Schmidt Mo Mathies: Irish seafood sector embraces sustainability through the Origin Green programme 18
Joe Silke
Richard Donnelly: ARC - the Aquaculture Remote Classroom - offering children a unique learning
Alex Wan
experience 20
Editor: Bord Bia expands its reach into the lucrative Japanese market 22
Gery Flynn
Aquaculture & Seafood Ireland Lynn Gilmore: Government and industry aim to get more locally-sourced seafood on menus
Tel: +353 91 844 822 across Northern Ireland 24
Mob +353 85 747 57 97
Email: geryflynn@icloud.com Peter McGroary: SFPA Sanitary Survey Programme providing assurance to seafood retailers
Web: www.aquacultureandseafoodireland.com and consumers 26
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Roger Cole watchdog is 20 years old! 28
Tel: +353 1 285 91 11 Lee Hastie: PRIMROSE Project forecasts the risk and impact of Harmful Algal Blooms and
Mob: +353 87 261 15 97
microbial events in coastal waters 30
Email: roger@silchestermarketing.com
Web: www.silchestermarketing.com Niall Madigan: A tribute to Richie Flynn, Executive Secretary of IFA Aquaculture for 22 years,
who died in August 2018 34
Design:
Conleth Adamson Alex Wan: Plant-based derivatives as a protein alternative to fish meal now widely used in
ICON Graphic Services commercial diets 36
Tel: 01 831 8103
Mob: 087 673 7441 Triskell Seafood Ltd: Ireland’s premier live shellfish traders and retailers of professional clothing
Email: con@icongraphics.ie and equipment to the fishing and aquaculture sectors 38
Fergal Keane: SEASCAPES - 30 years a favourite worldwide from RTE Radio 41
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Aquaculture & Seafood Ireland 3
Substantial reduction in
licensing backlog
I n recent years the
Aquaculture industry in
Ireland has continued to
My Department is
committed to a further
300 shellfish licence
make significant progress. determinations this year. At
The most recently available the end of 2019 the backlog
BIM survey data shows an in shellfish licensing will
overall increase in output effectively be eliminated
from Irish aquaculture of and this will be a game
7% across all the species changer for the shellfish
from 2016 to 2017. industry in Ireland. It
will provide the solid
In 2017 the industry footing long demanded by
produced approximately industry representatives.
47,000 tonnes of high
value seafood. Not only In addition, my
did the volume of output Department has already
increase, so did the value commenced measures to
which reached €208m at reduce the finfish backlog
first point of sale at the and these are set to
end of 2017. This is a very intensify significantly.
impressive 24% increase
from 2016. These figures The importance of
reflect the growing global Ireland’s Aquaculture
demand for seafood and Industry to vulnerable
the increased activity is a coastal communities
credit to all involved in the cannot be emphasised
industry. enough. Around the
coast, over 14,000 people
An important development are employed, directly
in recent years was and indirectly, in the
the publication in May seafood sector. As well as
2017 of the Aquaculture Since receiving the Report Review Group was to employment, seafood is
Licensing Review Group of the Review Group my eliminate the backlog in a key driver in economic
Report. The Review, which Department has engaged aquaculture licensing. I activity, and in many
I commissioned, was a in detailed consideration made it a core priority cases is at the heart of the
detailed examination of of its recommendations last year to tackle this community.
the existing aquaculture with a view to their issue and as a result
licensing process. The implementation, having significant progress has I am very optimistic that
Review Group undertook regard to the legislative, been achieved. Evidence Ireland’s Aquaculture
comprehensive stakeholder environmental, technical of this progress is in the Industry has a bright
consultation and looked and public interest issues form of 305 aquaculture future and I wish all
at comparative national that arise. The Department licence determinations operators further success
and international consent has also engaged achieved in 2018. This in the years ahead in
systems to determine best closely with industry represents an almost your continuing efforts
practice for managing representatives and three-fold increase on to produce high quality
a complex licensing relevant State Agencies. yearly determinations seafood.
system in a transparent, and it has already
environmentally By far the most resulted in a substantial Michael Creed T.D.,
appropriate and legally important and urgent reduction in the licensing Minister for Agriculture,
robust manner. recommendation of the backlog. Food and the Marine
4 Aquaculture & Seafood Ireland
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Aquaculture & Seafood Ireland 5
Irish Farmed Seafood receives prized
international accolade!
Donal Maguire, Director of Aquaculture Development at BIM
environmental sustainability. achieve equivalence and
GSSI used a number of public recognition by GSSI
key reference documents as meeting the benchmark
as its basis. These included standard.
the FAO Code of Conduct In turn ,the holders of
for Responsible Fisheries the BIM CQA standards
(CCRF), the FAO Guidelines gain added value from
for Ecolabelling of Fish participation as a result of
and Fishery Products from GSSI “equivalence” status and
Marine/Inland Capture thus stay ahead of emerging
Fisheries and the FAO market demands so as to
Technical Guidelines for allow them to “choose the
Aquaculture Certification (FAO right customers” and occupy
Guidelines) as the foundation the top value niches in the
to create a Global Benchmark marketplace.
O
“This recognition shows
n February 20th 2019 Environmental Tool for seafood certification
that the BIM Certified Quality
The Global Sustainable schemes.
Seafood Initiative (GSSI) sustainability Aquaculture (CQA) scheme
Through its Global
provided formal recognition GSSI is a benchmark platform and their Farm Standard is in
Benchmark Tool GSSI works
of the BIM Certified Quality that brings partners together towards its collective objective line with the FAO’s guidelines
Aquaculture (CQA) scheme for from across the seafood to minimise the overall for aquaculture certification,”
Irish aquaculture products. sector worldwide to share environmental impact of how said Herman Wisse, Managing
This highly prestigious GSSI knowledge and drive change we catch, grow and deliver Director, GSSI.
recognition shows that the by coming up with solutions seafood to meet a growing The GSSI Benchmark
to challenges in the sector. Tool also provides global
BIM Farm Standard (Issue global demand.
It was set up, under the alignment in seafood
1, Revision 1, November The GSSI Tool is made up of
aegis of the UN FAO to certification.
2018) is in alignment with 3 parts: a Benchmark Process;
bring more clarity into the “GSSI recognition marks an
all applicable Essential a Benchmark Framework with
marketplace due to the important step for Ireland’s
Components of the GSSI Essential and Supplementary
growing number of seafood seafood sector and for the
Global Benchmark Tool Components; and a Result.
certification schemes and to Irish aquaculture industry.
(version 1.0, 8 October 2015). Seafood Certification
The endorsement of our
This is a great outcome for ensure consumer confidence schemes must go through an
Certified Quality Aquaculture
farmed Irish Seafood as it in certified seafood, helping exhaustive 7-step Benchmark
(CQA) scheme by the Global
‘future proofs’ the provenance to make purchasing decisions Process to be recognised Sustainable Seafood Initiative
of our products and gives our more efficient by offering by GSSI. The intention makes it one of four global
producers access to premium greater choice and driving behind the Benchmarking aquaculture schemes that
markets. down costs, while at the exercise is for a seafood has achieved this standard
The BIM Certified Quality same time promoting certification scheme to for sustainable seafood.
Aquaculture (CQA) scheme Global standards are vital to
is only the eighth seafood help customers worldwide
certification scheme, and identify sustainable seafood,
only the fourth aquaculture to ensure transparency and
certification to be to help raise standards. We
benchmarked against GSSI’s are increasingly operating in
Global Benchmark Tool to a global marketplace. GSSI
achieve recognition. The BIM recognition strengthens
Certified Quality Aquaculture Ireland’s reputation as
(CQA) scheme is also the first a leading producer of
government run scheme to sustainable seafood,” said Jim
achieve this much sought O’Toole, CEO Bord Iascaigh
after recognition. Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s
Seafood Development Agency.
6 Aquaculture & Seafood Ireland
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PR E G R OW N
HA L F - G R OW N
Naturellement…
Environmental
sustainable Safe Diverse
Satmar is willing to preserve the essence of its products The choice to establish production sites of best Satmar activity consists in the hatch and raise
and to protect the biological balance of its production quality waters, away from major production areas mainly of oysters, but also of clams. Satmar produces
sites; therefore Satmar developed a production method as well as the geographic distribution of its 9 sites diploids and triploids oysters (GTS or by crossbreed),
without any antibiotics. This process is based between the Channel, the Atlantic Ocean, Japanese clams, in spats, pregrowing, and half-grown.
on a sustainable production, less intensive than most and the Mediterranean Sea, allows Satmar to modulate The entreprise has 9 sites on the French coastline,
hatcheries and on the geographic distribution and secure its production. The complementarity selected for the quality of their waters:
of production sites. Satmar sites on Gatteville-Phare of Gatteville and Leucate hatcheries, located at more Gatteville-Phare, Lestre, Chausey on the Channel;
and Saint-Just-Luzac are certified AB - than 1000 km from each other, guarantees the safety Landéda, Ile-Tudy, Bouin, Saint-Philibert,
Biological Agriculture. of the product in case of any incident. Saint-Just-Luzac on the Atlantic Ocean;
Leucate on the Mediterranean Sea.
Crédits photos : Satmar - shutterstock.com
SATMAR SITES
MANCHE | ATLANTIQUE | MÉDITERRANÉE ON GATTEVILLE-PHARE
www.satmar.fr AND SAINT-JUST-LUZAC
ARE CERTIFIED
Growing your Business
with the BIM Seafood Innovation Hub
Donal Buckley, Director of Development & Innovation Services at BIM
I n BIM’s Seafood Innovation
Hub, Clonakilty, a specialist
team of business researchers,
criteria to all innovation
projects, be it a new
technology, a new product
seafood technologists and or a new business model. To
business developers enable create real impact, successful
seafood enterprises test innovations are desirable,
their ideas and develop feasible and make commercial
into profitable business sense.
opportunities. The key to Desirability or a market
successful innovation is opportunity: a specialist
determining at an early stage seafood intelligence team in
if projects make financial collaboration with Bord Bia
sense – before significant provide clients with market
investment is made. insights, advice and challenge
During the last year, BIM’s the client’s idea to uncover
Seafood Innovation Hub the best means of tackling the BIM’s Seafood Innovation Hub is Ireland’s dedicated seafood centre
has developed a practical opportunity. Here, the focus is and offers seafood clients an efficient and low cost way of testing new
on deeply understanding the business ideas. Clients can access up to date market insights, pilot
way for industry to carry testing and commercial planning free of charge with only the need to
out innovation and create intended customer for your
pay for consumables and any third party costs.
higher margin business innovation and where the
opportunities. The goal is market demand is. • BIM Seafood Processing technology and trialling
simple, to solve challenges or Feasibility: after the core Innovation Scheme such technology under
market opportunities through concept is refined, it is supports industry projects commercial conditions
the creation of profitable new then necessary to assess if which add value, develop to improve performance
offerings. it is technically feasible to new products and process and competitiveness
implement the solution. BIM technology, business model whilst also assisting
In the Seafood Innovation
seafood technologists provide and hire of third party measures to improve
Hub, BIM looks to deliver
pilot testing and prototype innovation experts with up long term environmental
value through the following
solutions based on the client’s to 50% costs to a maximum sustainability.
criteria:
technical capabilities. spend of €200,000.
• BIM Seafood R&D
Is there a significant client
Commerciality: for innovation • BIM Seafood Scaling & Programme provides a
need or problem to be solved?
to be successful it must be New Market Development means for industry to
Is solving the need feasible? financially viable. A BIM Scheme – BIM and Bord submit relevant R&D
Commercial Officer supports Bia partner to support project proposals to be
Does the project significantly
the client in developing the companies’ market undertaken by BIM for
provide added value to the
detailed financials around research, travel and the benefit of the sector
industry through any one of
the project including viability expenses going to markets, as a whole. Projects
the following?
KPIs; NPV, %IRR and payback. participation at trade are 100% funded by
1. Expansion of the raw events with up to 40% of BIM and include by-
Innovation happens at the
material base costs to a maximum spend product utilisation,
intersection of these three
of €40,000. marine ingredients,
2. Decreasing the cost of lenses, the sweet spot of
technology transfer and
production or processing innovation success. • BIM Knowledge Gateway
digitalisation.
Scheme supports
3. Increasing the price at any Innovation Funding knowledge, innovation and For queries on how BIM’s
stage of the value chain
Supports technology advancement Seafood Innovation Hub can
Good innovation requires In addition to technical and in the aquaculture assist you, please contact
both creativity and also a advisory supports, BIM also sector. Working with your local BIM development
process to move an idea from provides a range of new technical and research officer, or Paul Ward at paul.
concept stage to market. funding grants to support institutions to develop ward@bim.ie (01-2144 125)
Through a three-stage process growth and innovation across innovative products and or Aileen Deasy at aileen.
BIM applies strict commercial all sectors of Irish seafood. investment in innovative deasy@bim.ie (01-2144 155).
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Fishermen’s Health
Mo Mathies, Fisheries Technical and Sustainability Officer, BIM
Banks, author and President
of the European Men’s Health
Forum.
Whether you are fishing
on the Porcupine, setting
lobster pots off the coast of
Howth, harvesting mussels
in Roaring Water Bay or
turning oyster bags in Lough
Swilly, BIM would like to
encourage everyone engaged
in the seafood industry to
take some time to read the
handbook. Keep a copy on
your vessel, in your canteen,
pinned to your notice board
or download it from the BIM
publications website.
I n 2009 Ireland became the
first country to publish a
National Men’s health Policy
fishing industry on
all aspects of crew
training, including
Kate O’Flahery, Head of
Health and Wellbeing at
recognising the need for Sea Survival, Man- the Department of Health
a specific focus on men’s Over-Board, Fire commented: “Healthy Ireland
health. While life expectancy Fighting, Helicopter is a Government-led initiative
overall has increased Rescue, and Abandon which aims to create an Irish
worldwide for males and Ship procedures. BIM society where everyone can
females, Irish men have the also provides training enjoy physical and mental
second lowest life expectancy that includes how to health, and where wellbeing
in the European Union, and correctly wear PPE, such is valued and supported at
on average, a life expectancy as their SOLAS abandon every level of society.
nearly 6 years younger than ship lifejacket, Personal
Irish women. Healthy Ireland welcome
Flotation Device (PFD)
the publication of BIM’s
Sea fisheries can be a and ear protectors.
Fisherman’s Health Manual,
dangerous occupation and is which addresses specific
recognised internationally as health issues involved
the most hazardous industry Health Manual in the Irish seafood and
to work in. Surveys have A crew member in good fishing industry. Fishing is a
shown that fishermen often health is better prepared to encourage as wide a
challenging profession and
suffer serious but avoidable to react effectively to the readership as possible. This
having access to detailed and
accidents through fatigue, difficult conditions and guide should not be used as
practical advice will empower
risk-taking and poor physical demanding tasks that a substitute for professional
fishermen in Ireland to make
condition. Simply being at working at sea presents. As medical advice. changes, and particularly as
sea increases the risk of life onboard depends on “All fishing gear comes with the guide is accessible in five
accidents due to factors such the crew’s ability to work languages.”
a manual. The machinery
as sea conditions, weather as a team, supporting the is tough, it has to be Recognising the diversity
and boat equipment. personal health of each crew considering the environment on board Irish vessels the
Therefore, looking after your member is critical for the in which it has to work. manual is also available in
physical and emotional overall safety of the vessel.
wellbeing is one of the most Fishermen are also tough Irish, Arabic, Malay, Russian
important things you can do BIM’s Fishermen’s Health for the same reasons but and Spanish. If any of your
to ensure your safety while Manual offers simple there was no manual for crew would like to receive
at sea. and practical advice on maintenance. Well now there the manual in any of these
keeping healthy, both at is, and hopefully fishermen languages, please contact
BIM, Ireland’s Seafood sea and on land across a will stay healthy no matter BIM on 01 214 4100 or email
Development Agency, range of topics. Direct and what those deep waters mo.mathies@bim.ie and we
works closely with the Irish engaging language is used throw at them,” says Dr Ian will gladly send you copies.
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Aquaculture & Seafood Ireland 11Recycling waste plastics from the seafood sector Myles Mulligan, Technical Officer, BIM BIM has acquired a mobile “We are delighted to the setting up on site and wastes such as polyethylene shredding unit under the be involved in this high- the moving of the bagged netting, most hard floats, European Maritime and profile initiative”, says material to a closed storage polypropylene ropes, fish Fisheries Fund to process Ulster Shredders’ managing point. boxes, nylon cage net frames, plastic wastes from the director, Elliot Martin. Just under ten tonnes hard plastic equipment, fishing and aquaculture “We had to make some of nets were processed plastic boats, mussel barrel industries. The shredder significant modifications with steel from the warps floats and oyster bags. allows items including to the U-45 shredder to being separated and For example, in the case of trawl nets, salmon cage contribute to its mobility. sent for recycling. Five a typical whitefish trawl, once nets, mussel floats and Once it is positioned on the bags of shredded nets the reusable floats and other oyster bags to be shredded quayside, it is powered by a were recovered giving accessories are removed the and compacted for easier generator on the low loader approximately 2.5 tonnes of netting can be ‘stripped’ off transportation, storage and which makes the machine a recyclable plastic material. the head ropes, foot ropes recycling. ‘stand-alone’ unit”. Each port has a different and where the selvedge has The custom-built unit Both shredder and arrangement for recycling been completed with nylon was designed and built generator can be transported but usually half of the or polyester twines. in Northern Ireland by on a flatbed 4-axle truck proceeds are donated to the The resulting clumps of Ulster Shredders Ltd of with a remote controlled 55 RNLI. clean mesh of a manageable Magherafelt. (http://www. tonne/m telescopic crane. The shredder accepts a weight are then stored in an ulstershredders.com) The crane provides for range of hard and soft plastic on-board receptacle or the Shredding mussel floats on Roscoe Pier, Killary Harbour in July 2018. From L-R: Patrick Faherty (mussel farmer); John Bell (GreenMarine); Pat Lydon (mussel farmer); Myles Mulligan (BIM); Michael Murphy (GreenMarine); Mary Hannan (BIM); and back right, Killian Murphy (GreenMarine) 12 Aquaculture & Seafood Ireland
Higher Diploma in Business
in AQUABUSINESS
This course is designed to cater for those looking to enter management
roles in Aquabusiness, Aquaeconomics, financial or regulatory roles in R&D
or in a seafood processing company. The course may also appeal to those
looking to start an Aquabusiness company or expand an existing company
into new markets.
COURSE CONTENT Open to candidates from the
Developed in partnership with Board Iascaigh Mhara (BIM – Ireland’s Seafood
SEAFOOD INDUSTRY including
Development Agency), this programme offers modules in: fisheries, aquaculture &
seafood processing
— Aquabusiness Environment
— Law and Regulation for Aquabusiness Supported by:
— Strategic and Innovation Management • Irish South and East Fish Producers
Organisation (ISEFPO)
— Financial Management and Planning
• Irish South and West Fish Producers
— Marketing Management in Aquabusiness Organisation (IS&WFPO)
— Work Placement or Work Based Project • Women in Fisheries Network (WIFN)
COURSE FEES 2019-2020
For information on course
€2,500, however fees could be reduced if paid in full before 6th September content and applications
2019 and if candidates are successful in securing fundings assists. please contact:
Applications are invited on the BIM grants portal www.bim.flexigrant.com for Brian O’Loan
European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) assistance towards the cost of this BIM
programme. Grant aid of 50% of course fees and learner support costs are Email: aquabus@bim.ie
available for individuals in the sector. Mobile: 087 2626578
Dr Janette Davies
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Deputy Head
— NFQ Level 7 or level 8 Award or equivalent in a related discipline. Wexford Campus IT Carlow
Email: janette.davies@itcarlow.ie
— Candidates who do not have a Level 7 or higher award but have other
Phone: 053 9185808
relevant industry experience may be eligible for the programme through
RPL. Candidates may be required to attend an interview.
“I recommend
COURSE DELIVERY anyone working in the
This course will take place every fortnight on Fridays and on Saturdays from Aquaculture industry in
management to engage with this
10-4pm over the academic year. programme, it is very comprehensive,
relevant and practical. I will encourage
Location: Institute of Technology Carlow, Wexford Campus, all future employees to do this course
Summerhill Road, Wexford if they do not have a business
background.”
Course Start: Friday, 13th September 2019 Mag Kirwan – Goatsbridge
Trout Farm
Closing date for applications: Friday, 30th August 2019
EUROPEAN UNION
Aquaculture & Seafood Ireland
Ireland’s EU Structural and
Investment Funds Programmes
2014 - 2020 This measure is part-financed
Co-funded by the Irish Government by the European Maritime
and the European Union and Fisheries FundBIM storage bags supplied In 2012 BIM, Green
for landing to an onshore Marine Recycling and
storage area. GEOLINE Lining Systems
Interest in the recycling of Ireland, joined forces with
industry plastics began in Centriforce to develop a
2003 when BIM conducted pilot project for recycling
an environmental awareness polyethylene nets and
campaign. In 2006 BIM, related items such as rope
along with the then DCMNR and twine.
and PETLON UK Recycling In 2016 the large
Group, began a state-funded quantities of stored
project in Dunmore East polyethylene-based trawls
developing a system whereby and industry equipment
monofilament waste netting around the coast were
was collected, baled and targeted in a collective
eventually recycled. project coordinated by BIM
Further progress took along with the Department
place in 2007 with a more of Agriculture, Food &
permanent and economical the Marine, Donegal
transfer centre: Green Marine County Council, Wexford
Recycling Transfer Facility County Council and the
in Tramore, Co Waterford. Clogherhead Development
To date, circa 500,000kg of Group.
nylon waste material has 187 metric tonnes of
been collected from Irish and bulk polyethylene-based
visiting fleets. gears and equipment
Custom-built shredder from Ulster Shredders Ltd, Magherafelt, Co. Derry
was processed, extracting packaging and galley wastes
approximately 74,000kg of with consideration given
marketable polyethylene to the use of high density
feedstock. polypropylene mini balers,
To address logistical suitable for operation in
difficulties and transport marine environments, to
costs, BIM explored having a compact the polymer waste
dedicated mobile shredder streams onboard fishing
to increase the amount of vessels.
material per cubic metre This work now forms part
contributing to leaner of the Clean Oceans Initiative
logistics. Similar efforts launched by Minister Creed
Sample products already manufactured from were made to assess the in January at Union Hall, Co
recycled polyethylene pellet from the Irish seafood sector polymer content of the Cork.
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Aquaculture & Seafood Ireland 15Education brings net gains for Irish
seafood sector
John Connaughton, Training Services Manager at BIM
Standing L-R: Dr Janette Davies, Deputy Head, Wexford Campus IT Carlow; John Connaughton, Training Services Manager, BIM; Dr Karen
Hennessy, Head, Wexford Campus IT Carlow; David Denieffe, Registrar, Institute of Technology Carlow. Seated L-R: Jim O’Toole, Chief Executive
Officer, BIM; Dr. Patricia Mulcahy, President, Institute of Technology Carlow.
E quipping the Irish
seafood sector with
the proper and relevant
the international seafood
sector.
collaboration between
Institute of Technology
“Now with BREXIT looming
ahead and increasing
concerns about how trade
Dr. Bogason was speaking Carlow, Bord Iascaigh
skills in business, financial Mhara (BIM) and IFA will fare in the changed
at the official launch at
management, marketing, Aquaculture. environment, companies
Wexford County Council
law and innovation in the seafood sector have
offices of the Higher “In Iceland, there are now
is essential to its started to prepare own
Diploma in Business in three universities delivering
sustainability and growth scenarios and are putting
Aquabusiness at Institute of
in a post-Brexit era. programmes for the seafood strategies in place to meet
Technology Carlow Wexford
sector, one of which, in the any upcoming challenges.
This is according to Campus, a new academic
international fisheries programme tailored for the north of the country, is a Equipping the sector with
and aquaculture expert next generation of seafood three-year degree course. the education and skills it
Dr. Sigurður Grétar producers, managers Most of the movers and needs is essential to the
Bogason who has and entrepreneurs. The shakers in the seafood realisation of a strong and
more than 30 years of course is the only Level sector are graduates of sustainable seafood sector
industry and academic 8 programme of its kind this programme”, said Dr. that can meet whatever
research experience in in the country and is a Bogason. challenges lie ahead”.
16 Aquaculture & Seafood IrelandThe Higher Diploma in offices, Dr. Janette Davies, BIM said, “The Diploma in the first graduates of the
Business in Aquabusiness Deputy Head of Wexford Business in Aquabusiness programme H. Dip in
aims to expand Ireland’s Campus and who is course being launched today Business in Aquabusiness
global seafood sector. director of the Higher forms part of BIM’s wider at the Wexford Campus.
According to BIM’s recently Diploma in Business in education and skills
Speaking at the launch, she
published Business Aquabusiness at Institute strategy and will help
said, “As an entrepreneur
of Seafood report, the of Technology Carlow to future-proof Ireland’s
you must have a good
seafood industry in Ireland Wexford Campus said, burgeoning seafood sector.
understanding of all
currently employs more “The Higher Diploma in Last year the Irish seafood
aspects of your business
than 14,000 people and Business in Aquabusiness sector recorded its third
- marketing, finance,
the Government policy is the only Level 8 consecutive year of growth,
economics, law and
document Harnessing programme of its kind in with its value up 6.4%
strategic innovation. The
Our Ocean’s Wealth the country. Its content is on the previous year, to
H. Dip in Business in
2012 highlights training the result of collaboration contribute €1.15 billion to
Aquabusiness has increased
as essential to the with our industry partners, Ireland’s GDP. It’s vital that
my understanding in all of
continued growth of the BIM and IFA Aquaculture, men and women working
these areas and enabled me
sector. Designed to assist to ensure it is specifically in Ireland’s seafood sector
to confidently promote and
producers, managers tailored for the needs of are equipped with the right
develop Irish Mussel Seed
and entrepreneurs, the the seafood sector and its set of skills and knowledge.
Company in a positive way.
programme has strong links pioneering nature means The continued success of
I believe this course will be
with industry and includes that we have students the sector is dependent on
instrumental in the creation
lectures, work placement, travelling the length and having a skilled workforce.”
of some of the future
guest lecturers and site breadth of the country
Kate Dempsey, managing leaders of the aquaculture
visits. to participate in this
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in the Irish Seafood Sector
Mo Mathies, Fisheries Technical and Sustainability Officer, BIM
O rigin Green is Ireland’s
national programme
for sustainable food
The Irish seafood sector has
embraced the Origin Green
sustainability programme
such as the Responsibly
Sourced Seafood Standard
(RSS) for wild catch and
The environmental,
economic and social
sustainability of the Irish
and drinks production. since its inception. The first the Certified Quality seafood sector is central
Launched in 2012 by Irish seafood processing Aquaculture Standard to BIM’s strategy (BIM’s
Bord Bia, this voluntary company was verified in - both internationally Statement of Strategy
programme brings together December 2012, while the recognised to ISO 17065 - 2018-2020 Enabling
Ireland’s food industry first primary aquaculture ensure the sustainability of Sustainable Growth). BIM
– from farmers to food producers were verified in the raw material through recognises how crucial the
producers, retailers to 2015. To date, around 60 independently certified careful management and
foodservice operators seafood companies have management practices. conservation of Ireland’s
– with the common become verified Origin Ireland has launched natural capital is to the
goal of sustainable food Green members. The a government-backed continued sustainability of
production. It enables the development of the Origin programme of Fishery the Irish seafood sector.
industry to set and achieve Green sustainability plans Improvement Projects (FIPs)
measurable sustainability to demonstrate Ireland’s Current sustainability
by Irish seafood processors
targets that respect the commitment to sustainable initiatives are diverse and
has improved their
environment and serve fisheries to complement far-ranging and include:
environmental performance
local communities more the sustainability elements research in gear technology;
in relation to energy usage,
effectively. of the RSS. FIPs are a certification and stock
waste reduction and water
globally recognised means management; energy and
To become a verified efficiency.
of assessing fisheries and waste management to
member of Origin Green,
The high rate of Origin identifying actions to stewardship of the natural
companies have to sign
Green membership improve their management environment; continually
up to the relevant Origin
within the Irish seafood and sustainability. improving measures by
Green Charter and develop
sector demonstrates implementing management
a company-specific BIM’s Green Seafood
a commitment to systems and achieving
sustainability plan. This Business Programme was
sustainability throughout voluntary standards.
plan identifies a baseline established in 2012. To
the entire seafood value
across the areas of raw date it has assisted over If you would like more
chain. Fishermen, fish
material supply, resource thirty seafood companies at information on BIM
efficiency and social farmers and processors secondary level to achieve
have all acquired green supports for Origin Green,
sustainability. From the significant cost savings please contact a member of
baseline, each company credentials through and efficiencies in areas
a multitude of BIM’s the BIM Origin Green team:
identifies continual including water usage,
improvement opportunities sustainability programmes. energy efficiency, transport Grainne Devine –
and sets targets across and waste management. Aquaculture Development –
the duration of the plan,
Independent The seafood processing grainne.devine@bim.ie
usually five years. All Origin certification industry, in particular, has Sandra Hennessy –
Green sustainability plans Sustainability initiatives embraced this programme. Green Seafood Business
are independently verified target the entire seafood The ability to improve
Programme – sandra.
by Mabbett, a third-party value chain, from efficiencies in these areas
hennessy@bim.ie
agency, and monitored on vessels and fish farms presents a great opportunity
an annual basis through to food production and to reduce resource Mo Mathies –
independently verified retail. At primary level, consumption and emissions Fisheries Development –
progress reporting. certification to standards while increasing profits. mo.mathies@bim.ie
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Aquaculture & Seafood Ireland 19THE ARC Richard Donnelly, Aquaculture Business Planning Manager at BIM
Bord Iascaigh Mhara has developed of aquaculture directly to schools. pupils. The ARC experience is divided
the ARC, Aquaculture Remote The classroom is fully equipped to into four parts, each including an
Classroom, as part out its involvement provide visitors with an interactive interactive presentation followed by
in the EU Commission Farmed in the and engaging experience with large a hands-on activity for pupils. The
EU Project. screen displays, VR headsets and activities have been developed to
Farmed in the EU aims to highlight hands-on group activities. Through reinforce learning through inquiry,
the benefits of aquaculture as active learning, pupils learn about solving problems, group work and
an industry that produces fresh aquaculture, explore its role in food active learning.
sustainable seafood, creates production and in preserving the
environment, and discover how it The ARC experience addresses
employment and helps sustain rural strands of the of SESE Science, SESE
communities. Across ten countries, affects their local community.
Geography and SPHE Education
the project is bringing schools and BIM is delighted to have Amy curricula.
aquaculture professionals together Geraghty and Áine O’Donnell as
to help students learn about the the tutors who are delivering the The ARC will visit schools during term
sector and its impact on the local programme to schools nationwide. time and throughout the summer
community and beyond. Amy completed her PhD in Marine season will be a regular at seafood
Biology at University College Cork in festivals around the Irish coast.
Mobile classroom
2018, while Áine recently completed a
The ARC is a mobile classroom It is hoped that the educational
Masters in Nutritional Science. experience of the ARC project coupled
which has been designed to raise
young people’s awareness of Together they have been working with BIM’s /Fáilte Ireland’s campaign,
aquaculture. The ARC is literally a with BIM and H2 Learning, who are Taste the Atlantic, Irish aquaculture
truck-sized classroom which travels managing the project to help devise will continue to grow and flourish
throughout Ireland to bring the story a unique learning experience for around our coastline.
20 Aquaculture & Seafood IrelandBIM National BIM National Seafood
Seafood Awards 2018 Awards celebrate the
The biennial BIM National Seafood Awards recognises people, role of women in the
partnerships and businesses throughout Ireland’s seafood
sector under the headings of Innovation, Sustainability, Irish seafood sector
Competitiveness and Skills. The Awards, dedicated to Veteran seafood professional Margaret Downey-Harrington from
recognising the achievements of individuals and businesses Castletownbere was honoured for her contribution to the Irish seafood
industry at the BIM National Seafood Awards. Margaret’s career has
revolutionising the Irish seafood sector under the key themes of spanned more than 60 years; she is a founding member of Mná na
Sustainability, Innovation Competitiveness and Skills were held Mara, the first national network for women in fisheries. The awards
in Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral on November 27, 2018. included finalists from fishing, aquaculture, seafood processing and
Two 2018 sustainability category winners are also members of seafood retail.
Origin Green. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD
attended the awards and said:
“The strong focus on sustainability, innovation and upskilling within
Category: Best in Sustainable Aquaculture Ireland’s seafood sector is help-ing businesses to connect with the
vast and diverse market opportunities throughout the world. The
Winner: Marine Harvest Ireland, County Donegal
demand for seafood and moreover for high quality seafood places
Marine Harvest is the world’s leading producer of Irish organic salmon. Ireland in prime position. The wom-en and men being honoured are
the driving force behind the successes of the industry. Because of
them the ambitious targets set out in Food Wise 2025 look set to being
achieved.”
High standard
The biennial awards are dedicated to recognising the achievements
of individuals and businesses rev-olutionising the Irish seafood sector.
BIM CEO Jim O’Toole said: “BIM’s ambition is for Ireland to be-come
a global leader in sustainable seafood. Over 14,500 work in the sector.
It contributes €1.15 bil-lion to our economy and is vital to many of our
coastal communities. The winners demonstrate the commitment and
consistently high standard that’s driving the reputation of Irish seafood
in Ireland and internationally.”
BIM Best Student winner Kate Dempsey completed a higher diploma
in Aquabusiness in IT Carlow ear-lier this year. She is Director of Irish
Sustainability achievements: Mussel Seed Company and has recently established an aquacul-ture
• Secured its first Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification for analytics company.
its Deenish marine farm in County Kerry.
The Awards included four categories to reflect BIM’s strategic
• Achieved a 68% drop in greenhouse gas emissions per tonne when priorities; Innovation, Sustainability, Competitiveness and Skills.
compared to the 2013 baseline figure.
The trophies for BIM’s National Seafood Awards carried the theme of
• Launched a wellbeing programme covering healthy eating, physical sustainability and were made using the fish sculptures from the BIM
fitness improvement, smoking cessation, and mindfulness. In 2017, Sustainable Seafood Garden, overall winner at Bloom earlier this year.
41.6% of the total workforce participated in the Employee Wellbeing
programme.
RIGHT: Kate Dempsey,
Irish Seed Mussel
Company, BIM Best
Category: Best in Sustainable Processing Student Award winner
pictured with Jim
Winner: Connemara Seafoods Ltd, County Mayo O’Toole, CEO, BIM; and
Connemara Seafoods is Ireland’s leading Minister for Agriculture,
cultivator & producer of fresh, frozen, Food and the Marine,
freeze chilled, pasteurised and organic Michael Creed T.D.
seafood products with over 150 years’
experience in the seafood business. LEFT: Jim O’Toole,
Sustainability achievements: CEO, BIM; and Minister
for Agriculture, Food
• Introduced an effective energy management plan including natural
and the Marine, Michael
water harvesting systems.
Creed T.D. pictured
• Developed an in-house software system allowing for the tracking of with BIM Lifetime
raw material and production data which is available to their partner Achievement award
suppliers to optimise their individual operations. winner, Margaret
• Developed an advanced waste system resulting in new products Downey-Harrington of
from seafood waste streams. Castletownbere
Aquaculture & Seafood Ireland 21???????
Bord Bia
expands its reach
into the Japanese market
Above: Ireland stand at the
Tokyo Seafood Show in
August 2018
Bord Bia – The Irish Food identify opportunities in consumers through its 3rd the origin of the products
Board – has identified this market. annual promotion with the in-store. An Irish seafood
Japan as a growth market leading retail group, Aeon. leaflet was available in
According to Karen
for Irish seafood exports. all stores to help educate
Devereux, Sector Manager In partnership with Aeon,
Seafood exports to this Japanese consumers about
Seafood with Bord Bia, Bord Bia promoted a range
market reached 16 million the unique attributes of
“Ireland is a trading nation of four Irish mackerel,
tonnes in 2018 - up 60% Irish seafood.
and the seafood industry horse mackerel and
on 2016 - with mackerel is an important part of our The promotion launch
herring products in 100
the key species exported, export strategy. In 2018 we was attended by the
Aeon retail outlets across
accounting for 50% of total exported around €570m Irish Minister for Culture,
Japan. The range of Irish
seafood exports; exports worth of seafood (excluding Heritage and the Gaeltacht,
pelagic products on sale
of horse mackerel grew by seaweed, fish fats/oils and Ms. Josepha Madigan T.D.
were sampled in all 100
65% between 2017 and fish meal) to more than 70 who said:
stores during a campaign
2018. Japan is now Ireland’s markets around the world, which ran from March “We are delighted once
second largest market for with Japan an increasingly 15th to 17th, and aimed again to work in close
Irish horse mackerel and important destination. to raise awareness of the partnership with this
third largest market for Irish
mackerel. In support of the Irish quality and sustainability important retail customer
seafood sector in credentials of seafood from in Japan to help raise
In recognition of the developing business in Ireland. awareness about the high
potential for growth this market, Bord Bia has quality seafood we have
in Japan, Bord Bia has undertaken a number of Tasting programme available from Ireland and
invested in ‘feet on the initiatives over the last To support the tasting the unrivalled sustainability
street’ resources since six months in an effort programme, Bord Bia credentials that govern
early 2018 to increase to grow sales further. In developed a range of our production. We know
its physical presence, to March, Bord Bia brought point-of-sale material to that Aeon is increasing its
support pelagic and other the taste of Irish seafood to help Japanese consumers commitments to certified
seafood categories and to the attention of Japanese identify and recognise sustainable production
22 Aquaculture & Seafood Irelandvisiting a range of other
Irish seafood exporters
around the coast.
Tokyo office
During the last three years,
Bord Bia has also invested
in the co-ordination of an
Ireland Pavilion at the Japan
International Seafood and
Technology Expo in Tokyo.
This is the leading seafood
trade show in Japan and
gives the Irish seafood
sector an excellent platform
to promote their products
to the Japanese seafood
trade and to meet target
customers on a one-to-one
basis.
Bord Bia intends to
have a presence at this
trade event again in
2019 demonstrating its
ongoing commitment to
this market. To further
raise awareness about
Ireland as a destination
for quality seafood, Bord
Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jospeha Madigan T.D. and Paul Kavanagh Irish Ambassador
to Japan at the Tokyo Seafood Show in August 2018 Bia is developing a B2C
campaign in Japan to
coincide with our presence
at the Japanese seafood
systems all the time and this their ambassadors to international seafood
show. This campaign will
plays to the strengths of our conduct the promotions market trends, government
aim to educate Japanese
Irish pelagic exporters who and to run consumer policies, Japanese private
consumers about the
have been very proactive in seminars in the bar areas. sector movements and quality and taste credentials
achieving and surpassing activity highlights. of Irish seafood and
these expectations through New market
The company has six local encourage them to seek
Bord Bia’s Origin Green opportunities out Irish seafood products
branch offices in Japan and
sustainability programme. This retail promotion is in-store.
two in overseas markets
We look forward to working a key element in Bord
- Seattle, Washington and In addition, and as
with Aeon to further grow Bia’s trade development
Busan, South Korea. The a reflection of the
sales of a range of Irish programme, focused on
identifying new market editor of this newspaper prioritisation of the
seafood products in the
opportunities for the Irish travelled to Ireland for Japanese market for Irish
future and we thank them
seafood sector. Further a week long itinerary food and drink exports,
for their on-going support”
promotions of this nature visiting eight Irish seafood Bord Bia recently opened
A new addition to the are planned by Bord Bia processors. This visit an office in Tokyo to identify
promotion this year was the for the second half of 2019. resulted in a series of ten new sales opportunities for
involvement of Guinness Other marketing initiatives individual articles profiling Irish industry and to work
who promoted their beer undertaken by Bord Bia Irish seafood processors closely with customers in
products in conjunction in this market included and the main exporters to this market to raise the
with Irish seafood in Aeon’s the coordination of an Japan which gave fantastic profile of Irish food and
liquor outlets. Across 50 of inward journalist itinerary coverage and helped to drink. Office manager in
these outlets, they allowed in November 2018 from raise the profile of Irish Tokyo, Joe Moore is very
Japanese consumers to the Suisan Keizai Daily seafood in this market. excited at the prospect
sample Irish Guinness News Company, Japan’s Such was the success of of working with the Irish
and mirin-marinated Irish largest seafood/fishery the visit that the editor will seafood sector in developing
pelagic fish on St. Patrick’s trade/industry newspaper return to Ireland in May for new business for Irish
Day. Guinness also sent which features up-to-date another week long itinerary exporters in Japan.
Aquaculture & Seafood Ireland 23New drive to promote
Northern Irish seafood
Seafood industry guests at the launch of the MaSTE project. L to R: Malachy Mallon (Dolphin, Dungannon); Alan Hanna (National Federation of Fish
Fryers); Harry Wick (NIFPO); Martin Flanigan (Cross Border Aquaculture Initiatve); Ian Hunter (Belfast Cookery School); Dr John Speers (DAERA) and
Dr Lynn Gilmore (Seafish).
A drive to get more people
in Northern Ireland
eating locally-sourced
Education” initiative, known
as MaSTE, and is the first of
its kind in the UK.
providing information
on preparation, quality,
cookery, responsible
Cookery School, Dr Lynn
Gilmore, Seafish NI Manager
said “People should be
seafood has been launched sourcing, economics, eating two portions of fish
The project aims to get
thanks to a partnership seasonality, availability & a week as part of a healthy
more local seafood on
between Government, the menus across Northern the local seafood industry. diet but there is a mystery
seafood industry and local Ireland by working with around seafood and many
The masterclasses will
colleges. catering colleges and home people are unsure of how
be taught by the skilled
Funding of almost £95,000 economics teachers to seafood chefs and experts to prepare, handle or cook
has been awarded to improve seafood knowledge of the Mourne Seafood it. There is also widespread
Seafish, the public body and skills. This ‘bottom-up’ Bar and Belfast Cookery confusion about how to
supporting the £10bn UK approach to marketing School and delivered both identify freshness and
seafood industry, by the seafood will see over 600 in the Cookery School and quality. This, alongside
Department of Agriculture, student chefs and 400 in colleges across Northern the relatively high cost
Environment and Rural home economics teachers Ireland. of seafood and concerns
Affairs (DAERA) through the and Chef Lecturers trained around waste, are further
European Maritime and over the next two years. Freshness and potential barriers to chefs
Fisheries Fund. The funding It will be delivered through Quality having a wider seafood
is to support an innovative Seafood Masterclasses using Speaking at the launch of offering on restaurant
“Marketing Seafood Through locally- sourced seafood, the project at the Belfast menus.
24 Aquaculture & Seafood Ireland“With restaurants being & Assessment) will awareness of fish into many is one that my Department
the place where many ensure classes are also homes in Northern Ireland.” fully supports. We hope the
consumers try new foods made available to Home participants of this project
it is imperative that to Economics teachers from Dr John Speers, Head of leave the masterclasses well
promote local seafood, local across Northern Ireland. Marine and Fisheries in versed on the quality of local
chefs and trainee chefs DAERA said: “This innovative seafood and knowledgeable
Bob McCoubrey who is approach of Marketing about how best to serve it in
get the necessary training
to ensure cooking a piece a partner in the Mourne Seafood Through Education their future careers.”
of fish or lobster comes Seafood Bar and Cookery
as naturally as roasting a School and a marine Seafish is a non-departmental public body (NDPB), set
chicken.” biologist by trade said: “We up by the Fisheries Act 1981, and is funded by a levy
are delighted to partner on the first sale of seafood in the UK. We cover the
The project will be run by with Seafish, DAERA and seafood industry from catch to plate providing facts,
the Belfast Cookery School local colleges and schools stats, research, a range of business and industry support
and managed and overseen on this fantastic project tools and have a big focus on promoting seafood to
by Seafish Northern Ireland and to help to promote consumers.
and the Seafish Northern the amazing local seafood
Ireland Advisory Committee. upon which we have built Our vision is for a UK seafood industry that is truly
It will be delivered in thriving and we believe seafood is the way forward for
our business. The classes
partnership with all the business, communities, sustainability and for personal
we deliver will focus on
local catering colleges to health and wellbeing.
practical skills and provide
train both student chefs the knowledge needed to Watch our film:
and provide CPD classes to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecz-hy86ras
ensure a new generation
college chef lecturers.
of talented seafood chefs Visit our website
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