MANAGEMENT OF THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY IN THE MEDITTERANEAN

MANAGEMENT OF THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY IN THE MEDITTERANEAN – STATUS AND CHALLENGES BY PROFESSOR BASIL STEPHANIS FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN AQUACULTURE PRODUCERS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, SELONDA S. A.

GLOBAL FISHERIES PRODUCTION FISHERIES LANDINGS INLAND WATERS LANDINGS AQUACULTURE 85, 000 MT 7, 000 MT 27, 000 MT TOTAL 119, 000 MT DISCARDS -33, 000 MT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION SOURCE : FAO 86, 000 MT

SUPPLY-DEMAND PROJECTIONS YEAR 2010 DEMAND 126 - 135 M MT SUPPLY 105 - 131 M MT FISHERIES LANDINGS INLAND WATERS LANDINGS AQUACULTURE SOURCE : FAO 74 - 94 M MT 6 - 11 M MT 27 - 39 M MT

EU FISH SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF EU FISHERIES MARKET 9, 800, 000 MT SUPPLY 8, 200, 000 MT FISHERIES LANDINGS 7, 100, 000 MT AQUACULTURE 1, 100, 000 MT EXPORTS -1, 100, 000 MT IMPORTS 2, 700, 000 MT SOURCE : FAO

PRODUCTION OF BASS + BREAM IN EU COUNTRY GREECE 1990 1999 2005 2006 e 1, 600 40, 000 80, 100 83, 000 SPAIN 600 10, 000 17, 000 28, 400 ITALY 1, 900 10, 900 17, 400 17, 800 FRANCE 380 3, 900 6, 000 6, 900 PORTUGAL 100 3, 000 4, 580 67, 800 124, 500 139, 100 TOTAL SOURCE : FEAP

PRODUCTION OF BASS + BREAM IN THIRD COUNTRIES COUNTRY 1990 1999 2005 2006 e TYNISIA 330 NA 500 NA TURKEY 180 13, 750 38, 600 46, 000 MAROCCO 80 NA 1, 300 NA CYPRUS 50 1, 500 2, 600 2, 200 CROATIA 400 NA 3, 100 3, 000 MALTA 0 600 1, 000 930 ISRAEL 0 2, 200 5, 000 NA SOURCE : FEAP

BASS + BREAM’S MAIN MARKETS COUNTRY GREECE 1996 1999 4, 400 12, 900 20, 500 34, 500 FRANCE 6, 300 10, 700 SPAIN 4, 000 14, 200 OTHER EU 2, 300 4, 100 ITALY SOURCE : FEAP

CONSUMPTION FARMED MEDITERRANEAN BASS + BREAM (1999) TOTAL FISH CONSUMPTION KG PER CAPITA ANNUAL GROWTH ’ 96 -’ 99 GREECE 22 1. 17 40 % ITALY 36 0. 62 20 % FRANCE 25 0. 20 16 % SPAIN 41 0. 40 75 % OTHERS EU 18 0. 02 25 % COUNTRY