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

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

EU FISH SUPPLY AND DEMAND 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 1990 1999 2005 2006e GREECE 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 4,000 TOTAL 4,580 67,800 124,500 139,100 SOURCE : FEAP

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

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

CONSUMPTION FARMED MEDITERRANEAN BASS + BREAM (1999) COUNTRY 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 %