EU AQUACULTURE – FARMED IN EU REGIONS Bruxelles, 2 febbraio 2018 DIREZIONE CENTRALE RISORSE AGRICOLE, FORESTALI E ITTICHE – Servizio caccia e risorse ittiche

TROUT FARMING IN THE AUTONOMOUS REGION FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA

A TROUT FARM

TROUT FARMING IN FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA: VALUES AND CHARACTERISTICS ~ 30% OF GLOBAL NATIONAL TROUTS PRODUCTION (2016) (f.v.g. : 9.850 TONS ITALY: 36.800 TONS EU: 192.472 TONS) N. 52 TROUT FARMS NON INTENSIVE FARMS. REDUCED DENSITY OF MASS in the tanks: FROM 8 TO 16 kg/m3 (biological aquaculture of rainbow trout set a limit of 25kg/m3) THE QUALITY OF THE WATER (FROM RESURGENT STREAMS) DOES NOT UNDERGO SUBSTANTIAL VARIATIONS Ability to preserve the hydrographic network and water resources (RESURGENT STREAMS)

DESTINATION OF PRODUCTION (9.850 TONS) ~ 5% TO RIVERS AND LAKES REPOLATION (BROWN TROUT, RAINBOW TROUT, GRAYLING AND OTHER SALMONIDS) ~ 15% TO SPORT FISHING (BROWN TROUT, RAINBOW TROUT, CHAR) ~ 80% TO THE MARKET 40% ABROAD (MOSTLY ALIVE TROUTS) 60% IN ITALY

PROCESSING TROUT FARMS N. 4 PROCESSING FARMS N. 2 FISH FARMS & PROCESSING FARMS

TROUT PRODUCTS

THE BRAND AQUA: THE AGRICULTURAL QUALITY GUARANTEED BY THE AUTONOMOUS REGION FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA

THE LOGO

THE BRAND AQUA (Agricoltura, QUalità, Ambiente) (Agriculture, Quality, Environment) Voluntary certification scheme established by the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia. the brand is owned by the Region which identifies which supply chains are to be created, developed or strengthen / enhanced in drawing up technical production regulations (Protocol), stakeholders are involved

TARGETS OF THE BRAND Promotion of production, marketing and valorisation of agricultural, zootechnical, silvo-pastoral and ITTIC PRODUCTS, both fresh and processed Development of synergies between those who produce the raw materials and those who transform them and enhance them Maintain the added value on the territory where the supply chain is developing Offer dealers a tool for communication, promotion and marketing to consumers (the logo)

... TARGETS OF THE BRAND promote the adoption of optimal PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS and PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS in terms of: AGRICULTURE (requirements related to agricultural practices and animal welfare) QUALITY (final product requirements) ENVIRONMENT (reduced environmental impact of production processes)

ITTIC TECHNICAL PRODUCTION SPECIFICATIONS (PROTOCOLS) APPROVED BY REGIONAL AGENCY FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (E.R.S.A.) 1- RAINBOW TROUT AND CHAR (2013) 2- CLAMS AND MUSSELS (2015) Each protocol: is arranged according to the requirements concerning the three axes: Agriculture, Quality and Environment arrange a reduced range of supply chain development: 90 km from the farm requires a certification of conformity to the technical specifications issued by an independent certification authority (UNI CEI EN 45011)

USE LICENSES OF AQUA BRAND Total brand use licenses: n. 34 divided into 9 supply chain, of which: use license for rainbow trout and char: 2 (Friultrota di Pighin srl - PIT Produttori Ittici Trevigiani) use license for clams and mussels: 1 (Almar Soc. Coop. a r.l.) Each use license of the AQUA brand corresponds in fact to a supply chain

(Oncorhynchus Mykiss) trota iridea rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss)

(Salvelinus fontinalis, salmerino char (Salvelinus fontinalis, Salvelinus alpinus)

(Mytilus galloprovincialis) cozza mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)

(Tapes philippinarum) Vongola lupino Striped venus (Chamelea gallina) Vongola verace Manila clam (Tapes philippinarum)

MAIN REQUIREMENTS concerning food safety & quality OF AQUA TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PROTOCOL : REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING TROUT FARMING METHODS (oxygen level above 5 mg/L, maximum density of biomass) FEEDING REQUIREMENTS (selected feed mills) FISH HANDLING REQUIREMENTS: the fish must be slaughtered / processed in a factory situated within a 90 km radius, as the crow flies, from the trout farm where the fish has been raised for 2/3 of the biological cycle (gaining at least 70% of its weight); minimum fast before shipping: 48 h maximum time between fishing and arrival at the processing center: 8 h

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! dott. Luca Ros Direzione centrale risorse agricole, forestali e ittiche Servizio caccia e risorse ittiche Via Sabbadini, 31 – Udine email: luca.ros@regione.fvg.it cacciapesca@regione.fvg.it telefono: 0432555307