GROWING MAINES FUTURE GOOD JOBS - RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP - HEALTHY FOOD

USDA AQUATIC ORGANIC STANDARDS SATAN MEETS THE SAINTS

ORGANIC (?) SEAFOOD CURRENT STATUS & TRENDS MARKET CERTIFYING BODIES BRAND STATUS USDA STANDARDS PROCESS UPDATE ON US STANDARDS MARKET CERTIFYING BODIES BRAND STATUS USDA STANDARDS PROCESS UPDATE ON US STANDARDS 2

ORGANIC MARKET EU & USA 95% OF WORLD MARKET ($25 BILLION 2003) US 14 BILLION BILLION % GROWTH ORGANIC MEATS 51% (2005) ORGANICS 1-2% US FOOD MARKET % SEAFOOD ? ? SALES IN ECONOMIC SLUMP ? SALES IN ECONOMIC SLUMP 3

ORGANIC MARKET CONSUMERS 39% OF US POPULATION (2002) CONSUMER DEMOGRAPHIC HAS EVOLVED CONSUMER MOTIVATION HAS EVOLVED 80’S ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN # % HEALTH & NUTRITION 38-40% TASTE 38-40% TASTE 30-38% FOOD SAFETY 30-38% FOOD SAFETY 26-21% ENVIRONMENT 26-21% ENVIRONMENT (Hartman, 2002, USDA 2007) 4

CERTIFICATION BODY TRENDS EU HAS DECREASED NA HAS INCREASED GROWLINK 2006

CURRENT ORGANIC SEAFOOD BRANDS 6

DEVELOPMENT OF U.S. ORGANIC STANDARDS USDA USDA NATIONAL ORGANICS PROGRAM NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS BOARD CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD AQUATIC ANIMAL TASKFORCE EXPERT TECHNICAL PANEL NATIONAL ORGANIC ACT NOSB LIVESTOCK SUBCOMMITTEE

ORGANIC AQUACULTURE STANDARDS PROCESS NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS BOARD REVIEWS STANDARDS PUBLIC COMMENT AMENDS STANDARDS USDA NATIONAL ORGANICS PROGRAM REVIEWS STANDARDS DRAFT RULE PUBLIC COMMENT AMENDED RULE LEGAL USDA STANDARD AQUATIC ANIMAL TASKFORCE DRAFT STANDARDS

TIMETABLE NOSB RECOMMENDATIONS INTERIM REPORT 2006 NET PEN, MEAL, OIL 2008 DRAFT USDA RULE 2009 ? PUBLIC COMMENT 2010 ? FINAL USDA RULE 2011 ? SHELLFISH BEING DRAFTED NOW WILDFISH NOT STARTED YET 9

DRAFT ORGANIC STANDARDS 10 MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND STRINGENT ORGANIC STANDARDS STANDARDS ARE PROCESS STANDARDS NOT PRODUCT STANDARDS STANDARDS ARE PROCESS STANDARDS NOT PRODUCT STANDARDS “BRAND” = MARKET SHARE= PRICE PROTECTION WILD VS. FARMED - USE OF WILD ORIGIN FISHMEAL/OIL - SHELLFISH CERTIFICATION WILD FISHMEAL/OIL ALLOWED AS SUPPLEMENT ONLY ORGANIC FISHMEAL/OIL ALLOWED AS INGREDIENT NET PENS / CARNIVOROUS FISH MOST CONTENTIOUS

NET PEN CONCERNS ALL DRIVEN BY NET PEN “TRANSPARENCY” NUTRIENT AND CHEMICAL DISCHARGE ESCAPES PREDATOR INTERACTIONS DISEASE INTERACTIONS “GROWING TIGERS”

ORGANIC NET PEN PRODUCTION CORE COMPONENTS ORGANIC SYSTEM PLAN NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN CONTAINMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN INTEGRATED PREDATOR DETERRENCE PLAN MULTITROPHIC FARM PRODUCTION ORGANIC FEED FORMULATION (PHASE OUT OF WILD FISH MEAL/OIL) USE OF NATIVE STOCKS NO MORE THAT.05% ESCAPEMENT ON ANY CONTAINMENT UNIT

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GROWING MAINES FUTURE GOOD JOBS - RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP - HEALTHY FOOD

NEW AQUATIC FARMING PARIDIGMS INCREASED COMPLEXITY AND INTENSITY OF FARM MANAGEMENT –MULTISPECIES / ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT –MULTIPLE PRODUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA LAYERS –COST TRACKING –MULTIPLE PRODUCT MARKETING PROGRAMS MORE SOPHISTICATED UNDERSTANDING OF SITE DYNAMICS –ASSIMILATIVE CAPACITY –CARRYING CAPACITY GREATER DIVERSITY OF TECHNICAL STAFF EXPERTISE INTERCROPPING SITE ROTATION –SPECIES ROTATIONS –FALLOWING BIOSECURITY ESCAPE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE WORKING SYNERGISTICALLY WITH ENVIRONMENT AT MULTIPLE LEVELS

U.S. ORGANIC STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS USDA USDA NATIONAL ORGANICS PROGRAM NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS BOARD CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS BOARD CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD AQUATIC ANIMAL TASKFORCE EXPERT TECHNICAL PANEL AQUATIC ANIMAL TASKFORCE EXPERT TECHNICAL PANEL NATIONAL ORGANIC ACT NOSB LIVESTOCK SUBCOMMITTEE

ORGANIC AQUACULTURE STANDARDS PROCESS NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS BOARD REVIEWS STANDARDS PUBLIC COMMENT AMENDS STANDARDS NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS BOARD REVIEWS STANDARDS PUBLIC COMMENT AMENDS STANDARDS USDA NATIONAL ORGANICS PROGRAM REVIEWS STANDARDS DRAFT RULE (standards implementation) PUBLISHES RULE PUBLIC COMMENT PUBLISHES AMENDED RULE WITH STANDARDS USDA NATIONAL ORGANICS PROGRAM REVIEWS STANDARDS DRAFT RULE (standards implementation) PUBLISHES RULE PUBLIC COMMENT PUBLISHES AMENDED RULE WITH STANDARDS AQUATIC ANIMAL TASKFORCE DRAFT STANDARDS AQUATIC ANIMAL TASKFORCE DRAFT STANDARDS 17

AGE OF CERTIFICATION BODIES GROWLINK