1. Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute FY16 Technical Program BUDGET
Alex Oliveira Technical Program Director May 5th, 2015

2. _____ Program Budget: Overview FY15
Randy
Alex
FY15 Budget (July 1, 2014-Feb 2015)
FY15 Budget (Feb 2015-Jun 30, 2015)
Program
FY15 Budget
%Budget
Admin (Program Operations)
140,000
15.6%
Admin (Program Operations)*
11.0%
Sustainability Implementation
600,000
66.7%
RFM1
813,000
63.9%
Industry Training
10,000
1.1%
Industry Training2
20,000
1.6%
Trade Education
100,000
11.1%
7.9%
Support Materials
25,000
2.8%
Support Materials3
75,000
5.9%
Science, Health & Nutrition Outreach/Investigations
Science, Health, & Nutrition 4
125,000
9.8%
Outreach/Investigations
FY 15 Total (US$)
900,000
100
1,273,000

3. _____ Proposed Budget: Overview FY16
FY15 Budget (Feb 2015-Jun 30, 2015)
FY16 Budget (July 1, 2015-Jun 30, 2016)
Program
FY15 Budget
%Budget
FY16 Budget
Admin (Program Operations)
140,000
11.0%
395,000
20.1%
RFM
813,000
63.9%
600,000
30.5%
Industry Training
20,000
1.6%
1.0%
Trade Education
100,000
7.9%
5.1%
Support Materials
75,000
5.9%
3.8%
Science, Health, & Nutrition Outreach/Investigations
125,000
9.8%
50,000
2.5%
Certification
725,000
36.9%
FY 15 Total (US$)
1,273,000
100
FY 16 Total (US$) 6
1,965,000
6FY 16 Total minus Certification5 =1.215K; Budget reduction = 58K (4.6%).

4. ______ Program Budget: Highlights
Increase of 374K for RFM will support hire of Sustainability Officer and continue RFM v2.0 development.
Need one dedicated Technical Program support staff at ASMI. Currently 16% time of front desk person in Seattle h/week of Jeanne Mungle at Juneau Office.
Support for Expert Consultant is insufficient to cover needed RFM Program activities (150K vs. min of 250K).
Conformance Criteria Committee work requires expert assistance in area of fisheries management.
GSSI work requires expert assistance in fisheries and chain of custody audits.

5. ______ Program Direction: A Dilemma
Technical Committee
Increase focus on industry training, trade education, development of technical materials, science outreach and investigations, and less focus on RFM.
RFM Program has been main focus of Technical Program Director (80-100% time) and this won’t change for FY16.
RFM accreditation with ANSI, GSSI pilot program, recruitment of CBs, GSSI benchmarking, revision of RFM standards, RFM PR campaign, exploring ASI accreditation to expand on CBs, etc…

6. ______ RFM Program: Challenges
Insufficient human resources to support upcoming needs of RFM Program.
Lack of acceptance of RFM certification and seal by retailers in EU.
Program duplication (MSC vs. RFM):
Burden to industry vs. choice in certification.
Navigating new waters – Diplomatic communication with MSC leadership:
Reduce costs to industry on matters of Alaska fisheries certification and certified seafood.

7. ________ Lessons Learned: My 7-month journey
Boston & Brussels Show:
Other seafood producing countries not outspoken on eco-label challenges in marketplace.
Unsure if NOAA will ever take on the role of owner of “US-wide seafood certification program”.
Retailers control requests for Chain of Custody audits.
Introducing RFM Seal in markets not controlled by MSC is the route to gain market acceptance.
Milan Food Expo ‘The edge factor’:
Exposure of Alaska seafood and RFM message
Participation in US Pavilion keeping Alaska
‘on the map’

8. ______ Alaska Sustainable Seafood: My View
LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT OF HARVEST & PROCESSING OPERATIONS
VESSEL SAFETY AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREW MEMBERS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA COMMUNITIES
ALASKA RFM CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
SCIENCE-BASED FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
SEAFOOD SAFETY, QUALITY & NUTRITION
FULL UTILIZATION OF THE CATCH
LEAN MANUFACTURING OF SEAFOOD PRODUCTS
SEAFOOD SECURITY & SUFFICIENCY