1. Institute of Aquaculture and Vietnam Long standing linkages with multiple institutions in Vietnam since prior to 2000 Early study on hatchery sector in 1995 Research and academic links with at least 6 different institutions MSc and PhD students supported by Government of Vietnam, World Bank etc; currently 5 PhDs enrolled EU-and DFID funded research collaborations

2. Pangasius Health management and market development-DFID supported under AFGRP (http://www.dfid.stir.ac.uk/afgrp/projects/r80 93/r8093.htmhttp://www.dfid.stir.ac.uk/afgrp/projects/r80 93/r8093.htm Hatchery sector-PMI2 programme support (http://www.viet- studies.info/kinhte/Catfish_FoodPolicy.pdf) SEAT (www.seatglobal.eu)www.seatglobal.eu

3. Sustaining Ethical Aquatic Trade A brief overview

4. Background and Objectives Seafood trade - highest value food sector Asia main EU supply – rapid growth EU standards: food safety, (animal welfare) Market standards: environmental, social Harmonisation? Evidence-based multidisciplinary approach Ethical Aquatic Food Index (EAFI)

5. Rayner, 2009

6. Project Scope Country/ Species Tilapia Pangasius Catfish Marine Shrimp Freshwater Prawns China√√? √ Vietnam√√√ √ Thailand√√√√√ Bangladesh√√√√ Europe (√)(o)

7. Emergent ‘seafood’ commodities Giant Freshwater prawn Striped river catfish Photo credit: Francis Murray

8. From discounted domestic product to export value-add Tilapia Photo credit Peter Edwards

9. Overall Objectives Interdisciplinary understanding of emergent Asian aquatic food chains Develop improved/ transparent measures of sustainability for target production systems (EAFI). Enhance sustainability & ethical ‘values’ of four major aquatic food commodities through action research Enhance farmed seafood, scientific, business and policy linkages between Asia and Europe

10. LUWFCUCPHWU UOSKUCTU SFU BAU Europe Stakeholders Asia CEFAS UBWWF FAO Research Action DIIS

11. Work Packages Systems analysis Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Environmental & contaminants modelling Food safety and public health Social and economic issues Action research with SMEs Certification dialogue GVCs & access asymmetries Ethical matrix assessment

12. Sustainability – weak and strong – production to consumption Ethical consumption – power relations in producer countries and between consumer and producer networks Standards setting and certification-major issues

13. ‘Qualities’ Food safety as given A host of ethical and sometimes contradictory qualities Deliverable by smaller- scale producers? Optimising benefits to poorer actors Certification as entry barriers

14. Challenges Increasing trust among consumers and along value chains A ‘sustainability’ and ‘QC’ culture among producers Asymmetries in information flows Support a move away from single interest standards Two way responsibilities of consumers and producers