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‘Visserij Verduurzaamt’ Erkenning voor de Belgische visserij

or:

‘Sustainable Fisheries’

Certification system for the Belgian fishing sector and its products

Official launch

Provinciehuis Boeverbos Brugge – 11 June 2018

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Belgium:

• 2011: Partnership agreement between

PO, Science, NGO and Government

so-called “Convenant”

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• 2012-14: Valduvis I: Methodology (EFF)

• 2014-15:Valduvis II: Testing reference fishing vessels (EFF)

• Now: Valduvis GO-LIVE (EMFF)

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Valduvis Tool:

• Use and combination of existing data

• Real time functioning

• Troughout the whole value chain

• From visible to detail

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Fishing fleet:

• circa 65 fishing vessels

• 61 participants fulfil the conditions (4 integrating process)

• 56 individual trajectories to continuously improve the sustainability • Reduce fuel consumption (-40%)

• Gear improvements f. i. Sumwing (wing-like)

• Net adaptations

• Working conditions

• …

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After the hard- and software Code of conduct and specifications: • ship owners and fishermen

• Auction: visibility

• Fish buyers and retail

• Controlling Agency to monitor and further improve/extend the application(s)

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Partners and Support:

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More Information:

PO: Redercentrale https://www.rederscentrale.be/visserij-verduurzaamt/ Research Institute: ILVO https://www.ilvo.vlaanderen.be/Portals/68/documents/Mediatheek/Mededelingen/179_VALDUVIS_Eindrapport.pdf Dedicated Website: https://valduvis.be/nl/ Instructive Video: https://youtu.be/HLBUTMbxbi0?t=64

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Milestone: Engine +

running at the auction