Programme of the II Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo

Forum organizers and participants, representatives of Russian ministries and agencies, foreign delegations, heads of associations and unions, and fishing and fish processing companies

Forum organizers, representatives of Russian ministries and agencies, foreign delegations, heads of associations and unions, and fishing and fish processing companies

In 2050, forecasts put the population of Earth at 9.8 bn. Already now humanity is experiencing a scarcity of resources including aquatic bioresources.

The geographical distribution of aquatic bioresources is highly uneven, and conditions for catching them vary.

Can existing agreements and international fishery organizations prevent impeding tensions?

Could capping fishing activities result in trade wars in 2050?

Could aquaculture compensate for stagnating catch of aquatic bioresources? Are there alternative solutions?

How true are long-term scientific forecasts? The world’s leading scientists and politicians, experts, and businesspersons discuss long-term prospects for the development of global fisheries and shape forward-looking plans.

Speakers:

1. Alexey Gordeyev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
2. Ilya Shestakov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation; Director, Federal Agency for Fishery
3. Høgni Hoydal, Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Fisheries of the Faroe Islands, ‘The Faroese fisheries reform and the global food challenges in the future. The biological reality of the pelagic complex’
4. Árni Mathiesen, Assistant Director-General, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
5. Anne Christine Brusendorff, General Secretary, ICES ‘The scientific basis for fishing opportunities – ICES examples’
6. Andrey Adrianov, RAS Member; Vice President, RAS; President, National Scientific Centre of Marine Biology at the Far Eastern Branch of the RAS; Deputy Chair, Far Eastern Branch of the RAS

Organizers:

All-Russian Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), All-Russian Association of Fishery Enterprises, Entrepreneurs, and Exporters, Federal Agency for Fishery (Science and Education Department), Roscongress

Moderator:

Bjørn Kunoy, Adviser and Minister, Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Russia

Forecasting the volume of resources available to be caught by 2050

Currently, the global catch of aquatic bioresources has stabilized at 95 mn tonnes a year. Will that figure drop or increase in 2050? How true are long-term forecasts? The role and possibilities of fishery science in the process.

Scenarios: possible development of the situation with the fishery resource base dropping or rising

Can we influence illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing by changing TAC figures? What social and economic consequences stem from regulating TAC? Could capping the catch of aquatic bioresources trigger an upsurge in piracy and trade wars?

International fishery organizations by 2050 (development dynamics, goals, objectives)

The process of establishing regional organizations for managing open-sea World Ocean fishing is virtually complete; the UN has launched the process of creating a universal mechanism for managing the catch of aquatic bioresources of the World Ocean.

The world’s leading scientists will discuss possible directions in the development of international maritime and fisheries law prior to 2050. Will competition for access to aquatic bioresources increase or will international fisheries be capable of setting up effective long-term sustainable management of fishing activities?

Topics for discussion:

• Global forecast of the state of aquatic bioresources by 2050: is it possible?
• Assessing the key long-term risks for global fishing activities and aquaculture: climate change and human impact
• The role of international cooperation in long-term regulation and the conservation of bioresources
• Business’s interest in long-term partnership with science for preserving aquatic bioresources as an efficient source of food and forage products for future generations.

Speakers:

1. Vladimir Radchenko, Candidate of Sciences in Biology; Executive Director, NPAFC
2. Dr. Richard J. Beamish, Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo, Canada)
3. Jan Arge Jacobsen, Faroe Marine Research Institute
4. Oleg Bulatov, Doctor of Sciences in Biology; First Deputy Director, VNIRO. ‘Russian fishing in 2050: Prospects and risks’
5. Takashi Koya, Chief Fisheries Coordinator, Fisheries Agency Government of Japan. ‘Problems and prospects in controlling aquatic bioresources in Japan’
6. Igor Karpushevsky, Candidate of Sciences in Biology; Director, Coastal Fishing Laboratory, Atlantic Research Institute for Fishery and Oceanography (AtlantNIRO)
7. Andrey Dolgov, Doctor of Sciences in Biology, PINRO
8. John Michael Evans, Director, Alibaba Group
9. Klaus B. Nielsen, President & CEO, A. Espersen
10. Guus Pastoor, President, EU Fish Processors and Traders Association and the European Federation of National Organizations of Importers and Exporters of Fish (AIPCE-СEP)

Organizers:

All-Russian Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), All-Russian Association of Fishery Enterprises, Entrepreneurs, and Exporters, Federal Agency for Fishery (Science and Education Department)

Moderator:

Kirill Kolonchin, Candidate of Sciences in Economics; Director, All-Russian Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO); Representative of Russia in the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

Forecasting the volume of resources available to be caught by 2050

Currently, the global catch of aquatic bioresources has stabilized at 95 mn tonnes a year. Will that figure drop or increase in 2050? How true are long-term forecasts? The role and possibilities of fishery science in the process.

Scenarios: possible development of the situation with the fishery resource base dropping or rising

Can we influence illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing by changing TAC figures? What social and economic consequences stem from regulating TAC? Could capping the catch of aquatic bioresources trigger an upsurge in piracy and trade wars?

International fishery organizations by 2050 (development dynamics, goals, objectives)

The process of establishing regional organizations for managing open-sea World Ocean fishing is virtually complete; the UN has launched the process of creating a universal mechanism for managing the catch of aquatic bioresources of the World Ocean.

The world’s leading scientists will discuss possible directions in the development of international maritime and fisheries law prior to 2050. Will competition for access to aquatic bioresources increase or will international fisheries be capable of setting up effective long-term sustainable management of fishing activities?

Topics for discussion:

• Global forecast of the state of aquatic bioresources by 2050: is it possible?
• Assessing the key long-term risks for global fishing activities and aquaculture: climate change and human impact
• The role of international cooperation in long-term regulation and the conservation of bioresources
• Business’s interest in long-term partnership with science for preserving aquatic bioresources as an efficient source of food and forage products for future generations.

Speakers:

1. Vladimir Radchenko, Candidate of Sciences in Biology; Executive Director, NPAFC
2. Dr. Richard J. Beamish, Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo, Canada)
3. Jan Arge Jacobsen, Faroe Marine Research Institute
4. Oleg Bulatov, Doctor of Sciences in Biology; First Deputy Director, VNIRO. ‘Russian fishing in 2050: Prospects and risks’
5. Takashi Koya, Chief Fisheries Coordinator, Fisheries Agency Government of Japan. ‘Problems and prospects in controlling aquatic bioresources in Japan’
6. Igor Karpushevsky, Candidate of Sciences in Biology; Director, Coastal Fishing Laboratory, Atlantic Research Institute for Fishery and Oceanography (AtlantNIRO)
7. Andrey Dolgov, Doctor of Sciences in Biology, PINRO
8. John Michael Evans, Director, Alibaba Group
9. Klaus B. Nielsen, President & CEO, A. Espersen
10. Guus Pastoor, President, EU Fish Processors and Traders Association and the European Federation of National Organizations of Importers and Exporters of Fish (AIPCE-СEP)

Organizers:

All-Russian Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), All-Russian Association of Fishery Enterprises, Entrepreneurs, and Exporters, Federal Agency for Fishery (Science and Education Department)

Moderator:

Kirill Kolonchin, Candidate of Sciences in Economics; Director, All-Russian Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO); Representative of Russia in the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

Currently, aquaculture produces over 45% of fish and seafood consumed. Can aquaculture provide humanity with the proteins they need by 2050 given the stagnating catch of aquatic bioresources? What quantities of aquaculture products can we obtain without sacrificing quality and safety? Industrial aquaculture as an alternative to mariculture.

Will uncontrolled growth of aquaculture result in an environmental disaster and the loss of certain species of wild fish? Environment or starvation: Scylla and Charybdis of aquaculture development.

Topics for discussion:

• Aquaculture as an integral component of sustainable territorial development
• Aquaculture quality management and product safety
• Aquaculture genetic resources and preserving biodiversity
• Aquaculture technologies: environmentally-friendly production and safe industrialization
• Aquaculture products as the foundation of functional nutrition and biotechnologies

Speakers:

1. Vasily Sokolov, Deputy Director, Federal Agency for Fishery
2. Alexander Novikov, President, Union of Sturgeon Breeders. ‘Russian sturgeon breeding’
3. Óli Hansen, Director, Hidden Fjord (Denmark, the Faroe Islands)
4. Trygve Birkeli, Global Maritime AS (Norway). ‘New technologies in ocean-based fish farming’
5. Nippon Suisan company representative (Japan). ‘Trout breeding: Nippon Suisan aquaculture farming in Chile’
6. Ali Cemal Gücü, First Vice Chairperson, Scientific Advisory Committee on Fisheries, General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, FAO UN
7. John A. Theodorou, representative of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. ‘Developing technologies for environmentally sustainable aquaculture via Aquaculture Demonstration Facilities of FAO GFCM in the Black Sea’
8. Quinghua Yang, Senior Aquaculture Officer, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO UN
9. China (2 representatives)
10. Turgay Türkyilmaz, Deputy Director General, Directorate General of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock, Turkey
11. Mohd Ghazali Bin A. Manap, Head of Audit Certification and CITES Section, Fisheries Biosecurity Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Malaysia
12. Inna Golfand, Partner, Agro-Industrial Complex Practice, Agricultural Project Management, NEO Centre. ‘Aquaculture development potential in Russia: Opportunities and risks’
13. Irina Burlachenko, Doctor of Sciences in Biology; Director, Aquaculture Centre, All-Russian Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), ‘Aquaculture of Russia: Challenges and growth points’
14. Nikolay Myuge, Candidate of Sciences in Biology, Laboratory Director, All-Russian Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), ‘Current trends and prospects for the selection of new breeds and lines in commercial aquaculture’;
15. Andrey Kovalenko, Chair, Association of Salmon Fishes Fish Breeding Enterprises of the Sakhalin Region
16. Alexander Kolesnikov, BIOBANK

Organizers:

All-Russian Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), Federal Agency for Fishery (Aquaculture Department)

Moderator:

Ekaterina Tribilustova, Chief Manager, Eurofish

Currently, aquaculture produces over 45% of fish and seafood consumed. Can aquaculture provide humanity with the proteins they need by 2050 given the stagnating catch of aquatic bioresources? What quantities of aquaculture products can we obtain without sacrificing quality and safety? Industrial aquaculture as an alternative to mariculture.

Will uncontrolled growth of aquaculture result in an environmental disaster and the loss of certain species of wild fish? Environment or starvation: Scylla and Charybdis of aquaculture development.

Topics for discussion:

• Aquaculture as an integral component of sustainable territorial development
• Aquaculture quality management and product safety
• Aquaculture genetic resources and preserving biodiversity
• Aquaculture technologies: environmentally-friendly production and safe industrialization
• Aquaculture products as the foundation of functional nutrition and biotechnologies

Speakers:

1. Vasily Sokolov, Deputy Director, Federal Agency for Fishery
2. Alexander Novikov, President, Union of Sturgeon Breeders. ‘Russian sturgeon breeding’
3. Óli Hansen, Director, Hidden Fjord (Denmark, the Faroe Islands)
4. Trygve Birkeli, Global Maritime AS (Norway). ‘New technologies in ocean-based fish farming’
5. Nippon Suisan company representative (Japan). ‘Trout breeding: Nippon Suisan aquaculture farming in Chile’
6. Ali Cemal Gücü, First Vice Chairperson, Scientific Advisory Committee on Fisheries, General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, FAO UN
7. John A. Theodorou, representative of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. ‘Developing technologies for environmentally sustainable aquaculture via Aquaculture Demonstration Facilities of FAO GFCM in the Black Sea’
8. Quinghua Yang, Senior Aquaculture Officer, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO UN
9. China (2 representatives)
10. Turgay Türkyilmaz, Deputy Director General, Directorate General of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock, Turkey
11. Mohd Ghazali Bin A. Manap, Head of Audit Certification and CITES Section, Fisheries Biosecurity Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Malaysia
12. Inna Golfand, Partner, Agro-Industrial Complex Practice, Agricultural Project Management, NEO Centre. ‘Aquaculture development potential in Russia: Opportunities and risks’
13. Irina Burlachenko, Doctor of Sciences in Biology; Director, Aquaculture Centre, All-Russian Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), ‘Aquaculture of Russia: Challenges and growth points’
14. Nikolay Myuge, Candidate of Sciences in Biology, Laboratory Director, All-Russian Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), ‘Current trends and prospects for the selection of new breeds and lines in commercial aquaculture’;
15. Andrey Kovalenko, Chair, Association of Salmon Fishes Fish Breeding Enterprises of the Sakhalin Region
16. Alexander Kolesnikov, BIOBANK

Organizers:

All-Russian Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), Federal Agency for Fishery (Aquaculture Department)

Moderator:

Ekaterina Tribilustova, Chief Manager, Eurofish

As the population of the Earth grows, so does the global demand for food. By 2050, global demand is expected to grow 50% compared to its current level. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicts that as prosperity grows, consumption structure will change, and the food market will become increasingly globalized. Experts believe that technological development will inevitably take the market to a new level of information collaboration, which will result in the need to develop global standards of:

• production allowing for maximum efficiency and increased demand on the global market
• packaging ensuring product quality and preservation
• labelling for conveying all the necessary information about the product to the consumer
• logistics catering to fish consumers around the globe from retail to regular wholesale deliveries

Digital technologies shape a global market where the end consumer will be directly connected to product manufacturers.

Topics for discussion:

• Consumer market: what fish does the consumer need?
• A strategy for increasing exports’ economic efficiency: could exports of aquatic bioresources be a boon for the economy?
• Product and technological innovations
• Processing and storage technologies
• New market demands: environmental and social certification, products’ traceability

Speakers:

1. Guus Pastoor, President, EU Fish Processors and Traders Association and the European Federation of National Organizations of Importers and Exporters of Fish (AIPCE-СEP). ‘Where is fish processing headed in Europe and who are its competitors?’
2. Klaus B. Nielsen, President & CEO, A. Espersen. ‘The global fish processing market: The main trends for the next 15 years’
3. Kejia Liu, Yiguo (Alibaba Group). ‘Online seafood trade in China: Key trends and specifics of the market’
4. Asbjørn Warvik Rørtveit, Market Research Director, Norwegian Seafood Council. ‘Exporting fish products as a national strategy’
5. Oleg Barmin, Owner, Agenda.Media and Lipko-Sladko brand; Author of the bestselling book More than Business. ‘How much are Russian fishermen losing?’
6. Stanislav Naumov, Government Relations Director, X5 Retail Group. ‘Who’s been entangled in the networks? Fishing networks and retail chains: Russian and global experience’
7. Vitaly Sheremet, Partner, Competencies Centre Director, Head of Agribusiness, KPMG. ‘Customer-centred approach as the top priority: Profile of the modern consumer on the global and Russian markets’
8. German Zverev, President, All-Russian Association of Fishery Enterprises, Entrepreneurs, and Exporters ‘Top 100 of the global fishing business and Russian companies’ place in the industry’
9. Darya Snitko, Head, Centre for Economic Forecast, Gazprombank. ‘The fish sector in the macroeconomic context: Growth or stagnation?’
10. Camiel Derichs, Regional Director Europe, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). ‘Eco-labelling as a marketing promotion tool on fish food markets’

Organizers:

All-Russian Association of Fishery Enterprises, Entrepreneurs, and Exporters, Federal Agency for Fishery (Economy and Investment Department), Fishing Union

Moderators:

Sergey Belyakov, President, ACORT
and
Drew Cherry, Editorial Director, IntraFish

Speakers:

1. Ilya Shestakov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation; Director, Federal Agency for Fishery
2. Dr. Suam Kim, Professor, Pukyong National University (Busan), NPAFC President (South Korea)
3. Jóannes Hansen, President, NASCO
4. Igor Chestin, Director, WWF Russia

Organizers

All-Russian Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), Federal Agency for Fishery (Science and Education Department)

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed his Government to develop and approve a set of measures to provide the public with quality fish products. The goal is “to stimulate consumer demand for fish on the domestic market in order to phase out imported analogues of lower quality.” Experts say a whole range of issues need to be contemplated for its successful implementation – from supporting fish processing to increasing the consumption culture.

The country certainly has fish. Last year fishermen caught almost 4.8 million tonnes. Despite this, though, there still isn’t nearly enough fish on Russians’ tables.

Why is this? Have people stopped eating fish because they don’t like how it looks? Or has the generation that grew up in the Soviet Union on state programmes that promoted fish and knew why and how to eat it disappeared? Or have we lost the culture of consumption for this product and now we don’t know what to do with it? Do we need a consumer boost for the Russian fish processing industry?

Topics for discussion:

• What does Russia eat?
• What are fish producers offering the consumer today?
• Consumer awareness and the media’s role in this process
• Programmes to promote Russian fish products among the public and invigorate the nation
• From the sea to the store shelves
• What can be done to stimulate consumer demand among Russians?
• Working with retail and opportunities for retail chains to produce semi-finished products
• Production of goods with high added value

Speakers:

1. Pyotr Savchuk, Deputy Director, Federal Agency for Fishery
2. German Zverev, President, All-Russian Association of Fishery Enterprises, Entrepreneurs, and Exporters; Vice President, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
3. Roman Karmanov, Deputy General Director, Komsomolskaya Pravda Publishing House
4. Kirill Rodin, Deputy General Director, Russian Public Opinion Research Centre
5. Stanislav Naumov, Government Relations Director, X5 Retail Group
6. Alfred Bogdanov, Doctor of Sciences in Medicine; Secretary General, Russian Union of Nutritionists, Dietitians, and Food Industry Specialists; Executive Secretary, Specialized Dietetics Commission of the Healthcare Expert Council of the Russian Ministry of Health; Director, Cardiovascular Pathology Department, Scientific Research Institute of Nutrition
7. Alexander Yefremov, General Director, Dobroflot Group
8. Pavel Mezhericher, General Director, PMCG
9. Oleg Barmin, Owner, Lipko-Sladko
10. Oleg Beriyev, President, Mildberry Branding Agency; Co-president, Association of Branding Companies of Russia
11. Sergey Gudkov, Executive Director, Fish Union, which unites fishery and aquaculture enterprises

Organizers:

Komsomolskaya Pravda Publishing House, All-Russian Association of Fishery Enterprises, Entrepreneurs, and Exporters, Federal Agency for Fishery (Science and Education Department)

Moderator:

Vadim Kovalev, First Deputy Executive Director, Association of Managers; Member, Public Chamber of Moscow; Chairman, Youth Public Council under the Central Administrative District Prefect of Moscow; Co-founder, ANGO Young Capital

In 2050, a significant part of the Earth’s population will live in overcrowded megalopolises that are often far removed from the World Ocean. Humanity will have faced the impossibility of meeting the demand for aquatic bioresources products by sheer expansion of production.

Food waste and food losses characterize most, if not all value chains.

Cutting waste and losses will be conducive to achieving at least three Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the UN: zero hunger (SDG 2), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12.3), and life below water (SDG 14). How much could we increase consumption by cutting down fish processing waste?

What storage conditions may be deemed optimal for preserving the safety and quality of aquatic bioresources products? Can such conditions be achieved and could they possibly result in a significant price hike? Freezing foods is the most effective way of ensuring their preservation and simplifying logistics. Do unfrozen products retain their quality? Could canned foods be an alternative to freezing?

Topics for discussion:

• 2050 consumption balance: food, forage, technical, and medical goals
• Regulatory and legislative framework: Meeting the demands of the future
• Refrigeration technologies: forward-looking areas. Managing the cold chain
• Deep processing: new technological opportunities
• Losses and waste in supply chains in the fish sector: data, reasons, trends, and the global repository of losses and waste in the fish sector
• Losses and waste in large-scale and small-scale fishing. By-catch and discards
• A strategic plan for cutting losses and waste in the fish sector

Speakers:

1. Nikolai Vlasov, Deputy Director, Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision
2. Manuchar Kutateladze, Project Manager, X5 Retail Group;
3. Representative of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
4. Yelena Kharenko, Doctor of Technical Sciences; Deputy Director, VNIRO. ‘Promising areas in waste processing and cutting losses in the fish sector’
5. Ansen Ward, Specialist on Post-Harvest Fish Losses and the Fishery Supply Chain, Products, Sales, and Marketing Sector, Fisheries Department (Rome), FAO. ‘Overview of losses and waste in the fish sector supply chain: Data, causes, trends, and the global repository of losses and waste in the fish sector’
6. Tecleor. ‘Centre for non-chemical antimicrobial food treatment’
7. Lyubov Abramova, Doctor of Technical Sciences; Professor; Deputy Director, Centre of Fish Product Quality Laboratory Research, VNIRO. ‘Quality is not a compromise, but an essential product assessment criterion and an obligation to the consumer’

Organizers:

All-Russian Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), Federal Agency for Fishery (Science and Education Department), Food and Agriculture Organization

Moderator:

Robert van Otterdijk, FAO