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Enhancing the Ornamental Fishery Through Certification and Sustainability Standards

The Ornamental Fish Certification Programs (OFCP) aim to address ex-situ threats facing the ornamental fishery, including increasing regulations and a shift towards farmed rather than wild-caught fish. Certification ensures products meet established standards, promoting transparency and consumer trust. By setting industry standards and best practices, the program connects stakeholders—from producers to retailers—enhancing market demand for certified products. This initiative serves to improve the environmental sustainability of the aquarium industry while addressing challenges and promoting responsible practices.

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Enhancing the Ornamental Fishery Through Certification and Sustainability Standards

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  1. OrnamentalFishCertificationPrograms(OFCP)

  2. Ex-situ threats to the ornamental Fishery • Increasing regulations could cause significant complications for the industry OIE

  3. Ex-situ threats to the ornamental fishery • Increasing regulations could cause significant complications for the industry • Multinational retail chains disfavor wild-caught ornamental fish

  4. Ex-situ threats to the ornamental fishery • Increasing regulations could cause significant complications for the industry • Retail chains disfavor wild-caught ornamental fish • Farmed fish could replace wild-caught fish

  5. Certification Identifies products that meet established standards and specifications • Standards are established to measure a product and trade practices • Data can be: • Quantitative (e.g. – quality increase and mortality decrease) • Qualitative (e.g. -mortality should be less than 3%) • Examples • Marine Aquarium Council • Fair Trade Coffee

  6. Eco-label • A certification program that strives to meet an environmental benefit • Examples • Marine Stewardship Council • Forestry Stewardship Council

  7. International Certification for Quality and Sustainability of Marine Ornamentals From reef ... … to retail

  8. Critical elements of certification • Identifiable goals and outcomes • Addresses as many stakeholder concerns as is practical and necessary (no more) • Method of verification • Qualitative vs. quantitative • Independence • 3rd party certification

  9. Elements of an OFCP • Industry standards and best handling practices • Tracibility: Connecting consumers to producers • Value adding and strategic marketing thorough certification • Industry sectors • Harvest • Export • (Import) • (Retail sale)

  10. Potential benefits for the S.A. Aquarium industry • Competition from aquaculture • Negative public perception • Increasing regulations • Market demand challenges

  11. Potential benefits for the S.A. Aquarium industry • Competition from aquaculture • Eco-labeIling • Negative public perception • Aquarium fish from managed fisheries are the environmentally appropriate choice • Increasing regulations • Transparency and compliancy • Market demand challenges • Focused to address current and pending threats and opportunities

  12. How to develop an OFCP • Assess issues critical to stakeholders • Promote demand for certified ornamental fishery products • Draft “Industry Standards and Practices” • Independent, neutral party • Develop auditing scheme • 3rd party auditing • Implement

  13. Exporter’s Association Fisher’s Association Academic Community Consumers Regional NGOs & communities Retailers Industry Standards Ministry of Agriculture Animal Rights Orgs. Fiscalization Receita Federal International NGOs Environmental Regulators IBAMA International Trade Groups International Regulators Airlines Importer’s Associations

  14. Partnerships • NGO • Neutral party • Technically specialized research and conservation departments • Relevant experience • Technical: Aquatic veterinary, disease screening, stress mitigation, quality control • Advisory: working with industry to support environmentally friendly wild food fisheries and aquaculture products • established certification programs • working with SA ornamental industry for more than 10 years • Direct access to markets

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  16. Project Piaba Research funding: CNPq, ACEPOAM, FAO, OFI, Private Foundations and individuals, Vancouver Aquarium Society, Newport Aquarium, Boston Aquarium Society, Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies, Thermo Orion, Inc., Collaborations with public Institutions and Aquaria: AZA "Conservation Action Partners:Brazil" NEAq - Boston (research agreement) NAIB - Baltimore (research agreement) ZSL - London (agreement in the works) Industry support: OFI (funding and promotion) Tetra (supplies donation) OATA ( promotion and information sharing)

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