AquaNor 2013 has yet again raised the bar in international aquaculture exhibitions, with 480 exhibitors, a 20 percent increase on two years ago it has proved yet again the growing interest in global aquaculture.
Liv Holmefjord, chairperson for the Nor-Fishing foundation opened the exhibition by explaining that 22 countries were represented at AquaNor, in an industry which is worth 8.5 billion dollars to the Norwegian economy.
Liv Holmefjord, chairperson for the Nor-Fishing foundation opened the exhibition by explaining that 22 countries were represented at AquaNor, in an industry which is worth 8.5 billion dollars to the Norwegian economy.
Holmefjord highlighted the fact that 150 counties consumed Norwegian Salmon with over 1 million "dinner equivalent salmon meals" being exported each and every day. Holmefjord recognised that the key to continued growth in aquaculture globally was knowledge, research, science and technology. Holmefjord was proud to declare the 2013 AquaNor Expo open, the 18th in successive years since 1979.
Arni Mathiesen, Assistant Director General for the FAO "fisheries and aquaculture" picked up on this and went on to explain that on our planet of 7 billion people, every day, 1 billion starve, 1 billion suffer from malnutrition and 1 billion are obese therefore there is a growing priority to focus on all these Key requirements to grow aquaculture by 2050 when we will have 9 billion people.
Currently the planet is producing 62.7 million tons of fish of which 90 percent is produced in Asia, Mathiesen further explained that over the last 60 years the planet has seen a continuous growth in aquaculture.
Currently the planet is producing 62.7 million tons of fish of which 90 percent is produced in Asia, Mathiesen further explained that over the last 60 years the planet has seen a continuous growth in aquaculture.
However, there has been a significant decline over the last decade. At this current rate of declined growth it is predicted there will be a shortfall of over 50 million tons by 2050 based upon the average 20 kg of fish eaten per capita worldwide.
Mathiesen was clear that to overcome this stagnated growth, we have to tackle the key issues of sustainability and the environment. If aquaculture doesn't answer its environmental and its sustainability critics, it will struggle to see significant growth that will solve world hunger.
AquaNor continues until Friday.
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| English: Atlantic salmon. Salmo salar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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