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FISHERIES & FISH FARMING

people are estimated to depend on fisheries • Marine capture fisheries: 78.8 million fisheries and aquaculture: 58.5 million,
and aquaculture in some way for their lives tonnes 21 percent women
and livelihoods. Building resilience is critical • Freshwater capture fisheries: 11.5 • Region with the most fishers and fish
for equitable and sustainable development. million tonnes farmers: Asia (84 percent) - Number
Key numbers from The • Animal aquaculture production: 87.5 of fishing vessels on planet: 4.1 million
State of World Fisheries and million tonnes, a new high • Largest fleet by region: Asia (2.68 mil-
Aquaculture 2022 Consumption and Trade lion vessels, about two thirds of the
global fleet)
Production • Total amount for human consumption
(excluding algae): 157 million tonnes Fish Stocks
• Total global production of aquatic an-
imals and algae: 214 million tonnes • Value of international trade of fisheries • Sustainably fished stocks : 64.6 percent
- First-sale value of aquatic animal and aquaculture products: $151 billion (2019), 1.2 percent lower than 2017
• Sustainably fished stocks from total
production: $406 billion Employment and Fleets landings: 82.5 percent (2019), up 3.8
• Total employed in primary sector of since 2017
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DSM EXPANDS INTELLIGENT SUSTAINABILITY

SERVICE SUSTELL™ TO SALMON FARMING

Royal DSM, a global purpose-led sci- with Blonk, a recognized independent ex-
ence-based company, announces the in- pert and leader in Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
troduction of its intelligent sustainability in food and agriculture. The Sustell™ service
service Sustell™ to the aquaculture indus- is built around a state-of-the-art Intelli-
try. Sustell™ delivers accurate, simple, and gence Platform that is connected to the
actionable farm-level solutions to improve Blonk APS-footprint tool, together with an
the environmental footprint and profitability expert center made up of a team of DSM of their animal protein production. Through
of animal protein production. and Blonk experts in LCA, animal nutrition, SustellTM we make the invisible visible and
Increasing demand from retailers, con- health and sustainability. unlock the value of sustainability.”
sumers, investors and regulators for more The Sustell™ expert center partners Regin Jacobsen, CEO Bakkafrost, com-
sustainable animal protein, mean that pro- with customers, assessing the baseline mented: “The collaboration with DSM un-
ducers need to show they have accurate, environmental footprint of their animal derpins the commitment of both companies
reliable and transparent methods to meas- production using their actual farm and to significantly accelerate and future-proof
ure and credibly reduce the environmental feed data rather than industry averages sustainable salmon. With Sustell™ we will
footprint of farmed animal protein. and proxy data sets, and then developing have access to science-based calculation
First introduced for terrestrial species in case-specific intervention scenarios known and analysis of 19 different environmental
2021, Sustell™ is the only environmental as ‘what-if’ models to make measurable categories for our operations. This will allow
lifecycle assessment system with 3rd party, sustainability improvements. In this way, Bakkafrost to calculate, using real data from
independent ISO certification by DNV and Sustell™ combines an advanced, powerful our feed production and farming sites, to
ISO assurance certified to ISO 14044/44. sustainability calculation tool that utilizes model and then adopt interventions to re-
Leading salmon producer and coopera- real farm data, with expert knowledge, tai- duce the environmental footprint of salmon
tion partner Bakkafrost, based in The Faroe lor-made, practical solutions and business farming.”
Islands, was the development partner for development projects to unlock the value Hans Blonk, CEO Blonk Consultants &
the Sustell™ salmon module and is one of of sustainability. Blonk Sustainability Tools: “Fish plays an
the first to utilize Sustell™ to model and David Nickell, VP Sustainability & Business essential role in a sustainable diet. More
reduce the environmental footprint of their Solutions DSM Animal Nutrition & Health: and more fish is derived from aquaculture.
salmon farming operations. “Having real, credible and accurate data will Therefore, we are very excited with the
In extending the application of Sustell™ unlock an entire set of opportunities for launch of Sustell™ for salmon and support
to aquaculture, DSM underlines its aim to seafood producers and their value chain producers in continuously improving the
partners. We designed Sustell™ to simplify environmental performance of aquaculture
drive a robust and achievable transfor- the complexity of measuring, validating and systems worldwide.”
mation toward sustainable animal protein improving the environmental sustainability
production, evidenced by its Food System of animal protein transparently and scien- Louise Buttle, DSM lead for SustellTM
Commitments and We Make It Possible Aquaculture: “DSM have been a leading
strategic initiative. By leveraging digital tifically, farm by farm, system by system. partner of the aquaculture industry for
and data-driven solutions such as Sustell™, We put strong emphasis on a robust and decades, and firmly support the drive to
great user experience that enables our cus-
DSM helps the industry unlock the value more sustainable aquaculture. The launch
of precision animal farming. tomers to gain powerful insights into their of Sustell™ for salmon is an important mile-
business and make considered, targeted stone in this respect and represents our
DSM has developed Sustell™ together contributions to improving the sustainability latest innovation in aquaculture.

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