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Thai Fishery Product and Product System Development Project

From irresponsible fishing problems which has become one of the reasons for the claim that it is the cause of the decrease in aquaculture resources and the current trend to make countries aware of the joint responsibility of aquaculture resources, especially in the sea which is a public treasure. Such awareness has caused some countries to issue measures to control domestic fisheries to take responsibility, as well as to control products that are being sold in their countries to be confirmed and able to be verified as products that comes from responsible fishing or non-IUU (Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) throughout the supply chain, as can be seen in European countries And America etc, as examples.

Later, the Thai Sustainable Fisheries Roundtable (TSFR), consisting of 8 associations, namely the Fisheries Association of Thailand, Thai Offshore Fisheries Association, Thai Fishmeal Producers Association, Thai Feed Producers Association, Thai Shrimp Association, Finished Foods Producers Association, Thai Frozen Food Association, and the Thai Tuna Industry Association having the Director-General of the Department of Fisheries as the chairman saw the importance of applying international standards to upgrade the fishery management and fishery production system in Thailand to be internationally accepted by using the Fishery Improvement Project or, an internationally recognized process for responsible fishery improvement and development that leads to sustainability.

The process focuses on the involvement of all stakeholders throughout the supply chain to make every department aware of the problem, share their opinions and cooperate in problem solving as well as reaching the international environmental management standards.

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It must be the plan based on multi-stakeholder engagement and effort

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Activities for solving problems ordered by importance and duration including the operator must be clearly specified,

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The implementation must be according to the plan and the result must be periodically reviewed.

The process of developing the fishery improvement plan (FIP) is divided into 3 main phases as follows:

Phase 1
Pre-assessment

This is the process of identifying the current situation related to fishing based on the status of resources, environmental impact, fisheries methods, and catching results are consistent with the relationship between the amount of aquaculture and the environment, management efficiency from laws and government regulations to show the cause of the problem by an experienced person in the assessment. In this regard, the outcome of this process is the pre-assessment report.


Phase 2
Preparation of Fishery Improvement Plan

This step is a continuous process from the pre-assessment. It is divided into 2 steps as follows.

1. Gap analysis, in which this project aims to develop a fishery improvement plan under the IFFO RS V2 standard that responds to the Thai fishery resources. The outcome of this process is the Gap analysis report.

2. Preparation of action plan from the gap analysis report in order to be the original draft fishery improvement plan. In this process, there must be brainstorming and participation from fisheries experts and fishermen to find ways to solve problems, prioritize problem-solving including appointing responsible persons and related to that activity. This fishery improvement plan will be complete only if all stakeholders agree on the activities and process as planned.


Phase 3
Process for implementing the fisheries improvement plan and monitoring the implementation results

At this stage, it is necessary to communicate the progress of the project to the concerned parties including foreign traders in order to build credibility for the project. The Trawl Fishery Improvement Project is divided into 2 projects, the Andaman Project and the Gulf of Thailand Project.

Status and roles of related persons are as follows.

Fishery Improvment Projects (FIPS)

Model FIP Model FIP in Andaman Model FIP in gulf of thailand
Project Owner Thai sustainable Fishery Roundtable (TSFR)
Project Advisor World wildlife Fund (WWF) Sustainable Fisheries Parnership (SFP)
Project Manager World wildlife Fund (WWF) Fish matter (Mr. Duncan)
Project Contributor Fisheries Expert(Dr.Rawee) Fisheries Expert(Dr.Rawee)
Assessment auditor MRAG RS Standards UK
Assessment auditor MSC IFFO RS (Version 2)
TRAWL FIP (Andaman) Project

Regarding project status, the Gap Analysis and Scoping Document have already been prepared. These reports show what the development scope of the project should be and the analysis results of both reports are used to prepare the action plan.

The Andaman Project still has limitations as it is the project that has been assessed before the Fisheries Royal Decree B.E. 2558 (2015) is promulgated and coming into effect. In addition, the project has adopted the MSC evaluation principles and in this case, it will take at least 10 years to implement the project. TSFR must consider this issue and is in the process of changing references to the IFFO RS standard multispecies to comply with the Thai fishery context with a variety of aquatic species.

The next step is to re-evaluate the fishery situation in order to comply with the new fishery laws and regulations, and review the activity plan that was previously created and implement the activity plan. In this process, it needs to be supported in term of people and budgets.

TRAWL FIP (Thai Gulf) Project

Regarding project status, the Gap Analysis and the action plan have been prepared. The draft of the action plan has been considered by relevant parties on 7 November 2018 at the Department of Fisheries, with 14 main activities and can be further broken down into sub-activities. Steps that must be taken. The project must submit an application to participate in the project according to the IFFO RS Improver Program as per 3A. Form.

The names of the fishmeal factories participating in this project is specified in Annex 2 and the animal feed factories participating in this project is specified in Annex 3. If the project has already submitted the application form (3A Form) to IFFO RS, if any companies would like to participate in the project, there will be a condition that it must be approved by at least 75% of the current project participants. There are currently 42 fishmeal producers and 6 feed producers companies participating in the project. In the next step, the action plan that has been approved by the IFFO RS will implement and evaluate the place according to the time frame specified by the IFFO RS.

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Safe labor and legal labor.

Thai Union focuses on ensuring that the employees are safe and no illegal labor is employed. We have been audited externally and Sedex reports are prepared.

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Responsible Operations.

The way that the company do the business must take into account the environmental responsibility and shows the duty to look after and treat the company's labor.

Responsible Procurement of Raw Materials.

Thai Union Feedmill Company places great emphasis on the transparency of product traceability. On every sack of Thai Union Feedmill’s feed, there will be a number sealed at the back, for example, FIF 02080919021. This number allows us to trace back to every source of raw materials used, especially raw materials from the sea, and can trace back to fishing boats and fishing grounds.

People and Communities.

Thai Union Feedmill places great importance on everyone we are close to and working with. We are responsible for improving the lives of those who live and work in the region where the company operates.