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FISHERIES & FISH FARMING

to ensure optimal water quality, fish welfare “Calanus finmarchicus is nature’s own at Sortland in Vesterålen, close to Andfjord
and growth conditions in the land-based ‘starter’ feed. It is a natural prey that is Salmon’s site at Kvalnes.
pool. This will also ensure the production biologically adapted to provide optimal nu- Zooca® (Calanus AS) has during the last
of a premium quality salmon. trition for fish. Adding Zooca® Hydrolysate 20 years researched, studied and devel-
The feed has been named “Calanus® Plus made from Calanus finmarchicus to the feed oped technology to sustainably harvest
by Andfjord Salmon”. It consists of feed will be very useful to stimulate the fish’s and process the tiny zooplankton Calanus
ingredients that have a proven track record appetite in the transition to seawater. We finmarchicus. An innovative, new marine
from land-based salmon farming. However, look forward to cooperating with Zooca® resource that has shown numerous health
the feed composition is specifically tailored (Calanus AS) and Andfjord Salmon to realise benefits for people and animals. Calanus
to Andfjord Salmon’s flow-through system the vast untapped potential that Calanus finmarchicus is one of the most numer-
and location at Andøya. finmarchicus represents,” says Mads Mar- ous animal species on the planet, with an
Calanus® Plus by Andfjord Salmon is the tinsen, Director of Product Development annual reproduction of approximately 300
first salmon feed that utilises the zooplank- and Sustainability at Skretting. million tonnes, and it is Norway’s largest
ton Calanus finmarchicus as raw material LOCAL SUPPLIER harvestable and renewable marine resource.
ingredient. The feed also contains algae oil Supplying the Zooca® Hydrolysate to Today the company only harvests approxi-
as an alternative to marine fish oil. Skretting is Zooca® (Calanus AS), which mately 0.0005 percent of the total volume
processes Calanus finmarchicus at its facility annually.
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TWO NEW SITES IN JAPAN DESIGNATED FAO GLOBALLY

IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE SYSTEMS

Two new sites in Japan - an inland fish- modernization of agriculture and damage
eries and associated paddy farming system from invasive alien fish species. However,
centred on the country’s largest lake and a after the 1970s, not only fisherfolk but
traditional fruit-growing area believed to also farmers, forestry workers, consumers
have been the birthplace of Japanese grape and other diverse actors have joined forces
cultivation - have been formally recognized to preserve and pass down the traditional
as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage approach to future generations.
Systems (GIAHS). Traditional fruit-
The two sites have been designated
for their unique ways of using traditional growing area
practices and knowledge while maintaining agriculture, providing safe breeding grounds The Kyoutou region in Yamanashi Pre-
unique biodiversity and ecosystems during for spawning lake fish. Traditional fishing fecture is thought to be the birthplace of
a meeting of the GIAHS Scientific Advisory methods enable the selective catching of Japanese grape cultivation. Grapes have
Group in Rome. The selection criteria stipu- only a required amount of lake fish of a been grown there for at least 800 years,
late that sites must be of global importance, certain size. The area’s social system al- but many other fruits in this region also
have value as a public good, supporting lows fishers’ organizations to autonomously have a long history, including peaches, per-
food and livelihood security, agro-biodiver- conserve lake resources. This system has a simmons, ume (Japanese apricots), nashi
sity, knowledge systems, social values and history of more than 1,000 years that in- pears, apples and chestnuts. The region has
culture as well as outstanding landscapes. tegrates agriculture and fisheries, and it has evolved a unique system of manual culti-
FAO’s flagship GIAHS programme, which continued providing sustainable resource vation over its long fruit-growing history.
marks its 20th anniversary this year, is seen use in freshwater systems located in an area Most of its agricultural land is located
as a key tool for promoting sustainable ag- where urbanization has taken its course. on an alluvial fan with substantial slopes
riculture and revitalizing and developing the Lake Biwa is home to 47 native fish and undulations. Individual plots tend to be
distinctive features of rural communities. species, including sixteen endemic spe- small and irregularly shaped, with a vari-
To date, a total of 13 sites in Japan have cies. Lake fish such as the round crucian ety of soil and other conditions. Over the
been added to the global agricultural herit- carp (carassius buergerigrandoculis) have centuries, farmers have learned to grow
age systems list. FAO’s worldwide agricul- migrated up the water channels to breed the fruit trees that are best adapted to
tural heritage network now consists of 67 in the rice paddies that have been devel- the local topography and climate. Many
systems in 22 countries around the globe. oped in the low wetlands surrounding the techniques have been developed to ensure
stable fruit production on small plots. Of
Traditional fishery, farming lake. People developed various passive particular importance is the local grape cul-
fishing methods to catch migrating fish as
and social system they worked their fields, establishing an tivation method, in which thick, sparsely
The Biwa Lake to Land Integrated System, agro-fishery mixed livelihood that enhanced planted vines are trained over Koshu-style
located close to Kyoto, Japan’s old capital, is their food self-sustainability. trellises, suspended high above the ground
to counter the wet, humid conditions.
centered on traditional inland water fisher- The system has faced various challenges,
ies which have developed along with paddy including population increase, urbanization,

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