IMPACT+ Coral Triangle Aquaculture: 3 OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARKETS IN CHINA Seaplants productivity base for a multi-billion dollar aquaculture industry INDONESIA SUPPLY CHINA DEMAND seaplant photosynthesis supports all life in the sea CO 2 in Light in Light cycle ATP cycle O 2 out Calvin cycle food out IMPACT+ Photo: IMTA in Bali 1 IMPACT+ 2 IMTA = Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture The Coral Triangle Opportunity Comparative advantage for tropical IMTA ~ 1, km2 of sea area ~ 1, km of seacoast ~ 4 million people close to major Asian markets huge market opportunities especially in China ~ 6 of the world s tropical seacoast & coral reef IMPACT+ 3 IMPACT+ 4
Heart of the Coral Triangle Coral Triangle Geography * East ASEAN includes BIMP-EAGA (,, Malaysia, East ASEAN Growth Area) plus Nusa Tenggara IMPACT+ 5 1,83 km 2 Malaysia 2% 1,2 km 2 97,44 KM 2 OF SEA AREA 91 km 2 5 km 2 sea area 93, km 2 95% Malaysia 328,55 km 2 13% sea coast 54,716 km 55% land area 1,826,44 km 2 74% 2,485,97 KM 2 OF LAND AREA E. Timor 76 km 161 km 97,185 KM. OF SEA COAST 5,313 km 5% E. Malaysia 2,67 km 3% 36,289 km 36% 298,17 km 2 12% 5,27 km 27,54 km 2 2 IMPACT+ 6 E. Timor 1 M Coral Triangle Demographics 552 K 38 K.8 B USD 9.5 B USD E. Timor.37 B USD 89 M 25% Malaysia 24 M 7% TOTAL OF 362 M PEOPLE population 245 M 68% GDP 935 B USD 55% GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT 1,698 B USD East Solomon Units Timor Malaysia Islands GDP PPP B USD 9.53.37 935. 38.8 443.1.8 Real Growth %.4 1.8 5.4 5.5 5.4 4.4 Per capita USD 25, 8 3,8 12,7 5, 6 Unemployment % 4. N/A 12.5 3.5 7.9 N/A Below poverty line % N/A N/A 17.8 5.1 4. N/A Labor force Total M.18 N/A 18.2 1.73 35.79.25 Agriculture % 2.9 N/A 43.3 13. 36. 75. Industry % 61.1 N/A 18. 36. 15. 5. Services % 36. N/A 38.7 51. 49. 2. 443 B USD 26% Malaysia 39 B USD 18% OPPORTUNITY # 1 Sell ingredient building blocks and ingredient solutions not just raw seaweed!! IMPACT+ 7 IMPACT+ 8
Most Philippine seaweed is now exported with value added Most of s seaweed crop is still exported as raw weed data show MT of seaweed converted to products traded at the indicated declared values (SEAPlantNet data based on official sources) 12, 1, 8, 4+ $/kg 6, 2-4 $/kg 4, 1-2 $/kg 2, under one $/kg 2 21 22 23 24 25 data show MT of seaweed converted to products traded at the indicated declared values (SEAPlantNet data based on official sources) 1, 9, 8, 4+ $/kg 7, 2-4 $/kg 6, 1-2 $/kg 5, 4, 3, 2, under one $/kg 1, 2 21 22 23 24 25 IMPACT+ 9 IMPACT+ 1 n seaweed exports are growing but sales of value-added products are almost nil OPPORTUNITY # 1 COMPARISON OF PHILIPPINE & INDONESIAN DOMESTIC EXPORT DATA TO CHINA IMPORT DATA PHILIPPINES INDONESIA 21 22 23 24 25* 21 22 23 24 25* RP EXPORTS SEAWEED 7,936 7,44 5,591 8,57 N/A RI EXPORTS SEAWEED 1,172 11,611 17,467 22,999 19,581 CHINA IMPORTS SEAWEED 6,948 7,397 7,525 12,646 7,677 CHINA IMPORTS SEAWEED 11,479 19,37 23,357 25,431 26,445 RP EXPORTS GUMS 243 188 214 252 N/A RI EXPORTS AGAR 2,939 4,695 3,682 1,883 CHINA IMPORTS AGAR 7 81 92 8 1,82 RI EXPORTS OTHER (CHIPS?) 6 183 496 365 661 CHINA IMPORTS OTHER GUMS 2,48 1,59 2,741 489 2,737 TOTALS 24,65 35,796 45,2 5,678 46,688 TOTALS 18,235 17,344 16,991 22,244 12,216 * 25 SEAWEED DATA EXTRAPOLATED FOR FULL YEAR FROM DATA TO SEPTEMBER 3, * 25 CHINA GUMS DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER - EXTRAPOLATED FOR FULL YEAR 25, RP EXPORTS SEAWEED CHINA IMPORTS SEAWEED 2, RP EXPORTS GUMS CHINA IMPORTS AGAR CHINA IMPORTS OTHER GUMS 15, 14, 12, 1, 1, 8, 6, 5, 4, 2, 21 22 23 24 25* 21 22 23 24 25* RI EXPORTS SEAWEED CHINA IMPORTS SEAWEED RI EXPORTS AGAR RI EXPORTS OTHER (CHIPS?) So how do we get China to buy building blocks and solutions not just raw weed from?? IMPACT+ 11 IMPACT+ 12
With traditional technology 1 ton carrageenan 1 ton nutrient solids wasted an effluent problem OPPORTUNITY # 2 Sell seaplant do not throw them down the drain!! Millions of dollars worth of valuable have been flushed down the drain IMPACT+ 13 IMPACT+ 14 Moving forward means moving beyond copycat technology technology & product development have been stagnant for almost 3 years seaplant products tend to be specialty products such as ingredient building blocks & specialty foods progress will occur when the industry moves from copy & follow to research & development Both gum and nutrient product streams become more feasible if live weed is used citrus fruits eucheuma seaplants apples gums peel pectin juice beverages gums sludge sap plant & animal carrageenan gums pulp pectin juice beverages & tablets IMPACT+ 15 IMPACT+ 16
Live eucheuma seaplants are ~ 9 water, turgid and very friable readily separated into sap & sludge fractions Nutrient & gum fractions can best be separated at source starting with live seaplants Lower labour & energy needs Low water requirement No effluent Two value streams ~ 5 % of live weight is dry carrageenan concentrate and ~ 5 % is dry nutrient solids IMPACT+ 17 IMPACT+ 18 OPPORTUNITY # 2 China has a huge agriculture industry how will we market seaplant to China from?? OPPORTUNITY # 3 Build sustainable IMTA on a seaplant foundation IMPACT+ 19 IMPACT+ 2
IMTA is already happening in thousands of Gracilaria + shrimp + fish ponds IMTA is also being done with cottonii + oysters + finfish in cages IMPACT+ 21 IMPACT+ 22 OPPORTUNITY # 3 China has a huge market for live tropical fish & other seafood how will we supply these from?? IMPACT+ Integrated Multi-trophic Program for Aquaculture in the Coral Triangle + adjacent regions working with n enterprises to develop IMTA opportunities IMPACT+ 23 IMPACT+ 24
Yayasan SEAPlantNet the South East Asia Seaplant Network Thank You IMPACT+ 25 IMPACT+ Working with SME to build sustainable value chains for tropical seaplant products Catalyzing the development and introduction of step change technologies and management systems Building traceable, certifiable sources of ingredient building blocks for solution providers in global markets Building IMTA opportunities on a seaplant base 26 Mission To catalyze the development of seaplants as a foundation for integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) and near-source value addition by linking alliance networks fostering innovation and implementing business systems that integrate tropical Asian aquaculture enterprises into sustainable global value chains. IMPACT+ 27