In this report, the evaluation of industry dynamics, opportunities and threats focuses on value chain dynamic for certain industries and species. The framework used is a bit different for caught species (value chains of cod and herring) and farmed species (individual companies and value chains of salmonids, sea bream & bass and pangasius).

The report includes the following case studies:

- Cod value chains in Iceland, Norway and Newfoundland (Canada).

- Herring value chaind in Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Newfoundland (Canada).

The first part of this report provides a theoretical overview of voluntary market-based labelling & certification focusing on schemes of greatest relevance to the major seafood commodity groups that are the focus of the PrimeFish project (Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, European sea bass and gilthead sea bream, pangasius catfish, atlantic cod, atlantic herring).

This report describes the material flow in the seafood supply chain (input-output structure) for the six commodity species that are the focus of PrimeFish (Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, European sea bass and gilthead sea bream, pangasius catfish, atlantic cod, atlantic herring). Cod and herring are selected as examples of demersal and pelagic fisheries.

This report describes the main legal framework for the value chains of the six commodity species (cod, salmon, trout, herring, seabass, seabream) that are the focus of PrimeFish for the European countries: Iceland, Faroe Islands, Norway, United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain Italy, Greece, Turkey as well as Canada and Vietnam. At the national specific level, a subset of countries are included: Norway, Scotland, Newfoundland (Canada), Denmark and Iceland.

The PrimeFish project aims to transfer the developed science and technology to the seafood sector, decision-makers and general audience. The tool is in development, but you can get a glance at it on: http://dss.primefish.cetmar.org/