IFFO Technical Director Dr Andrew Jackson to retire at end of 2015

After 9 years with IFFO and over 40 years working in the fish industry, IFFO Technical Director Andrew Jackson has announced that he will be retiring at the end of 2015.  Fortunately, Jackson will not be leaving the IFFO family completely as he will stay on as the part time chairman of the IFFO Responsible Supply Certification Programme (IFFO RS) standard, an enterprise which he helped launch back in 2009.  IFFO will be appointing a new Technical Director to take over from Jackson from January 2016 and more information about this post is available here.

Jackson has been core part of the IFFO team and his work has been pivotal in driving the marine ingredients industry forward. It was very fitting that, in his last year of working full time, Andy was given the prestigious Seafood Champion award at the Seaweb Seafood Summit in New Orleans in February, recognising the contribution he has made to not just IFFO but the wider seafood industry.

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I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with IFFO and have seen many changes both within the organisation and within the industry as a whole. I have seen IFFO develop considerably and add a range of new services for its members. It has managed to gain a much stronger voice in the world of fisheries and aquaculture through its work with a range of governments and international bodies and the launching of its Responsible Supply standard (IFFO RS). The industry has adopted many new practices including, in many cases, becoming a strong advocate for better fisheries management. The result of this hard work is that fishmeal and fish oil are increasingly being seen as strategic ingredients, which are produced from responsibly sourced raw materials and we have seen a steady rise in prices reflecting their unique nutritional qualities for both animals and humans.

Dr Andrew Jackson, IFFO Technical Director

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Please contact:                   Georgie Harris, Communications and Membership Manager

T: +44 (0) 2030 539 195 - E: gharris@iffo.net

Notes for Editors

1. IFFO represents the marine ingredients industry worldwide. IFFO’s members operate across more than 60 countries, account for over 50% of world production and 75% of the fishmeal and fish oil traded worldwide. Approximately 5 million tonnes of fishmeal are produced each year globally, together with 1 million tonnes of fish oil. IFFO’s headquarters are located in London in the United Kingdom and it also has offices in Lima, Peru, and in Beijing, China. IFFO is an accredited Observer to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). For more information, visit the IFFO website - http://www.iffo.net/
2. The Global Standard for Responsible Supply (IFFO RS) is a business-to-business certification programme that enables a compliant factory to demonstrate that it responsibly sources its raw material from well-managed fisheries and responsibly converts that into pure and safe products. To be certified fishmeal and fish oil factories must demonstrate sourcing from well managed fisheries and safe and traceable production. Assessments are conducted by an independent certification body and in just over two years, IFFO RS has successfully attracted over 110 certified factories, spread across nine countries. Most of the largest fisheries such as Peruvian anchovy, Alaskan Pollock, Blue Whiting in UK, Iceland and Norway, Gulf menhaden in USA and many more have been approved for supply into the manufacturing food chain including whole fish and by- product raw material to produce compliant fishmeal and fish oil. For more information visit the IFFO RS Website - http://www.iffo.net/iffo-rs
3. Fishmeal is a natural, balanced, highly nutritious feed ingredient used in diets for farmed fish and crustaceans and as a high protein supplement in nutritionally demanding periods in the life cycle of pigs and poultry, as well as in pet food. Fish oil is the major natural source (97%) of the healthy long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, EPA and DHA. Most fish oil is used in feeds for farmed fish and there is an expanding market for fish oil for human nutritional supplements and functional foods.