The role of the fishing and aquaculture industry in food supply and food security

The plan gives the state particular responsibility for the country being sufficiently self-sufficient in foodstuffs and sees good opportunities to become more self-sufficient in both energy and foodstuffs. Giving the blue industries a more central role in the food strategy and earmarking funds for sustainable feed responds to that, and the requirement for sustainability accords with the plan's requirement for long-term sustainability in food production. The plan does not specifically mention aquaculture.

• state responsibility for foodstuffsdecisive»Staten har ett särskilt ansvar att se till« (party programme ↗)“The state has particular responsibility to ensure”
• increased self-sufficiency»bli mer självförsörjande på energi och livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“become more self-sufficient in energy and foodstuffs.”
• sustainable food production»En annan viktig del i den gröna omställningen är satsningar på hållbar livsmedelsproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Another important part of the green transition is investments in sustainable food production.”
• sustainability in production»Jordbrukets långsiktiga hållbarhet är viktig för både ekosystemen och« (party programme ↗)“Agriculture's long-term sustainability is important for both ecosystems and”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires viable Swedish food production that strengthens self-sufficiency and that free trade is balanced with own production in vital areas. Giving the blue industries a more central role in the food strategy and supporting sustainable feed in aquaculture serves that purpose. The sustainability requirement links to the plan's protection of water environments.

• strengthened self-sufficiencydecisive»Livskraftig svensk livsmedelsproduktion som stärker landets självförsörjningsförmåga.« (party programme ↗)“Viable Swedish food production that strengthens the country's self-sufficiency.”
• own production in vital areas»balanseras med en egen produktion på vitala områden.« (party programme ↗)“is balanced with own production in vital areas.”
• sustainable water environments»Värn av biologisk mångfald och Sveriges värdefulla natur och vattenmiljöer.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of biological diversity and Sweden's valuable nature and water environments.”
• industries throughout the country»Landsbygdspolitik för utveckling och välstånd i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Rural policy for development and prosperity throughout the country.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to increase the degree of self-sufficiency in food to cope with crises and promote small-scale coastal fishing, which supports stronger domestic seafood production. Earmarked funding for sustainable feed in aquaculture is also consistent with reducing the environmental impact of fishing and food production. However, the plan does not directly address the role of aquaculture, and the stop to overfishing is its clearest statement on the blue industries.

• self-sufficiency in fooddecisive»För att klara framtida krissituationer måste vi öka vår självförsörjningsgrad av viktiga och nödvändiga produkter - till exempel livsmedel,« (party programme ↗)“To cope with future crises we must increase our self-sufficiency in essential and necessary products - for example food,”
• small-scale coastal fishing»Miljöpartiet vill främja det småskaliga kustnära fisket.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants to promote small-scale coastal fishing.”
• sustainable fishing»Överfisket måste stoppas och ersättas av ett hållbart fiske där skonsamma och selektiva redskap används.« (party programme ↗)“Overfishing must be stopped and replaced with sustainable fishing where gentle and selective gear is used.”
• food production as preparedness»Lantbruket ska värderas för de miljönyttor det ger, och matproduktion i hela landet är avgörande för både levande landsbygder och en stark civil beredskap.« (party programme ↗)“Agriculture should be valued for the environmental benefits it provides, and food production throughout the country is crucial for both vibrant rural communities and strong civil preparedness.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires increased food production and increased supply security and highlights aquaculture as a green industry with potential to produce high-quality food and create jobs in rural areas. To give the blue industries a more central role in the food strategy and support sustainable feed within aquaculture follows from these commitments. The plan does not mention earmarked funds, making the position derived.

• increased food productiondecisive»Matproduktionen måste öka, på kort och lång sikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Food production must increase, in the short and long term.”
• aquaculture's potential»Det kan såväl producera mat och biomassa av hög kvalitet som skapa sysselsättning på landsbygden.« (party programme ↗)“It can both produce high-quality food and biomass and create employment in rural areas.”
• increased supply security»En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar, inklusive ett kraftfullt jordbruksavdrag och en biodrivmedelspremie som gör det hållbara lantbruket mer lönsamt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A long-term sustainable food supply with increased supply security and increased food production requires regulatory simplifications and tax reductions, including a strong agricultural deduction and a biofuel premium that makes sustainable agriculture more profitable.”
• sustainable fishing»Skadlig bottentrålning ska inte få förstöra för varken havsmiljön, den småskaliga fiskenäringen eller sportfisket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Harmful bottom trawling shall not be allowed to destroy either the marine environment, the small-scale fishing industry or sport fishing.”

The plan states that sustainable food supply is a central challenge and that regulations shall promote fishing methods that are gentle on ecosystems. Sustainable feed in aquaculture reduces pressure on wild stocks and thus complies with the requirement that fishing stays within what the stocks can sustain. Earmarked funds, however, go against the plan's line that direct support shall be phased out, which is why support is weak.

• sustainable food supplydecisive»Den växande befolkningen innebär stora utmaningar när det gäller att trygga en hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“The growing population creates major challenges in securing sustainable food supply.”
• promote sustainable fishing methods»Regelverket ska gynna småskaligt och kustnära fiske samt främja utveckling av fiskemetoder och fiskeredskap med stor selektivitet som är skonsamma för de lokala ekosystemen och förhindrar icke önskvärda bifångster.« (party programme ↗)“Regulations shall favour small-scale and coastal fishing and promote development of fishing methods and fishing gear with high selectivity that are gentle on local ecosystems and prevent undesired bycatch.”
• fishing within scientific limits»Fisket måste bedrivas på ett långsiktigt hållbart sätt och hålla sig inom ramen för vetenskapliga bedömningar av vad bestånden tål.« (party programme ↗)“Fishing must be conducted in a long-term sustainable way and stay within the limits of scientific assessments of what the stocks can tolerate.”
• phased-out direct support»Samtliga direktstöd och marknadsstörande regleringar ska fasas ut så snart som möjligt, och i stället behövs ökade satsningar på landskapsvård, miljöskydd och bevarad biologisk mångfald.« (party programme ↗)“All direct support and market-distorting regulations shall be phased out as soon as possible, and instead increased investment is needed in landscape conservation, environmental protection and preserved biological diversity.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme requires that the Swedish fishing industry be given the conditions to be viable and that Sweden can in principle meet the population's food supply. The election manifesto wants to increase self-sufficiency. A more central role for the blue industries in the food strategy and investments in sustainable feed respond to this, provided that utilization takes place according to the stewardship principle.

• viable fishing industrydecisive»Den svenska fiskerinäringen måste ges förutsättningar att även i framtiden vara livskraftig.« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish fishing industry must be given the conditions to be viable in the future as well.”
• food supply preparedness»kunna svara för befolkningens livsmedels och energiförsörjning samt hålla en god beredskap« (party programme ↗)“be able to meet the population's food and energy supply as well as maintain good preparedness”
• increased self-sufficiency»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”
• sustainable utilization»allt annat nyttjande av naturresurser ske med hänsyn till förvaltarskapsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“all other utilization of natural resources take place with regard to the stewardship principle.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The counter-proposal wishes to give the blue industries a more central role in the food strategy and support sustainable feed in aquaculture. The plan promises to strengthen the food strategy and establishes that self-sufficiency must increase in the new security situation, with self-sufficiency currently around half. It moreover identifies the fishing industry's difficult situation as something that must be reversed.

• strengthened food strategydecisive»Förstärka livsmedelsstrategin« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the food strategy”
• increased self-sufficiency»Det nya säkerhetsläget i Europa gör att vi som land måste minska vår sårbarhet och öka vår självförsörjningsgrad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The new security situation in Europe means we as a country must reduce our vulnerability and increase our self-sufficiency.”
• low food self-sufficiency»Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel är idag omkring 50 procent.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's self-sufficiency in food is today around 50 per cent.”
• saved fishing industry»Fiskerinäringen har drabbats hårt av minskade bestånd på senare år inte minst på grund av det kustnära trålfisket – den utvecklingen måste brytas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fishing industry has been hard hit by declining stocks in recent years, not least because of coastal trawling – that development must be reversed.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan makes increased self-sufficiency of food and critical goods an explicit goal, and particularly regrets that fish farms have moved to neighboring countries. Giving the blue industries a more central role in food strategy and supporting sustainable feed within aquaculture directly addresses this and the plan's will to take advantage of rural industries. The trade deficit in seafood is precisely the vulnerability the plan wants to reduce.

• ökad självförsörjningdecisive»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase the competitiveness of Swedish agriculture and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food”
• möjliggör svensk fiskodling»Gruvor får inte startas, fiskodlingar flyttas till våra grannländer och skog tas ut ur produktion mot markägarnas vilja.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Mines cannot be started, fish farms are moved to our neighboring countries and forests are taken out of production against landowners' will.”
• självförsörjning av kritiska varor»Öka den svenska självförsörjningsgraden av kritiska produkter och varor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Sweden's self-sufficiency rate for critical products and goods”
• värde ur landsbygdens näringar»Sverige behöver en politik som tar till vara värdet ute i landsbygden och som gör det enklare att i kombination med en väl avvägd miljöhänsyn att skapa fler verksamheter, jobb och ökad tillväxt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs a policy that makes use of the value out in the countryside and makes it easier, in combination with well-balanced environmental consideration, to create more operations, jobs and increased growth.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.