As an economist with IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organization, Bachis brings a different perspective to the seafood industry. With a deep focus on the need for stabilization in the feed ingredients sector, responsible management of fisheries and aquaculture is top of his agenda.

IntraFish: How did you enter the seafood industry and why? What drew you to it as a career?

Enrico Bachis: My sector is actually a bit further up the value chain, as I work for IFFO. The seafood industry, and in particular the farmed seafood industry, is therefore one of the many industries we serve, although it represents by far the main market for fishmeal and fish oil.

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