Comité Interprofessionnel des Produits de l'Aquaculture CIPA

Name

Comité Interprofessionnel des Produits de l'Aquaculture CIPA

Legal name

Comité Interprofessionnel des Produits de l'Aquaculture CIPA

Website

https://poisson-aquaculture.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

French non-profit interprofessional organization founded in 1997 and based in Paris, representing the country's aquaculture producers through collective certification brands, quality standards, consumer education, and agritourism initiatives across eight farmed fish species.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquaculture Industry Representation and Certification Services

NAICS

Aquaculture (11251), Animal Production and Aquaculture (112)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Accreditation & Oversight Bodies for Food Safety Certification (ABs/Scheme Owners) (AFALACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sanitary & Phytosanitary (SPS) & Food Safety Regulatory Cooperation (BPADANAF)

Keywords

• Aquaculture industry representation
• Fish farming certification
• Aquaculture quality charter
• Interprofessional organization
• French seafood promotion

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CIPA is the French interprofessional organization representing the aquaculture sector. It coordinates stakeholders across the value chain (egg production through processing) and operates the 'Poisson d'Aquaculture Français®' certification mark and the 'Charte qualité - Aquaculture de nos régions®' quality charter, both guaranteeing French origin and full traceability. It also runs consumer-facing platforms including the recipe site Atelier Poisson and the agritourism portal Aqua-tourisme.

Product overview

CIPA operates as a marketing and promotional organization for French aquaculture, offering a portfolio of informational platforms and certified brands rather than a single unified product. The core offering centers on the Poisson d'Aquaculture Français® certification brand, which guarantees origin and quality of French-farmed fish. Supporting this are the Atelier Poisson recipe website for consumer engagement and the Aqua-tourisme service for agritourism experiences. The portfolio includes eight fish species (Truite, Bar, Daurade, Maigre, Saumon, Esturgeon, Sole, Turbot) marketed under the quality charter 'Aquaculture de nos régions®', with products available in forms including whole fish, fillets, smoked, and processed options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Poisson d'Aquaculture Français®: Certification mark guaranteeing that fish were born, raised, processed, and packaged in France according to strict specifications.
• Charte qualité - Aquaculture de nos régions®
• Atelier Poisson
• Aqua-tourisme

Products and services

• Poisson d'Aquaculture Français® Official certification mark guaranteeing that aquaculture fish are born, raised, processed, and packaged in France with full traceability and compliance with strict specifications. Used by member fish farmers to identify and differentiate French-origin aquaculture products at retail.
• Charte qualité - Aquaculture de nos régions® Quality charter certifying that aquaculture fish from French regions meet rigorous standards for freshness, quality, and sustainable farming practices, with independent third-party verification of compliance.
• Atelier Poisson Recipe website featuring French aquaculture fish, offering cooking tips, preparation techniques, and numerous recipes organized by fish species, cooking method, and theme. Targeted at consumers seeking inspiration for preparing French aquaculture products.
• Aqua-tourisme Aquaculture tourism service connecting visitors with member fish farms across France, offering activities such as trout fishing, farm visits, and direct sales of fresh, smoked, and processed aquaculture products.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% French origin guarantee from egg to finished product
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Ministère de l'AgriculturecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench Ministry of Agriculture providing institutional support and co-financing for aquaculture sector promotion and quality certification initiatives.
• IFREMERmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea - provided technical support for marine aquaculture development in the 1980s, enabling French hatcheries to pioneer mastery of fish reproduction and larval rearing.
• INRA (Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research institute that collaborated on marine aquaculture development and fish farming technique advancement in France during the early 1980s.
• CEMAGREF (now IRSTEA/INRAE)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerApplied research institute supporting marine aquaculture development in France, contributing to technical expertise in fish farming operations.
• Piscine de FrancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational organization representing French fish farmers, linked through the poisson-aquaculture.fr website as a key partner in representing aquaculture professionals.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• European Aquaculture Society (EAS): European scientific and professional society promoting aquaculture research and development. Comparable to CIPA as an aquaculture-focused organization, but oriented to scientific exchange rather than consumer marketing.

Regional players

• Norwegian Seafood Council: Norwegian government-backed marketing body promoting Norwegian seafood globally. Comparable as a national seafood trade/promotion organization with consumer marketing campaigns, but serving Norway's dominant salmon export industry.
• Salmon Scotland: Scottish salmon sector trade body representing farmed Atlantic salmon producers. Comparable to CIPA as a national aquaculture representative organization focused on farmed salmon, but with a Scotland-specific remit.
• Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC): Scotland-based innovation center supporting sustainable aquaculture growth through industry-research collaboration. Comparable in promoting the aquaculture sector with public co-funding, but with an R&D rather than consumer-marketing focus.
• Seafood Industry Australia (SIA): National peak-body representing the Australian seafood industry including aquaculture. Comparable to CIPA as a national seafood/aquaculture representative body with member services, but operating at a larger national scale and across wild and farmed categories.

Direct peers

• Fédération Française de l'Aquaculture (FFA): French national federation representing aquaculture professionals across France. Most directly comparable to CIPA as a domestic aquaculture trade body, operating with overlapping membership and parallel representational role.
• Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC): Global non-profit operating the leading international certification and labelling programme for responsible aquaculture. Comparable to CIPA as a certification scheme owner for aquaculture products, though operating globally rather than nationally.

Broad incumbents

• Marine Stewardship Council (MSC): International non-profit setting standards for sustainable fishing and seafood traceability. Comparable to CIPA in operating consumer-facing eco-certification marks for seafood, but covering wild-capture fisheries rather than aquaculture.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AquacultureCIPA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cipa-interpro-pisciculture

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Funding overview

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