Fisheries
Status and future prospects of blockchain application in worldwide fisheries and aquaculture
Enhancing the adoption of blockchain in fisheries and aquaculture should address suitability, incentives and trust factors.
Intelligence
Seafood traceability partnership tackles mangrove restoration and better shrimp farming practices in Ecuador
Traceability technology enables seafood buyers to support mangrove restoration and carbon reduction initiatives in Ecuador.
Intelligence
Seafood traceability company BlueTrace nets additional funding for growth
Maine-based BlueTrace has raised more than $4 million to modernize seafood operations and traceability efforts.
Intelligence
Global interdisciplinary collaboration will drive Japan’s sustainable seafood movement, experts say
The Tokyo Sustainable Seafood Summit tackled tough topics like antimicrobials, traceability, IUU fishing and plastic pollution.
Intelligence
‘Through science, there’s no question’: How evidence-based transparency is changing seafood traceability
ORIVO, a science-based testing and certification service for the global feed and supplement industry, aims to change seafood traceability.
Intelligence
GDST recognizes first software products for interoperable digital traceability
The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability said three tech vendors and a platform have digital traceability products to implement GDST standards.
Innovation & Investment
BlueTrace wins NOAA grant for shellfish tagging and traceability
Maine-based shellfish technology company awarded a $500,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant to expedite innovative shellfish tagging and traceability efforts.
Responsibility
Marine sustainability program aims to improve seafood traceability and transparency
Encompass™, Scoular’s fishmeal brand, is launching a new marine sustainability program to improve seafood traceability and transparency.
Intelligence
In the fight against seafood fraud, the technology behind trace element fingerprinting is maturing
Analysis of trace chemical elements can reveal where farmed seafood comes from. Standardization of traceability tools and techniques is improving the process.
Fisheries
Stanford researchers launch IUU fishing and labor abuse risk tool
Stanford University-led research finds that more than 50 percent of assessed ports are associated with risk of labor abuse or IUU fishing.
Intelligence
Suppliers, retailers and others call for improved seafood traceability standards in Canada
Grocery chains, seafood industry stakeholders and experts are calling for improved traceability standards for seafood sold in Canada.
Intelligence
Will proposed FSMA traceability requirements secure or stress the seafood industry?
A proposed change to the Food Safety Modernization Act could improve traceability but be ‘burdensome’ for the seafood industry to implement.
Fisheries
Can a data-sharing tool eliminate IUU fishing and make seafood supply chains more reliable?
The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership’s new data-sharing tool helps users identify environmental risks and eliminate IUU fishing in seafood supply chains.
Intelligence
B.C. shellfish growers tap BlueTrace to help them comply with new regulations
BCSGA is partnering with traceability and food safety company BlueTrace to help track its supplies of oysters, clams, mussels, scallops and geoducks.
Intelligence
BlueTrace wins $500K NOAA grant for traceability and marketing system
BlueTrace won a $500K grant from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration to develop an innovative Tide to Table Traceability and Marketing System.
Intelligence
Transparency technology puts aquaculture on the front foot
An expanding number of aquaculture producers are discovering that readily available technology can help them share their egg-to-plate journeys openly.