Viewing: Traceability

A primer for resource managers, scientists, fishers, and other industry players seeking to harness the power of supply chains to ignite sustainable management in artisanal fisheries. A supply chain is more than a set of links. Though we call it a supply “chain,” few products in today’s global economy move along a simple, linear track. From clothing to cars to cod, modern supply chains resemble increasingly complex networks of people and companies that produce, transform, aggregate, separate, package, transport, store, ship, trade, sell, and…

Future of Fish developed this introduction video to help teach chefs and food-service professionals about the importance of Storied Fish.

Five core business functions of robust end-to-end traceability Reports of overfishing, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) activities, human rights abuses, and fraud continue to tarnish the reputation of the global seafood industry. At the same time, companies practicing environmental and social responsibility are not rewarded for their efforts. Traceability is often held up as the answer to this broken system, but traceability tends to mean different things to different people, and rarely is deployed as a full-chain solution. Through years of engagement with seafood…

The Untapped Potential of Story to Sell Seafood In the quest to boost seafood sales, price has always been king. And for good reason: market studies have shown that for a majority of consumers, price is one of the primary considerations when it comes to buying seafood. Yet, consumers bring other values to the table when it comes to their purchasing decisions, especially around food. The rise of organic and of “locally sourced” products are but two examples. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, seafood…

Internal Traceability Capacity Questionnaire Does your organization utilize an electronic Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Warehouse Management System (WMS)? Are you aware of the Key Data Elements (KDEs) that your business and/or supply chain requires in order to meet its traceability needs (lot number, date of processing, food recall data, etc.)? Does your current system collect the KDEs identified in question 2, above? Does your system provide complete internal traceability (i.e. at any stage of ownership or production, can you trace a given product…

Reports of overfishing, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) activities, human rights abuses, and fraud continue to tarnish the reputation of the global seafood industry. At the same time, companies practicing environmental and social responsibility are not rewarded for their efforts. Traceability is often held up as the answer to this broken system, but traceability tends to mean different things to different people, and rarely is deployed as a full-chain solution. Through years of engagement with seafood businesses and technology companies, Future of Fish has…