Current seafood traceability tools and services have the potential to take advantage of novel blockchain technologies to obtain a wide range of data and display sustainable seafood practices to consumers. The Sea2See project aims to fill in existing seafood traceability gaps through the development of an innovative end-to-end blockchain model and applications, to increase trust and social acceptance of sustainably fished and farmed seafood.
The project is focused on two main areas of intervention: 1- active commitment of stakeholders and consumer empowerment through the implementation of societal and sectoral strategies for co-creation, communication and awareness raising; 2- provide technological solutions to answer the need of a valuable data source collected throughout the whole seafood value chain and test these solutions in real-life environments.
One of the pilot case studies is SEAentia’s RAS meagre farm in Peniche (Portugal), where sensor and production data are uploaded to a farm management software (Smartwater Cloud), and sub sequently logged into a traceability platform through blockchain technology.
This network infrastructure allows any authenticated supply chain actors to input data and have complete auditability of the process from hatch until the fish reaches the consumer’s plate , thus promoting trust and transparency throughout the whole value chain.
Note: This demo for the aquaculture use case is still under development. We foresee to have the app ready for showcasing by the time of the AQUA 2024 congress.
Acknowledgements
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme, under the Grant Agreement no. 101060564 (Sea2See).