Guidance document

Helps both private sector operators and governments develop and implement traceability systems for fish value chains by offering technical advice on enforcing and adequately verifying traceability. This document serves as a benchmark for existing traceability systems, evaluating their efficacy and identifying associated gaps.

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Traceability systems, including their associated elements of transparency, represent a crucial concerted effort towards transparent and responsible value chains. They allow a product to be followed from its origin to the end market, informing about compliance with many fisheries regulations. Given the inter-connectivity of fisheries and aquaculture value chains, collaboration at all stages is crucial for robust end-to-end traceability. Most current systems are fragmented and internal to individual companies; this creates information gaps throughout the supply chain and loss of operational efficiency. This guidance document provides elements to address these challenges and enable supply chain actors to have a common understanding and language in order to increase interoperability and data sharing for efficient traceability systems at the governmental and private levels