Smart traceability and labeling toolbox for a sustainable seafood production

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Atlantic Area

Date of latest update: 2023-03-02

Description

Description (EN):

Seafood fraud has been recognised by European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) in 2015 as an emergent risk. Illegal fisheries, fraud and mislabeling are the main issues representing a serious risk to the existence of this important economic activity for the Atlantic Area Regions. The main actors, producers, industry, markets and consumers should be aware of the threat and the available tools which will empower them to adopt a responsible attitude towards the production, marketing and buying of seafood. The general objective of SEA-TRACES is to demonstrate to stakeholders and consumers that Labeling and Traceability are essential to protect and valorize Atlantic Area’s fisheries and aquaculture. SEA-TRACES will demonstrate, through case studies in different regions, how innovative implementation of traceability and labeling instruments will facilitate and increase the marketing and revenues, thus acting as a driving force to inspire other companies to adopt similar strategies. Consumers and industry are meant to find agreements about how product information has to be delivered and obtained in order to maximize the information flow, SEA-TRACES will foster these encounters and workshops. Administration, Control and Research Labs are the main actors involved in label analysis and control, involvement of these actors in newly virtual platform will allow SEA-TRACES test the feasibility of transferring results.

Achievements (EN):

Illegal fishing, fraud and mislabeling pose a serious risk to this important economic activity in the Atlantic Area regions. The main actors, producers, industry, markets and consumers must be aware of these threats and know the available tools that will empower them to adopt a responsible attitude towards the production, marketing and buying of seafood. The overall objective of SEATRACES is to demonstrate to stakeholders and consumers that Labeling and Traceability are essential to protect and enhance fisheries and aquaculture in the Atlantic Area. By carrying out case studies in different regions, SEATRACES is demonstrating how innovative implementation of traceability and labeling instruments facilitate and increase marketing and revenue, thus acting as a driving force to inspire other companies to adopt similar strategies. In addition, pilot actions are being carried out to demonstrate how traceability benefits producers and consumers. Being the proper analytical tools essential for compliance with the latest labeling regulations, the project is developing, testing and validating new tools for verification of Labels. The Administration, Control and Research Labs are the main actors involved in the analysis and control of labels. To help official control labs, SEATRACES has developed a new online tool (FISH-FIT) with the methodology used for species identification of seafood. Consumer studies carried out in six countries showed that traceability and sustainable certification are indeed important, however, these studies also conclude that price is a relevant factor in buying decision process. SEATRACES also assessed the level of compliance with European labeling regulations in these countries, demonstrating that there are specific needs to improve compliance throughout the supply chain. "SEATRACES explored the use of radiofrequency identification tags for tracking oysters in the farm: from seeds until they are sold to consumers. That is traceability like no other”. Nuno Ferreira Exporsado.

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Expected Results (EN):

• Development of Standard Analytical Methods to implement a better seafood control for decreasing mislabeling. Consumers provided with trustworthy information through reliable labels; • Creation of a self-sustained Network of Expertise: a referent body for academia, industry and public authorities at international level, with joint problem-solving capacity to meet future challenges on this field. • Development and pilot implementation of a Virtual Reference Center for Seafood Authentication: improved and harmonized performance on Seafood Traceability and Labeling control by competent authorities; • Recommendations for improved seafood labels arisen from the close collaboration between consumers and industry at transnational level. Involvement of EU Consumers associations, CoR and relevant stakeholder associations to promote better labels. Strategy for consumers’ information;

Expected Outputs (EN):

• Analysis of the results obtained in case studies and pilot actions with the involvement of industrial partners and stakeholders from the seafood sector (producers and farmers) focused on the implementation of Seafood; Traceability and Labeling schemes and innovative marketing tools: increased benefits for producers, reinforcement of Atlantic Area global position; • Dissemination material for the communication of results to different audiences. International Conference ISLAS 2020 to showcase all SEA-TRACES achievements and results: increased awareness on Seafood Traceability and Labeling and consequences of mislabeling.

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Evaluation systems and results Agriculture and fisheries and forestry

Specific Objective: Enhancing innovation capacity through cooperation to foster competitiveness

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Address: Vigo, Spain

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 849 763.00

ERDF budget: EUR 637 322.25

Exporsado, Comércio e indústria de productos do mar

Name: Exporsado, Comércio e indústria de productos do mar

Address: Setubal, Portugal

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 178 205.00

ERDF budget: EUR 133 653.75

Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I.P.

Name: Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I.P.

Address: Lisboa, Portugal

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 342 028.92

ERDF budget: EUR 256 521.69

Muséum National D' Histoire Naturelle

Name: Muséum National D' Histoire Naturelle

Address: Concarneau, France

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 249 466.92

ERDF budget: EUR 187 100.19

The University Court of the University of Aberdeen

Name: The University Court of the University of Aberdeen

Address: Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 309 774.40

ERDF budget: EUR 232 330.80

MAX RUBNER-INSTITUT

Name: MAX RUBNER-INSTITUT

Address: Kiel, Germany

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 413 925.00

ERDF budget: EUR 310 443.75

INDIGO ROCK MARINE RESEARCH STATION

Name: INDIGO ROCK MARINE RESEARCH STATION

Address: Cork, Ireland

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 333 480.00

ERDF budget: EUR 250 110.00

Fundación AZTI – AZTI Fundazioa

Name: Fundación AZTI – AZTI Fundazioa

Address: Derio, Spain

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 213 505.00

ERDF budget: EUR 160 128.75

Consello Regulador do Mexillón de Galicia

Name: Consello Regulador do Mexillón de Galicia

Address: Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Spain

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 289 875.80

ERDF budget: EUR 217 406.85

The University of Salford

Name: The University of Salford

Address: Salford, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 346 884.40

ERDF budget: EUR 260 163.30

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Exporsado, Comércio e indústria de productos do mar

Smart traceability and labeling toolbox for a sustainable seafood production

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Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I.P.

Smart traceability and labeling toolbox for a sustainable seafood production

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Muséum National D' Histoire Naturelle

Smart traceability and labeling toolbox for a sustainable seafood production

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The University Court of the University of Aberdeen

Smart traceability and labeling toolbox for a sustainable seafood production

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MAX RUBNER-INSTITUT

Smart traceability and labeling toolbox for a sustainable seafood production

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INDIGO ROCK MARINE RESEARCH STATION

Smart traceability and labeling toolbox for a sustainable seafood production

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Higher Council for Scientific Research - Institute of Marine Sciences

Smart traceability and labeling toolbox for a sustainable seafood production

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Fundación AZTI – AZTI Fundazioa

Smart traceability and labeling toolbox for a sustainable seafood production

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Consello Regulador do Mexillón de Galicia

Smart traceability and labeling toolbox for a sustainable seafood production

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The University of Salford

Smart traceability and labeling toolbox for a sustainable seafood production

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Summary

Project name (PT): Ferramentas inteligentes de rastreabilidade e rotulagem para uma produção sustentável de pescado

Project name (ES): Herramientas inteligentes de trazabilidad y etiquetado para una producción pesquera sostenible

Project name (FR): Outils intelligents de traçabilité et d'étiquetage pour la production durable de produits de la mer

Project name (EN): Smart traceability and labeling toolbox for a sustainable seafood production

Project acronym: SEA-TRACES

Project start date: 2018-01-01

Project end date: 2020-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 526 908.44

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 645 181.33

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 2 645 181.33.

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SEATRACES

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Data source: https://www.atlanticarea.eu/page/63

Publication date: 2023-02-20

Document date: 2020-12-31

Languages: en

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Atlantic Area

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2021-08-01

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.atlanticarea.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-12-03, 2023-02-02 and 2024 01 30. Fields project name and description (from 23 projects) translated from Spanish into English using the European Commission's eTranslation machine translation service.

The projects which fields include an eTranslation English text are the ones with the following acronyms: @BluePortS, 4H-CREAT, ACCESS2SEA, AGEO, AGRITOX, ALERTOX-NET, AtlanticFoodExport, ATLANTIC-KET-MED, AT-VIRTUAL, AYCH, CABFishMAN, CircularSeas, COCKLES, CONSORTEX, FAN-BEST, iFADO, IN 4.0, JONAS, MONITOOL, NANOCULTURE, PROTOATLANTIC, SIRMA and USER-FACTOR.

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