In Indonesia, Fishing & Living has partnered with MDPI and USAID to implement traceability solutions for small-scale fishing and processing operations. To implement full chain traceability, we work with all actors in the supply chain including fishermen, middlemen and processors/exporters.

1. At the fisherman level, electronic vessel monitoring systems (VMS) such as Spot Trace and Pelagic Data Systems, are being piloted and allow us to know where the fish was caught.
2. At the middleman level, an electronic tally application (Trafiz) developed by USAID’s OCEANS project using smartphones and tablets, is being tested. This allows for all transactions to be recorded electronically and uploaded to an online database.
3. Finally, at the processor/exporter level, an electronic tally system developed by MDPI and funded by USAID OCEANS (Trace Tales) is place in multiple small-scale processing plants.
4. Additionally, based on these electronic traceability systems, Fishing & Living/Anova Food USA has implemented blockchain technology which connect several of the technologies and allows for tamper proof full chain traceability.

These technologies help small-scale fisheries supply chains meet customer and regulatory traceability requirements.