Dive Deeper

This website serves as a portal to the U.S. activities and the federal agencies involved with implementing the recommendations of a 2014 joint U.S. Government Task Force to comprehensively combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud from entering the U.S. market place.Press enter to go to this resource, IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud Web Portal

The findings from the research into the tuna sector in Bitung, Indonesia are presented in the following report. They are a result of assessments of labor conditions in pilot fisheries that helped the project inform approaches on how to integrate relevant labor data into the CDTs.Press enter to go to this resource, Labor Conditions in the Tuna Sector: Bitung, Indonesia

In 2018, Anova Food, LLC. joined USAID Oceans’ network of partners to establish full-chain traceability for tuna products harvested in Southeast Asia that are imported into the United States. The following case study presents the benefits of “bait-to-plate” electronic traceability systems, as seen through USAID Oceans’ partner, Anova.Press enter to go to this resource, Case Study: The Value of Traceability for Business (Anova Food, LLC.)

This guide details the “minimum” recommended KDEs to be captured within each link of the seafood supply chain under the scope of the USAID Oceans-supported CDT Systems, as well a summary overview of those required by predominant import markets and international organizations.Press enter to go to this resource, Recommended Key Data Elements for Catch Documentation & Traceability

This report assesses Thai Union’s 2017 pilot program to test the usability and scalability of catch documentation and traceability (CDT) technology for at-sea data collection and improved crew communications.Press enter to go to this resource, Thai Union eCDT and Crew Communications Pilot: Assessment Report