To end overfishing and fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, we must have the necessary means to trace seafood products from the nets to our plates.

Under the new EU Fisheries Control Regulation, electronic catch reporting and vessel monitoring systems will become mandatory in the coming years, which will enable the collection of systematic and trustworthy data on the supply chains of fisheries products.

This in-person conference will explore the added value of digital traceability to help improve seafood sustainability across the EU’s seafood supply chain, from producers to retailers and consumers. Keynote speakers and experts will address the issue of seafood traceability alongside contributions from the audience and of the Fish-X partners. The event will be followed by a networking cocktail.

Registration is required to participate and spaces are limited. The deadline to register is 3 April 2024.

Agenda:

09:00-09:30 - Arrival and coffee

09:30-09:45 - Welcome by Dr. Antonia Leroy, WWF European Policy Office

09:45–11:15 - Panel discussion 1 – New Monitoring Control Surveillance (MCS) measures enforced by the Fishery Control Regulation: what innovation on traceability?

Moderated by Louis Lambrechts, WWF European Policy Office

Anne Gautrais-Le Goff, Policy officer, DG Mare, D4 Control and Inspection Unit
Esben Sverdrup Jensen, President of European Association, Fish Producers Organisations (EAPO)
Huw Thomas, Market Development Lead Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability
Margreet Brinxma, Senior Supply Chain Innovation Manager, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
Rita Sá, Oceans & fisheries Coordinator, ANP|WWF Portugal

11:15-11:45 - Coffee and tea break

11:45-12:40 - Technical session 1: How to combine sustainability ranking, certification and labeling of seafood products? Moderated by Laure Guillevic, WWF EPO

11:50-12:40 - Technical session 2: Challenges of digital traceability along the supply chain, Moderated by Sylvie Giraud, CLS

12:40-13:00 - Take away messages from sessions 1 & 2

13:00–14:00 - Lunch break

14:00-14:15 - Welcome back, Dr. Antonia Leroy

14:15-15:45 - Panel discussion 2 - How can digital traceability system ensure sustainable seafood consumption?

Moderated by Vanya Vulperhorst, Oceana

Dr. Başak Babaoğlu, Manager, EU Affairs Corporate Responsibility & Public Policy, Metro Brussels Representation Office
Catherine Vogler, Senior Manager Seafood Market, WWF Switzerland
Charles Guirriec, Co-founder, Poiscaille
Immanuel Virdi, Project Management Lead, Ourz/Fish-X project

15:45-16:10 - Light break

16:10-16:40 - What’s next with the EU Election? By Laure Guillevic, WWF European Policy Office

16:40–17:00 - Concluding remarks by Jana Stünkel, Fish-X project coordinator

17:00–18:00 - Networking cocktail

About the conference organizers:

The Fish-X project is committed to develop technological solutions that pioneer the collection, aggregation and exchange of fisheries data, including geolocalisation and landing data. The Fish-X traceability platform is being developed via a co-design process with several actors along EU seafood supply chains to respond to the need for better traceability from national authorities to the seafood industry and consumers.

Fish-X Conference – Digital traceability