PROJECT ABSTRACT

SAMANTHA aims at providing a system which will enable the traceability of fishing products, based on the ability to identify them uniquely at any point within the supply chain assuring that this identification gives a link to the product history. The small and medium sized fisheries determine the size of a batch, which is identified uniquely thanks to a RFID tag containing the required information.

For many European SMEs, and even more those included in coastal regions in some specific sectors like the fishing industry, represented in this consortium, it is of utmost importance to be able to control and manage effectively products and goods traceability throughout the supply chain, not only because they have to observe EC directives regarding certification of goods and consumers health, but also because those halfway points are the object of many black market activities which are definitely harmful for both the industry and consumers.

SAMANTHA precisely addresses this real current problem existing in the fishing industry, which is mainly comprised by small and medium sized organisations covering different roles: fish-farms, fish processors, fish-markets, fishermen associations, rashers, etc. As a result, it will address the deserved resources management and control, accounting for an intelligent streamline of the traceability supply chain processes.