In support to the Philippine Government’s efforts to eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, in partnership with USAID OCEANs and SFFAII, launched the Electronic Catch Documentation and Traceability (eCDT) System on September 6, 2017, the first day of the 19th National Tuna Congress (NTC).
With the end objective of its implementation and roll out to the fishing sector, this project is designed to encourage the collection and analysis of ecological and economic data related to seafood products throughout the seafood supply chain, enabling traceability from point of catch to import and end-retail.
In the launching and throughout the Congress, audio visual presentation materials were exhibited and printed materials on the eCDT program were distributed.
