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Subject: Belgium - Offer - Fresh - Belgian Fish Auctions go for full traceability of fish!
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In response to the European directives regarding the traceability of fish catches and their follow-up throughout the chain, Vereniging Vlaamse Visveilingen (Union of Flemish Fish Auctions) launched in February 2015, a tender for the implementation of a track and trace solution based on RFID technology, complemented with linear and 2D barcode techniques. On May 21, 2015, the contract was awarded to Aucxis. The objective of the contract is to roll out a track and trace solution in the 3 Belgian fish auctions of Zeebrugge, Ostend and Nieuwpoort after a positive evaluation of the pilot project in September. The basic principle of the project is that the product information is linked to the fish boxes which are followed as far as their final destination in the chain.
Aucxis also won the contract for the complementary project involving the development of a box pool management system and web application for the 86.000 new RFID fish boxes. In a later stage also all existing fish boxes will be tagged in order to obtain a comprehensive management of all fish boxes circulating at the three fish auctions and the other players in the chain.
The RFID solution proposed by Aucxis includes the supply of 15 fork-lift truck terminals, 39 RFID portals, 4 industrial input terminals for the fish box pool management and 12 RFID handheld scanners. Both contracts together represent a value of 582.000 Euro.
This innovative RFID project is not Aucxis’ first in the fishing industry.
Last year, in close collaboration with the fish auction of Urk (Visveiling Urk) and 4 other parties, Aucxis developed a proof of concept based on RFID technology amongst others, allowing the realisation of a sound “track & trace” methodology and environment that can serve as a model for the rest of the fisheries industry. The concept was tested by practical experience and the results achieved were very promising! At any time, Visveiling Urk knows the position of its tagged fish boxes and all parties involved can identify the fish in the boxes. Today the team continues to fine-tune its durable solution, suitable to operate in the specific environmental conditions of the fishing industry and offering a forward-looking answer to the European legislation regarding traceability of fish throughout the chain, from net to plate. Click here to obtain more information on this project or to download the case study.
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