#110 of 140 articles from the Special Report:
Food Insider
A Sawmill Bay fishing boat on the waters off Read Island in B.C. Photo courtesy of Sawmill Bay Shellfish
Steve Pocock used to rely on rainproof notebooks to count his oysters off Read Island, but recently he upgraded his operations to include tagging machines and a software program.
Pocock received funding from B.C.’s traceability program, which provides software programs to help businesses trace and track products through all levels of production. Knowing exactly where shellfish comes from is key to limiting food-borne illnesses and it smooths out seafood industry operations.