(IntraFish) The U.S. oyster industry
The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, a board representing the five Gulf states on fisheries issues, said the electronic system will replace the paper tracking process in use today.
Industry leaders say doing that could make the data more efficient, easier to access and could reduce the cost of complying with new food-safety regulations.
"This technology allows us to give consumers something that's transparent," said Mike Voisin, a member of the state Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and owner of Houma's Motivatit Seafoods.
The Gulf commission is working with Seattle-based Trace Register to develop a voluntary pilot project.