Fishing

A page to improve Fishing support

== Rationale

• Over-fishing is species and area-dependent.
• We have data on those 2 criteria, and it’s taken into account in the Eco-Score
• There are some fishing labels, 99% of them are bogus, but we should explain what they guarantee (or not)

== Taxonomy file

• We detect fish through ingredients or categories. The threatened fish support is still to be coded in the backend.

FAO Fishing Zones

• Fishing products often mention the FAO Fishing Zone, which allows to know where the fish has been caught
• Global_origins_taxonomy
• Radioactive hazard in some zones (Fukushima, Radioactive dumping in the 60s…)

MSC Codes

• MSC codes will typically indicate the Fisheries (on land) where the fish has been processed.
• The MSC label allows you transparency on the fishery, which is better than nothing. It should be combined with the FAO zone + additional data for a comprehensive view.
• See MSC Codes

Fish-safe labels

• 7 Dolphin Safe logos, of questionable value: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_safe_label

Methods of fishing

• https://fr.openfoodfacts.org/label/peche-au-chalut
• https://fr.openfoodfacts.org/label/peche-a-la-ligne
• https://fr.openfoodfacts.org/label/peche-a-la-senne
• https://fr.openfoodfacts.org/label/pechees-a-la-bolinche
• https://fr.openfoodfacts.org/label/peche-a-la-drague

Marketing

• World Fisheries Day is on November 21

GitHub issues

• https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/issues/5496

Get in touch

Slack channel #fishing