UNOC 2025 Side Event – Join Us in Nice!
Digital Tools and Seafood Value Chains: Between Innovation and Reality Check
About the Event
Join us for a dynamic side event at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference that explores how digital innovation is transforming seafood value chains — from the ocean to your plate.
The discussion considers the potential and limits of digital tools to foster a more sustainable use of marine resources. Based on real-life pilots across seafood value chains, the session goes beyond technical solutions to discuss the socio-economic, organizational and cultural barriers to adoption. The dialogue will address essential issues such as data transparency, power asymmetries between actors and the fragmentation of governance and digital standards.
Key questions include:
What kind of transparency do we need and who is it for?
Are traceability challenges inherent to the seafood sector or shaped by value chain structures?
Can digital tools overcome real-world constraints?
Hosted by the SEA2SEE Project in collaboration with EveryFish, TITAN, and FishEUTrust, this open discussion will unpack the real-world challenges and opportunities of digital tools like blockchain in supporting transparent, sustainable and traceable fisheries and aquaculture.
Agenda
15:00 – 16:30 – Panel Discussion – Introducing the participating projects and sharing demo case studies insights.
Panel Discussion topics
- What have we achieved so far?
- What are the challenges of implementing digital tools and data infrastructure?
- How do social and economic barriers impact digital traceability adoption?
- How can we overcome these obstacles through innovative solutions?
- What’s next for the digital seafood value chain?
16:30 – 18:00 – Drinks & Networking – Stay for informal conversations, meet the speakers and exchange ideas with peers over refreshments
Who Are Our Speakers:
Carlos Mazorra, Director of Innovation, SMARTWATER PLANET – SEA2SEE – moderator
Rachel Tiller, Chief Scientist, SINTEF Ocean – EveryFish
Sébastien Metz, CEO & Fisheries Economist, Sakana Consultants – TITAN
Milan Vukovic, Chief Operating Officer, BELIT – FishEUTrust
Why are we here at UNOC?
Connecting SEA2SEE, EveryFish, TITAN and FishEUTrust to global ocean governance and sustainability efforts.
How to Join?
Find us at the Théâtre L’alphabet, 19 Rue Delille, 06000 Nice, France
How to Get There?
- 15-minute walk from the venue;
- 9 minute by car;
- Public transport from conference venue: TRAM > get on Line 2 at “PORT LYMPIA” and get off at “DURANDY” – 13 min.
