Shellfish traceability plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety, quality, and sustainability of seafood in both global and local supply chains. Traceability allows government regulators to investigate outbreaks of food illness and helps ensure only legally harvested product enters the marketplace, while recordkeeping enables traceability of all movement of shellfish from seeding to harvest and consumption.
Recordkeeping, tagging, and statistical reporting are the key elements for traceability required by all Shellfish Aquaculture (AQSF) licence holders. Recordkeeping requirements for shellfish farmers are described in section 15 of the Shellfish Aquaculture Conditions of Licence (CoL) and How Farmed Shellfish Products are Traced Infographic.
Traceability Record Keeping Guide:
https://bcsga.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Shellfish-Traceability-Records-Form.xlsx
