The sustainability indicator framework to communicate responsible aquafood production and consumption patterns

Project Information

VeriFish

Grant agreement ID: 101156426

DOI

10.3030/101156426

Project closed

EC signature date 5 April 2024

Start date 1 May 2024

End date 30 April 2026

Funded under

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Total cost

€ 1 816 561,25

EU contribution

€ 1 816 561,25

Coordinated by

TRUST-IT SERVICES SRL
Italy

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Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

VeriFish recipe book

A children's recipe book, designed to cater to children's taste preferences, will be available via the VeriFish website and web-app.Linked task: T3.4 Media products & Stakeholder engagement campaigns | M6 - M24

Children & citizens media products

Series of communication and awareness raising materials in a “white label” format, to be distributed via consumers associations and VeriFish network and linked from the VeriFish public website. They include: i) i) educational posters ii) downloadable calendar of seasonal fish for families iii) Flash cards game for children iv) Map of fisheries puzzle.Linked task: T3.4 Media products & Stakeholder engagement campaigns | M6 - M24

Documents, reports (11)

Indicator framework defined

Specifications for the comprehensive indicator framework bringing the three pillars of sustainability and aquafood health together for further communication campaigns.Linked task: T2.1 Coordinate data provision and develop indicator framework | M1-M24

Initial recommendation for how to efficiently communicate to consumers about seafood

List of VeriFish recommendations on how to efficiently engage and influence various types of consumers to encourage consumption of local, seasonal, and sustainable seafood.Linked task: T4.1 Develop initial Good Practice recommendations specific for consumer types and cultures | M3 - M24

Communication, stakeholder engagement final report

Results of the communication and dissemination strategy and campaigns implemented. It includes examples of how the indicator framework can be implemented in different contexts. Results with respect to engagement of the different stakeholder categories will be detailed in this report, too.Linked task: T3.1 Communication & Dissemination | M1-M24

Documentation of the consensus-driven CWA process

This report contains the VeriFish CEN Workshop Proposal and Workshop Project Plan; these documents need to be submitted to and accepted by CEN. In addition, it contains a complete list of Workshop members (internal and external), meetings held in the CWA process, and minutes from the meetings.Linked task: T4.3 Stakeholder consultation campaigns towards a European Good Practice recommendation | M6 - M24

VeriFish web app requirements & specification document

List of requirements and specifications to design and develop the VeriFish web application incl. workflows and wireframes.Linked task: T3.3 Prototype of the VeriFish web app | M6 - M24

VeriFish dissemination events roadmap

This report contains a description of the VeriFish conference and the overall goal of it, the agenda and the list of conference participants. The report also contains a table summarizing the project consortium members participation in events during the project period.Linked task: T3.5 Events & VeriFish conference | M3 - M24

Guideline for the use of seafood verifiable indicators

The guideline will deliver knowledge on the use of seafood verifiable indicators for making informed and responsible choices on seafood consumption.Linked task: T2.2 Develop scoring system and guidelines for communication through the use of the indicator framework- | M6-M24

VeriFish media products requirements & specification document

List of requirements and specifications to design and develop the VeriFish media products.Linked task: T3.2 Requirements gathering phase for outreach media products | M10 - M18

Recommendations from VeriFish EAB on the way forward

Following on the release of the VeriFish web app and media products and building on D4.1, VeriFish EAB will be consulted to provide recommendations on the exploitation and sustainability of VeriFish results and comment on the initial list of recommendations delivered by the consortium.Linked task: T1.4 External Advisory Board (EAB) | M1-M24

Good Practice Recommendation

Low-level, voluntary European standard on how to efficiently communicate to consumers about seafood, published as a CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA).Linked task: T4.2 CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) | M8 - M24

Communication, stakeholder engagement plan, including branding guide and promotional material

A strategy for communication and dissemination of the project will be developed, updated and implemented as well as an engagement plan for relevant stakeholders.Linked task: T3.1 Communication & Dissemination | M1-M24

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (3)

VeriFish Knowledge Base - final version

Knowledge base of site specific fisheries as an extension of Global Record of Stock and Fisheries.Linked task: T2.3 Integrate fishery and aquaculture indicators into the GRSF model and database | M1-M24

Prototype of the web app - final release

Mobile friendly app prototype - final releaseLinked task: T3.3 Prototype of the VeriFish web app | M6 - M24

Indicator framework developed

Comprehensive indicator framework bringing the three pillars of sustainability and aquafood health together for further communication campaigns.Linked task: T2.1 Coordinate data provision and develop indicator framework | M1-M24

Publications

Other (7)

VeriFish Indicator Framework defined- D2.1

Author(s): Astley, Siân
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14384280

Indicator Framework Developed - D2.2

Author(s): Marketakis, Yannis
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15358655

D3.1 – Communication, stakeholder engagement plan, including branding guide and promotional material

Author(s): Barazzetta, Francesca; Salvo Borda, Ixai
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14383715

VeriFish Media Products Requirements & Specification Document - D3.3

Author(s): Pittonet Gaiarin, Sara
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15363832

D2.3 – Guidelines for the use of seafood verifiable indicators

Author(s): Salvo Borda, Ixai Barazzetta, Francesca1
Published in: 2026
Publisher: VeriFish

Initial Recommendation for How to Efficiently Communicate to Consumers About Seafood - D4.1

Author(s): Steinsbø, Silje
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15359078

VeriFish Web App Requirements & Specification Document - D3.2

Author(s): Petrocelli, Alessandro
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15359008

Conference proceedings (3)

Interactive and Provenance-aware Search and QA over Documents using LLMs, RAG and Knowledge Graph Verbalization

Author(s): Iordanis Sapidis, Valantis Zervos, Michalis Mountantonakis, Yannis Tzitzikas
Published in: 29th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL 2025)
Publisher: Springer

Building a Global Aquatic Resource Knowledge Base for Fisheries

Author(s): Yannis Marketakis, Yannis Tzitzikas, Aureliano Gentile, Anton Ellenbroek, Marc Taconet
Published in: HAICTA 2024, 2025, ISSN 2504-3900
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/PROCEEDINGS2025117004

Construction, Access, and Application of a Knowledge Base for Sustainable Aquafood Communication

Author(s): Yannis Marketakis, Yannis Tzitzikas, Alessandro Petrocelli, Sara Pittonet Gaiarin, Siân Astley, Christine Absil, Michelle Boonstra, Tim Huntington, Tracy Murai, Nicolas Baily
Published in: 14th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Graphs (IJCKG 2025) is a premium academic forum on Knowledge Graphs
Publisher: Springer