The Coral Traceability Solution (CTS) is the world's first solution for tracing individual corals through the supply chain. It supports provenance recording and Australia's obligations under CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), combining marine-grade RFID tagging hardware with the OriginsNext platform to link each physical coral to its digital record.
Objectives
The Coral Traceability Solution is designed to meet these objectives:
Objective | What it means |
Accountable and justifiable | Provides a level of accountability for product with minimal additional burden. |
Trusted | Able to be validated, and is failsafe. |
Secure | Not susceptible to tampering. |
Comprehensive | Works from end to end, and encompasses complexities such as mortality, trimming and discards. |
Innovative | Considers current best practice in traceability and aligns with national and international standards. |
Practical | Useable and timely, integrates into existing systems, and does not affect the health or viability of the coral. |
Harmonising and complementary | Meets external regulatory standards and is complementary and mutually supportive of existing traceability systems for trade in CITES-listed species (CoP17 Decisions 17.152 to 17.155). |
Adaptable | Can incorporate future taxonomic revisions if required. |
Remedial | Provides solutions to key industry pain points along the supply chain through to export. |
Scalable | Encompasses Australia's coral fishery industry as a holistic approach. |
It is delivered in partnership with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).
To sign in (and to use the CTS mobile app for field capture), see How do I access the Coral Traceability Solution?