# To trust your food, you must know where it’s coming from

> US must track seafood from catch to plate to end hidden fishing abuses.
- Title: To trust your food, you must know where it’s coming from
- Summary: US must track seafood from catch to plate to end hidden fishing abuses. US needs seafood traceability laws to prevent illegal fishing and labor abuses in…
- Keywords: fish meal, seafood traceability, illegal fishing, labor abuses, fish feed, us seafood, oceana, stronger america through seafood, news, local, trust, food
- Source: The Boston Globe — https://bostonglobe.com/2026/10/16/opinion/letters-seafood-industry-fish-meal
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: fish meal, seafood traceability, illegal fishing, labor abuses, fish feed, us seafood, oceana, stronger america through seafood, news, local
## Fish meal hidden in food
Fish meal made from wild-caught fish feeds farmed fish and animals but is often overlooked in American food supply.
## Seafood supply chains lack transparency
Opaque supply chains hide costs of illegal fishing and labor abuses in fish meal production.
## US must track seafood
Expanded traceability requirements would help regulators track fish from catch to sale to end illegal fishing and labor abuses.
## US seafood standard for sustainability
US can set sustainable seafood production standard through science-based practices and federal oversight.
## Key takeaway

US needs seafood traceability laws to prevent illegal fishing and labor abuses in fish meal production.