Partner Profile: Kolega Fisheries
A leader in the world-leading Western King Prawn Fishery of the Spencer Gulf, South Australia
The great people behind Kolega Fisheries have been working with a number of the Fishcoin and Eachmile team members for decades. They were the first company in Southern Hemisphere to use Oregon State University's FishTrax traceability system that allows consumers to see the story of how their prawns got from the sea to their table.
Scan the QR code to see how Eachmile Technologies, through its partnership with FishTrax, links Kolega Fisheries and the customers of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Singapore.
Who are Kolega Fisheries?
With a story rich in hope, sacrifice and adventure, the Kolega family immigrated to Australia in 1959 from Croatia, establishing their company in the early 1960’s to become part of a group of pioneering South Australian fishermen.
The company owns two modern prawn vessels, that are members of the Spencer Gulf and West Coast Prawn Fishermen’s Association - an organisation highly respected throughout Australia known for managing the fishery in partnership with the South Australian Government. The fishery became the first prawn fishery in the Asia Pacific Region and the first King Prawn Fishery in the world to gain Marine Stewardship Council certification for sustainability.
The Western King Prawns (Melicertus latisulcatus)are harvested straight from ocean in the southern most prawn fishery in the world. These very cold, clear waters of the Southern Ocean produce a prawn of the highest quality and full of flavour.
Why are they a Fishcoin partner?
Kolega Fisheries are passionate about sustainability and quality. They employ best practices and the latest refrigeration technology on their boats. Always looking at ways to innovate, the team at Kolega Fisheries want to collect as much data from their operation as possible - from the time their nets hit the water to the time their prawns hit your plate.
They also realise that partnerships, both with supply chain stakeholders and input providers, are critical to improve not only the quality of the end product but the overall environmental and economic performance of the whole supply chain. Kolega Fisheries recognise that incentivising data collection through their known and existing supply chains via Fishcoin tokens is an exciting prospect, but they are also excited by the prospect of meeting and collaborating with those stakeholders in supply chains that buy (and will buy) their product that they are yet to meet, and that a Fishcoin ecosystem could introduce.
Interested in becoming a Fishcoin partner?
Companies and organizations throughout the seafood industry are signing up almost daily to be rollout partners in the Fishcoin ecosystem. If you would like to know more about joining our community of partners please read through our white paper, and contact our team.
Please note the views expressed by the author may not necessarily represent the views of the Eachmile and Fishcoin teams or their partners. Members are encouraged to freely express their diverse ideas and perspectives.
