Seafood Import Monitoring Program Traceability
SIMP requires point-of-harvest-to-entry chain-of-custody data for more than 1,100 seafood species entering the US, and NOAA’s FY2026 funding directs the program specifically toward closing gaps its own action plan identified, including forced-labor risk.
Why AuthiChain
- Catch, landing, and custody events per shipment hashed and anchored, so a SIMP record survives a transfer between processors without a re-keyed paper trail
- Signed records verify offline against the shipment’s identifier — a customs or NOAA reviewer does not need portal access to check what an importer submitted
- Chain-of-custody events layer onto the same record model already used for DSCSA lot tracking and EUDR batch geolocation, not a separate schema per regulation
How it works
Issue a unique identifier per unit, anchor its record on-chain for tamper-evidence, and let anyone verify it with a single scan. Plans start at $49/mo.
FAQ
Does this replace SIMP reporting to NOAA?
No — SIMP submissions go through NOAA’s International Trade Data System. Anchoring makes the supporting chain-of-custody documentation tamper-evident; it does not change where or how the SIMP report itself gets filed.
Which species does SIMP cover?
A risk-based list of more than 1,100 species. NOAA’s FY2026 action-plan funding is aimed at strengthening enforcement and traceability across that list, not narrowing it.