He allegedly advertised fish on social media TikTok and then he would sell it illegally on the street. As part of theoperation e-fishing – which is still ongoing throughout Italy and is conducted by the coast guard – the Palermo coast guard personnel have 545 kilos of fish products were seized without the mandatory information on traceability. The measure arises from social media monitoring: the coast guard noticed the man's social activity, which he then allegedly sold the fish illegally on the street. The lack of traceability – and therefore the impossibility of defining its origin – has also led to discard of 40 lobsters into the sea found and considered, following checks by healthcare personnel, still alive and vital. Furthermore, on another occasion, after a check in a storage center the coast guard of Palermo he seized further 30 tons of expired fish product.
