500 kilos of untraceable fish products seized in Palermo

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.