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RSS![A tasty blue accident](https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-06/blue-crab_0.jpg?itok=wwB0PZ-j)
Like many alien invasive species, Blue Crab came to the European waters by accident. It was transported from its distant home in the American north Atlantic, most likely though ship ballast water, already at the beginning of the XX century, and spread rapidly since then.
![Fish meatballs](https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-04/scarto.jpg?itok=b5dEgjh0)
Fishing always comes with a certain degree of unpredictability and uncertainty. This is equally true for professional fishers as it is for enthusiasts. When they cast their nets or fishing lines, they never know if and what they might catch.
![Recognising the species of each fish thanks to artificial intelligence ©Wageningen University and Research](https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-01/FDF.jpg?itok=KTBvxVg2)
Dutch researchers and fishers are developing a digital tool to implement fully documented fisheries (FDF), with support from the EU.