How much do you really know about the seafood you buy? In this episode of Bites & Bytes Podcast, Kristin King sits down with Chef Frank Terzoli, a lifelong chef, commercial fisherman and captain, seafood industry veteran, and someone who helped shape global seafood traceability standards. Frank’s career has taken him from cooking professionally as a kid and running fishing boats to Top Chef, global seafood sourcing, conservation work, and now CertiHarvest. Along the way, he has seen firsthand how an industry built on long-standing relationships can also become fragmented, opaque, and vulnerable to fraud. The conversation moves from seafood fraud and mislabeling into a bigger question: what changes when verified information begins at harvest? Frank explains why transparency, not simply traceability, matters; how first-mile data can give buyers and consumers greater confidence in origin, handling, quality, and freshness; and how technology is changing what the seafood supply chain can actually know in real time. Kristin and Frank also talk about aquaculture, food security, seafood quality, consumer education, connected technology, and the cyber-physical risks of putting more data and devices into food production. And because this is Frank, there are also sharks, Sicilian food memories, and more laughter-filled stories. If you eat seafood, buy seafood, work anywhere in the food supply chain, or simply want to understand what transparency can look like when technology finally catches up with industry, this conversation is for you. --------------- Guest Contact Information Chef Frank “Frankie the Bull” Terzoli Top Chef Season 2 Contestant Cutthroat Kitchen Winner CSO/CPO, CertiHarvest Frank’s LinkedIn CertiHarvest Website CertiHarvest LinkedIn --------------- Episode Key Highlights: 00:01:43 — Sicilian Food, Family and Eating Memories 00:05:53 — Swimming with Sharks: Frank’s Unforgettable Fishing Story 00:08:21 — From Commercial Fishing to Top Chef 00:15:42 — Frank’s Work with WWF and Global Seafood Traceability Standards 00:16:58 — Moving Beyond Traceability to Seafood Transparency 00:23:27 — Seafood Fraud: What Consumers Should Look For 00:24:05 — How AI Is Transforming Aquaculture 00:30:00 — Cybersecurity and the Risks of Connected Seafood Systems 00:32:26 — Seafood Imports and Supply Chain Vulnerabilities 00:36:53 — Aquaculture, Sustainability and the Future of Seafood 00:41:28 — How to Recognize Fresh, High-Quality Seafood 00:44:13 — CertiHarvest and the Future of Food Transparency --------------- 📘 Kristin’s book, “Securing What Feeds Us: Cybersecurity in Food and Agriculture,” is here. --------------- 🎤 Book Kristin King to Speak To invite Kristin to speak at your conference, corporate event, webinar, or workshop, visit the website and submit a request. --------------- 🎤 Bites and Bytes Podcast Info: Website: Explore all our episodes, articles, and more on our official website. --------------- 🛡️ About AnzenSage & AnzenOT AnzenSage is a cybersecurity advisory firm specializing in security resilience for the food, agriculture, zoo, and aquarium industries. AnzenSage offers practical, strategic guidance to help organizations anticipate risks and build resilience. Learn more about their offerings at anzensage.com. AnzenOT helps organizations understand and prioritize operational risk faster, without slow or static assessments. Subscription access is available, including a student option. Learn more at anzenot.com.
