Forthcoming 2026

Sea of Deception

Understanding Seafood Fraud and Rebuilding Consumer Trust

By Roy D. Palmer, AM
Published by FishPond in support of Seafood Consumers Association Ltd
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Sea of Deception – Front Cover
Sea of Deception – Back Cover
7
Parts
8
Live Case Studies
5
Pillar Playbook
8
Consumer Steps

A book that started with one question

This book isn't despair. It's a playbook.

After 40+ years in the seafood industry, the same kinds of fraud kept happening year after year. Sea of Deception is the book that walks through each part, with the cases, the cover stories, the policy gaps, and the playbook to close them. It's written for the consumer who wants to know what's really going on — and for the regulator, advocate, and industry professional who is tired of watching the same fraudulent practices recur.

The I-CADMUS taxonomy underpins the book's structure — a globally applicable framework for classifying and combating seafood fraud across its many forms.

  • I

    Why Seafood is VulnerableThe conditions that enable fraud

  • II

    I-CADMUS Deep-DiveThe taxonomy behind the framework

  • III

    Governance FailuresWhere policy and regulation fall short

  • IV

    The Five-Pillar PlaybookA practical path to reform

  • V

    Forces ConvergingTechnology, sustainability and shifting markets

  • VI

    Eight Consumer Steps + the MovementWhat you can do starting Monday morning

The book provides the principles.
The website provides the tools.

Roy D. Palmer, AM — Sea of Deception

Sea of Deception — First Edition

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