Haddock: A Smart-Contract Command Bus for the Fishing Industry

Abstract

The global fishing industry, a critical food source, faces significant challenges due to criminal activities such as illegal fishing and over-exploitation. Traditional surveillance methods can be susceptible to tampering and cannot fully ensure the integrity of recorded events. This thesis introduces Haddock, a shared, distributed logging system leveraging a two-phase dissemination protocol and the Avalanche blockchain network to provide a secure and immutable record of log data. By utilizing blockchain system's inherent properties of transparency, immutability, and decentralized nature, Haddock aims to enhance the reliability and trustworthiness of maritime surveillance systems.

Through experiments and evaluations, this thesis demonstrates the potential of using blockchain technology for logging and timel