The Global Seafood Alliance Seafood Processing Standard (SPS) Issue 6.0 is available for public comment, GSA announced on June 29. The 60-day public comment period ends on August 27. SPS Issue 6.0 has been restructured to include a core set of requirements for all processing plants, with separate modules to accommodate production processes that may
Calimax, a seafood vendor and distributer in Ibiza, Spain, has joined the growing list of retailers, foodservice operators and distribution companies worldwide that are Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) market endorsers. Founded in 1977, Calimax sells and distributes seafood to hotels, restaurants and shops in Ibiza and throughout the Balearic Islands.
Each year on World Oceans Day, Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) raises awareness about the importance of keeping our planet’s most valuable resource healthy. GSA’s unique connection with the ocean inspires us to do everything we can to continue to preserve it: through education and advocacy work, by providing third-party assurances through the Best Aquaculture Practices
The Global Seafood Alliance has launched a consumer-facing digital marketing campaign to coincide with National Ocean Month and World Oceans Day in June. Using the theme “Sustained by Seafood,” the campaign celebrates the ocean, the resources it provides us with, and the 3,000-plus Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified producers all over the world. The campaign aims
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has released the final report from an action research project undertaken through 2022 entitled, “What Is the Expectation of Worker Voice and Grievance Mechanisms on Certified Vessels?” Supported by the David & Lucile Packard Foundation, the project engaged with over 150 stakeholders across more than 30 countries. Key Traceability was
Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is aware of an unfortunate situation whereby online scammers are impersonating the GSA brand and tricking victims into investing in aquaculture operations that do not exist. Such activities are fraudulent, and GSA strongly advises all victims and potential victims to avoid any interaction with the scammers, who are targeting people in
On May 2, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) responded to a Compassion In World Farming (CIWF) campaign intended to discredit the Global Seafood Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP). GSA shares CIWF’s sentiment that animal cruelty has no place in fish husbandry. Animal health and welfare has been at the foundation of the BAP certification program
The results from a multi-organizational effort to identify common issues in working conditions across global supply chains has been released, the Global Seafood Alliance announced in early May. GSA is one of six nonprofit organizations that collaborated on this project to survey workers in a number of countries. The common goal was to speak to the
In conjunction with Seafood Scotland, the Global Seafood Alliance announced at Seafood Expo Global (SEG) in Barcelona on Tuesday, April 25, that the 23rd edition of its flagship event, the Responsible Seafood Summit, will be held at the Fairmont St. Andrews in historic St. Andrews on Scotland’s east coast from Oct. 21 to 24, 2024.
Oliver Food Service has pledged to source seafood from Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)- and Best Seafood Practices (BSP)-certified producers, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced in April. Oliver Food Service is one of the leading distribution companies in the Balearics, the Spanish mainland and the Canary Islands. Founded as Pescados Oliver in 1974, Oliver Food
Skretting Norway is the first feed mill in the country to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced. Skretting is a global aquafeed company with fish and shrimp feed production on all major continents. The Skretting AS feed mill located in Stavanger, Norway has met the requirements of the
In 1997, Global Seafood Alliance was founded by members of the aquaculture industry who recognized widespread issues facing farmers – people who believed in the potential of the industry and knew we could do better. To enact these changes and make a true impact on the responsibility that farmers hold, GSA created the Best Aquaculture
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced on March 31 that Brian Perkins has left the organization after a two-year tenure in which he played an important role in the organization’s transition from the Global Aquaculture Alliance to GSA. On April 4, GSA unveiled that its executive committee, which consists of members of the board of
The Ainan Fishery Cooperative Association, which produces red sea bream, has become the first facility in Japan to achieve Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced in March. Located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, the Yasutaka Suisan farm and the Hamasui processing plant, both members of the Ainan Fisheries Cooperative, have achieved
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The Global Seafood Alliance is pleased to announce that Julie Decker, executive director of the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF), and Hannah Lindoff, senior director of global marketing and strategy for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), have joined its board of directors, effectively immediately. “We’re delighted by the addition of both Julie and Hannah to
Remacan Canarias, located in the Canary Islands, has pledged to source seafood from Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)- and Best Seafood Practices (BSP)-certified producers, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced on March 22. Remacan has been carrying out mollusk and crustacean purification activities for over 15 years and serves as a dispatch and distribution center. Headquartered
The Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) Certification program and the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) have agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaboration. Given their aligned missions, both organizations are focused on global expansion for promoting choice in responsible seafood practices while aiming to reduce costs for certifications, audits, and other assurances. The collaboration will