News and articles from the Global Seafood Alliance, Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP), and Best Seafood Practices (BSP)

The Spanish-owned multinational Profand, with presence in 12 countries, has successfully certified its Argentinian fleet of squid and shrimp vessels to the Best Seafood Practices (BSP) Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS). Profand is the largest seafood company in Spain, covering the entire value chain and integrating fishing and aquaculture. It currently operates 24 vessels in 

GSA is the only organization in the world that offers third-party certification programs for both farmed and wild caught seafood. Programs like GSA’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) are more important now than ever before. These programs are recognized worldwide for their rigorous standards and credible third-party auditing process and help 

The 2025 Responsible Seafood Summit will take place in Cartagena, Colombia from September 29 to October 2, bringing together global seafood professionals for four days of connection, collaboration, and forward-thinking conversation. Sponsoring the Summit isn’t just great for business. It supports the movement toward a more responsible, transparent, and innovative seafood future. Here’s why sponsoring 

GSA’s Steve Hart discusses his background in aquaculture feeds and what’s next for the BAP Feed Mill Standard. Let’s take a moment and look at where everything in the aquaculture supply chain truly begins: feeds. I think it’s widely recognized that the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program involves audits of hatcheries, farms, processing plants 

Meet GSA at Seafood Expo Global 2025 in Barcelona! We’re heading back to Barcelona for Seafood Expo Global, the world’s largest seafood trade event, taking place May 6-8, 2025, at Fira de Barcelona! Join the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) as we connect with seafood professionals from around the world to discuss responsible seafood, industry trends, 

The countdown is on for Seafood Expo North America (SENA), happening March 16-18, 2025. The Global Seafood Alliance team is excited to once again be part of North America’s largest seafood trade show. This year, we’ll be at Booth #2065 (same as last year!), where you can connect with our team, learn about our certification programs, 

Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) third-party certification programs, Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) grew 5 percent in 2024, ending the year with a total of 4,168 facilities in 45 countries. The overall retention rate was 88 percent. Of the total 4,168 facilities, 540 are processing plants (including farmed and wild capture), 3,132 

Azure Seafood, a seafood supplier located in North America, has endorsed the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program, Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced. Azure Seafood is a seafood supplier to large retailers and other purveyors of fresh and frozen seafood in North America. They offer a wide variety of products, including Norwegian salmon, Atlantic cod 

Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Szemerda and Trin Tapanya to its Board of Directors. Their extensive expertise and commitment to the seafood industry will guide GSA as it continues to promote responsibility and innovation in global seafood production. Michael Szemerda serves as the Global Chief Sustainability Officer at 

Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) recently conducted a survey of more than 3,000 consumers in China to better understand consumer purchasing decisions and the awareness of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) label. A total of 3,079 consumers were surveyed by a third party, with more than half of survey respondents being 30 years old or younger. 

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce that Cartagena, Colombia, will host the 24th edition of the Responsible Seafood Summit during the week of Sept. 29, 2025, at the InterContinental Cartagena. GSA made the announcement in late October, on Day 2 of this year’s Responsible Seafood Summit in St Andrews, Scotland. The vibrant 

Seafood Ninja bridges gaps in the supply chain for sustainable solutions This blog post was written by Adriana Sanchez, Founder and President of Seafood Ninja, Inc. We thank Seafood Ninja for sponsoring the 2024 Responsible Seafood Summit in St Andrews, Scotland. When I think about Seafood Ninja, the name still makes me smile. It’s bold, 

Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has introduced a new platform, Prism, that provides assurance and traceability offerings in partnership with Wholechain. As part of the launch of the platform, GSA and Wholechain will be hosting a traceability webinar series beginning December 17 and will continue throughout 2025. GSA’s Prism is a platform where audit and traceability 

This blog post was written by Donna Fordyce, Chief Executive of Seafood Scotland. We thank Seafood Scotland for co-hosting the 2024 Responsible Seafood Summit in St Andrews, Scotland, alongside GSA. A few weeks on from the Responsible Seafood Summit, I still feel like I’m catching my breath. It truly was a phenomenal event; a whirlwind 

Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce the official release of the Seafood Processing Standard (SPS) version 6.0. Key features of the standard include a restructured modular framework built around core food safety requirements covering both farm-raised and wild-caught seafood, ten separate modules to accommodate the specific production processes and products at individual facilities, 

This blog post features Veramaris, a Gold Sponsor of the 2024 Responsible Seafood Summit. We thank Veramaris for their support of the work GSA does to advance responsible seafood practices. Omega-3 levels in salmon are a part of the nutritional quality that consumers expect. Now, with the Veramaris O3D model we have created a tool that 

Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has updated requirements to its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Feed Mill Standard, Issue 3.2. These updates have been made to Section 4 (Environment – Sustainability of Key Inputs: Fishmeal, Fish Oil, Soy and Palm Oil) to strengthen requirements for certified aquafeed, specifically as it relates to fishmeal, fish oil, and byproduct 

With just four weeks until the Responsible Seafood Summit, hosted by the Global Seafood Alliance and Seafood Scotland from October 21-24 in St Andrews, Scotland, excitement is building around the newly announced industry field trips and marketplace presence. These two key offerings will provide attendees with a unique, hands-on perspective of Scotland’s innovative and responsible