The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is proud to announce that Jeff Regnart is the latest recipient of the Wallace R. Stevens Lifetime Achievement Award. Regnart accepted the award during GSA’s Responsible Seafood Summit, held last week in Cartagena, Colombia. A champion of sustainably managed fisheries resources, Regnart was instrumental in GSA’s transformation from the aquaculture-focused 

Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce that Moritz Konz, Sustainability Manager Fish and Seafood at the ALDI SOUTH Group, has joined its Board of Directors. Konz brings a wealth of experience in responsible seafood sourcing and supply chain management to the organization, further strengthening GSA’s mission to advance responsible seafood practices worldwide. Konz 

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce the official release of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Feed Mill Standard Issue 3.3. The standard will become effective December 22, 2025 at which point all feed mills must apply to Issue 3.3. The updates made to the standard are the result of more than a 

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce that leading marketplace representatives across retail and foodservice will be in attendance at this year’s Responsible Seafood Summit, taking place from September 29-October 2 in Cartagena, Colombia. Confirmed attendees include representatives from Amazon, Bolton Food, Captain D’s, Cencosud, Costco Mexico, Giant Eagle, HEB Mexico, Red Lobster, 

Best Aquaculture Practices will adapt its global seafood industry-leading certification standards to reflect the latest information regarding the viability of potential alternatives to eyestalk ablation, a common practice in shrimp aquaculture for decades. The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) will require all shrimp production facilities around the world certified to Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification standards 

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce its keynote speakers for its annual Responsible Seafood Summit, which will take place in Cartagena, Colombia, September 29 to October 2. The theme of this year’s Summit is impact, and the agenda is designed to spark meaningful conversations and real-world solutions to the seafood industry’s most 

Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce the official release of its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Salmon Farm Standard (SFS) Issue 3.0. The standard will become effective on August 5, 2026, at which point all salmon farms must apply to Issue 3.0. Updates have been made to make the standard more robust, including strengthened 

GSA’s Amy McGann discusses how GSA is working to improve human rights and working conditions in the seafood supply chain. At GSA, we strive to advance responsible seafood practices, including decent work in the industry. The primary tools that we use are our third-party certification programs, with standards covering both aquaculture and wild capture supply 

Yumbah Aquaculture, an Australia-based vertically integrated shellfish producer, has become the first oyster producer in Australia to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced. Yumbah produces multiple shellfish species – including oysters, abalone and mussels – from farms in Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. Yumbahattained BAP 

Harimanada Co., Ltd., located in the Harima Sea in the southwest of Hyogo Prefecture, has become the world’s first Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)- certified oyster producer in Japan with the certification of its processing plant. The Harima Sea offers a unique environment for growing oysters, with nutrient-rich waters from five rivers known as the “Harima 

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce that Citlali Gómez Lepe, President of Comepesca, has joined its Board of Directors. Gómez Lepe has more than two decades of experience in commercial and rural aquaculture. She and her family founded Neminatura, a multi-species aquaculture facility, in 1992 and since then have been breeding rainbow 

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 

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 

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) 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