Note: The Global Seafood Alliance spotlights various members dedicated to GSA’s mission of responsible seafood. Membership starts at only $50 for individuals and $100 for businesses. Start utilizing our extensive benefits. Featured this month is Bonnie Waycott, a writer in aquaculture and fisheries, and contributor to the Responsible Seafood Advocate. You told us last time about your
As we celebrate World Ocean Day (WOD) on June 8, 2024, we join people around the globe in recognizing the importance of our oceans. This year’s theme, “Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean & Climate,” emphasizes the urgent need for decisive action to protect our oceans and address climate change, with youth leadership at the forefront
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is exhibiting once again this year at Seafood Expo Global (SEG), scheduled to take place at Fira de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, from April 23 to 25, 2024. Attendees are encouraged to visit GSA stand 5F201 or register for the GSA Stakeholder Update & Luncheon in Room CC1.1 at the Fira
The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program’s “Spotlight Stories” highlight BAP-certified facilities around the world and the stories of the people behind them. This Spotlight Story features Goh Soo Chin, Marketing Director of GST Group. GST Group, based in Malaysia, has developed a fully integrated seafood production ecosystem, from broodstock and hatchery to farming, feed
The Global Seafood Alliance announced in June of 2023 that Sanlei had become the first farm and hatchery to certify with Best Aquaculture Practices in the Kingdom of Lesotho and in southern Africa. Now we are delighted to congratulate Sanlei who have successfully added their processing plant to their certification and have launched their first
Spanish retailer BM Supermercados is endorsing the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program, the latest step in its commitment to sourcing responsible seafood for its stores. BM Supermercados belongs to Grupo Uvesco, which has 300 stores, an online store, four logistics platforms, and a team of more than 6,000 professionals. Since its formation in 1993,
The anticipation is building as the Global Seafood Alliance gears up for another engaging Seafood Expo North America from March 10-12, 2024! This year, we are eager to announce a major change – our booth has a new home at Booth #2065 on the show floor. As one of the largest seafood trade shows on
The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program’s “Spotlight Stories” highlight BAP-certified facilities around the world and the stories of the people behind them. This Spotlight Story features Dr. Sasikumar Ponnusamy, Quality Control & Certification, from Unibio (India) Hatcheries Private Limited, a black tiger shrimp producer in India that attained BAP certification for its hatchery. Unibio
In November 2023, the Global Seafood Alliance, alongside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture (MEWA), hosted a workshop on the progress of Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification in Saudi Arabia. The event was attended by some 40+ persons, including the Assistant Deputy Minister for Livestock & Fisheries of MEWA (Dr.
This blog post features one of GSA’s Corporate Members, Blue Ocean Gear. Corporate Membership is the closest way a company can align itself with GSA, and we thank Blue Ocean Gear for their support of the work GSA does to advance responsible seafood practices. Concerns about whale entanglement risk and ghost gear more broadly are driving
As the world celebrates International Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on December 10, we are reflecting on our efforts to promote and protect human rights in the seafood industry both on land and at sea. The UDHR, crafted in the aftermath of World War II,
In January 2021, I penned an op-ed piece about the future of events for IntraFish. I cringed at the thought of rereading it two-and-a-half years later, fearful that the in the midst of the pandemic I had downplayed the significance of in-person events. But I didn’t. Instead, I wrote: “Grounded at home, we scrambled to
This blog post features one of GSA’s Corporate Members, MSD Animal Health. Corporate Membership is the closest way a company can align itself with GSA, and we thank MSD Animal Health for their support of the work GSA does to advance responsible seafood practices. MSD Animal Health has announced the launch of FALCON® Biomass, a powerful,
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is proud to host the 9th annual China Seafood Summit once again this year, ahead of the China Fisheries & Seafood Expo (CFSE) (October 25-27). The event will take place in Qingdao, China on October 24, 2023 from 14:00-17:30, the day before CFSE begins. The event exists to help producers
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) on July 26, 2023, published its 2022 Annual Report. At the heart of GSA’s fifth annual report is GSA’s commitment to its mission of being “dedicated to advancing responsible seafood practices through education, advocacy and third-party assurances”, to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the nonprofit
Audio Transcript: An Introduction to Aquaponics with Kyle Harrison Click here to listen to this episode! Shaun: All right. I’m sitting down today with Kyle Harrison, who’s a good friend of ours. He is the governance and training specialist in the program integrity department here at GSA. How’s it going, Kyle? Kyle: Hi. It’s going
Species Spotlight: Eels with Sara Rademaker of American Unagi Click here to listen to this episode! Shaun: All right. We are sitting down today with Sarah Rademaker from American Unagi, and if that name sounds familiar, it’s because she came and found us at our booth at SENA this year and came and sat down
Audio Transcript: Species Spotlight: Abalone with Rob Jorden of Rare Foods Australia Click here to listen to this episode! Shaun: So we’re sitting down today with. Rob Jordan, who is the CEO of Rare Foods Australia. Rob, how’s it going? Thanks for joining us! Rob: Thanks for having me. I don’t think we could actually