According to State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA 2026), a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), aquatic animal foods are increasingly central to diets with 89 percent of production of aquatic animals going to human consumption – supplying at least one-fifth of the animal protein consumption of 3.1
Global seafood leaders will gather in one of the world’s top countries for seafood production and export The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced today that its annual Responsible Seafood Summit will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2027. For the second year in a row, The Center for Responsible Seafood (TCRS) will
Global marketplace representatives including Albertsons, ALDI, Walmart and others will gather in Bangkok to discuss the trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the future of responsible seafood The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) today announced that leading retailers, foodservice companies and seafood marketplace representatives will participate in the 2026 Responsible Seafood Summit, taking place September 21–24 in
Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP), the world’s leading third-party certification program for responsibly farmed seafood, has partnered with Great British Chefs to launch a new campaign aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of the BAP label among chefs and consumers, Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced. The campaign, launched on June 15, features recipes with seafood
Industry leaders to gather in Bangkok for four days of learning and networking Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has released the preliminary program for the Responsible Seafood Summit, set for September 21-24 at the Shangri-La Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand. Co-hosted by the Center for Responsible Seafood, the Summit is the only seafood conference of its kind,
The report highlights the importance of GSA’s global community and its role in advancing responsible seafood practices through advocacy, education and third-party certification. Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has released its 2025 Annual Report, showcasing a year of measurable progress in advancing responsible seafood practices worldwide. The report highlights key initiatives that would not be possible
Certification of Bern Aqua’s Olen feed mill reinforces leadership in responsible aquaculture, hatchery nutrition and early life-stage feed solutions for fish and shrimp producers worldwide. Bern Aqua, an ADM group company and leading supplier of hatchery and nursery feeds for fish and shrimp, has become Belgium’s first Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified producer with the certification
Potential Non-Compliances (NCs) identified at certified facilities outside of a Best Aquaculture Seafood Practices (BAP) or Best Seafood Practices (BSP) audit are handled by the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) Program Integrity team. These could be standards related (against certified facilities) and/or policy related (e.g. certification bodies) and could be a result of evidence obtained through
With four months to go until Responsible Seafood Summit attendees descend on Bangkok for the 25th installment of the global seafood conference, the Global Seafood Alliance team is busy securing final speakers and event details. Given this year’s partnership with The Center for Responsible Seafood and its Shrimp Summit, we’ve expanded the conference program to
This Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) spotlight story features Yumbah Aquaculture, Australia’s largest privately owned aquaculture company that produces abalone, mussels, oysters and Yellowtail Kingfish. Yumbah currently has oyster farms and a processing plant certified to BAP standards. GSA: What inspired you to become involved in the seafood industry? Yumbah Aquaculture: At Yumbah, our inspiration comes
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Libby Woodhatch, Executive Chair of MarinTrust, and Jeremy Woodrow, Executive Director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), to its Board of Directors. Woodhatch brings more than two decades of experience in the seafood supply chain and standards development. As Executive Chair of
This blog post features one of GSA’s Corporate Members, Veramaris. We thank Veramaris for their support of the work GSA does to advance responsible seafood practices. Global farmed shrimp production was projected to reach six million metric tons in 2025, according to Rabobank. This volume represents the industry’s exponential growth of 500% over the last five decades.
Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) is a third-party certification program developed by Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) that covers the entire farmed seafood production chain. The four star system is used to represent each piece of this chain, which includes the processing plant, farm, hatchery and feed mill. A four-star designation is the highest achievable for BAP-certified
The International Fish Feed Company (IFFC) is the first feed mill in Oman to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced. IFFC was established in 2023 with a state-of-the-art facility and boasts an annual production capacity of 31,200 metric tons of high-quality aquafeed, supporting responsible growth in the aquaculture sector
Registration is officially open for the Responsible Seafood Summit 2026, happening from September 21–24, at the stunning Shangri-La in Bangkok, Thailand. Attendees can look forward to four days of connection, conversation, and collaboration across the global seafood supply chain. The event will be co-hosted by the Global Seafood Alliance and The Center for Responsible Seafood.
This blog post features one of GSA’s Corporate Members, GEA North America. We thank GEA North America for their support of the work GSA does to advance responsible seafood practices. Discover Innovative Food Processing Solutions at Booth #1770 in Boston, March 15 -17 Meet Our Experts from FHT and SFT Divisions Representatives from both the Food Processing
Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) has launched its Seafood You Can Trust marketing toolkit, part of a new, insight-driven campaign designed to help retailers and foodservice operators more effectively communicate about responsible seafood sourcing at the point of purchase. The Save Mart Companies, one of the United States West Coast’s largest regional, full-service grocery chains, has
Producers certified to the Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) standards made significant improvements across their operations in 2025, with a total of 7,808 improvements made. Total certified production at the plant level at the end of 2025 was more than 3.2 million metric tons. To achieve certification,