Vega Salmon’s processing plant has been certified to the Global Seafood Alliance’s Seafood Processing Standard (SPS), the first-ever seafood processing plant in Germany to earn the distinction, the nonprofit organization announced on May 31. Based in Kolding, Denmark, Vega Salmon’s processing plant is located just across the border in Handewitt, Germany, and its Atlantic salmon
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has partnered with Envisible, a company specializing in sustainable sourcing and traceability technology, to digitize GSA’s operations in a multi-year partnership that will leverage supply chain information for Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) stakeholders across the globe. This initiative will enable GSA partners and endorsers to
Atlantic Canada will host the 22nd edition of the GOAL conference in the fall of 2023, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced on May 18. The recently rebranded Responsible Seafood Summit (RSS) (previously known as GOAL: The Responsible Seafood Conference), the largest international seafood business conference of its kind, will bring 500 seafood industry leaders
The Global Seafood Alliance is pleased to announce that Scotland has won the bid to host the 23rd edition of its signature event, GOAL: The Responsible Seafood Conference, in the autumn of 2024. The announcement came on Day 1 of Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona on April 26. GSA CEO Brian Perkins, Seafood Scotland CEO
The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) Vanguard Standard is now available for public comment, the Global Seafood Alliance announced on May 5. The 60-day public comment period ends on July 4. This is the third set of standards released under BAP’s new Vanguard program, introduced to encourage rapid development of standards to
The 21st edition of the Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) signature event, GOAL: The Responsible Seafood Conference, will be held at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle from Oct. 3 to 6, the nonprofit organization announced on April 21. The in-person event was scheduled to be held at The Okura Hotel in Tokyo from Oct. 24
Today the Global Seafood Alliance announced the launch of its first consumer marketing campaign to coincide with U.S. National Seafood Month in October. To capitalize on consumers’ shift to more seafood consumption and preference for fish that’s responsibly sourced, the campaign will communicate directly with consumers through earned and social media and engage retailers and
The Global Seafood Alliance is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to its 12-member Standards Oversight Committee (SOC). Toby Middleton, head of market operations at the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), and Michael Park, CEO of the Scottish White Fish Producers Association, were formerly on the SOC for GSA. The third addition is
Iberostar Group, a leading hotel chain with more than 100 four- and five-star locations in Europe, Africa and the Americas, has pledged to source its seafood from Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified farms and processing plants, the Global Seafood Alliance announced on April 11. The Mallorcan company’s commitment to the BAP third-party certification program is part
Blue Waters LLC Oman, which produces sea bream (Sparus aurata) in the Gulf of Oman, achieved Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance announced in early April. The farm, which consists of circular cages off the coast of Qurayyat about 100 kilometers south of Muscat, is Oman’s first facility to attain BAP certification.
The final draft of Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Hatchery Standard Issue 2.0, published by the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) on April 4, 2022, includes a number of new requirements related to food safety, worker safety, water quality, effluent monitoring and traceability. Issue 2.0 replaces Issue 1.0, which was initially adopted in September 2014. Issue 2.0 will go
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) hails the return of Seafood Expo Global (SEG), the 28th edition of which is scheduled to take place at Fira de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, from April 26 to 28, 2022. Attendees are encouraged to visit GSA stand 5D201 or register for the GSA Stakeholder Update & Luncheon in Room
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce that Rick Doucet has joined its board of directors, effectively immediately, the nonprofit organization announced on March 28. Doucet is the former minister of aquaculture and fisheries for New Brunswick, Canada. He has more than 30 years of leadership experience in both the public and private
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce that the first coldwater prawn fishing vessel has been certified to the Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS). The vessel, Merike, is a 70-meter Estonia-registered trawler that targets coldwater prawns (Pandalus borealis) in the North Atlantic along the eastern Canadian coastline as well as the eastern Barents
The Global Seafood Alliance is looking forward to reconnecting with its associates at the 2022 edition of Seafood Expo North America (SENA), the continent’s largest seafood trade show, with a number of activities planned for the three-day event. After a two-year hiatus, SENA returns to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) in Boston, Massachusetts,
The Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program has added a major player in the frozen, refrigerated and preserved foods business in southern Europe to its list of market endorsers. Vima Foods has pledged to source seafood from BAP-certified farms and processing plants, the equivalent of two-star BAP product, GSA announced
A testament to the industry’s dedication to responsible seafood production and sourcing, even during difficult times, the Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program grew 8.6 percent last year, ending 2021 with 3,169 BAP-certified facilities in six continents and 39 countries, up from 2,918 BAP-certified facilities at the end of 2020.
Greg Brown is stepping down from his position as senior VP of program integrity and strategic development at the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) to take on a new role with the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST), GSA announced on Jan. 11. Brown joined GSA, then known as the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), as Best