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Ensuring Seafood that’s Delicious, Nutritious, and Responsibly Produced

There’s a lot of culture in aquaculture! We've built the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) label to ensure farmed seafood is responsibly produced. Click the link for seafood recipes, information about aquaculture, and more about the BAP label!

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GSA Responds to Media Reports of BAP Standard Violations in India's Shrimp Industry

GSA is aware of and actively investigating recent allegations being made against shrimp producers in India, including those holding BAP certificates.

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Challenges and Fears of Cooking Seafood at Home with RD Sherri Clerk

With Sherri's guidance, we analyze the findings of our recent listener survey to uncover valuable insights about our audience's preferences, concerns, and perceptions when it comes to seafood consumption.

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Selective breeding represents a fresh hope for microalgae as a feed ingredient

Nofima researchers determine that selective breeding yields faster-growing microalgae that produce more omega-3s.

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Join seafood thought leaders at The Responsible Seafood Summit

Early bird registration is NOW OPEN for the 2024 Responsible Seafood Summit. Co-hosted by Seafood Scotland, the Summit will be held in historic St. Andrews on Scotland’s east coast from Oct. 21 to 24, 2024.

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Contribute to our work and align with our values by becoming a member. Available at individual and corporate levels, GSA Membership is an impactful contribution that helps to ensure a more responsible seafood supply chain.

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Our work aligns with the UN SDGs
Ocean food production could produce 6 times more food than it presently does if it it's managed better and sustainably
Source: High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
Global fish production is estimated at 179 million metric tons, worth more than $400 billion annually employing nearly 60 million people
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Our Vision

A world that embraces the role of responsible seafood in meeting global nutrition needs.

Our Mission

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is an international nongovernmental organization dedicated to advancing responsible seafood practices through education, advocacy and third-party assurances.

 

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Global aquaculture accounts for just 0.49 percent of anthropogenic greenhouse gases, similar in magnitude to emissions from sheep production
Source: MacLeod, et. al.

Our mission in action

Advocate

Get the full perspective of our work in 2021 as the Global Seafood Alliance by reading our Annual Report.

Educate

We educate through educational content: Our events, magazine and podcast are tailored for international seafood professionals but are accessible to a wider audience.

Demonstrate

Our industry-leading certification programs are backed by third-party assurances.

The global human population is expected to reach 9.9 billion people by the year 2050
Source: Population Reference Bureau; World Population Data Sheet