Global Seafood Alliance

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Oyster farming in Maine is becoming increasingly data-driven as University of Maine researchers use satellite observations to predict oyster growth and identify promising aquaculture sites, reports the Global Seafood Alliance.

24th August 2026

Satellite data helps Maine oyster farms

24th August 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) has partnered with Great British Chefs to launch a campaign designed to raise awareness of the BAP certification label among chefs and consumers, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced.

2nd July 2026

Chef campaign highlights BAP certification

2nd July 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Bern Aqua, an ADM group company and supplier of hatchery and nursery feeds for fish and shrimp, has become the first aquaculture feed producer in Belgium to achieve Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)…

15th June 2026

Belgium first for BAP feed

15th June 2026

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Seafood producers certified under Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) programmes made 7,808 documented operational improvements in 2025, underscoring the role of third-party certification in driving continuous progress across global seafood supply chains.

26th February 2026

GSA programmes drive 7,800 operational improvements

26th February 2026

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Following on from Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) announcement that its next annual Responsible Seafood Summit will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, in September 2026, the non-profit organisation has advised that as a…

28th October 2025

International seafood conferences to join forces in Bangkok in 2026

28th October 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has released the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Feed Mill Standard Issue 3.3, which will become effective 17 November 2025, at which point all feed mills must apply to it.

9th September 2025

New BAP feed mill standard released

9th September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Spanish multinational Profand has successfully certified its Argentinian fleet of squid and shrimp vessels to the Best Seafood Practices Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS).

12th May 2025

Profand awarded responsible vessel certification

12th May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced the appointment of Michael Szemerda and Trin Tapanya to its board of directors.

27th January 2025

GSA appoints two new directors

27th January 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has unveiled a new platform designed to provide comprehensive assurance and traceability solutions.

5th December 2024

GSA unveils traceability platform

5th December 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The new Seafood Processing Standard (SPS) version 6.0 has been launched by the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), with new features including a restructured modular framework built around core food safety requirements covering…

5th November 2024

GSA releases new seafood processing standard

5th November 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Food safety topped environmental sustainability in a survey of seafood consumers in Japan, which was conducted by the non-profit trade association Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) to better understand the drivers behind purchasing decisions and the market’s…

13th June 2024

GSA: Seafood safety a top concern for Japanese consumers

13th June 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK seafood supplier Wright Brothers UK has endorsed the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) programme, the Global Seafood Alliance has confirmed.

3rd June 2024

Wright Brothers UK endorses BAP certification

3rd June 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Global Seafood Alliance has released guidelines on the provision of WiFi for fishing crew at sea.

15th April 2024

GSA advises on WiFi at sea

15th April 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

International, non-profit trade association Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has appointed Mike Kocsis as its new Chief Executive Officer.

10th April 2024

GSA names new CEO

10th April 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Participation in the Global Seafood Alliance’s certification programmes grew by almost a fifth in 2023 in a clear sign that the industry is committed to sourcing and producing sustainable seafood.

28th February 2024

Sustainability programme grows by a fifth

28th February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

To help retailers and other seafood-buying companies ensure the products they are buying are coming from credible fishery improvement projects (FIPs), the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) and FishChoice have launched a new…

21st December 2023

GSA, FishChoice increase FIP traceability

21st December 2023

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

A more positive production outlook is expected across the shrimp and fin-fish aquaculture sectors next year, according to the findings of the latest seafood industry survey conducted by Rabobank and the Global Seafood…

28th November 2023

Less turbulence, more optimism for aquaculture in 2024

28th November 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has recognised the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification programme under Version 2.0 of GSSI’s Global Benchmark Tool, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has confirmed.

15th November 2023

GSSI renews recognition of BAP programme

15th November 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Third-party certification programme Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) has had its presence strengthened in Southeast Asia with the addition of Japfa as a BAP endorser in Indonesia. This is the first company with…

7th November 2023

Indonesia’s Japfa endorses BAP certification

7th November 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Ibiza, Spain, seafood vendor and distributor Calimax has become the latest supply chain company to become a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) market endorser.

21st June 2023

Calimax Ibiza makes sustainable seafood pledge

21st June 2023