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 further celebration of the 25th iteration of the conference, The Centre for Responsible Seafood will be co-hosts – a move that merges TCRS Shrimp Summit content into the event’s programme.
The Responsible Seafood Summit will take place at Shangri-La Bangkok during the week of 21 September 2026.
As both organisations with deep ties and similar missions planned to hold their annual events in Bangkok in 2026, they opted to join forces for one special week in one of the world’s most important hubs for seafood production and trade.
“The upcoming calendar year provides a unique opportunity for both GSA and TCRS to offer a new, exciting, and high-value event to the global seafood industry, with a special focused track devoted to shrimp,” said Mike Kocsis, CEO of GSA. “The Responsible Seafood Summit is constantly evolving to meet the needs of today’s seafood professionals, who find tremendous value in the expert content providers that we enlist, our unique production forecasts and analysis, and the unparalleled networking opportunities in some of the world’s greatest cities.
Kocsis continued: “The global shrimp industry faces unprecedented challenges – both on the water and in a turbulent global marketplace – that only pre-competitive collaboration can effectively address, and next year’s Summit will be a key area for industry leaders to gather and leave the day-to-day business aside for a while to address cross-cutting concerns.”
George Chamberlain, TCRS President and Founder of the Global Seafood Alliance (founded as the Global Aquaculture Alliance in 1997), said the reunion comes at a critical time for both shrimp producers and all links within the supply chain.
“For the past three years, in Vietnam, India and Indonesia, TCRS has convened global industry leaders as well as the next generation of leaders for the Shrimp Summit, where we explore the full potential of shrimp aquaculture,” Chamberlain said. “I’m excited to share the latest information that supports TCRS’s vision that regenerative aquaculture – in which the producers don’t just mitigate their environmental impact but actually improve their local ecosystems – is the future of this industry and shrimp farmers can lead the way.”
GSA will soon announce early registration for the 2026 event.
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