GSA Seeks Pilots for Seafood Processing Standard Issue 6.0

January 9, 2024 Global Seafood Alliance

The latest issue of the Seafood Processing Standard (SPS), which adopted a new format from the previous issue 5.1, has been approved by the Board of Directors and is ready for pilots, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) announced on January 4.

Seafood Veteran Steve Disko Joins GSA’s Market Development Team

August 2, 2023 Global Seafood Alliance

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce that retail seafood veteran Steve Disko is joining the organization’s market development team, representing GSA’s Best Aquaculture Practices and Best Seafood Practices certification programs.

GSA Builds on National Seafood Month Success with New Consumer Campaign

July 27, 2023 Global Seafood Alliance

To celebrate U.S. National Seafood Month in October, the Global Seafood Alliance will launch a new consumer education campaign, “Choose Seafood with Standards,” focused on increasing consumer awareness of GSA’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program.

Celebrate National Ocean Month and World Oceans Day with Best Aquaculture Practices

Celebrate National Ocean Month in June and World Oceans Day on June 8 while supporting ocean health by trying one of two new grilled seafood recipes featuring Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified fish – just in time for the summer grilling season.

Cape Fish First in South Africa to Earn Best Seafood Practices Certification

March 27, 2023 Global Seafood Alliance

Cape Fish has achieved Best Seafood Practices (BSP) and Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certifications from the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), the first-ever seafood processing plant in South Africa to earn the distinction. Envisible, a company specializing in sourcing and traceability technology, sponsored Cape Fish’s certification to remove one of the major obstacles for small-scale producers in attaining certification and reaching larger markets: cost.