Global Seafood Alliance

🚨 Registration for the Responsible Seafood Summit is now open! This year, we're off to beautiful St. Andrews, Scotland in partnership with Seafood Scotland for four days of education, networking and field trips! 💭 What's included in registration fees? 🌊 24+ hours of educational content 🌊 golf tournament (space is limited) or industry field trips 🌊 first access to seafood production data 🌊 daily networking events with seafood industry leaders 🌊 two receptions 🌊 many meals included 🌊 airport transportation 🌊 more to be announced! Register here for #SeafoodSummit24 and we'll #SeeYouInStAndrews!👇 https://bit.ly/4cdslfC

Study reports that only up to 20 percent of carbon, 45 percent of nitrogen and 60 percent of phosphorus are assimilated by cultured fish.

Most countries are involved in redundant fisheries trade, with most occurring between five partners and about 50 percent involving four species.

Tom Pickerell will speak at #SeafoodSummit24 on the Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) Landscape, and moderate a panel about FIPs with key stakeholders. Don't miss it! Register now: https://lnkd.in/enJHWGnb

Melanie Siggs of GSA and Travis Heneveld from GEEKS WITHOUT FRONTIERS joined the Aquademia Podcast to talk about their collaborative vessel Wi-Fi connectivity project. Melanie and Travis share insights on the challenges of implementing Wi-Fi on vessels, including cost, quality, and data management, and emphasize the role of connectivity in enhancing crew welfare and operational efficiency. They also discuss the significance of establishing minimum best practice standards for Wi-Fi access to ensure safety and well-being for fishing crew members. Tune in to learn about the innovative solutions being explored to fully bring connectivity to the industry and improve the lives of those working on fishing vessels. Listen now! https://bit.ly/4cRlFnt

Earlier this month, Carlos Ramirez (GSA Country Coordinator - Latin America) represented GSA and Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) at ExpoMar 2024 in Santa Catarina, Brazil! The event provided a platform to understand firsthand how aquaculture and wild-caught fisheries are growing in Brazil, and how these activities are focusing on human welfare in local communities. Artisanal and commercial fisheries are important activity in Santa Catarina, Brazil; and both are involved with processing plants working to produce the best final products to the market. #WhereInTheWorldIsGSA #BAPCertified #ForTheLoveOfSeafood 📍 Santa Catarina, Brazil 🇧🇷

Global projections show fish biomass could drop more than 10% in many regions by mid-century if greenhouse gas emissions stay high. “Understanding the potential impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems and their fisheries, and their associated uncertainties, is crucial to design adaptation programs at appropriate scales,” said Manuel Barange, FAO Assistant Director-General and Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division. “Lower emissions significantly reduce end-of-century biomass losses for nearly all countries and territories compared to the high-emissions scenario. This highlights the benefits of climate change mitigation measures for fisheries and aquatic foods.”

The United Nations has endorsed new Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture from the (U.S.) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which aim to develop global aquaculture best practices. As an aquaculture science and policy leader, NOAA played a key role in shaping the new guidelines. NOAA experts worked to ensure that the needs of North American aquaculture sectors were represented, while also considering the needs of countries worldwide.

Congratulations to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery on achieving RFM Certification!

SINTEF Ocean researchers develop implant to monitor salmon health that could improve animal welfare and reduce mortality in aquaculture ⬇️ "Developed as part of the SalmonInsight project, the new implant is a miniaturized embedded computer system with sensors that measure behavior and physiological responses such as arterial blood oxygenation and heart rate."