As we celebrate World Ocean Day (WOD) on June 8, 2024, we join people around the globe in recognizing the importance of our oceans. This year’s theme, “Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean & Climate,” emphasizes the urgent need for decisive action to protect our oceans and address climate change, with youth leadership at the forefront […]

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Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) stands in support of the British Columbia (B.C.) salmon farming sector, especially as the Canadian government is expected to announce its decision regarding salmon farming licensing this spring. Globally, aquaculture plays an increasingly important role in food security – it’s the fastest growing food production system and provides a means to […]

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Each year on World Oceans Day, Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) raises awareness about the importance of keeping our planet’s most valuable resource healthy. GSA’s unique connection with the ocean inspires us to do everything we can to continue to preserve it: through education and advocacy work, by providing third-party assurances through the Best Aquaculture Practices […]

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The results from a multi-organizational effort to identify common issues in working conditions across global supply chains has been released, the Global Seafood Alliance announced in early May. GSA is one of six nonprofit organizations that collaborated on this project to survey workers in a number of countries. The common goal was to speak to the […]

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Seafood markets have been on a wild ride for the past few years. COVID quarantines led many home cooks to try new dishes they normally reserved for restaurant meals and seafood sales soared. But global inflation has taken a huge bite out of consumers’ disposable income, and seafood sales in 2022 were significantly lower than […]

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Last month, we explored all GSA has accomplished with YOUR help over the past 25 years. In honor of our 25th anniversary in 2022, we are sharing our biggest takeaways and pieces of wisdom we’ve accumulated over the years to support you in your business.  Think outside the box. Keeping an open, entrepreneurial mind allows […]

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In honor of 2022 being GSA’s 25th year in operation, we’re taking a look back to the formation of Global Aquaculture Alliance in the mid-1990s. The following is a message written by GSA president and founder, George Chamberlain, on the background of GSA’s creation and evolution over the past 25 years. On this 25th anniversary […]

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A singular, interconnected ocean covers about 70 percent of Earth’s surface. It provides billions of us nourishment, and for those of us in the seafood industry, the livelihoods that our families and communities depend on. At the Global Seafood Alliance, our unique connection with the ocean serves as inspiration to dig deeper and do everything […]

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The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA), formerly the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), has partnered with the Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation (BSFF) on a World Bank-funded project of the Bangladesh Department of Fisheries to uplift Bangladesh’s small-scale shrimp farmers and revitalize black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) farming. Prior to 2003, black tiger shrimp dominated global shrimp […]

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The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) on June 14, 2021, published its 2020 Annual Report. The 46-page 2020 Annual Report highlights GAA’s commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) as well as the nonprofit organization’s commitment to serving its almost 400 individual and corporate members and its more than 2,900 Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified […]

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