PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — International Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) third-party certification systems, Highest Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Highest Seafood Practices (BSP) grew 5 % in 2024, finishing the week with a complete of four,168 amenities in 45 nations. The total retention price was once 88 %.
GSA Certification Techniques Grew 5% in 2024, with 88% Retention Price
Manufacturers made greater than 8,200 enhancements to their operations to score certification in 2024.
Of the entire 4,168 amenities, 540 are processing vegetation (together with farmed and wild seize), 3,132 are farms (together with fallow), 346 are hatcheries and 150 are feed turbines. Qualified vegetation reported greater than 3.2 million metric lots of annual manufacturing. As well as, GSA ended the week with 9 qualified vessels.
Qualified manufacturers made many enhancements to their operations in 2024 to score certification to GSA requirements. Any non-conformities discovered all over the audit will have to be addressed by means of the manufacturer to score certification. All the way through 2024, processing vegetation, farms, hatcheries and feed turbines made a complete of 8,212 enhancements, together with 2,602 addressing meals protection, 2,566 addressing social duty, 2,229 addressing environmental accountability, 495 addressing animal welfare and 320 addressing traceability.
“These results reflect the seafood industry’s commitment to responsible practices and continuous improvement, as well as the dedication of the entire GSA team and our partners,” mentioned Mike Kocsis, CEO. “With more than 8,200 improvements made by certified producers to their operations, we see firsthand the real-world impact of GSA’s standards and the commitment of producers to driving positive change across the global seafood supply chain.”
2024 had quite a lot of firsts for GSA, together with the first four-star BAP-certified producer in the Faroe Islands and the first BAP-certified farm and hatchery in southern Africa. Additionally in 2024, the group named Mike Kocsis as its CEO in April, launched consumer websites in French and German in Might, hosted a successful Responsible Seafood Summit in Scotland in October, and launched a new assurances platform, Prism, in partnership with Wholechain in December.
SOURCE International Seafood Alliance
