Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative

Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative
Formation2013; 12 years ago (2013)
TypeNon-governmental organization
FocusSustainable seafood
HeadquartersHaarlem, Netherlands
Websitewww.ourgssi.org

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) is a non-governmental organization that works to advocate for sustainable seafood through public-private partnerships.[1][2][3]

Background

Established in 2013 and headquartered in the Netherlands,[4] the GSSI is a partner with the United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, government agencies, NGOs, and seafood companies around the world.[5][6][7] The mission of the organization is to "ensure confidence in the supply and promotion of certified seafood as well as promote improvement efforts in seafood sustainability globally."[8][9] GSSI maintains a global benchmark tool which provides formal recognition of the various seafood certification programs around the world.[10][11][12] In 2021, the organization was a signatory to the Shanghai Declaration on Aquaculture for Food and Sustainable Development.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bush, Simon R.; Oosterveer, Peter (2019-01-08). Governing Sustainable Seafood. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-70246-7.
  2. ^ Pradhan, Naresh C.; Cai, Junning; Stohs, Stephen M. (2020-11-06). Seafood Sustainability - Series I. MDPI. ISBN 978-3-03936-294-3.
  3. ^ Savage, Steven. "How Sustainable Farming On Land And Sea Can Work Together To Meet Our Growing Need For Protein". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  4. ^ "A Global Partnership supporting the operationalization of internationally agreed codes and guidelines for the seafood sector | Department of Economic and Social Affairs". sdgs.un.org. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  5. ^ "Our Partners". GSSI. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  6. ^ The Role of Certification in Rewarding Sustainable Fishing: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2014.
  7. ^ THE 2030 AGENDA AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: THE CHALLENGE FOR AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2018. ISBN 978-92-5-109928-5.
  8. ^ "What we do". GSSI. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  9. ^ Yang, Tseming; Telesetsky, Anastasia; Harmon-Walker, Lin; Percival, Robert V. (2019-09-13). Comparative and Global Environmental Law and Policy. Aspen Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5438-1518-4.
  10. ^ "Benchmarking". GSSI. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  11. ^ SEAFOOD CERTIFICATION AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:: FOCUS ON ASIA. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2018. ISBN 978-92-5-109993-3.
  12. ^ Develle, Laurent (2023-05-19). "How the GSSI's Seafood MAP is supporting sustainable seafood". The Fish Site. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  13. ^ Report of the Global Conference on Aquaculture for Food and Sustainable Development: Shanghai, the People's Republic of China, 22–25 September 2021. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2022-04-08. ISBN 978-92-5-135986-0.