They've had a lot of change and progress over the years but still have a lot more to come to keep innovating and pushing the boundaries to raise salmon that is better for communities, people and the planet.
GSI have 13 salmon farming members in seven regions around the world, equating to 24,000 people across members, united in their vision to transform salmon farming. They also partner with feed and pharma companies to find healthy and planet-friendly ways to feed their salmon, and have six working groups tackle the most pressing issues facing aquaculture.
Around 60 percent of their production is Aquaculture Stewardship Council-certified, although the goal is 100 percent. Being a GSI member requires sharing sustainability data across 14 indicators as part of their annual report.
'What make GSI stand out is that they brought together company CEOs and empowered technical staff to work together and do the hard work of addressing the sector's critical challenges – feed, welfare and impact. Through information-sharing to find solutions and motivate environmental improvements, they flattened the learning curve for everybody on how to make the industry more sustainable. The model has proven to be successful and deliver results, and now we need other sectors to follow suit,' says Jason Clay, World Wildlife Fund.
For more information visit the GSI website, HERE.
The Aquaculturists
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