Global Aquaculture Alliance 2020 Annual Report
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IMAGE CAPTION HERE HISTORY & GROWTH A Letter From the CEO To say that 2020 was a most unusual year is an is to expand the supplies of responsibly produced seafood understatement. Yet it sets the backdrop for the Global around the world. Aquaculture Alliance’s work. Working remotely afforded us time to focus on our mission. Our achievements and We also aspire to do more in addressing the United Nations’ aspirations are represented in this annual report, and they Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs). We all are impacting would have been commendable in a normal year. But they some or most of these 17 SDGs positively. Yet for us we are even more commendable considering the restrictions must measure ourselves against these goals and with imposed on us by COVID-19. What’s most impressive is the laser focus see that our work with advocacy, education resilience of the women and men within our organization, as and certification is making a positive difference, and to they have adapted to “the new normal.” Well done. demonstrate that work clearly. For us, the SDGs are the standards that aspire us to do what we do. What we would like to share with you now are our aspirations for 2021 and beyond. The primary objective is to navigate the I am incredibly proud of my GAA associates for their coronavirus pandemic so that we can move on to “the next achievements in 2020. We should also be proud of the women normal” in operating our businesses. We will never fully return and men in the industry who surmounted the challenges of to the way things were prior to the pandemic. Technology 2020 with courage and commitment. Just think what we can — whether for communicating, auditing or tracing seafood achieve in 2021 and beyond with that same professionalism through supply chains — will assume a greater role for us as and passion. This is a great opportunity for us to live up to our we strive to realize our vision. Our mission will be reflected aspirations for a healthy global society, where all 17 SDGs are through the transition to the Global Seafood Alliance. Our consistently being addressed. assurances for environmental responsibility, social accountability and worker voice, food safety, and animal health and welfare are expanding to include fishing vessel standards that link well-managed fisheries to our processing plant standards to the marketplaces of the world. Our goal Wally Stevens CEO Global Aquaculture Alliance HISTORY & GROWTH ADVOCACY & EDUCATION BUSINESS DRIVEN PROGRAM INTEGRITY NUMBERS & HIGHLIGHTS PEOPLE & PLANET 3 HISTORY & GROWTH Our Vision A world that embraces and enables the role of responsibly farmed seafood in meeting global nutrition needs. We do this by encouraging innovation on a global scale; by incentivizing producers to adopt a rigorous set of best practices; by building meaningful partnerships with academic institutions, governments and non-governmental organizations recognized as worldwide leaders in environmental and social responsibility; and by providing educational resources for all stakeholders, large and small. We are also committed to addressing the challenges highlighted by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Keep an eye out for how our work contributes to these goals throughout this report. HISTORY & GROWTH ADVOCACY & EDUCATION BUSINESS DRIVEN PROGRAM INTEGRITY NUMBERS & HIGHLIGHTS PEOPLE & PLANET 4 IMAGE CAPTION HERE 5 HISTORY & GROWTH 2020 | At a Glance JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE GAA hosts “Come Together: GAA publishes 2019 annual BAP releases spotlight Scottish Salmon Company GAA publishes results of BAP releases new Feed Mill Uniting the Wild and report video featuring Ideal Fish, becomes first in Europe to Open Philanthropy-funded Standard Farmed Seafood Sectors” a BAP-certified branzino earn four-star BAP status animal welfare study GAA Academy launches producer Deyan Aquatic Products in-pond raceway system Chinese restaurant chain & Food Co. Ltd. becomes (IPRS) course Seiyu becomes first retailer Bantianyao commits to world’s first to offer two- in Japan to market BAP sourcing seafood from star BAP crayfish seafood BAP-certified producers China-based supermarket Seafarms Group Ltd. chain Beiguo commits to becomes first Australian sourcing seafood from prawn company to achieve BAP-certified producers four-star BAP certification Global Seafood Assurances Remote audit pilots (GSA) takes ownership of launched for BAP-certified the Responsible Fishing producers Vessel Standard (RFVS) HISTORY & GROWTH ADVOCACY & EDUCATION BUSINESS DRIVEN PROGRAM INTEGRITY NUMBERS & HIGHLIGHTS PEOPLE & PLANET 6 HISTORY & GROWTH 2020 | At a Glance JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER China-based e-commerce GAA successfully completes Kvaroy Fiskeoppdrett GAA hosts first-ever virtual GAA relaunches strategic Mercadona becomes first company Benlai Group the pilot phase for becomes Norway’s first GOAL conference partnership program Spain-based retailer to add commits to sourcing remote auditing of farms, salmon farm to earn BAP BAP to its farmed seafood seafood from BAP-certified hatcheries and feed mills certification Simão Zacarias of University New edition of BAP sourcing policy producers of Stirling wins Global Seafood Processing Aquaculture Innovation Standard (Issue 5.1) GAA releases latest GAA GAA creates COVID-19 Award released Film, “The Diver” guidance document for seafood processing GAA and BAP launch facilities Instagram influencer campaign for U.S. National Four new members Seafood Month appointed to GAA’s Standard Oversight East Coast Seafood Committee (SOC) becomes first company to certify facilities to BAP Chain of Custody Standard HISTORY & GROWTH ADVOCACY & EDUCATION BUSINESS DRIVEN PROGRAM INTEGRITY NUMBERS & HIGHLIGHTS PEOPLE & PLANET 7 Still from GAA’s latest film, The Diver, about the story of Ulises, a sea urchin diver, as he navigates family, a changing climate and the seafood industry. andtheseafood achangingclimate family, ashenavigates about thestory ofUlises,asea urchindiver, film,TheDiver, latest Still from GAA’s Advocacy & Education ADVOCACY & EDUCATION Membership Highlights KAITLIN TILLY In 2020, our members were not only the backbone of our organization, The Island School but of the seafood industry as a whole. In a year where priorities shifted and plans changed, we can’t thank our members enough for their support. We joined the GAA in January of 2019 as a way to expand our connections within the aquaculture industry as well as use it as a tool for information sharing. Not only are we able to learn With an intention to embrace the full global aquaculture community, we more about aquaculture but we can also share our research relaunched our strategic partnership program in September. By the end and spread knowledge on aquaponics. of the year, we garnered 45 member-based associations from around the world to join the initiative. MATT PARKER University of Maryland To show our gratitude for continuing to support our efforts to promote responsible aquaculture practices, we expanded member benefits and GAA is a great organization working to develop aquaculture opened up our first-ever virtual GOAL conference to all of our members. around the world. I have enjoyed and benefited from the information GAA sends out and look forward to learning more and continuing my membership for many years into the future. 2020 PAYING MEMBERS: Check out more member testimonials on social media with #ofFISHalmember! 30INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS9 57CORPORATE MEMBERS HISTORY & GROWTH ADVOCACY & EDUCATION BUSINESS DRIVEN PROGRAM INTEGRITY NUMBERS & HIGHLIGHTS PEOPLE & PLANET 9 ADVOCACY & EDUCATION We Appreciate Your Membership To show our appreciation for your support, GAA opened last year’s virtual GOAL conference to all GAA individual and corporate members, GAA strategic partners, and Best Aquaculture Practices producers and endorsers. Your support — as well as the support of our sponsors — allows us to continue to act as a voice for responsible aquaculture through pre- competitive activities such as GOAL. A more informed, better educated aquaculture community benefits us all. HISTORY & GROWTH ADVOCACY & EDUCATION BUSINESS DRIVEN PROGRAM INTEGRITY NUMBERS & HIGHLIGHTS PEOPLE & PLANET 10 ADVOCACY & EDUCATION Communications and Collaboration Media Monitoring & Outreach #EatSeafoodAmerica Global Aquaculture Advocate In its second year, GAA’s media and monitoring The #EatSeafoodAmerica campaign is a cross-industry For 23 years, the Global Aquaculture Advocate has supported program continued to act as a voice for responsible initiative to encourage seafood consumption among GAA’s mission of responsible aquaculture with news aquaculture worldwide, proactively publishing content every day grocery shoppers. Spearheaded by Seafood features and technical articles documenting the evolution positioning aquaculture in a positive light and reacting Nutrition Partnership, GAA and BAP partnered with SNP of aquaculture. Beginning in September 2019, access to to misinformation in the mainstream press. GAA and its and dozens of other organizations to help spread the Advocate articles no longer required a log-in, and since then affiliated brands garnered 1,564 media mentions and 6.2 word across social media. traffic mushroomed to more than 100,000 pageviews per billion impressions in 2020. month by the end of 2020. Aquademia Podcast Webinars and Roundtables Aquademia is the world’s leading seafood podcast, GAA and BAP hosted a number of roundtables and offering fresh takes from passionate staff members and webinars