Workshop by The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability – Session 1: Connecting seafood supply chains to accelerate sustainable change – how a Common Language and Traceability enable market access and help safeguard a sustainable future
Without supply chain traceability, it is very difficult to manage food safety concerns, prove legality, and verify sustainability—current issues that consumers, investors, regulators, and media are increasingly demanding. Traceability standards are the essential bridge that facilitates interoperable communication between trading partners seeking to meet safety, ethical and sustainability reporting requirements.Data insights from the implementation of […]
Upscaling of Sustainability in Asian Aquaculture
With over 90% of global aquaculture produced in Asia, the continent has a pivotal role in providing seafood worldwide. At the same time, Asia also faces many challenges that come with the rapidly expanding industry, hence it is necessary for the sector to address them and demonstrate responsible practices. This session will explore those challenges […]
Do retail and food service buyers really care about quality and how is quality monitoring changing
Seafood quality is the most critical factor for most retail seafood consumers. However, quality often takes a back seat to producing and selling large volumes of seafood products. This lack of concern for quality keeps seafood community prices low and retail consumers looking for more consistent quality proteins such as poultty. This session will address […]
How AI is Going to Disrupt Seafood Processing
Artificial intelligence (AI) is part of our daily lives from facial recognition to Amazon’s delivery algorithms. Even traditional industries, such as agriculture, are using weather, satellite and soil data to train algorithms to optimize crop yields. So how is AI going to disrupt seafood? Because of the natural variability of fish, seafood producers often find […]
New Innovative Seafood Trends in Asia
Asia as the top seafood consumption market for seafood products and a marketplace where innovative new products are being created and launched successfully each year. This round table of international panelists will discuss new innovative seafood options and project the trends going forward.
Advancing Seafood Traceability Systems to Help Eliminate IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud from Asian Seafood Supply Chains
Workshop: Seafood Sustainability: Why, What, and How-To A practical workshop for seafood buyers, suppliers and producers
Traceability is Now the Norm – Shift in Customer and Consumer Demands for Information
Traceability is now the norm, but how is it different from transparency and the sharing of all proprietary information? An insightful discussion of how consumer demand is now warranting the right to know where purchased seafood comes from, how it was caught/farmed, and what measures were taken to ensure sustainability.
Sustainability and Eco-Certification to Meet Consumer Needs
The presenters will explore different ways the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) has been able to leverage sustainable practices and eco-certification that resonate with Asian buyers and consumers to build demand for Alaska seafood across the region. They will talk about how ASMI’s marketing strategies have adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic and how ASMI has […]