Return to MarinTrust has become an Affiliated Partner of the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI). This affiliation brings together expertise from different parts of the supply chain to strengthen sustainability efforts from raw materials to final products. Both organizations are committed to responsible sourcing, robust benchmarking, and reducing duplication, ensuring confidence in the global seafood and feed industries.
Through this partnership, MarinTrust and GSSI will leverage their strengths to enhance sustainability, strengthen certification credibility, and broaden industry engagement on the role of marine ingredients. This collaboration helps clarify how different certification schemes interconnect while maintaining clear distinctions between marine ingredient production, feed standards, and seafood certification.
“We are delighted that MarinTrust is joining GSSI as an Affiliated Partner. I have no doubt that MarinTrust’s deep knowledge of the marine ingredient value chain will greatly complement GSSI’s scope and serve as the bridge linking fisheries and aquaculture. I expect this partnership to support MarinTrust’s efforts to increase the availability of certified marine ingredients by utilizing GSSI-recognised schemes.” Francisco Aldon, CEO at MarinTrust.
“It’s a pleasure to welcome MarinTrust as an Affiliated Partner. I’m confident that this partnership will help promote greater clarity, confidence, and choice at the feed level — a critical part of the value chain that deserves attention. While GSSI’s Global Benchmark Tool focuses on recognising seafood certification schemes that meet internationally accepted sustainability criteria, MarinTrust works at the factory and ingredient level, certifying marine ingredient production facilities and their sourcing practices. This important distinction highlights the complementary roles our organisations play in supporting responsible sourcing and sustainability across the entire seafood and aquaculture supply chain.” Øyvind Ihle, CEO at GSSI.