March 26, 2023 — The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) and the Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certification program have agreed to a memorandum of understanding with the goal of reducing certification costs and promoting market options for certified seafood.
Both entities will remain separate in regards to ownership, communications, and funding. But the agreement will result in a reduction of the number of audits required and number of certification bodies needed to certify GSA and RFM standards, according to Global Seafood Alliance CEO Brian Perkins.