The second edition of the Global Sustainable Seafood Galicia Forum (GSSG) has as its themeAn asymmetric vision of sustainability. The meeting, which will take place in Vigo on the 11th and 12th November, will bring together professionals and experts linked to the seafood sector to offer, in an open dialogue, different visions and perspectives on the current situation, priorities, and challenges facing the fishing and aquaculture sector to ensure sustainability.
Today, seafood sustainability is a shared goal among all stakeholders in the value chain, and the means to achieve it lie in responsible action. It involves preserving natural resources for the benefit of present and future generations, ensuring social and economic benefits.
Four perspectives
In the path to sustainable action, not all stakeholders in the value chain start from the same position. Considering this asymmetrical view of sustainability, the second GSSG forum covers four perspectives: geographic location, regulation, size/dimension, and finance. These perspectives will be discussed by a total of fourteen international experts in different sessions: North-South asymmetry, Regulatory and voluntary compliance, The asymmetry between large and small actors and Blue financing as a catalyst for a more sustainable seafood sector or vice versa?
The forum will enable discussions around good practices, priorities, challenges, and different needs for a responsible action, encouraging each stakeholder to reflect and identify their current position.
The importance of dialogue, transparency, and sector-wide collaboration, in an equitable, inclusive and resilient manner, is a prominent conclusion of the first GSSG Forum (April 2023), which highlighted the relevance of research. The path towards sustainability also requires ambition to contribute to the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set out in the UN 2030 Agenda.