Global Seafood Alliance is a US based non-profit that advances responsible seafood practices worldwide.

Each year their annual conference, Responsible Seafood Summit is held in a different country and 2024 see's them coming to the UK for the first time in the events 23-year history. Held at The Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews, Scotland from the 21-24 October 2024 alongside their co-hosts Seafood Scotland. Upwards of 500 delegates from across the world are expected to attend.

This is the world’s only seafood event focused on bridging the differences and nurturing the commonalities between aquaculture and fisheries, with the goal of building a more unified front for seafood.

Seafood professionals representing the entire value chain – including farmers, fishers, processors, exporters and importers, feed manufacturers, wholesalers, retail and foodservice buyers, technology providers, NGOs and government officials – attend the Responsible Seafood Summit.

The conference includes :-

• Welcome reception

• 2 days of plenary (AM) & breakout sessions (PM)

• Multiple field visits (day 3)

• Networking opportunities

• Gala dinner at the Old Course Hotel

• Golf competition (optional - day 3))

• Spouse trips

• Breakfast, coffee breaks and lunches each day

Mairi Gougeon, Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, said: “The Responsible Seafood Summit is the largest international seafood business conference of its kind, and I am proud that Scotland will be hosting attendees from across the sector in St. Andrews this year. The Summit provides a platform for the world’s seafood thought leaders to share knowledge and ideas and to participate in developing a healthy, responsible, global seafood community.”