Seafood from wild fisheries and aquaculture is an essential source of healthy and nutrient-dense protein. It is crucial that we preserve and grow our supply for future generations. (visit  seafood’s contributions” page). One key is a well-designed ESG program – which is also a component of short- and long-term business success.

Producers, buyers and sellers that effectively demonstrate their commitment to resource stewardship and social justice can translate that into

⇒  Positive Brand Image * Market Opportunities * Customer Retention

   * Business Continuity * Due Diligence * Points of Differentiation – and more.

Whether you call it sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, or Environmental Social and Governance, we can help you develop, refine, communicate and promote your program effectively. 

Please visit the sustainability/CSR/ESG services page to learn more.

Change is inevitable. One hallmark of success for individuals and organizations alike is to evolve, adapting to it with a positive, resilient, and solution-oriented mindset.

Our founder has decades of experience in executive leadership successfully steering companies and departments towards better growth, strategic planning, financial health, operational improvement, team building, and employee and customer retention.

Whether you are struggling with your business, customers, staff resources, corporate programs or policies, need an expert to help represent you in meetings, conferences or on boards, or could simply benefit from assessing next steps or a new direction, call or email us and lets chat.  Please visit the Business and operational services page.

Globally, there is an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. Highly technical, extensive knowledge and experience are required to properly understand and comply with seafood HACCP, FDA importer compliance, SSOPs, GMPs, FSMA, traceability…and the list goes on. Add to that ever-stricter quality specifications and it is – A LOT.

Our experts have designed, revised and implemented plans and policies for thousands of wild, aquaculture and feed operations in developed and developing nations. Seafood Collaborators can help you improve your systems. Losing money on quality claims? FDA detention? Need to do mock recalls or update your programs, but no time? Worried about antibiotics or other testing requirements? We can help.

Please visit the Food Safety/Quality/Regulatory services page

There are so many standards for wild, farmed, and feed! Seafood safety, GMPs, quality, social responsibility, animal welfare, traceability, the environment, worker safety, and more. These standards range from second- and third-party to various improver programs, ratings platforms, and global initiatives.

Wherever you sit in the seafood supply chain, in whatever country, you may sometimes feel overwhelmed. Consumers, customers, governments, and NGOs are demanding more. More verification, more transparency, more data. Retailers, importers and food service companies may be uncertain what programs to include in their sourcing policies. Suppliers may struggle to meet requirements or navigate multiple audits. 

We get it. We’ve been there. Our founder has faced the same issues, having been on nearly every side of this – fishing vessels, plant and farmed production, buying, selling, importing, auditing, certifying and working for third party standards and global initiatives. Seafood Collaborators has 20-30 years of expert auditing and certification experience.

With our depth of knowledge and ability to put ourselves in your shoes, we are uniquely positioned to take the mystery out of all of this for you. 

Please visit the auditing/certification page.

The seafood sector in our view is the most complex in our food supply.  There are thousands of species and product forms from all over the world. The supply chain can be very complicated, with numerous entities involved before the seafood gets to the consumer’s plate.

Utilize our expertise in assessing your supply chain, developing your importer programs, setting up your supplier approval and monitoring systems, and improving your customer compliance or procurement policies.

Please visit the Supply/Value Chain page.

Please visit the other services page to learn more.