Resource Library

Click below to view a range of resources – including our Standard’s materials, supplementary toolkits and communications channels, videos, case studies, and non-GDST resources on traceable seafood.

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FSMA 204- Traceability Rule Guidance

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Resources for technical professionals

Completeness tool FAQS

Capability Test Explainer

GDST Public Slack Channel

An open channel for companies and organizations looking to discuss the implementation and interoperability of the GDST standards.

GDST Standards and Materials

The official GDST Standards and Guidelines for Interoperable Seafood Traceability Systems.

GDST GitHub

This GitHub documents scenarios outside the scope of the GDST Normative Standards and other explanatory information.

GDST Standard Update FAQs

Frequently asked questions about the Version 1.2 update of the Standard.

Video Library

GDST Testimonials From Leading Industry Members

Hear leading industry members –Mount Cook Alpine Salmon, Beaver Street Fisheries, THINH HUNG-Vietnam, Nueva Pescanova Group–discuss why the GDST standards are good for business.

GDST Promotional Video

Traceability must be effective, reliable, and affordable. The GDST standards make that possible.

GDST session during the World Economic Forum’s Virtual Ocean Dialogues

The GDST hosted a virtual session during the World Economic Forum’s Virtual Ocean Dialogues to discuss how innovative technologies and the new GDST standards directly support company commitments to responsible sourcing and address key issues in the seafood industry.

Case Study: End-to-End Traceability Piloting-Thai Union

This video illustrates the pilot process and how the GDST standards may be used to achieve interoperable end-to-end traceability.

GDST Standards Introductory Webinar

An informational webinar to provide a brief overview of the GDST processes and introduce the new GDST Standards and Guidelines for interoperable seafood traceability.

GDST Standards Launch Webinar

This is the webinar of the formal launch of the GDST Standards and Guidelines for Interoperable Seafood Traceability Systems.

GDST Session During The Consumer Goods Forum Sustainable Retail Summit

During this session, industry leaders from Whole Foods and METRO AG share their stories of why implementing the GDST standards is a business-smart decision, has helped them reduce various risks in their supply chains, and how utilization of the standards has already provided numerous benefits across their company and to their customers.

GDST session during the Tokyo Sustainable Seafood Symposium

The GDST participated in a virtual session during the Tokyo Sustainable Seafood Symposium to discuss the GDST standards. Panelists included WWF-Japan, JCCU, Ajinomoto, Culinary Collaborations LLC, and METRO AG.

COVID Impacted Industry Strongly Embraces New GDST Standards

During this webinar, diverse seafood industry representatives tell their stories about how the GDST standards are already changing the way they do business, and why they are excited to see the standards widely implemented across the sector.

Case Studies

Tech Vendor/Wild-Caught Tuna

This pilot tested interoperability in a wild-caught tuna supply chain.

Testing and Implementing GDST Standards in Live Environment

This pilot tested interoperability in a wild-caught shrimp supply chain.

Farmed Chinook Salmon

This pilot tested interoperability in a vertically integrated farmed salmon supply chain.

Wild-Caught Shrimp from Catch

This pilot tested interoperability in a wild-caught shrimp supply chain.

ASC-Certified Giant Tiger Prawn from Vietnam to the UK

This pilot tested interoperability in another aquaculture shrimp supply chain.

Supply Chain with Blockchain

Traceability data was collected from a retail partner in the GDST, using their end-to-end blockchain traceability solution. GDST mapped blockchain-derived data onto their basic universal list of Key Data Events (KDEs) to confirm the utility of the proposed interoperability framework.

Bolton to Metro Supply Chain Metro

Bolton and Metro participated in the second wave of pilots conducted by the GDST to accomplish interoperable sharing of supply chain data.

Thai Union Vessel

Thai Union participated in the second wave of pilots conducted by the GDST to test interoperable sharing of supply chain dat

Wild-Caught Protein for Aquaculture Shrimp

This pilot further tested interoperability in another section of a supply chain included in the first wave of pilots conducted by the GDST.

External Resources

Traceable Returns, Planet Tracker

This report is focused on analyzing traceability solutions that could increase profitability and sustainability for processors in the seafood industry. Throughout the report, the GDST standards are prominently featured as the top solution that would significantly improve the efficiency, reliability, and affordability of traceability implementation in the industry.

The Impact of Improved Traceability on the Safety of Food, Lloyd’s Register Foundation

This food safety and traceability report by Lloyd’s Register Foundation features the work IFT’s GFTC and the GDST have done to advance end-to-end traceability in the seafood sector.

Accelerating Sustainable Seafood, UN Global Compact

This report presents six key enablers for accelerating sustainable seafood. The GDST is noted in two of the six enablers as a recommended framework for standardized data collection and global regulatory alignment.

For questions regarding any of these resources, please contact the GDST STAFF.

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