Gdst Announces The Fishing Industry Association Of Papua And New Guinea Has Achieved “Gdst-Capable” Status

Gdst Announces The Fishing Industry Association Of Papua And New Guinea Has Achieved “Gdst-Capable” Status

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USA: The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) announced today that the Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea (FIA PNG) version of iFIMS software has successfully passed the GDST Capability Test. The GDST Capability Test is an online platform that allows businesses to verify whether software solutions can deliver on their promises of compatibility with the GDST interoperable traceability standard.  Software products that pass this test are eligible to carry the “GDST Capable” logo.

 

“We, the Fishing Industry Association of Papua and New Guinea (FIA PNG), are thrilled that our version of the iFIMS (Fisheries Information Management System) has passed the GDST Capability Test. As a vertically integrated Tuna harvesting operation in the Western Central Pacific Ocean; it is important that this complex fishery be recognized as GDST capable.” said Marcelo Hidalgo, the Sustainability  CSR Director of FIA PNG “The ‘GDST-Capable’ logo is awarded to software that is capable of fully implementing the GDST Standard” said Greg Brown, Executive Director of the GDST. “It’s exciting to see another key player in the Tuna sector, FIA PNG, make this important step towards enhanced transparency and assurance against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.”

 

The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) is a Partnership and participation organization dedicated to advancing the standardization and adoption of Interoperable Traceability throughout fishery and aquaculture supply chains around the world through its global traceability standard (GDST 1.1) governing information content and data formats for seafood traceability systems. Interoperable traceability provides operational efficiency, manages and mitigates risk, provides easy and certain access to Food Safety recall and certification information, communicates product provenance and facilitates global market access. Learn more at www.thegdst.org.

 

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