GDST STANDARD UPDATE

A reminder that the deadline to respond to the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) public consultation regarding the revised GDST standard will only remain open until 9^th May 2026.

Reason for GDST Standard Update

In May 2025 the GDST Supervisory Board agreed to transition the GDST from a standard that focused solely on seafood at its’ core to a modular standard that enabled other commodities present within seafood supply chains to be included, primarily those commodities present in aquafeeds.

Please see the revised GDST standard 2.0 draft here, Simplified 2.0 KDE/ CTE Matrix draft here , and the standard review guiding questions feedback form here.

Public Consultation Timeline

Public consultation launched 11th March 2026

Closure of the stakeholder feedback period 9^th May 2026

GDST Technical Council incorporates feedback into a v2.0 of the GDST standard May 2026

Guidance documents and GDST Capability Test updated and tested June 2026

GDST version 2.0 launched 1^st July 2026. 

We greatly value stakeholder feedback in helping GDST develop the GDST standard so that it balances the needs of the practicalities of the global seafood industry and the needs of the technology solutions who will be providing GDST capable solutions based on the revised GDST standard

Please email all feedback on the revised GDST standard to GDSTStandardDevelopment@thegdst.org