GSSI WELCOMES CONXEMAR TO ITS GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP

GSSI welcomes Conxemar to its Global Partnership. The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative is pleased to announce that Conxemar has joined GSSI as a Funding Partner.

Conxemar, the Spanish Association of Wholesalers, Importers, Exporters, and Manufacturers of fish products and Aquaculture, is consolidated as an essential instrument in uniting the frozen food sector in Spain. Conxemar joins efforts to strengthen the international visibility and competitiveness of the frozen seafood sector.

“Conxemar shares with GSSI the commitment to global sustainability and responsible management of fisheries resources and seafood products, in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Like GSSI, Conxemar keeps a close relationship with the FAO. The FAO has co-organised an International Congress in Vigo, as a prelude to the International Frozen Seafood Exhibition Conxemar, for more than 10 years. We are very pleased to join GSSI, to collaborate and share ideas in the promotion, commercialisation, and transformation of sustainable seafood products in its three aspects (social, environmental, and economic).” said Yobana Bermúdez, General Manager of Conxemar.

About Conxemar

Conxemar, based in Vigo, is consolidated as a fundamental union instrument in the frozen seafood sector in our country. It represents and defends the interests of 228 associated companies, with an annual turnover of more than 8,727 million euros and which represents 62% of the income of the entire sector, including preserves, and 74% of the frozen sector, providing employment to 17,327 workers.

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About GSSI

The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) is a public-private partnership working together on a common purpose: turn seafood into a driver for good to preserve oceans for future generations and drive forward more sustainable seafood for everyone. As one of the largest precompetitive collaborations in the world aligning businesses, NGOs, governments, and international organisations representing the full seafood value chain – the GSSI Global Partnership invites seafood sustainability leaders to join and become part of the solution.

For more information on the benefits of joining the GSSI Global Partnership and how to become a partner, please visit www.ourgssi.org or contact secretariat@ourgssi.org.