Emily De Sousa, fisheries scientist and travel & food writer at 'Seaside with Emily'.
Photo: Sandra Monaco Photo.
The Portuguese-Canadian fisheries scientist, food writer and "seafood influencer" Emily de Sousa has joined the Global Seafood Alliance as part of its Market Development team, the organisation has announced.
"I am so pleased to welcome Emily De Sousa to the Global Seafood Alliance Market Development team. Her knowledge, experience, and overall enthusiasm has been tremendous to see in action already. Welcome to the team Emily!" Chris Keller wrote in a LinkedIn post.
Her new role as GSA's Market Development Manager for North America will see de Sousa engage with producers, retailers, and food service companies to drive responsibly-sourced seafood within the industry.
De Sousa is perhaps best known for "Seaside with Emily", the seafood, travel, and lifestyle content platform which she founded in 2015.
De Sousa is also the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Strategist at InnaSea Media, a female-founded media agency that specializes in creative communication solutions for the seafood industry, which she set up with co-founder Bri Dwyer in March 2024.
Headquartered in Portsmouth, N.H., USA, the Global Seafood Alliance is an international, non-profit trade association dedicated to advancing responsible seafood practices through education, advocacy, and third-party assurances.
Established in 1997 originally as the Global Aquaculture Alliance, the organization has become the leading provider of assurances for seafood globally through the development of its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) certification programs. Its work addresses the full spectrum of responsibility, from environmental responsibility and social accountability to food safety.
The organization recently released its annual report for 2023, showing that over 4,000 aquaculture farms are now BAP-certified. GSA CEO Mike Kocsis, who joined the organization in April 2024, said he felt "inspired by the people who come together to make progress possible," in a press release announcing the report.
"The GSA team remains steadfast in our commitment to continuous improvement, and I’m proud of the work being done to move our mission forward. We’re also fortunate to have fully engaged, world-class partners and stakeholders who believe in the shared value we can create together," Kocsis said.