Sustainable Oceans and Seafood

Partner-led seafood traceability governance supported by the GDST Foundation, bringing industry, NGOs and technology providers around a common standard for interoperable seafood traceability.

Field	Value
Identifier	https://untp.unece.org/registers/cap/gdst
DID	did:web:placeholder-domain.com:untp:cap:gdst
Short Name	GDST
Description	Interoperable seafood traceability community connecting catch, aquaculture, processing, trade, and retail data for safer and more sustainable seafood supply chains.
Website	thegdst.org
Owner	Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) — Consortium · thegdst.org
Industry Sector	Fishing and aquaculture — ISIC 03
Geographic Scope	Global
Convenes At	agrifood.untp.unece.org
Status	Active
Observations	Never crawled

Owned Extension

Field	Value
Extension	GDST Standard
Short name	GDST 2.0
Identifier	https://untp.unece.org/registers/cap/gdst/extension/gdst
Licence	—

Version 2.0, extending UNTP 1.0.0

Credential	Base credential	Status
SeafoodProductPassport	DigitalProductPassport	In development
FishingTripDeclaration	DigitalTraceabilityEvent	In development
AquacultureProductionDeclaration	DigitalFacilityRecord	Planned

Conformance has not been tested, as last confirmed on 2026-10-12 by unece.org.

Uses

Identifier schemes

Name	Status	UNTP register	Declared
GS1 Digital Link	In development	Candidate	2026-10-12
GS1 Global Trade Item Number	Active	Registered	2026-10-12
GS1 Global Location Number	Active	Registered	2026-10-12

Conformity schemes

Name	Status	UNTP register	Declared
Marine Stewardship Council Chain of Custody	Proposed	Candidate	2026-10-12
Aquaculture Stewardship Council Chain of Custody	Proposed	Candidate	2026-10-12
Global Seafood Alliance Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)	Proposed	Candidate	2026-10-12

Software systems

Name	Status	UNTP register	Declared
GDST Capability Test	Implemented	Candidate	2026-10-12
GDST Completeness Tool	Implemented	Candidate	2026-10-12
Seafood EPCIS Gateway	Pilot	Candidate	2026-10-12

Machine-readable representations

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