SFP in Barcelona
Seafood Expo Global 2026
Seafood Expo Global, the world’s largest seafood trade fair, is April 21-23 in Barcelona, Spain.
While SFP will not have a stand at the Expo this year, we will have several staff members onsite, participating in events, panels, and meetings. See below for more information on SFP’s activities at the Expo this year.
Scaling Sustainable Blue Foods: Policy, Technology, and Market Insights
PANEL: Tuesday, April 21, 2:00-2:45 p.m., Room CC5.3
This panel will explore the latest developments in sustainable blue food policies and strategies, highlighting emerging tools and technologies that are transforming the blue food landscape. The panelists will share successful examples and best practices from the field, discussing opportunities for industry, from improved traceability and climate accounting to market access and diversification. They will also share practical examples and insights on scaling sustainable solutions across the seafood sector.
Panelists will include:
- David Parreño Duque, Partnership Engagement Specialist, SFP
- Rene Benguerel, Co-founder and CEO, Blueyou
- Mark Kaplan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Wholechain
- Pedro Zapata, AVP, Global Oceans Policy, Environmental Defense Fund
Worker engagement in seafood: Identification, assessment and recommendations for improvements to worker engagement mechanisms
PANEL: Tuesday, April 21, 3:00-3:45 p.m., Room CC5.1
This panel will look at the partnership between the Certification and Ratings Collaboration (of which SFP is a member) and the Issara Institute to understand the realities of current and potential worker engagement mechanisms and worker access to these mechanisms in five key seafood-producing countries in Asia. Panelists will discuss the current state of worker awareness of rights in the seafood sector, the effectiveness of existing mechanisms, barriers to effective grievance mechanisms, and recommendations for strengthening systems for the benefit of both workers and responsible businesses. They will also touch on guidance developed by the Collaboration for the seafood industry (and other key stakeholders) to improve support for workers.
Panelists will include:
- Dave Martin, Global Supply Chains Director, SFP
- Lisa Rende Taylor, Founder and Executive Director, Issara Institute
- Clare Stevens, Human Rights Team Lead, Aquaculture Stewardship Council
Industry leadership in small-scale fisheries management: Roles for the supply chain
PANEL: Wednesday, April 22, 2:45-3:30 p.m., Room CC5.1
This panel will bring together leaders from retail, processing, and on-the-ground supply chain actors to show what industry leadership looks like in practice, and how collaborative fisheries management models, in which industry supports (not replaces) government management can make responsible small-scale fisheries possible.
Panelists will include:
- Pedro Ferreiro, Fisheries Governance and Livelihoods Director, SFP (Moderator)
- Alejandro Castro, Sustainability Manager, Profand Group
- Francisco Javier Alarcón Holguín, Vessel Owner, ASOAMAN
- Dave Parker, Head of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Sainsbury’s Supermarkets
- George Pinto, President, ASOAMAN
Building a responsible blue food future: ESG-driven innovation in fisheries and aquaculture
PANEL: Wednesday, April 22, 2:45-3:30 p.m., Room CC5.2
This panel will convene leading scientists, industry innovators, and civil society voices to explore how ESG-aligned practices can drive sustainable growth in the seafood sector. Discussions will focus on science-based solutions that promote ocean stewardship, inclusive solutions, and welfare-friendly practices to future-proof the seafood sector.
Panelists will include:
- Miguel Ruano, Global Fisheries Analyst, SFP
- Bertrand Charron, Global Director of Research & Insights, Aquaculture Stewardship Council
- Teresa Fernandez, Group Sustainability Senior Manager Seafood and Crops, Hilton Foods
- Esben Sverdrup-Jensen, CEO, Danish Pelagic PO
- Christine Xu, Head of Fisheries Welfare, Aquatic Life Institute
Integrated strategies for stakeholder engagement and supply chain leverage: A roadmap for landscape-level sustainability in aquaculture
PANEL: Thursday, April 23, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Room CC5.1
In this session, SFP and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) will look back on two years of collaboration in the shrimp farming sector of Andhra Pradesh, India. The panelists will discuss the SFP/ASC “Roadmap for Landscape-Level Improvements in Aquaculture” that came out of this collaboration and explore ways to build on its foundation and capitalize on future opportunities to implement landscape-level aquaculture strategies in Andhra Pradesh and around the world.
Panelists will include:
- David Parreño Duque, Partnership Engagement Specialist, SFP
- Chris Ninnes, CEO, Aquaculture Stewardship Council
- Roy van Daatselaar, Improver Program Global Lead, Aquaculture Stewardship Council
Meet the team
Pedro Ferreiro, Fisheries Governance & Livelihoods Director
Carmen González-Vallés, Supply Chain Roundtables Director
Indrani Lutchman, FIP Evaluation Program Director
Dave Martin, Global Supply Chains Director
David Parreño Duque, Partnership Engagement Specialist
Miguel Ruano, Global Fisheries Analyst