GDST 1.0 Standards and Materials - Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability

Background on GDST 1.0 Materials

The GDST 1.0 materials are the product of the GDST Secretariat and reflect extensive dialogue with GDST members and external experts. These documents together constitute the full set of GDST 1.0 materials. The packet, as of February 2020, includes materials listed in the table below.

For a complete list of all GDST adopters and endorsers, please visit our adopters and endorsers page.

If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the GDST Secretariat at info@traceability-dialogue.org.

Disclaimer -- The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) does not presently have a mechanism to independently verify the validity of claims made about GDST 1.0 implementation or compliance. As more companies implement GDST 1.0, systems to validate such claims may be developed in the future.

To download the materials, please click the document titles in the table below.

Document Title	Contents	Translations
*Guide to the GDST 1.0 Materials*	Overview of GDST 1.0 packet contents + “How to use these documents”	Spanish
*Executive Summary*	A two-page description of GDST 1.0	*Chinese* Japanese Spanish French
*Core Normative Standards*	The GDST 1.0 standards themselves	*Chinese* Japanese Spanish
Basic Universal List of KDEs (spreadsheet)	e-spreadsheet of Appendices to Core Normative Standards	*Japanese* Spanish
*Explanatory Materials*	Non-technical background and introductory materials	*Chinese* *Japanese* *Spanish*
*Technical Implementation Guidance*	Additional technical materials to facilitate implementation	*Chinese* *Japanese* *Spanish*