BlogMarch 3, 2025

Aðalheiður Hreinsdóttir

Founder & CEO

LearnCove Partners with Seafood Industry Expert Scott Zimmerman to Help Businesses Digitize Compliance

LearnCove has partnered with Scott Zimmerman, CEO of Safe Quality Seafood Associates, to help seafood businesses digitize compliance processes. With over 20 years of expertise, Zimmerman will assist companies in transitioning from manual systems to LearnCove’s platform, improving efficiency and regulatory compliance. This collaboration simplifies audit preparation and enhances traceability.

March 3rd, 2025 [Reykjavik, Iceland / Miami, FL] – LearnCove, the leading provider of digital compliance and training solutions for the seafood industry, is excited to announce its partnership with Scott Zimmerman, CEO and Co-Founder of Safe Quality Seafood Associates (SQSA), LLC. Through this collaboration, Zimmerman’s clients and seafood businesses across the industry can now leverage LearnCove’s digital platform to manage their compliance processes more efficiently, while benefiting from his decades of expertise in seafood quality standards and food safety regulations.

With over 20 years of experience in seafood safety and quality management, Zimmerman has worked with hundreds of seafood processors, fisheries, and farms throughout the United States and Latin America. Through his consultancy, he has established himself as a trusted advisor to the seafood industry. Scott specializes in writing food safety and quality management systems, establishing product specifications, and corrective action planning. Zimmerman and his staff will help clients evolve from their existing paper-based or manual systems to LearnCove’s digitized checklists, ensuring they meet regulatory requirements with greater ease and efficiency.

“Scott has spent his career helping seafood companies navigate the complexities of regulatory compliance,” said Adalheidur Hreinsdóttir, CEO of LearnCove. “Together, we’re making it easier for seafood businesses to move away from manual systems and adopt digital tools that improve efficiency, reduce risks, and ensure compliance with the latest regulations and certifications.”

The partnership enables seafood businesses to fully digitize their compliance workflows, checklists, and audits, to demonstrate improved traceability and document management process for key industry standards like BRCGS, BAP, GlobalG.A.P., MSC, and SQF. FDA, NOAA, CBP and other US Partner Government Agencies are also seeking digitized records which indicate compliance with regulatory requirements. Together, LearnCove’s software and Scott’s expertise provide the tools and guidance needed to simplify audit preparation.

“The seafood industry is looking for a high-quality, cost-effective approach to digitizing compliance programs in order to meet customer and regulatory requirements, and LearnCove has an exclusive approach to helping processors make this transition,” said Scott Zimmerman. “The seafood industry is raising the bar; and operations must update their outdated record keeping practices. I look forward to assisting my clients in demonstrating their commitment to compliance requirements through the LearnCove platform.”

This partnership reinforces LearnCove’s commitment to making compliance simpler and more accessible for seafood businesses. By combining cutting-edge digital solutions with decades of regulatory expertise, companies can reduce risk, improve operational efficiency, and stay ahead of evolving regulations.

About LearnCove

LearnCove is a leading provider of digital compliance and training solutions designed for the seafood industry. With a focus on simplifying regulatory and certification compliance, safety training, and audit management, LearnCove helps businesses transition from manual processes to streamlined digital solutions.

About Scott Zimmerman and SQSA

Scott Zimmerman is the CEO and Co-Founder of Safe Quality Seafood Associates (SQSA), LLC, a Miami-based consultancy specializing in food safety audits, compliance programs, and quality assurance. With extensive industry experience, Zimmerman has worked with seafood businesses across the US and Latin America, helping them meet food safety and regulatory requirements.