Saving Seafood

More FIPs impacting sustainable fisheries for the better, new report finds

March 25, 2020 — The seafood industry continues to show its commitment to improving the sustainability of fisheries worldwide, as evidenced by a new report from environmental research and advisory firm CEA Consulting.

In 2019, 136 fishery improvement projects (FIPs) existed worldwide, a 64 percent increase over 2014’s tally of 83, according to CEA Consulting’s “2020 Global Landscape Review of FIPs” report. What’s more, seafood businesses are now increasingly leading the charge where FIPs are concerned, filling the spots that NGOs once did. Currently, seafood businesses are guiding the implementation of 70 FIPS, up from 49 in 2015, while NGOs are assuming more technical support and advisory roles in the space, the report found.

Read the full story at Seafood Source

Deadline for Seafood Champions nominations approaches: Dec. 3 is last chance

November 22, 2016 — The following was released by SeaWeb:

The deadline for nominating sustainable seafood leaders for SeaWeb’s 2017 Seafood Champion Awards is fast approaching. Nominations will close at 11:59 EST on Dec. 3, 2016.

The awards recognize individuals and organizations from around the world in four categories: leadership, innovation, vision and advocacy. Nominees should demonstrate outstanding commitment to advancing seafood sustainability in the fishing, aquaculture, supply and distribution, retail, restaurant or food service sectors, or through conservation, science, academia or the media. Self-nominations are allowed.

In addition to providing recognition, the awards can help important initiatives move forward, according to past winners.

“Becoming a Champion opened those slightly locked gates so that our work could be showcased at a higher level. I had access to press, marketing folks and partners that were always just out of reach previously,” said T.J. Tate, formerly of Gulf Wild, the 2015 Seafood Champion for Vision.

Helen Packer of Anova Fishing & Living, the 2015 Seafood Champion for Innovation, said, “Getting the Seafood Champion award was a way for us to know that we had somehow succeeded, and it motivated us even more to keep going. It showed that industry is also part of the equation in moving toward sustainable fisheries.”

Guidelines and the nomination form are available on the Seafood Champions website <http://www.seafoodchampions.org/>.

Finalists will be announced in early 2017, and winners will be named at the 2017 SeaWeb Seafood Summit, taking place June 5-7 in Seattle.