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World Seafood Congress 2015 – A Truly Global Event

September 30, 2015 — Almost 300 industry leaders, seafood professionals and academics took up residence in the historic fishing town to hear from 94 speakers on issues including sustainability, trade, ethics and industry skills, with new findings and reports revealed exclusively to the congress’ delegates.

Highlights from some of the 50 sessions that took place included addresses from Liv Holmefjord, the Norwegian fisheries minister, Timothy Hansen, president of IAFI and Dr Paul Williams, chief executive of Seafish, the UK industry authority that hosted this year’s event.

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Industry Looks to Future on Final Day of World Seafood Congress

September 10, 2015 — On its final day, the congress’ program focused on the future, with keynote speaker Chris Grieve, executive director at Meridian Prime, opening the session by looking closely at the opportunities and challenges facing the industry in the 21st century. Chris also examined the need for skills and training to help ensure sustainable practices are implemented as the industry moves forward.

This forward-looking theme was continued throughout the day, with a number of sessions on sustainability, future product opportunities and the developments taking place among international fisheries.

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Ethics to Take Centre Stage at World Seafood Congress

August 7, 2015 — Human rights and ethical issues in the seafood industry will be addressed at next month’s World Seafood Congress (WSC) in Grimsby, a first for this international conference.

Following last year’s exposés into human trafficking and forced labour in the Thai shrimp supply chain, human rights has become a focal point of conversations within the seafood industry globally.

The WSC will aim to address a range of social and sustainability challenges during a dedicated seafood ethics session on the opening day. Expert speakers from the UK and the US will lead the discussion around topics including ethical practice and the prevention of human rights abuse.

Libby Woodhatch, head of advocacy at Seafish, the UK industry authority hosting the congress, will open the session with a speech on social challenges in the seafood supply chain, and explain how Seafish’s Responsible Fishing Scheme, an initiative developed to raise standards in the catching sector, is working to combat such issues.

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