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"Nothing compares with the colour, variety and excitement of fish and fishing, the last hunted food.
At the same time as fisheries have come under more pressure, the politics ... have pushed many stocks below their sustainable levels. The economic safety valve of declining fish stocks becoming too expensive to catch and being left alone to recover doesn’t seem to work any more."
Andrew Mallison, Marks & Spencer (featured profile)
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Profiles
Seafood Choices seeks to highlight the people, companies and initiatives working to advance the market for sustainable seafood. We also profile our Seafood Champion Award recipients, which are bestowed annually.
Featured Profiles:
The Co-Operative was recently ranked the number one seafood retailer in the United Kingdom by the Marine Conservation Society.
Past Profiles
- Sustainable Seafood Forum, Qingdao, China: The first China Sustainable Seafood Forum was held on November 2 in Qingdao, China in conjunction with the 14th annual China Fisheries & Seafood Expo.
- Tom Aikens is the chef and owner of Tom Aikens and Tom's Place in London, U.K.
- John Arnold spoke with Seafood Choices’ Melanie Siggs at the 2009 Seafood Summit in San Diego, CA about new opportunities for fair trade of marine products.
- Caroline Bennett is owner of Moshi Moshi, a restaurant in London, U.K.
- Michelle Bernstein is the chef of Michy's Restaurant, in Miami, Florida
- Richard Brauman is the founder and CEO of The Little Pearl in Sommerville, Massachusetts
- Jim Chambers is the owner of Prime Seafood in Washington, D.C.
- The Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) is an agreement between 175 governments to address the significant trade in wildlife products - including seafood - estimated to be worth billions of dollars annually.
- Traci Des Jardins is the owner/chef of Jardiniere in San Francisco, California
- Sean Dimin and his family own Tobago Wild, located on the island of Tobago at the southern end of the West Indies
- Chris Douglass is the chef and co-owner of Icarus Restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts
- Robin Downey is the Executive Director of the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA)
- Sally Eason is the owner of Sunburst Trout Company in Canton, North Carolina
- FDF Tuna Group is an industry-led initiative involving both shared responsible sourcing goals and sources of supply.
- Josh Goldman is the Managing Director of Australis Aquaculture, located in Western Massachusetts
- Zeke Grader is the executive director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations
- Sam Hayward is the chef and co-owner of Fore Street in Portland, Maine
- Greg Higgins is the co-owner and executive chef at Higgins Restaurant in Portland, Oregon
- Peter Hoffman is chef/owner of Savoy Restaurant in New York City and a former national chair of the Chefs Collaborative
- Illegal Fishing in Sierra Leone: In Sierra Leone fisheries have the potential to provide crucial developmental income. Yet every day, up and down the coast of the country, this opportunity is being taken away by illegal fishing.
- Paul Johnson is owner of Monterey Fish Market in San Francisco, California
- Henry Lovejoy is the president and founder of EcoFish Inc. in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Andrew Mallison is a fish technologist for U.K. retailer Marks & Spencer
- Rob Mayo is the president of Carolina Classics Catfish in Ayden, North Carolina
- Rick Moonen is chef and co-owner of RM Seafood in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Michel Nischan is Chef/Owner of Dressing Room: A Homegrown Restaurant in Westport, CT and President /CEO of Wholesome Wave Foundation,
- The Pisces Responsible Fish Restaurants scheme (Pisces-RFR) was established to directly link restaurants with small-scale fishing boats using sustainable practices.
- Nora Pouillon is the chef/owner of Restaurant Nora and Asia Nora in Washington, D.C.
- Charles Redfern is the founder of Organico Real Foods, which includes the Fish4Ever range of canned fish.
- Eric Ripert is the executive chef at Le Bernardin in New York City
- Jimmy Schmidt is the chef and owner of the Rattlesnake Club in Detroit, Michigan
- The Scottish Skippers Scheme allows M&J Seafood to provide a sustainably caught, premium quality product, with full provenance and traceability from the boat to the chef.
- Seafood Summit 2009 Interviews
- Jason Clay spoke with Seafood Choices’ Melanie Siggs at the 2009 Seafood Summit in San Diego, CA about the development of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).
- John Arnold spoke with Seafood Choices’ Melanie Siggs at the 2009 Seafood Summit in San Diego, CA about new opportunities for fair trade of marine products.
- Barton Seaver is a chef, writer and advocate in Washington DC who focuses on sustainable seafood and social justice issues
- Jay Shaffer is the chef and owner of Shaffer City Oyster Bar and Grill in New York City
- Shellfish in the Pacific Northwest may just be the “canary in the coalmine” for the effects of ocean acidification on marine life.
- Mary Smith is the Director of Marketing for The Plitt Seafood Company in Chicago, Illinois
- Susan Spicer is the chef and owner of Bayona and Herbsaint restaurants in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Brad Steelman is the executive chef of The River Café, a renowned American restaurant in Brooklyn, New York
- Allen Susser known as Chef Allen, is the chef and owner of Chef Allen’s in Miami, Florida
- The United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)was an outcome of the 1992 EarthSummit in Rio.
- Patty Unterman is the chef and co-owner of the Hayes Street Grill in San Francisco, California
- Bart van Olphen is the co-founder and owner of Fishes, a retail and wholesale fishmonger in The Netherlands.
- Visions of Common Fisheries Policy Reform
- Tony Long, Executive Director of World Wildlife Fund’s European Policy Office
- Simon Woodsworth,
Ex-Coordinator of the Regional Committee for Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Languedoc-Roussillon (CRPMEM LR)
- Pomona TerreAzur,
is the first fresh fruit, vegetables and seafood integrated distribution network for professionals in France.
- Cindy Walter is the co-owner of Passionfish, a sustainable seafood restaurant in Pacific Grove, California.
- Western Australia Fishing Industry Council represents the entire wild and cultured harvest, post harvest and retail seafood and pearling industries of Western Australia.
- West Marine, the largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories in the U.S., has issued a call for action on Ocean Acidification.
- Scott Wraith is the Corporate Food Purchasing Director for Canyon Ranch Resorts and Hotels.
- Cassandra Wright is co-owner of Vis Seafoods in Bellingham, Washington
Seafood Champion Profiles
Click here for more information about our Seafood Champion Awards.
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