2019 Seafood Champion Awards Finalists Announced
Collaboration throughout diverse cultures and perspectives thrive
Austral Fisheries have been announced as a finalist for the 2019 Seafood Champion Award for Vision.
The full list of finalists for the annual Seafood Champion Awards program was announced by SeaWeb and Diversified Communications at the Seafood Expo North America held in Boston on the 17th March 2019. The program recognises individuals and organisations in four categories: Leadership, Innovation, Vision and Advocacy.
The Seafood Champion Award for Vision recognises distinctive visions that significantly advance the sustainable seafood community.
“The 17 finalists exemplify the incredible work being done by the seafood industry and key stakeholders to make seafood a healthy, environmentally, socially and economically sustainable protein.”
“The Seafood Champion Awards seek to inspire and catalyze change by providing a platform to recognize those who are committed to overcoming obstacles, seeking novel solutions and fostering strategic partnerships to advance seafood sustainability. This year’s Seafood Champion Awards finalists represent a diverse cross-section of individuals, governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and seafood companies from all corners of the globe. In addition to geographic and industry diversity, the Seafood Champion Awards is committed to elevating under-represented voices and promoting greater gender diversity in the seafood movement. Notably, the women finalists represent an array of accomplishments, including how we produce, process, sell and consume seafood.”
“This year’s nominations demonstrate that change can come from anyone, anywhere and reflect how collaborations across culture, gender and industry silos are critical to advancing the sustainable seafood movement,” said Meghan Jeans, SeaWeb Program Director at The Ocean Foundation.
The winner in each category will be announced at a ceremony on June 11 at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit in Bangkok, Thailand.
Austral Fisheries are excited to be a finalist in the Vision category alongside AquaSpark, Darian McBain, OPAGAC and Janice Lao. Austral would like to congratulate the finalists from all four categories, each of whom are working to make a lasting positive impact on the seafood industry around the world.
For the full list of finalists in each category and for more info on the Seafood Champion Awards, follow this link: https://bit.ly/2CkAEqy
About Austral Fisheries
Austral Fisheries is one of Australia’s leading commercial fishing companies, specialising in environmental fishing practices that catch and source sustainable seafood. Austral catches and processes MSC certified Patagonian Toothfish and Mackerel Icefish, as well as MSC certified wild ocean caught Banana prawns and Tiger prawns for the world markets. The company and its products have been certified as Carbon Neutral under the Australian Government Carbon Neutral Program.
Media contacts:
David Carter
CEO, Austral Fisheries
dcarter@australfisheries.com.au
Jason Donofrio
The Ocean Foundation
202.318.3178
jdonofrio@oceanfdn.org
Ned Daly
Diversified Communications
ndaly@divcom.com