Sainsbury's Fish Manager; PNA Countries; Maldives Gov't Among SeaWeb's Seafood Champion Winners
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] February 2, 2016
The 2016 Seafood Champion Award winners were announced in Malta this week during the opening reception of the SeaWeb Seafood Summit being held this week in Malta, Italy.
The top honor, the Seafood Champion Award for Leadership, went to Ally Dingwall, Aquaculture and Fisheries Manager at Sainsbury’s in the U.K. Dingwall helped major UK retailer Sainsbury's earn recognition as the MSC Fish Retailer of the Year in 2014. He's also served as an integral member of many sustainable seafood organizations, and advanced commitments to the sustainable sourcing of wild and farmed seafood. Dingwall also encouraged other UK retailers to reach MSC commitments.
David Stevens and his company, Crystal Sea Fishing in Cornwall, U.K., received the Seafood Champion Award for Innovation. Stevens was honored for his initiative and leadership as well as technical innovation in meeting the EU’s mandate to eliminate fish discards at sea. Stevens formed a partnership with the U.K. fisheries agency to conduct discard reduction trials. After years of testing gear innovations, he found the best configurations to avoid discarding juvenile haddock and other unwanted species. Stevens’ work led to changes in EU rules to allow the new gear and inspired other fishers to follow his lead...
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