SIRF hosts annual benefit dinner supporting seafood research

The fourth annual SIRF Soirée, the Seafood Industry Research Fund’s annual fundraiser took place in San Francisco, California in conjunction with the National Fisheries Institute’s Global Seafood Market Conference on Wednesday, 18 January.

More than 100 seafood industry representatives gathered for an evening of fine dining at the California Academy of Sciences to raise funds for seafood-focused studies, with many donating to the newly created Mark D. Leslie Living Tribute Fund.

“Seafood keeps us on our toes,” SIRF Chairman Russ Mentzer said. “SIRF has been funding research for over forty years and the landscape of concern that companies face in matters of supply, quality and consumption shifts every day. To stay current, SIRF keeps an interest in seafood’s immediate reality as well as its horizons.”

SIRF is dedicated to researching disease, nutrition and DNA testing in seafood, seeking to understand and improve issues affecting the seafood business, according to a press release.

At the event, University of Washington fisheries scientist Ray Hilborn reviewed his SIRF-sponsored research measuring the carbon footprint of major proteins.

“Compared to chicken, beef and pork, seafood treads lightly,” Hilborn said. “With its low use of resources in production, seafood presents itself as a prime protein for consumers concerned about the environmental upshot of their purchasing decisions. This is a story worth championing just as much as seafood’s nutritional benefits.”

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