SENA Panel: A Call to Action: Good Work in Fishing is Smart Business

U.S. Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee.

The 2023 Seafood Expo North America (SENA), which took place 12 to 14 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., and the 2023 Seafood Expo Global (SEG), which took place from 25 to 27 April 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, featured a comprehensive conference program of live panel events focusing on topics chosen to be of vital interest to the seafood industry.

The 28 individual presentations from SENA and the 21 sessions from SEG featured exclusive information and insight from seafood industry experts, including economic forecasts and analysis on the trends and topics impacting the global seafood industry as it navigates issues of trade, food safety, traceability, aquaculture, sustainability, and consumption trends. Now, a video recording of each of these sessions is available for on-demand replay.

Featuring U.S. Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee, “A Call to Action: Good Work in Fishing is Smart Business” is available free for SeafoodSource Premium members and for USD 300 (EUR 272) to non-members through the Complete Digital Ticket: Seafood Expo North America 2023.

The session was presented on Monday, 13 March, with the following description:

Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee will use her plenary speaker platform to address the harmful labor conditions that often are associated with IUU fishing globally and underscore the responsibility that the private sector bears in curbing these widespread abuses. Deputy Undersecretary Lee will speak to key industry actors to raise global awareness on the significant challenge of ensuring decent work in fishing, an effort underpinned by ILAB policy and engagement work including technical assistance projects. Labor abuses in fishing are a scourge on global seafood trade that governments, worker organizations, and the private sector need to address and remediate in order to bring true sustainability and decent work to fishing globally.

The entire package of videos is free to SeafoodSource Premium members, but non-members can also purchase the package for USD 300 (EUR 272) through the Complete Digital Ticket: Seafood Expo Global 2023.

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