The 2023 Seafood Expo North America, which took place 12 to 14 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., and the 2023 Seafood Expo Global, 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 BioMar Group Global Marketing Director Katherine Bryar, Stanford University Center for Ocean Solutions Early Career Fellow Zach Koehn, American Seafoods Chief Sustainability Officer Tim Fitzgerald, and U.S. State Department Foreign Affairs Officer Rebecca Wintering, and moderated by EDF Climate Resilient Food Systems Director Karly Kelso, “Claiming a Place at the Table for Sustainable Seafood as Food Production Takes Center Stage in the Climate Crisis” is available free for SeafoodSource Premium members and for USD 300 to non-members through the Complete Digital Ticket: Seafood Expo North America 2023.
The session was presented on Tuesday, 14 March, with the following description:
This panel will bring everyone up to date with rapidly-evolving international developments on agri-food and climate policy, what they mean for aquatic food producers, and how the industry can emerge as leaders and engage to ensure that fisheries have a seat at the table when decisions are made that affect their future. Governments, school systems, large companies and even households are in the throes of food system transformation, spurred by the climate crisis, the conflict in Ukraine, COVID and rising costs. Blue foods can play a central role in the transformation by tackling sustainability, health and development challenges. Major new research publications demonstrate that aquatic foods are: (1) climate-friendly compared to other sources of protein; (2) highly nutritious, (3) capable of sustainable expansion to meet global food needs, and (4) vital employment sources in very climate-vulnerable regions. Research also shows that the type of blue foods are important and there is a growing need for coordinated efforts along the supply chain to shift both production and consumption towards low-impact species. But the challenge to the seafood industry is that aquatic foods have been largely ignored by governments as they set policy priorities and make decisions about where to invest, and what food resources to prioritize and protect. It's time for the this to change: That's what led to the formation of the Aquatic Blue Food Coalition during the UN Food Systems Summit – to ensure aquatic foods are not ignored by policy makers and investors, donors and health ministers, as they went about deciding on the future of our food systems. This Panel will explain how and why the industry and sustainability advocates need to work together to build resilience in the supply chain and make sure that aquatic foods are front and center when global and national policy and investments are made. And the importance for the industry to emerge as a leader for a resilient blue future.
The entire package of videos from Seafood Expo Global can also be purchased for USD 300 for non-members, and is free to SeafoodSource Premium members, through the Complete Digital Ticket: Seafood Expo Global 2023.
