Sysco's top seafood suppliers of 2016

 Sustainability Partner Award 

Sea Watch International, Ltd.

Sea Watch International, based out of the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland, has established itself as a top supplier of clams for more than 35 years. The company, which was founded in 1978, is being recognized by Sysco for its sustainability efforts, receiving the distributor’s Sustainability Partner Award “for emphasizing the importance of a responsible supply chain to enhance Sysco’s corporate social responsibility goals.”

The company’s sustainability values have been summed up as such: “Sea Watch International is reliant on the health of our global environment because our business begins with the wild harvest of two species of clams (Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog). If for no other reason we take our stewardship of the environment very seriously. The first order of business as a leader of the offshore clam industry is to work closely with the National Marine Fisheries to manage our fishery in a sustainable manner. We have done this for 34 years under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which mandates sustainability by virtue of our quota system. The Domestic Offshore Clam industry in the USA is considered by many around the world to be among the best-managed fisheries on the planet.

Website: http://www.seawatch.com/