BOSTON – Sea Web announces President and CEO of Phillips Foods, Inc., Steve Phillips as winner of the 2011 Seafood Champions Awards at the International Boston Seafood Show. The annual Seafood Champion Awards honor those who have made significant strides in improving practices and awareness of responsibly produced seafood. Seafood Choices established the award in 2006 to honor those in the seafood industry whose past or present contributions demonstrate a commitment to innovation that leads to change.
“I am honored to be selected as a Seafood Champion,” said Phillips. “Having grown up on the Chesapeake Bay, I watched as the Bay went from its plentiful crab bounty to a stretched resource. It’s our responsibility to make sure that the seafood industry does more than just survive, but instead thrives and remains sustainable for generations to come.”
First presented in 2006, the annual Seafood Champion Awards recognize outstanding leadership in advancing the market for sustainable seafood. Nominated by the seafood community and judged by a panel that includes previous winners, the awards have been bestowed upon individuals, companies and organizations from the fishing, aquaculture, seafood supply and distribution, retail, media, restaurant and foodservice sectors. Winners of this award have influenced the marketplace with regard to the sourcing of ocean-friendly seafood while successfully integrating innovative models to advance seafood sustainability in the industry. The Seafood Champions Award is part of the Seafood Choices program at SeaWeb.
“A true Seafood Champion is a leader who demonstrates dedication to responsibility in the seafood industry,” said SeaWeb President Dawn M. Martin. “We’re honored to present Steve with this award as he paves the way toward environmental, social and economical sustainability to ensure a healthy future for seafood.”
Joining Phillips as 2011 Seafood Champion are:
• Robert Clark, Executive Chef, C Restaurant, &
Harry Kambolis, CEO, Kambolis Restaurant Group
Vancouver, Canada
• Phil Gibson, Group Director Perishable (Seafood), Safeway, Inc.
San Francisco, California, United States
• Dune Lankard, Founder and Chairman, Eyak Preservation Council
Cordova, Alaska, United States
• Olivier Roellinger, Vice President, Relais & Châteaux
Paris, France
• Peter Weeden, Head Chef, Paternoster Chop House
London, England
SeaWeb is the only international, nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to strategically communicating about ocean issues. We transform knowledge into action by shining a spotlight on workable, science-based solutions to the most serious threats facing the ocean, such as climate change, pollution and depletion of marine life. We work collaboratively with targeted sectors to encourage market solutions, policies and behaviors that result in a healthy, thriving ocean. By informing and empowering diverse ocean voices and conservation champions, SeaWeb is creating a culture of ocean conservation. www.seaweb.org
Seafood Choices is an international program of SeaWeb that provides leadership and creates opportunities for change across the seafood industry and ocean conservation community. We seek to create synergies and help identify creative solutions to long-held challenges. By building relationships and stimulating dialogue, Seafood Choices is encouraging and challenging all sectors of the seafood industry along the road toward sustainability. www.seafoodchoices.org
Source: SeaWeb