Tag SeaWeb Seafood Summit

• Feed Sustainability

  June 17, 2019

  After testing new feed ingredients, Thai Union finds reluctant uptake

  The company has engaged in feed trials with both algae and microbial meals, before its sustainability director said farmers, “by and large, don’t want it.” 

• Environmental & Social Responsibility

  June 12, 2019

  SeaWeb Seafood Summit in Thailand highlights rise of worker voice

  Patima Tungpuchayakul, who rescued more than 5,000 Thai and migrant workers on fishing vessels, punctuates an emotional event kickoff. 

• Feed Sustainability

  June 25, 2018

  SeaWeb Seafood Summit: Defining the future of aquafeed

  At the Barcelona Seafood Summit, an expert panel discussed a sustainable future for aquafeeds. What stands between us and that future? 

• Environmental & Social Responsibility

  February 12, 2016

  GSSI furthers its mission of clarity out of confusion

  The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative aims to set the bar for certification schemes. Board members of the task force formed in 2012 convened at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit in Malta to reinforce the mission and brief attendees on progress. 

• Environmental & Social Responsibility

  February 8, 2016

  Offshore aquaculture, a promising yet vexing venture

  The challenges of farming fish in U.S. federal waters were the focus of a panel discussion at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit in Malta. Despite recent policy updates, U.S. aquaculture chiefs oversee an industry with high barriers for entry. 

• Environmental & Social Responsibility

  January 11, 2016

  Intelligence, integrity in the fight against forced labor in seafood

  In previewing the SeaWeb Seafood Summit, the Advocate examines human rights in the supply chain and the people who advance solutions in rooting out worker abuses. In part one of a three-part series, Environmental Justice Foundation co-founder Steve Trent talks