Seafood Champion Awards

(Traduction en proces) First presented in 2006, the Seafood Champion Awards annually recognize individuals and companies for outstanding leadership in promoting environmentally responsible seafood. Seafood Choices established the award to honor those in the seafood industry whose past and/or present contributions demonstrate a commitment to innovation that leads to change.

Nominations for the 2012 Seafood Champion Awards are now open. The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2012.

Guidelines for Submitting Nominations

To download the nomination guidelines in PDF form,click here.

Seafood Choices established the Seafood Champion Awards to acknowledge those who have demonstrated commitment to innovations that lead to positive change in the seafood industry. Now in their seventh year and judged by an independent, international panel, these annual awards honor organizations and individuals around the world who have made outstanding contributions to help ensure a sustainable and plentiful supply of seafood and develop a responsible, international industry. We welcome your nominations for this important award once the nominations period opens.

Nominees may include representatives from the fishing, aquaculture, seafood supply and distribution, retail, restaurant and food service sectors as well as other stakeholders in the seafood industry, such as conservation, academia and the media. Nominations that help represent the full diversity of the international industry are encouraged.

Submit Your Nomination

To nominate a Seafood Champion, please use the online form.

You may also submit nominations by email, fax or mail as noted above and in the guidelines PDF. Include the name of the person submitting the nomination and the name of the person or organization being nominated along with the two-page written justification (read the above guidelines carefully before composing and submitting your nomination). Be sure to provide contact information for both the nominator as well as the nominee, if different.

If you have questions please email Kirby Rootes-Murdy at krootesmurdy@seaweb.org.

Please direct media inquiries to media@seaweb.org or 301.495.9570.