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GRIMSBY'S reputation as the seafood centre of Europe will be greatly strengthened this week when it hosts the first ever Humber Seafood Summit.
The conference brings together many people from the top of the fishing, seafood and aquaculture sectors and will explore the challenges faced by fishing in managing a sustainable future for the long term.
Held at the Humber Seafood Institute on Thursday, July 15th, the Summit brings together a panel of respected industry speakers, non government organisations and delegates from across Europe to debate the theme entitled "Sustaining Our Future from the Sea to the Plate".The event is hosted by the Humber Seafood Institute with the support of Young’s Seafood/Findus Group and Yorkshire Forward.
The Summit will discuss the responsible management and certification of wild fisheries and then consider the issues around building a sustainable fish farming industry. The afternoon session focuses on the market opportunities and challenges faced by fish producers and retailers in encouraging consumers to eat more seafood.
The speakers include Mark Elscolme, managing director of Yong's and Findus UK, Anita barker, managing director of Coldwater Seafoods, Margreet van Harn,marketing director of the of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, and Terje Martinussen, Managing Director of the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.
Other aquaculture speakers include Will Rash from the Findus Group.
The summit will be hosted by Wynne Griffiths, former Young's Seafood chief executive and now chairman of Huber Seafood Ltd. Just a few months ago he celebrated the Humber Seafood Cluster being hailed as the best industrial grouping in Britain. That success is now being followed up with the organisation of this week's summit.
Should fisheries be closed during breeding time to allow stocks to reach more sustainable levels?
