SeaWeb announced the opening of nominations for the 2015 Seafood Champion Awards. Read the full release below:

Since 2006, SeaWeb’s Seafood Champion Awards have recognized individuals and companies whose outstanding commitment to sustainability has led to positive change in the seafood industry.

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2015 Seafood Champion Awards, to be presented at the 11th SeaWeb Seafood Summit, to be held Feb. 9 – 11, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, Louisiana.

We welcome nominations on behalf of individuals or organizations from across the seafood industry, including but not limited to fishing, aquaculture, seafood supply and distribution, retail, restaurant and food service sectors, as well as other stakeholders, such as conservation and social organizations, academia and the media.

Award Categories

An award will be presented for each of the following four categories. You will be required to select one of these categories when completing the Nomination Form. A separate form will be required if submitting for more than one category.

Seafood Champion Award for Leadership

An individual or entity that displays leadership by organizing and convening seafood stakeholders to improve the sustainability of seafood or ocean health.

Seafood Champion Award for Innovation

An individual or entity that identifies and applies creative new solutions to address: ecological challenges; existing market needs; barriers to sustainability.

Seafood Champion Award for Vision

An individual or entity that establishes a clear and compelling vision of the future that inspires positive change for sustainable seafood in fields such as: technology; policy; products or market; conservation tools.

Seafood Champion Award for Advocacy

An individual or entity who positively influences public policy, uses the media to raise the profile of sustainable seafood, or influences public discourse and engages key stakeholders by publicly championing advances in sustainable seafood.

Nomination Deadlines

• Nomination Forms must be submitted no later than: midnight, July 1, 2014.
• Finalists will be announced: September 2, 2014 at the Seafood Expo Asia in Hong Kong
• Winners will be announced: February 10, 2015 at the Seafood Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

Submit Your Nomination

Nominations are currently open. COMPLETE AND SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION FORM HERE >>

For more information including nomination guidelines, selection process and a list of past Award recipients, please visit: www.seafoodchampions.org. Please email questions to: nominations@seafoodchampions.org.