This webinar is co-hosted by the Environmental Law Institute and the D.C. Bar's Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section.
In recent years, numerous reports and analyses have highlighted one of the continuing challenges in fisheries management: determining the origin of harvested fish and shellfish. While consumer interest in "sustainable" seafood has steadily increased, tracking seafood from vessel to plate remains challenging. Increasing traceability and other accountability measures is critical to ensuring fisheries sustainability, reducing illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing, and preventing fraud in the marketplace. This webinar brought together governmental, nongovernmental, and industry experts to discuss the need for and challenge of deploying effective traceability systems.
PANELISTS:
- John Connelly, President, National Fisheries Institute
- Tim Hansen, Director, Seafood Inspection Program, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
- Peter Koufopoulos, Chief, Seafood Processing and Technology Policy Branch, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- Beth Lowell, Campaign Director, Oceana
MODERATOR:
- Read Porter, Senior Attorney, Environmental Law Institute
MATERIALS:
This seminar is made possible by the generous support of
the Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation.
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