Hong Kong, China. GAP2 Coordinator Steve Mackinson was an invited speaker on two panels at SeaWeb’s 10th International Seafood Summit in Hong Kong (6-8th Sep 2012), where discussion revolved around building bridges with industry to ensure sustainable seafood.
What Happened
Conversations during the Summit show that once again collaboration and communication is the key to enabling bottom-up actions toward sustainable seafood. Dominated mainly by discussion amongst food processors, marketers and environmental non-governmental organisations, the fishing industry was noticeable by its absence. This picture left an impression of the continuing need and value in making the connections along the whole chain from catching to consuming, and questions on how GAP2 can make a contribution to this.
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Video Interviews
Steve marked the run up to the Seafood Summit by producing a short video. Watch his “Countdown to the Seafood Summit” below.
What is the Seafood Summit?
The Seafood Summit is an annual event bringing together global representatives from the full range of seafood sectors for in-depth discussions, presentations and networking around the issue of sustainable seafood. The goal of the Summit is to foster dialogue and partnerships that lead to a seafood marketplace that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.
