The Ocean Strategies team has been keeping our ear to the ground regarding all things Washington aquaculture. We're proud to launch our new bimonthly newsletter, WA Aqua Bites, to inform the seafood supply chain of important aquaculture happenings in Washington and beyond.
In this winter edition of the policy report you will find: information about proposed federal policies such as the COMPETES Act and the 30x30 initiative, as well as Seafood Expo North America events of interest and an interview with Leigh Habegger, Executive Director of Seafood Harvesters of America.
Ocean Strategies recently chatted with Leigh Habegger, Executive Director of Seafood Harvesters of America, a national commercial fishing organization that works to advance science-based policies and regulations that support sustainable fisheries. Leigh discussed federal seafood-related legislation, how the commercial fishing industry has overcome Covid-19 challenges and the important role restaurants play in our seafood supply chain.
In late 2020, Ocean Strategies launched a Covid-19 impact survey to better understand how the global pandemic is impacting West Coast and Alaska fishermen as well as national seafood distributors. Over 350 fishermen and seafood distribution companies responded to last year’s survey, and we’re proud to see the results included in a newly released NOAA Fisheries economic assessment of Covid-19’s effect on seafood and fishing industries.
In this fall edition of the policy report you will find: information about proposed federal policies such as MSA, AQUAA Act, SIMP, and the 30x30 initiative, as well as recent Ocean Strategies media development, and an interview with Arlin Wasserman.
Ocean Strategies recently chatted with Arlin Wasserman, founder and managing director of Changing Tastes, a management and culinary consulting firm focused on delicious, profitable, sustainable solutions. We tapped into his expertise to learn more about consumer behavior around seafood, the effect Covid has had on seafood sales, marketing and messaging opportunities, and proposed federal policies that will affect the sustainability of the seafood supply chain.
As consumers have grown more concerned about the health of the environment in the face of climate change, the issue has extended from how land-based foods are produced to those of the world’s oceans. . . most American consumers are worried about the effect of ocean health on fish and seafood . .
High level data points that emerged from Ocean Strategies' Covid-19 impact survey designed to better understand how the global pandemic is impacting seafood distributors in the United States.
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