An on-demand video of “NOAA Leadership Update: Increasing Seafood Sector Resilience through Science, Management, and Collaboration [Parts 1 & 2]” is available free for SeafoodSource Premium members and for USD 350 (EUR 315) to non-members through the Complete Digital Ticket: Seafood Expo North America 2024.
Featuring NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Administrator Jon Kurland; Alaska Fisheries Science Center Director Robert Foy; NOAA Fisheries Deputy Assistant Administrator for operations Emily Menashes; NOAA Fisheries Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries Kelly Kryc; NOAA Fisheries Director of Communications Kate Naughten; NOAA Fisheries Director of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce Alexa Cole; and NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit, the panel was held on Sunday, 10 March, with the following description:
U.S. fisheries are among the world’s largest and most sustainable because of our science-based, collaborative management system. In the face of ongoing challenges – including climate change, market disruptions, and new ocean uses – NOAA Fisheries is committed to supporting a thriving U.S. seafood economy and enhancing the resilience of the seafood sector. Last August, the agency released its National Seafood Strategy, based on abundant feedback from stakeholders across the country. The Strategy reinforces NOAA Fisheries’ critical science and management support to the industry and is nested within a suite of policies and guidance that directs NOAA Fisheries’ activities. NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit and other members of NOAA leadership will provide updates on agency priorities, discuss regional impacts of climate change, and share some of the tools and resources NOAA is employing to support increased production and resilience across the industry.
The 2024 Seafood Expo North America, which took place 10 to 12 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., featured a comprehensive conference program of live panel events focusing on topics chosen to be of vital interest to the seafood industry.
The 31 individual presentations from SENA featured exclusive information and insight from seafood industry experts, on a range of topics including diversity in the seafood industry, how artificial intelligence could be used in the industry, what impact FDA FSMA 204 updates will have, traceability, and more.
Calls for proposals for the 2025 editions of both SENA’s conference and for the conference at Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain are now live. Running from 16 to 18 March 2025, an overview of the SENA conference program is available online and proposals can be submitted through 13 September. A program overview is also available for Seafood Expo Global – which is running from 6 to 8 May 2025 – and conference proposals can be submitted through 13 September.
