An on-demand video of “The Deadliest Profession: What Can the Market Do to Reduce Sky-High Mortality in Fishing?” 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 The Pew Charitable Trusts Senior Officer Markets, International Fisheries Katy Hladki; The Pew Charitable Trusts Manager Katherine Hanly; University of Bristol Ph.D. Student Daphne Guelker; and Senior Ethics Action (SEA) Alliance Head Georgia Worrall, the panel was held on Monday, 11 March, with the following description:
Fishing has long been known as one of the world’s most dangerous professions. However, a recent study by the FISH Safety Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts found that historical fatality estimates are grievously underestimated, and that more than 100,000 fishing-related deaths occur each year – three to four times previous estimates.
Furthermore, this study shows that death and injury in the fishing industry disproportionately victimize impoverished people, in low-income countries, which is a major reason they are so seldom counted. Seafood is a multibillion-dollar industry, but the current price we are paying in human lives is far too high. Those who profit from seafood should share in the responsibility of protecting vulnerable fishers. This presentation discusses the issues of fisher safety, and highlights the actions needed from both policy makers and retailers to improve fisher safety.
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.
