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SEAFISH ANNOUNCES 2009 SEAFOOD AWARDS WINNERS 22 May, 2009 -
Created in 2005 as a bi-annual event to recognise excellence and promote sustainable practice across the seafood industry, the Seafood awards consistently attract a high calibre of entry and this year’s crop of winners has proved to be no exception. Speaking at the awards ceremony, Seafish Chairman Charles Howeson said, “This has been the most successful Seafood Awards since their inception in 2005, with over 170 entries in the fourteen award categories – a testament to the innovation and determination to win that exists in this industry.” Howeson also noted the contribution the seafood industry makes to UK plc, with more than 86,000 jobs and £5 billion of Gross Value Added contributed to our economy by the seafood industry. The full list of winners is as follows. Short-listed entries and an awards brochure are available from the contacts at the bottom of this release Catching for the Market Award: Ian Wightman, Skipper of the Eilidh Anne, Ayrshire, Scotland Technical Innovation Award: Mark Greet, Falmouth Fishing Company, Devon, England Training and Development (Fishing) Award: Sam Cumming, Whitby and District Fishing Industry, North Yorkshire, England Training and Development (Processing) Award: Louise Matheson, Aquascot Ltd, Ross-shire, Scotland Training and Development (Retail) Award: ASDA Stores Limited, Yorkshire, England Aquaculture Producers Award: Marine Harvest (Scotland) Ltd, Inverness-shire, Scotland Sustainable Futures Award: M&J Seafoods, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Best Independent Campaign – Seafood Fortnight The Hilton Hotel, Cardiff, Wales Best Retail Campaign - Seafood Fortnight: ASDA Stores Limited, Yorkshire, England Seafood Retailer of the Year Award – Multiple: Waitrose Limited, Bracknell, Berkshire, England Seafood Retailer of the Year Award – Independent: Haymans Fisheries, Oxford, England Seafood Restaurant of the Year Award: Captain’s Galley Seafood Restaurant, Scrabster, Caithness, Scotland Seafood Pub of the Year Award: The Swan Inn, Barnby, Suffolk, England Seafood Chef of the Year Award: Rob Green, Green’s of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England Encouraging Children to Eat Seafood Award: South-East Food Group Partnership, Hampshire, England Busy Bees Children’s Nurseries, Burntwood, Staffordshire, England Best New Seafood Product Award – Whitefish: Brakes – Cod, Smoked Haddock and Leek en Papillotte Joseph Robertson, Aberdeen Best New Product Award – Shellfish: Ugo Foods Group Del’Ugo Handcrafted Crab and Crayfish Ravioli Best New Seafood Product Award – oil rich fish: Marks and Spencer Raw Scottish Lochmuir Salmon with soy, ginger and lime, The Seafood Company Outstanding Contribution to Industry Award: Tim Oliver, Editor, Fishing News – London
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