"Nothing compares with the colour, variety and excitement of fish and fishing, the last hunted food.

"At the same time as fisheries have come under more pressure, the politics ... have pushed many stocks below their sustainable levels. The economic safety valve of declining fish stocks becoming too expensive to catch and being left alone to recover doesn’t seem to work any more."

Andrew Mallison, Marks & Spencer (featured profile)

Profiles

Each month we highlight the particular experiences of a Seafood Choices member. We also profile our Seafood Champion Award recipients, which are bestowed annually.

Featured Profile:

The Association du Grand Littoral Atlantique is a multi-regional association of the fish industry and sea farming professionals from France's Atlantic coast. AGLIA is one of this year's Seafood Champions - the first such recognition to the fishing sector.

Past Profiles

• Tom Aikens is the chef and owner of Tom Aikens and Tom's Place in London, U.K.
• Michelle Bernstein is the chef of Michy's Restaurant, in Miami, Florida
• Richard Brauman is the founder and CEO of The Little Pearl in Sommerville, Massachusetts
• Jim Chambers is the owner of Prime Seafood in Washington, D.C.
• Traci Des Jardins is the owner/chef of Jardiniere in San Francisco, California
• Sean Dimin and his family own Tobago Wild, located on the island of Tobago at the southern end of the West Indies
• Chris Douglass is the chef and co-owner of Icarus Restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts
• Robin Downey is the Executive Director of the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA)
• Sally Eason is the owner of Sunburst Trout Company in Canton, North Carolina
• Josh Goldman is the Managing Director of Australis Aquaculture, located in Western Massachusetts
• Zeke Grader is the executive director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations
• Sam Hayward is the chef and co-owner of Fore Street in Portland, Maine
• Greg Higgins is the co-owner and executive chef at Higgins Restaurant in Portland, Oregon
• Peter Hoffman is chef/owner of Savoy Restaurant in New York City and a former national chair of the Chefs Collaborative
• Paul Johnson is owner of Monterey Fish Market in San Francisco, California
• Henry Lovejoy is the president and founder of EcoFish Inc. in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
• Andrew Mallison is a fish technologist for U.K. retailer Marks & Spencer
• Rob Mayo is the president of Carolina Classics Catfish in Ayden, North Carolina
• Rick Moonen is chef and co-owner of RM Seafood in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Nora Pouillon is the chef/owner of Restaurant Nora and Asia Nora in Washington, D.C.
• Eric Ripert is the executive chef at Le Bernardin in New York City
• Jimmy Schmidt is the chef and owner of the Rattlesnake Club in Detroit, Michigan
• Barton Seaver is the executive chef and co-owner of Hook, in Washington, D.C.
• Jay Shaffer is the chef and owner of Shaffer City Oyster Bar and Grill in New York City
• Mary Smith is the Director of Marketing for The Plitt Seafood Company in Chicago, Illinois
• Susan Spicer is the chef and owner of Bayona and Herbsaint restaurants in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Brad Steelman is the executive chef of The River Café, a renowned American restaurant in Brooklyn, New York
• Allen Susser known as Chef Allen, is the chef and owner of Chef Allen’s in Miami, Florida
• Patty Unterman is the chef and co-owner of the Hayes Street Grill in San Francisco, California
• Bart van Olphen is the co-founder and owner of Fishes, a retail and wholesale fishmonger in The Netherlands.
• Cindy Walter is the co-owner of Passionfish, a sustainable seafood restaurant in Pacific Grove, California.
• Cassandra Wright is co-owner of Vis Seafoods in Bellingham, Washington

Seafood Champion Profiles

• Association du Grand Littoral Atlantique (2008)
• EcoFish Inc. (2006)
• Frontera Grill & Topolobampo (2007)
• Gourmet Magazine (2006)
• Barton Seaver and Hook Restaurant (2008)
• Lindblad Expeditions (2007)
• Marks & Spencer (2006)
• Rick Moonen (2006)
• Jacques Pépin (2006)
• The Plitt Company (2008)
• Sunburst Trout Company (2008) - see member profile of Sally Eason
• Unilever (2006)
• Bart van Olphen (2008)

Click here for more information about our Seafood Champion Awards.