SeaWeb
{{Short description|Ocean conservation organization}}
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| headquarters = Washington, D.C.
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| owner = The Ocean Foundation
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Mark J. Spalding
| formation = 1996
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| website = https://web.archive.org/web/20200807202231/http://seaweb.org/
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SeaWeb is a nonprofit ocean conservation organization. Its mission is to raise public awareness, to advance science-based solutions, and mobilize decision-makers around ocean conservation.[http://www.seaweb.org/about.php Overview]SeaWeb. Retrieved 16 September 2009. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918032543/http://www.seaweb.org/about.php |date=18 September 2009 }} SeaWeb was founded in 1996{{cite book| last=Smith |first=Joe |title=TheDaily Globe:Environmental Change, the Public and the Media |year=2000 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=oJO1aOmrc3cC&q=seaweb+pew+charitable+trust&pg=PA225 |publisher=Earthscan Publications Ltd. |location=London |page=225|isbn=9781853836640 }} by the Environment Group of the Pew Charitable Trust as an initiative to promote ocean conservation issues for Americans. In 1999, SeaWeb became an independent 501(c)(3) organization, funded mostly from private charitable foundations, but also from individual contributions. In 2015, SeaWeb became part of [https://oceanfdn.org/ The Ocean Foundation].{{Cite web |last=Dietz |first=Julianna |date=2015-11-30 |title=Seafood Solutions |url=https://oceanfdn.org/seafood-solutions/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=The Ocean Foundation |language=en-US}}[http://www.seaweb.org/aboutus/history.php History]SeaWeb. Retrieved 16 September 2009. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908001030/http://www.seaweb.org/aboutus/history.php |date=8 September 2009 }}[http://www.seaweb.org/aboutus/faqs.php FAQs]SeaWeb. Retrieved 16 September 2009. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502014516/http://www.seaweb.org/aboutus/faqs.php |date=2 May 2009 }}
Seafood Summit
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The SeaWeb Seafood Summit brings together global representatives from the seafood industry with leaders from the conservation community, academia, government and the media. The goal of the Summit is to define success and advance solutions in sustainable seafood by fostering dialogue and partnerships that lead to a seafood marketplace that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. The conference is produced in partnership by SeaWeb and Diversified Communications.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-20 |title=About the SeaWeb Seafood Summit |url=https://www.seafoodsummit.org/about/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720173242/https://www.seafoodsummit.org/about/ |archive-date=2019-07-20 |access-date=2022-10-25 }}
Past Summits have included:
- Seafood Summit 2019 — Bangkok, Thailand
- Seafood Summit 2018, "The World’s Premier Conference on Seafood Sustainability" — Barcelona, Spain
- Seafood Summit 2017 — Seattle, Washington
- Seafood Summit 2016, "Advancing Solutions in Sustainable Seafood" — St. Julian's, Malta
- Seafood Summit 2015, "Seize Opportunity | Create Solutions" — New Orleans, Louisiana
- Seafood Summit 2012, "Evolving Solutions for New Horizons" — Hong Kong
- Seafood Summit 2011, "Responsibility Without Borders?"— Vancouver, Canada
- Seafood Summit 2010, "Challenging Assumptions in a Changing World" — Paris, France
- Seafood Summit 2009, "Sharing Responsibility for Real Change" — San Diego, California
- Seafood Summit 2008, "Global Challenges, Local Solutions" — Barcelona, Spain
- Seafood Summit 2007, "The Business of Sustainability" — Jacksonville, Florida
- Seafood Summit 2006, "Sustainability and the Future of Seafood" — Seattle, Washington
- Seafood Summit 2004 — Chicago, Illinois
- Seafood Summit 2003 — Providence, Rhode Island
- Seafood Summit 2002 — Washington, DC
Seafood Champion Awards
The Seafood Champion Awards were started in 2006 to annually recognize individuals and companies for outstanding leadership in promoting environmentally responsible seafood. SeaWeb established the award to honor those in the seafood industry whose past and/or present contributions demonstrate a commitment to innovation that leads to change.{{cite web | url=http://www.seafoodchoices.com/whatwedo/champions.php | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206114124/http://www.seafoodchoices.com/whatwedo/champions.php | url-status=usurped | archive-date=December 6, 2008 | title=Seafood Champion Awards}}
See also
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200807202231/http://seaweb.org/ SeaWeb website (archived)]
- [http://www.seafoodchampions.org/ Seafood Champions website]
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Category:Fisheries conservation organizations
Category:Marine conservation organizations
Category:Companies established in 1996