SFP’s first Latin America Fisheries Forum was held from February 14-15, 2018, in Mexico City, Mexico.
Presentations:
Wednesday, February 14
Collaboration & Cooperation Showcase: How industry and NGOs are working together in the region;
Speakers: Hoyt Peckham (SMARTFish), Gabriela Anaya (Collective Impact Initiative), Citlali Gomez (ComoPesca)
Thursday, February 15
Opening Panel: Working in a globalized seafood world: The Value of Sustainability
Speakers: Francisco Morales (Walmart), Guillermo Rodriguez (Ocean Garden), Javier VanCauwelaert (Groupo Contramar)
Supplying Sustainability Focused Markets: farmed and wild seafood
Speakers: Juan Antonio Loustaunau Rodelo (Acuicola Gemso), Mauricio Orellana (ORCA), Cecilia Blasco (SMARTFish)
Challenges and Opportunities for Artisanal Fisheries
Speakers: Andre Brugger (Netuno), Benjamin Castro Vega (Del Pacifico Seafoods), Minerva Alonso (CeDePesca), Pablo Granados Dieseldorff – Fair Trade USA
Regional Initiative Showcase
Speakers: Fishery Progress, MSC, EDF, SeaPact, WWF US, Others TBD