Twenty chefs from some of the world’s best restaurants are backing OCEANA’s global campaign, Save the Oceans: Feed the World, which aims to tackle the decline of wild fish stocks in the global oceans.
The launch event taking place in March will be hosted by chefs Andoni Luis Aduriz of Mugaritz and Joan Roca of El Celler de Can Roca, Spain. Attending chefs will include Massimo Bottura (Osteria Francescana, Italy), Daniel Humm (Eleven Madison Park, USA) and Ashley Palmer-Watts (Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, UK).
Chef Aduriz said: “Chefs feel passionately about the importance of wild seafood, not just on the small scale and what it brings to our kitchens, but also because of its importance to the planet. I think we all just deeply feel the need to support this campaign and help make the oceans abundant again.”
The event will open with the premiere screening of the short film documentary “The Perfect Protein” by Jorge Martínez, featuring the chefs discussing their support of ocean conservation and passion for seafood.
During the event, Oceana CEO Andrew F Sharpless and Oceana will also release a special digital edition of the book of the same name.
The campaign launch event will take place in San Sebastian, Spain, on Tuesday 17 March 2015 at the Culinary Centre.
Oceana estimates that if proven policy changes that stop overfishing, limit bycatch and protect habitat are passed in the top seafood countries, there will be enough seafood to provide one billion people a healthy seafood meal each day.
