The best seafood businesses in the industry gathered at an awards ceremony in London last month where the winners at the first ever Seafood Awards, organised by the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish), wer
The cross sector awards, were aimed at rewarding the achievements of the best in the seafood sector, from catching through to processing, retail to food service. Seafish Chairman Andrew Dewar-Durie said: "Congratulations to all the winners at this year's Seafood Awards. Seafish have been extremely impressed by the high level and quality of entries that this inaugural event has attracted." He continued "We are delighted to be playing such a central role in encouraging enterprise, and celebrating innovation and excellence in all sectors of the UK seafood industry."
The winners in each of the sixteen award categories were:
Catching for the Market (Sponsored by Seafood Scotland) Loch Torridon Nephrops Management Group,Strathcarron,Scotland
Technical Innovation Nesco Weighing Ltd, Hull, England
Seafood Retailer of the Year (Multiple) -- Waitrose
Seafood Retailer of the Year (Independent) Ramus Seafoods, Swansea, Wales
Best Individual Store Seafood Retailer (Multiple) Asda , Southport, England
Best New Seafood Product -- Shellfish Scottish Live Oysters Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group Ltd
Best New Seafood Product--Whitefish Sainsbury's Smoked Haddock Fishcakes
Best New Seafood Product--Pelagic - Tinned Smoked Pilchards, The Pilchard Works, Newlyn, Cornwall, England
Best New Seafood Product -- Salmon Tesco 2 Salmon En Croute -- Young's Bluecrest, Grimsby, England
UK Seafood Restaurant of the Year (Sponsored by the AA)- Eeusk, Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland
UK Seafood Pub of the Year (Sponsored by the AA)-- Penhelig Arms, Aberdyfi, Wales
Trainee of the Year - Onshore Andrew Crook, Crooks Fish and Chicks, Preston, Lancashire, England
Trainee of the Year - Seagoing Michael Anderson, Shetland, Scotland
Best Seafood Week Campaign Humber Seafood Group, Hull, England
Aquaculture Producers Award MYTI Mussels, Bangor, Wales
Outstanding Achievement Rick Stein, Cornwall, England
The Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish) works across all sectors of the UK seafood industry to promote good quality, sustainable seafood Its research and projects are aimed at raising standards, improving efficiency and ensuring that the industry develops in a viable way.
