Getting Mexico’s national seafood production certified as sustainable is the next significant step the country needs to take towards better environmental and commercial performance, according to participants in a panel focused on Mexico’s seafood market during Seafood Expo North America Reconnect.
The panel, “Progress and Opportunities for an Emerging Sustainable Seafood Movement in Mexico,” took place 19 March and was hosted by Ned Daly of Seafood2030 and chaired by Citlali Gomez Lepe, president of the Mexican Council for the Promotion of Seafood Consumption and Aquaculture Products (Comepesca). Other presenters included Alvaro de Tomas, co-founder of Truchas Sustentables; Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Market Development Manager Bill Hoenig; Earth Ocean Farms Director General Pablo Konietzko; and Orca Seafoods Managing Director Mauricio Orellana…