Lauren Enz: Connecting sustainable seafood producers with North American buyers

Lauren Enz: Connecting sustainable seafood producers with North American buyers

Lauren Enz describes Searenity Seafoods as her passion project. Having worked in different parts of the seafood industry including sales, purchasing and product development, she saw a need for a consulting network to help farmers, producers, and harvesters connect with corporate buyers in the North American market, hence the birth of Searenity Seafoods.

Amy Stone: Starting a woman-owned aquaculture business

In this episode, Amy Stone shares her journey from fisheries biologist to aquaculture entrepreneur, discussing how she started her own woman-owned business and the solutions it provides to the aquaculture industry. She also talks about her insights on the growth and direction of the aquaculture sector.

Juli-Anne Russo: Educating on aquaculture in the Caribbean

The Caribbean Aquaculture Education & Innovation Hub is a project that brings together science, technology, business, entrepreneurship, and policy to address the need for the improvement of aquaculture in the Caribbean. Aquaculture scientist, Juli-Anne Russo founded this education hub to help with education and information sharing. The website with social media links https://www.caribbeanaquaculturehub.com/ [https://www.caribbeanaquaculturehub.com/]   Subscribe and join the network https://caribbeanaquaculture876.substack.com/ [https://caribbeanaquaculture876.substack.com/]   Donation page https://www.caribbeanaquaculturehub.com/donate [https://www.caribbeanaquaculturehub.com/donate]

Julie Kuchepatov: promoting gender equality in seafood

While the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to a lot of things including, Julie Kuchepatov’s job, she turned lemons into lemonade by founding Seafood and Gender Equality (SAGE). SAGE is now three years old, and it continues to develop initiatives to support companies that need to address gender issues internally.

Emily De Sousa: Communicating seafood online

As a social media content creator, Emily De Sousa's mission is to change the way people think about global food systems and spread the message that the future of food is 'blue' through her influencer's brand, Seaside with Emily [http://www.seasidewithemily.com/]. In this episode, De Sousa discusses the insights of a content creator's life. Combining her scientific background in fisheries with her expertise in social marketing and digital communication, she explains what it takes to educate the public about aquaculture and sustainable seafood.