MSC and ASC UK Awards 2024
The MSC and ASC UK Awards celebrate outstanding achievements and performance in sustainable fishing and responsible aquaculture across the entire UK business spectrum.
This year we were back in the South West of England, hosting the Awards from The Box, Plymouth. With several major UK ports, fishing is an integral part of life in the Southwest economy, environment and community. Thanks to all those involved with the Awards this year and a big congratulations to the 2024 winners!
Thank you to our Sponsors
Tesco’s Finest Cornish Sardines in Tomato Sauce
This product captures everything that a British, sustainable seafood product should be. Not only is it local, affordable, certified and delicious, but these fish are caught by a small scale, centuries old fishing community, that have dedicated themselves to safeguarding a healthy fish stock and protecting the wider marine environment. That dedication has been supported and validated by the UKs largest retailer, Tesco, whose supply chain source, transport, cook, pack and distribute the product all here, in the U.K.
The 2024 MSC Award Winners
MSC UK Supermarket of the Year 2024
Gold – Sainsbury’s
Silver – Iceland
Bronze - Lidl
MSC UK Retail Supplier of the Year 2024
Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group
MSC UK Seafood Brand of the Year 2024
Princes
UK Online Brand of the Year 2024
Ocado
MSC UK Marketing Champion of the Year 2024
Lidl
MSC UK Marketing Campaign of the Year 2024
Birds Eye & Iceland - Big Sea Savings
MSC UK Foodservice Supplier of the Year 2024
Brakes and M&J - Sysco companies
MSC UK Foodservice Champion of the Year 2024
Lussmanns
MSC UK Ocean Leadership Award 2024
Cornish Sardine Management Association
MSC UK Fishing Hero of the Year 2024
Ian Syvret, Jersey lobster fishery
MSC UK Newcomer of the Year 2024
Crosta & Mollica
The 2024 ASC UK Award Categories
ASC UK Retailer of the Year 2024
Sainsbury’s
ASC UK Retail Supplier of the Year 2024
Lyons
ASC UK Brand of the Year 2024
Fish Said Fred
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The Judges
Mitch Tonks
Highly acclaimed and award-winning seafood restaurateur, chef, food writer and supporter of sustainable fishing and the industry, Mitch Tonks is a long-standing MSC UK ambassador.
Categories judging:
Fishing Hero of the Year, Ocean Leadership and Foodservice Champion of the Year
Dr Eleanor Adamson
Eleanor is Fisheries Programme Manager at The Fishmongers’ Company (Fisheries Charitable Trust). She advises on a range of science, policy and education-related programmes and grants that support marine and freshwater conservation, fisheries, aquaculture, and seafood trading in the UK.
Categories judging:Fishing Hero of the Year, Ocean Leadership and Foodservice Champion of the Year
CJ Jackson
CJ Jackson has been the CEO of Billingsgate Seafood School since 2005. As a charity, based above the largest inland fish market in the UK, CJ and her team deliver a large range of courses for children and schools, industry training and the general public.
Categories judging:
Fishing Hero of the Year, Ocean Leadership and Foodservice Champion of the Year
Dr Bryce Stewart
Bryce is a marine ecologist and fisheries biologist whose work has ranged from temperate estuaries to tropical coral reefs and the deep-sea. He gained a BSc(Hons) (Zoology) from the University of Melbourne, and a PhD (Marine Biology) from James Cook University.
Categories judging:Fishing Hero of the Year, Ocean Leadership and Foodservice Champion of the Year
Donna Fordyce
Donna Fordyce is the Chief Executive of Seafood Scotland, the national trade marketing body for the Scottish seafood industry. Prior to that, she held a number of roles with the organisation, initially as an industry engagement specialist before moving into the leadership role. Donna has a passion for the seafood industry and excellent knowledge of all aspects of the supply chain.
Categories judging:Fishing Hero of the Year, Ocean Leadership and Foodservice Champion of the Year
Yasmin Meeda
Yasmin Meeda (@marinebiologywithyaz) is a marine microbiologist and science communicator, who's currently completing a PhD in Marine Microbiology at the University of Exeter and the Marine Biological Association.
Yasmin’s research focuses on exploring how microscopic algae, called diatoms, can survive in a changing ocean environment.
Categories judging:
Marketing Champion of the Year, Marketing Campaign on the Year
MSC UK Awards 10 year retrospective
Learn more about previous awards
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