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MSC UK Awards 2023

 

This year we marked the 10th anniversary of the MSC UK Awards, in which we celebrate outstanding achievements and performance in sustainable fishing and seafood across the entire UK business spectrum.

The evening was hosted in person at the historic Fishmongers' Hall and we were once again joined by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), who gave out three guest awards.
MSC UK Awards 2023

MSC UK Awards Partners

MSC UK Awards 2023 partner logos

MSC UK Awards 10 year retrospective

MSC UK Awards 10 year retrospective

The MSC UK 2023 Award Winners 

MSC UK Ocean Leadership 2023 

Dee Estuary and Burry Inlet Cockles 

MSC UK Fishing Hero of the Year 2023 

George Andrew Williamson, SSMO Shetland Inshore Brown Crab and Scallop Fishery

MSC UK Fresh Fish Foodservice Supplier of the Year 2023 

Rockfish Quayside 

MSC UK Foodservice Wholesaler of the Year 2023 

Bidfood/Bidfresh 

MSC UK Foodservice Champion of the Year 2023 

Fish City 

MSC UK Newcomer of the Year 2023  

Planet Paleo 

MSC UK Product of the Year 2023 

Hook, Line and Sinker Cornish Hake with Smoked Garlic Butter 

MSC UK Frozen Brand of the Year 2023 

Birds Eye 

MSC UK Social Media Hero of the Year 2023 

Rockfish 

MSC UK Marketing Champion of the Year 2023 

Fish City 

MSC UK Online Brand of the Year 2023 

Ocado 

MSC UK Retail Supplier of the Year 2023 

New England Seafood International 

MSC UK Fish Counter of the Year 2023 

Waitrose & Partners 

MSC UK Mid-size Store Retailer of the Year 2023 

Aldi 

MSC UK Supermarket of the Year 2023 

Sainsbury’s 

The ASC UK 2023 award winners

ASC Brand of the Year 2023 

Mowi  

ASC Retail Supplier of the Year 

New England Seafood International

ASC Retailer of the Year 

Sainsbury’s 

  
MSC UK Awards 2023 Winners
Rupert Howes, Monty Halls, George Clark
New England Seafood International
Fish City
George Andrew Williamson
Monty Halls
Keynote speaker

Monty Halls

Monty is best known for his three hugely popular BBC series ‘Great Escapes’, where he lived on the west coasts of Scotland and Ireland with his dog Reuben. Monty went on to present the multi-award winning BBC NHU blue chip series Great Barrier Reef, The Fisherman’s Apprentice, again for the BBC as well as series for Discovery and Channel 5.

Monty is also the founder of “Leaderbox”, an accessible, multi-purpose team and leadership training system drawn from the world of the military, business, elite sport, and education. Launched in 2018, it is being adopted widely throughout the UK.

Monty has written twelve books, and is a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers, many of them communicating his enthusiasm for the natural world. 

Meet the external judging panel

Mitch Tonks

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.

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.
Dr Eleanor Adamson
Dr Lynn Gilmore

Dr Lynn Gilmore

Lynn was appointed as Director of Communications and Engagement of Seafish in 2021. Seafish is a non-departmental public body that works with everyone involved in the seafood journey in the UK, from catch to plate, supporting the seafood industry to thrive. 

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.
CJ Jackson
Dr Bryce Stewart

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.

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.
Donna Fordyce

Learn more about previous awards

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