AQUACULTURE AWARDS 2023

AQUACULTURE AWARDS 2023

Applications are open for the Aquaculture Awards 2023 until the 3rd of March.

The awards recognize aquaculture’s rising stars, long-term heroes, most forward-thinking enterprises, businesses or individuals making an exceptional contribution to the global aquaculture community.

The categories for the Awards include:

• RISING STAR – this category is open to all under-35s and aims to mark the achievements of the up-and-coming generation of aquaculture professionals and entries/nominations;
• COLLABORATION – companies and/or academic institutions that have opted to work together to solve key challenges facing the industry;
• INNOVATION;
• SUSTAINABILITY;
• COMMUNITY INITIATIVE – individual, company or organisation that has enhanced the industry’s relationship with the local communities which host it;
• SHELLFISH FARMER OF THE YEAR;
• FINFISH FARMER OF THE YEAR;
• ANIMAL WELFARE – entries are open to any initiative adopted after January 2022 that has improved the welfare of farmed fish and/or the wildlife they interact with;
• AQUACULTURE SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR – entrants could be suppliers of aquaculture products or suppliers of goods and services to fish and shellfish producers;
• BEST NEW START UP – entries are open to international businesses that have been operational for less than 3 years (as of November 2022);
• BEST AQUACULTURE COMPANY – the award recognises sustainable practice, business performance, investment, staff management practices and local community involvement.
• JUDGE’S SPECIAL RECOGNITION – the winner will be selected from the awards entries, and can be an individual, a project or a business with impressive commitment and responsible approach to aquaculture;
• UNSUNG HERO – this award recognises the people who’ve worked tirelessly behind the scenes in any aspect of aquaculture;
• OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION – the wider industry is invited to nominate any individuals or companies who they feel have enhanced how the wider public, politicians, regulators or stakeholders perceive the industry, or have made an outstanding contribution to the sector through their work.

In order to apply, please access the following link: https://aquacultureawards.com/entry-form/

Finalists will be announced on the 20th of March.

This year’s Aquaculture Awards will be held on the 15th of June, in Inverness, Scotland, at the Macdonald Drumossie Hotel.

More information available at: https://aquacultureawards.com/