Acme backs seafood NGOs fighting climate change, promoting diversity in sector

Seafood Source

By Bhavana Scalia-Bruce

March 20, 2023

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.-based Acme Smoked Fish awarded a total of USD 120,000 (EUR 111,912) to three separate organizations for their contribution to lowering climate footprints and increasing diversity in the seafood sector. 

The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association, Luke’s Seafood’s Lift All Boats program, and Aroostook Band of the Mi’kmaq Nation each received USD 40,000 (EUR 37,297) via Acme’s Seafood Industry Climate Award (SICA). The award, launched in 2022 in collaboration with TD Bank, is part of the company’s Eric Caslow Innovation Fund.

The awardees were celebrated at an event during Seafood Expo North America (SENA) – which ran from 12 to 14 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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