Building Seafood Industry Partnerships to End Hunger The history of SeaShare is the history of a dedicated group of seafood industry men and women who saw an opportunity and a need, and merged their ideas into an effective national hunger-relief program.

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In 1993, SeaShare led the effort to amend fishery management regulations in Alaska – the largest fishery in the country – to allow the retention of bycatch (incidental catch of non-targeted species) for distribution through hunger-relief agencies. The success of these efforts won the organization national recognition and was lauded on network television, as well as in the New York Times, People Magazine, and on “Oprah.” Eventually, SeaShare's story emerged in small community newspapers and local television broadcasts throughout the country. It was an important story about a growing source of badly needed protein – the best kind of protein – to help fight hunger, and about the seafood companies in America that supported this cause.

With broad seafood industry support and input, SeaShare began developing other seafood donation programs, tailored to the capabilities of various individual seafood companies and industry groups.

From the outset, SeaShare's strength has been its detailed, insider's knowledge of the seafood industry. SeaShare board members and staff each have expertise in critical areas of the industry, including policy and law, marketing and communications, finance, logistics, production, and harvesting. This depth of understanding has made it possible for SeaShare to be a strong voice for the industry and a credible voice within the industry on the issue of hunger in America.

SeaShare continues to expand its programs, from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest to New England and the Southeast. In the proud tradition of a great industry, SeaShare works to improve the lives of all Americans.