Giving Back in Boston: Seafood Expo North America Gives Big to the Greater Boston Food Bank

Posted on April 04, 2019

The SeaShare team was in Boston recently for the Seafood Expo North America. Not sure what that is? It's the biggest seafood show in the country, and it happens each March at the convention center in Boston. It's a place where thousands of people from around the world gather to see the latest seafood products, whether you're growing salmon in Scotland or shrimping in the Gulf of Mexico, kelp from Alaska, oysters from Maryland, you get the idea. 

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Eating Fish May Help City Kids With Asthma Breathe Better

Posted on March 31, 2019

This is so awesome, and this is why SeaShare brings seafood to food banks across the country. Omega3s are so important for our hearts, brains, and maybe now lungs! We can't wait to see more research on this. 

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SeaShare, Hook Line and Savor Seafood Start-Up Announce Innovative Partnership

Posted on January 24, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

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Support SeaShare with a click!

Posted on December 01, 2018

SeaShare has teamed up with Open Blue Cobia to bring more seafood to food banks, and you can help, with a like, share, and #SeaSharetheMagic post on Facebook. Check it out:

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SeaShare and the National Fisheries Institute's Future Leaders Team-up for National Seafood Month

Posted on October 25, 2018

Since 2011, SeaShare and the National Fisheries Institute's Future Leaders Program have partnered to raise awareness about the seafood industry's fight against hunger, to engage donors new and old to donate seafood for distribution to food banks, and to raise funds for SeaShare. 

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The State of the Science - The Seafood Nutrition Partnership's Symposium on Seafood, Nutrition, and Health

Posted on September 17, 2018

On September 14th, we made our way to Washington, D.C. to attend the Seafood Nutrition Partnership's State of the Science Symposium. What a treat to be in the room with the real life scientists studying the health benefits of seafood and omega 3 fatty acids! 

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SeaShare sends 17,000 pounds of salmon and halibut to Kotzebue and Nome

Posted on September 03, 2018

It's become an annual tradition. SeaShare pools generous seafood donations from seafood industry donors, and the US Coast Guard Air Station in Kodiak loads up the palettes of fish for delivery to Kotzebue and Nome. This year we worked with Ocean Beauty Seafoods and North Pacific Seafoods to send a combined 17,000 pounds of frozen salmon and halibut up north on August 30th. That's 68,000 servings to be distributed to villages where access to seafood is limited, and a changing climate is making some traditional foods scarce. 

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SeaShare sends seafood to rural western Alaska

Posted on August 31, 2018

The salmon season in Bristol Bay, Alaska was record breaking this year, yet fisheries in other parts of the state failed. SeaShare received a call from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to ask for help supplying seafood to communities around Chignik. We contacted our friend Jed Skidmore at Trident Seafoods in Kodiak, and he was able to process, freeze, and share 350 pounds (1,400 servings) of lingcod with us. 

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Seafood, See Food: The National Fisheries Institute is telling stories about the seafood workforce

Posted on August 07, 2018

The seafood industry provides over a million jobs in the U.S. Our partner, The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is telling stories about the seafood industry, and the people who work in it, to raise awareness about the need to protect seafood jobs and the communities that rely on them from trade policies that hurt the industry and put those jobs at risk.

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The Facts Behind Senior Hunger

Posted on July 25, 2018

Seniors being hungry is a nationwide epidemic. 

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SeaShare is recruiting for the position of Operations Manager

Posted on June 26, 2018

SeaShare leads the seafood industry in a collective effort to improve nutrition for the families served by our nation's food bank network.   

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SeaShare Honored to be Finalist for Seafood Champion Award in Leadership

Posted on June 19, 2018

We are in Barcelona this week, attending the SeaWeb Seafood Summit, the world's premier conference on seafood sustainability. Back in March we were invited to attend, as SeaShare was selected as one of 17 finalists in four categories: leadership, innovation, vision, and advocacy. Nearly 100 nominations were submitted for the award, and we were excited to be selected as a finalist.

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SeaShare took part in the Bainbridge Island School District's recent Salon Night on Global Health

Posted on May 18, 2018

SeaShare was delighted to be asked to take part in the Bainbridge Island School District's Multicultural Advisory Committee's recent Salon Night on Global Health. 

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Today is the Kitsap Great Give community giving event!

Posted on April 24, 2018

We would love to have your support, to help us bring even more seafood to food banks and feeding centers in Washington and across the U.S. All donations made through this link: https://kitsapgreatgive.org/np...will be "boosted" at least 15% by the Kitsap Community Foundation. Thank you! 

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The Seattle Food Tank Summit: A great discussion on our food system and how it could improve

Posted on March 20, 2018

We are thankful for the opportunity to attend the first Food Tank Summit in Seattle on March 17th. It was a day of insightful discussion of the local and national food system, what is working (not working), and how leaders across the political and professional spectrum are bringing change, new ideas, old ideas, and energy to our most important resource: food.

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SeaShare Named 2018 SeaWeb Seafood Champion Awards Finalist

Posted on March 14, 2018

SeaWeb has announced that SeaShare is a finalist for the global Seafood Champion Award for leadership. SeaShare is one of seventeen finalists in four categories who exemplify the creativity and commitment to sustainability of seafood leaders around the world.

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Spreading some local love for Valentine's Day

Posted on February 15, 2018

Thanks to the generosity of North Pacific Seafoods, we were able to spread some Valentine's love this week for the people served by Helpline House, in our hometown of Bainbridge Island, Washington. 

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What to do when your container full of nutritious seafood calls it quits in rural Alaska in the middle of winter?

Posted on February 07, 2018

Call your friends!

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SeaShare, National Fisheries Institute Future Leaders Sort Food Donations at Feeding South Florida in Miami

Posted on January 23, 2018

Fighting hunger is a team sport, and today the National Fisheries Institute's Future Leaders helped us sort 19,000 pounds of food at Feeding South Florida Food Bank, in Miami. We're so grateful for our partnership with NFI and the Future Leaders, who every year help SeaShare access more seafood for hunger relief across the U.S. A big thank you to Feeding South Florida, for hosting us, and for being a great partner in the fight against hunger in Florida. 

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New study links seafood consumption with better sleep and higher IQ in children

Posted on December 28, 2017

A new study published in Nature this month links children's consumption of seafood with improved sleep - which may be the reason for improved cognition among children who regularly consume seafood. This is pretty exciting stuff! 

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