Starting on November 22, 2021 and until December 31, the Napa Seafood Foundation will be auctioning off a number of fun and unique items to bid on to raise money for our Non-Profit organization. We are supporting several exciting projects, including Supporting Tuna Fishers in Indonesia and Feeding Sustainable Growth in Ghana.
Do not miss the opportunity to go on a remote Alaska fly fishing trip, Super Bowl Tickets, or a Yeti Cooler Fishing Package!
You can check out the items and experiences in detail. Register and start bidding at the fundraising site bidding for good here: BID NOW!
The miracle is this: The more we share the more we have. Do not forget to share with family and friends.
Happy Holidays!
WHAT WE DO From building aquaculture farms to creating ocean-farmed products, we uplift and empower people in struggling and impoverished communities to build a brighter, more sustainable future with the help of seafood trade programs.
The Napa Seafood Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization (Tax ID# 81-0725699).
Seafood choices go beyond delicious taste and nutritional benefits for our health
Regular seafood intake provides protein, vitamins, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acids, while seafood’s adverse effects on our health are limited. Of course, the seafood industry is not perfect and we have a big room for improvement, with the increased use of social media and the internet the halo of infodemics around seafood has been growing, especially with topics about overfishing, the ocean in danger, and plastic pollution affecting the marine environment.
Climate change, ocean contamination with plastics, and overfishing are real struggles for our industry, which is undeniable.
That is why the first responders to these problems are within the industry itself: seafood professionals and aquaculture scientists, think tanks, seafood restaurants, NGOs, fishermen, fisheries, aquaculture certifying bodies, and seafood companies with a strong commitment to making things better.
However, there is no place for a single polarized solution to all seafood industry issues, that’s a fact, and whoever reaches this kind of conclusion is disconnected from the real complexity and heterogeneity of this noble industry. Another fact is that seafood provides sustenance to billions of people worldwide.
Approximately 3 billion people in the world rely on wild-caught and farmed seafood as a primary source of protein according to WWF.
Therefore, programs for protecting marine habitats, farming improving methods and training, education about species life cycles, and sustainability are a must for responsible seafood industry stakeholders.
The Napa Seafood Foundation and partners carry out hard work to bring more and more people on board to improve lives through initiatives centered on seafood trade and improvement of communities that derive their livelihood from fisheries or aquaculture worldwide.
We endeavor to fundraise to support more projects that help to secure
seafood resources for generations to come.
You must be wondering what do I have to do with all of this?
And how can I contribute to make things better?
1. Eat down on the seafood chain and eat seasonally more frequently. This only means to select species that are low on the food chain like clams, oysters, anchovies, or wild salmon, among many other delicious options. These species have a shorter life span, reproduce easily, and some of them even aid to improve the quality of water, like mussels!. As per sticking to eating seafood seasonally, we refer to the consumption of specific species during the months of the year where they are at their peak, in harvest and availability. This allows fish stocks to reproduce plenty and distribute the fishing impact smoothly across the marine ecosystems, pushing fisheries to offer other species varieties. If you wish to consume seafood that is not in season, you can always look for responsible aquaculture products too.
Mussels sieve the water in their habitat for a meal of microscopic algae, while they produce clean water.
2. Whenever you visit your favorite grocery store actively look for verified sustainable seafood, and when in doubt ask the fishmongers in charge. As a responsible consumer, you can be a powerful tool to press retailers to procure, both imported and local, seafood that complies with the highest sustainability standards and social responsibility standards. Great and reliable examples are the seafood resources verified by MSC, ASC, or BAP. Join us in the pursuit of ethical fisheries and aquaculture management.
Seafood that complies with the highest sustainability standards and social responsibility standards
3. You can donate to non-profit organizations like the Napa Seafood Foundation. Since our foundation in 2016, we have been actively engaged in seafood-related projects; from building aquaculture farms to creating ocean-farmed products, we uplift and empower people in struggling and impoverished communities to build a brighter, more sustainable future. Learn about our causes and current initiatives.
Since its foundation in 2016, our Foundation has completed projects in 4 out of 7 continents
Since its foundation in 2016, our Non-Profit organization has completed projects in 4 out of 7 continents and collaborated with seafood leaders, technicians, advocates, and other Non-profits, bringing our industry together. Our goal, to improve lives through charitable humanitarian and community development initiatives centered on seafood, has materialized in four amazing projects we take pride in.
Seaweed Cookie Education & Production, Chile The funding helped purchase equipment that allowed 90 students to create a product under the International standards Seafood Industry that is organic, sustainable, and social responsibility focus that helps their local communities. Learn more
Tilapia Farms, Mexico We helped 25 families create tilapia fish farms that qualified to receive government funding. We also donated the first fingerlings and helped educate, guide and manage the co-ops to get them off the ground. Learn more.
Micro-loans, India We helped women in Chennai create viable incomes and support their families with micro-loans used to establish businesses selling seafood in their communities. Learn more.
Seafood for Heroes, USA We served over 18,000 meals to frontline workers in over 120 cities in 25 states in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic with the help of a partnership with Red Lobster. This year, as the restaurant industry is in crisis, we are partnering with the Southern Smoke Foundation and funneling our full fund-raising support into its Emergency Relief Fund
Seafood provides sustenance to billions of people across the globe, and our commitment is to all the communities that depend on seafood for their livelihoods, whether the seafood is farmed or wild-caught.
We will continue pushing for a better future in the Seafood Industry with our new initiatives.
We are delighted to have you onboard supporting us!
Are you familiar with our new initiatives to further our mission to support the Seafood Industry around the world?
We’re happy to announce that we’ve committed to big initiatives this year. Learn whom we will support through our programs and how you can contribute to making a positive impact together!
Choose one cause, choose to help.
Supporting Tuna Fishers in a remote region of Indonesia
This program will provide financial and educational support for the tuna fishing communities on the Banda Archipelago.
Who are you going to help? This program will generate aid for the fishers and surrounding communities.
Why should you support this initiative? As the region’s main source of income, healthy fishing industry is crucial to survival in this remote area.
How will you support them? We’re creating a program that combines technical and safety training for fishers, supports gaining sustainable fishery standards certification, reef restoration, and education.
This project aims to improve sustainability and lessen the environmental impact of Peru’s Mahi Mahi fishing industry.
Who are you going to help? The Peruvian Mahi Mahi fishing community. Peru’s Mahi Mahi industry is responsible for 50% of the world’s catch!
Why should you support this initiative? Achieving Sustainable certification will not only increase sustainability but will also create new socio-economic opportunities in Peru.
How will you support them? In partnership with the World Wildlife Fund and the Peru Mahi Alliance, we are creating and funding a program designed to support the MSC Fisheries Standard certification process.
Feeding the Growth of a Sustainable Source of Nutrition in Ghana
The aquaculture programs in this tiny village near Ghana’s coast showed great promise. Then, tragedy struck. A mass mortality event due to the worst known disease outbreak in history affected every farm.
Who are you going to help? The people of Sogakope village in Ghana and the surrounding villages.
Why should you support this initiative? By creating a safe and environmentally responsible aquaculture program in this area, we will be able to offer stability and food security for the population in the entire region.
How will you support them? Building the largest integrated socioeconomic farm in Africa, which will host multiple species to create an interspecies synergy that generates food and jobs for the men and women of the village.
Stay tuned for more updates as these programs develop. Your help, even as tiny as a grain of sand, allows us to move mountains.
Have you heard about our successful 2020 program Seafood for Heroes? We were able to provide healthy, protein-rich meals to healthcare workers and first responders.
