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The Sustainable Seafood Awards Australia recognise organisations and individuals making a significant contribution to ensure we have fish forever. The annual awards are run by the Marine Stewardship Council in partnership with the Aquaculture Stewardship Council.
Applications and nominations for the Sustainable Seafood Awards Australia 2022 open in January 2022.
We encourage anyone thinking of applying to get in touch and ask questions. Good luck!
To apply or nominate, please fill in the relevant form below and either email to alex.webb@msc.org or post to The Marine Stewardship Council, Building 6, 202 Nicholson Parade, Cronulla, 2230, NSW.
Your entry or nomination must arrive before the closing deadline of 6 pm AEST 22 February 2022.
Use the application form to enter an award category and the nomination form to enter a nomination category.
Forms coming soon.
This award recognises a supermarket chain that:
- has a significant number of MSC labelled products (verified by data from the MSC);
- has a significant percentage of their seafood range MSC certified and labelled (verified by data from the MSC);
- uses the MSC blue fish tick visibly and correctly on product, in-store and online (where applicable);
- encourages its staff to talk with pride and knowledge about their MSC commitments;
- promotes its sustainable seafood messaging with the MSC in public channels;
- has a strong public commitment to continue and increase the sourcing of MSC certified seafood;
- has a comprehensive sustainable sourcing policy in place;
- demonstrates inclusion and support of MSC certified fisheries within Australia.
- extra consideration is given for support of the ASC's vision and mission.
This award is from the Marine Stewardship Council.
This award recognises a seafood product launched in 2021, that:
- has the MSC blue fish tick visible and correctly applied on pack;
- communicates the sustainability story behind the product;
- demonstrates innovation within the industry e.g. first of its kind, new technology used, a new category;
- considers other aspects of its environmental impact.
There will also be up to four highly commended awards. This category will be judged by MSC colleagues from around the world.
This award recognises a business owned by an individual or sole proprietor that:
- uses the MSC blue fish tick visibly and correctly;
- encourages staff to talk with pride and knowledge about sustainability;
- promotes its sustainability commitments;
- has multiple species of MSC certified and labelled fish available to buy;
- has demonstrated support to their local community as a result of their commitment to MSC certification.
This award recognises an individual that:
- has worked tirelessly to advance ocean and seafood sustainability;
- has made a huge impact on the industry and/or the general public;
- will leave a legacy behind;
- is well respected within their field.
This category is by nomination.
This award is from the Marine Stewardship Council
This award recognises a business leader that:
- is working tirelessly to advance ocean and seafood sustainability;
This award recognises an MSC certified fishery in Australia, that:
- has gone beyond MSC certification to minimise their environmental impact;
- has invested in research and development to improve their sustainability performance;
- has engaged their local community to build public support for sustainable fishing;
This award recognises an organisation that:
- has built public support for sustainable fishing and demonstrated science and impact;
- runs regular public engagements to education on sustainable fishing;
- whose staff are well versed on sustainable fishing and communicate effectively;
This category is by public vote.
Winners will receive:
The MSC and the ASC will assess the applications to fact check any claims. Where applicable, an independent judging panel made up of experts from outside of the MSC and the ASC will then score the applications based on a balanced scorecard.
The judges are looking for authenticity, passion, creativity, impact, inspiration and commitment.
Judges to be announced in February 2022.
By entering the Sustainable Seafood Awards Australia (the Awards), you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. The Marine Stewardship Council and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (the Organisers) are the joint organisers of the Awards.
1. The Awards are open to partners of the Organisers who are registered and based in Australia as well as individuals who are based in Australia who have made a significant contribution to the vision and mission of the Organisers. Each category will state if it is for an organisation or an individual.
2. The criteria for each award category is listed with its description on the awards web-page at https://www.msc.org/en-au/what-we-are-doing/the-sustainable-seafood-awards-australia
3. Your entry must be factually correct. Upon reviewing your application, the Organisers will fact check against its own records. Only factually correct applications will be submitted to the judging panel for judging.
4. To enter the Awards you must complete the entry form and submit either by post to The Marine Stewardship Council, Building 6, 202 Nicholson Parade, Cronulla, 2230, NSW or email to alex.webb@msc.org before the closing date and time. Late entries will be accepted at the discretion of the Organisers.
5. You may apply to enter more than one category, but you must submit a separate form for each category.
6. Your entry must relate to a relevant activity that took part during the 2021 calendar year. Supporting evidence should be supplied.
7. You agree that your application and supporting evidence can be shared with the relevant judges.
8. Entry submissions open on Wednesday 19 January 2022 and close on Tuesday 22 February 2022 at 6 pm (AEST) for MSC and joint MSC & ASC awards. The winners will be announced and listed on the MSC website and can start communicating their award win from 12:01 am (AEST) on 21 March 2022.
9. There is no entry cost for the Awards.
10. Each entry must have a single contact person for all communication with the Organisers.
11. You agree to provide supporting evidence including but not limited to imagery, video, weblinks and data in the format requested by the Organisers.
12. You agree to the Organisers using any or all of your application and supporting evidence in any media, marketing, and promotional activities associated with the Awards without prior consent.
13. Some award categories will be judged. Awards judges cannot be entered in the category they are judging.
14. If any awards judge has a conflict of interest regarding an entry, that judge will not judge that entry and may be removed from judging the category in which that entry is entered. The Organisers will decide whether there is a conflict of interest and welcome any information you might have to support this decision. Once the decision has been made it will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
15. Judges will judge based on a scorecard. There will be a pass/fail mark and so entries achieving over the pass mark will then be eligible to win. Each category will have at least two judges assessing the entries. Scores will then be averaged per entry. The entry with the highest average score will win. Where relevant, runner up positions will be based on the next highest scores. In the event of a tie, the Organisers will take a deciding vote. The judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
16. If evidence emerges at any time that shows misconduct such as (but not limited to) influencing the judges or falsifying evidence, then the Organisers reserve the right to remove an application or award at any time.
17. The Organisers reserve the right to change the dates or cancel the Awards or to amend these terms and conditions, without prior notice.
18. You (individual or organisation) must not be under investigation by any Australian or international statutory body during the application process.
19. If there are zero applications for a category, or if the only applications entered do not meet the criteria, then there will be no award for that category. The Organisers will use their discretion and any decision is final with no correspondence entered into. The Organisers will do their best to encourage entries.
20. The Organisers accept no responsibility for failed delivery of an application. You are welcome to check that we have received it by emailing alex.webb@msc.org.
21. These terms and conditions are governed by and will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Courts of the Commonwealth of Australia will have exclusive jurisdiction.
22. Privacy: The Organisers may collect personal information from you (such as your name, home/business address, and email) for the purpose of facilitating your participation in the Awards. It may be provided to the Organisers partnered delivery agents to assist with the public communications of the Awards. If you wish to opt out of this, please indicate the personal information you would like to withhold within your application.
23. Data controller: The Marine Stewardship Council is the data controller and will store and process your data in line with its privacy policy on behalf of the Organisers.
Last updated: 14 January 2022
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