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MSC and ASC UK Awards 2026

MSC and ASC UK Awards 2026

MSC and ASC UK Award 2026 lockups

The MSC and ASC UK Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in sustainable fishing and responsible aquaculture across the entire UK seafood and business sector. Congratulations to all our 2026 Award winners!

 

Thank you to our lead supporting partner:

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The 2026 MSC Award Winners

Stair photograph of all the MSC and ASC UK Award Winners

MSC UK Newcomer of the Year

Nestlé Purina PetCare Europe

MSC UK Ocean Leadership Award

SSMO Shetland Inshore Brown Crab and Scallop Fishery

MSC UK Fishing Hero of the Year

Thomas Lambourn, Cornish Sardine Fishery

MSC UK Foodservice Supplier of the Year

Brakes and M&J - Sysco GB

MSC UK Foodservice Champion of the Year

Rockfish

MSC UK Online Brand of the Year

Ocado

MSC UK Marketing Campaign of the Year

Iceland

MSC UK Communication Impact Award

Millers Fish and Chips

MSC UK Product of the Year

Rio Mare Tuna in Olive Oil

MSC UK Seafood Brand of the Year

Princes

MSC UK Fishmonger of the Year

Waitrose & Partners

MSC UK Retail Supplier of the Year

Flatfish Ltd

MSC UK Supermarket of the Year

Bronze

Iceland

MSC UK Supermarket of the Year

Silver

Aldi

MSC UK Supermarket of the Year

Gold

Tesco

The 2026 ASC UK Award Winners

ASC UK Farmer of the Year

Mowi

ASC UK Newcomer of the Year

Co-op

ASC UK Brand of the Year

Mowi

ASC UK Supplier of the Year

New England Seafood International

ASC UK Product of the Year

Waitrose No. 1 Organic Kefalonian Sea Bass Fillets

ASC UK Supermarket of the Year

Sainsbury’s

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The Judges

Dr Eleanor Adamson

Dr Eleanor Adamson

Eleanor is the Fisheries Programme Manager at The Fishmongers’ Company (Fisheries Charitable Trust). She advises on a range of science, policy and education-related programmes and grants that support marine and freshwater conservation, fisheries, aquaculture, and seafood trading in the UK.

Categories judging:

Fishing Hero of the Year, Ocean Leadership, Online Brand of the Year, and Foodservice Champion of the Year

Mitch Tonks

Highly acclaimed and award-winning seafood restaurateur, chef, food writer and supporter of sustainable fishing and the industry, Mitch Tonks is a long-standing MSC UK ambassador.

Categories judging:

Fishing Hero of the Year, Ocean Leadership, Online Brand of the Year, and Foodservice Champion of the Year
Mitch Tonks
CJ Jackson

CJ Jackson

CJ Jackson has been the CEO of Billingsgate Seafood School since 2005. As a charity, based above the largest inland fish market in the UK, CJ and her team deliver a large range of courses for children and schools, industry training and the general public.

Categories judging:

Fishing Hero of the Year, Ocean Leadership, Online Brand of the Year, and Foodservice Champion of the Year

Dr Bryce Stewart

Bryce is a marine ecologist and fisheries biologist whose work has ranged from temperate estuaries to tropical coral reefs and the deep-sea. He gained a BSc(Hons) (Zoology) from the University of Melbourne, and a PhD (Marine Biology) from James Cook University.

Categories judging:

Fishing Hero of the Year, Ocean Leadership, Online Brand of the Year, and Foodservice Champion of the Year
Dr Bryce Stewart
Bernadette Butfield

Bernadette Butfield

Bernadette is an ocean law and policy expert focused on sustainable fisheries management and conservation of the marine environment. As a Senior Policy Officer at RSPB, she focuses on efforts to reduce seabird bycatch, manage forage fish, and integrate fisheries into wider marine spatial planning.  With international experience she also co-leads the Fisheries Working Group for the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative. Bernadette holds an LLB from the University of the West of England, and an MSc in Marine Systems and Policies from the University of Edinburgh.

Categories judging:

Fishing Hero of the Year, Ocean Leadership, Online Brand of the Year, and Foodservice Champion of the Year

Colin Faulkner

Colin has been Chief Executive of Seafish since January 2026. Seafish’s role is to help the UK seafood sector thrive. Before joining Seafish, Colin was head of international fisheries and seafood trade in the UK Government from 2018.

Categories judging:

Fishing Hero of the Year, Ocean Leadership, Online Brand of the Year, and Foodservice Champion of the Year
Colin Faulkner

MSC UK Awards 10 year retrospective

MSC UK Awards 10 year retrospective

Learn more about previous awards

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