Sydney Fish Market has announced the winners of its biennial Seafood Excellence Awards on 23 April. The prestigious accolades were celebrated at an exclusive cocktail event in Sydney with the local seafood industry’s best retailers, suppliers, restaurateurs, and businesses in attendance.
Sydney Fish Market Greg Dyer CEO says: “We were seriously impressed by the high calibre of entries across all categories for this year’s Seafood Excellence Awards. Congratulations to all winners, who are shining examples of the innovation and excellence happening across all sectors of our industry.”
Selected from a strong pool of entrants, the winners and highly commended recipients across each category are as follows:
Primary Producer Award (NSW)
Winner: Troy Billin (Yamba Fisheries)
Highly Commended: The Byrnes Family
Primary Producer Award (Interstate/Overseas)
Winner: 4 Seas
Seafood Business Award
Winner: Coffs Harbour Fishermen’s Cooperative
Highly Commended: Fish in the Family
Restaurant Award
Winner: The Poyer’s Restaurant
Highly Commended: Besuto Omakase
Promotion Award
Winner: Narooma Oyster Festival
Highly Commended: Professional Fishers Association (Taste of Seafood Festivals)
People Development Award
Winner: Professional Fishers Association (Fishers Business Skills Program)
Safety Award
Winner: Tuna Australia (Research to improve worker safety and reduce bycatch)
Environment Award
Winner: OceanWatch Australia
Highly Commended: Mitch Sanders
Research Development and Extension Award
Winner: OceanWatch Australia (East Coast Whale Entanglement Program)
Highly Commended: Tuna Australia (Research to protect seabirds and enhance crew safety)
Young Achiever
Winner: Paul Aquilina
Star of the Sea
Winner: Noel Gogerly.
“Sydney Fish Market heartily congratulates all winners, highly commended recipients, and finalists in this year’s awards for their fantastic work, their passion for the seafood industry, their professionalism, and their commitment to supplying some of the finest seafood in the world to local, national, and international markets.”
The 2024 Sydney Fish Market Seafood Excellence Awards winners will be put forward as the NSW nominees for the National Seafood Awards taking place later this year.
