Press Releases
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11/15/2012
Today the New England Fishery Management Council took the historic step to preserve the unique character and diversity of the New England commercial fishery by prioritizing Amendment 18 to the groundfish fishery management plan.
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08/22/2012
Gloucester, MA – Seafood Throwdown, a unique cooking competition that highlights the importance of local seafood in restoring a healthy ocean ecosystem, is back at Cape Ann Farmers Market on Thursday, August 23, 2012 with a twist: focus of this Throwdown will be to highlight the role of local seafood in young people’s health and diet while showcasing the work underway to assist healthcare industry in shifting their buying practices to support locally caught seafood. The Cape Ann Farmers’ Market and the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance have sponsored Seafood Throwdowns for the past four years to raise awareness about why "Who Fishes Matters."
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07/23/2012
Seafood Throwdown, a unique cooking competition that highlights the importance of local seafood in restoring a healthy ocean ecosystem, is coming to Boston Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 from noon to 1:30 p.m. In this Iron-Chef inspired program, Chef Tiffani Faison, a Top Chef finalist and owner of Sweet Cheeks in Boston, will face off against Boston Children’s Executive Chefs Jim Boyd and Colin Targett for the title of the Sustainable Seafood Champion. The chefs will use a locally caught seafood and items from the Hospital’s pantry to create dishes that are voted on by the cafeteria customers. National Geographic fellow and author Barton Seaver will emcee the event giving the play-by-play of all the action.
This event is the first Seafood Throwdown being held at a health care institution since their inception in 2008 by the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (NAMA). It’s a collaboration between NAMA, Health Care Without Harm’s Healthy Food in Healthcare Program (HCWH), Boston Children’s Hospital, the Center for Health and the Global Environment, Sodexo, and PANG of New England who are working together to shift the health care industry’s seafood buying habits to what's caught sustainably and locally, and values the social, environmental, and economic importance of our local fishing communities.
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07/03/2012
We're returning to NYC area for the third year for a Seafood Throwdown. This year we are back to the Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn! Seafood Throwdown, a unique cooking competition that highlights the importance of local seafood in restoring a healthy ocean ecosystem, is coming to the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket on July 14, 2012 from 11am to 1pm. In this Iron-Chef inspired program, Brooklyn restaurants Applewood and Cheryl’s Global Soul will face off against each other in a heart-pounding race to transform a secret seafood ingredient with other foods from the farmers market vendors into culinary delights. Judging this spectacular competition will be Blue Moon Fish’s Alex Villani, food and style writer Ralph DiGennaro, Iain Kerr of the spurse artists collective and Nancy Romer of the Brooklyn Food Coalition. Erin Fairbanks, Director of the Heritage Radio Network, will emcee the event giving the play-by-play of all the action.
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06/05/2012
Seafood Throwdown comes to Hyannis as part of this year's Cape Cod Maritime Festival.
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07/15/2011
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08/09/2010
Cooking Competition at the West Tisbury Farmers Market
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07/19/2010
Marblehead Chefs Square Off in Seafood Throwdown
Cooking Competition at the Farmers MarketMarblehead , MA – Chefs from two of Marblehead’s newest restaurants square off in a cooking competition at the Marblehead Farmers Market July 24, 2010 from 10-12AM. The Chefs, Barry Edelman from Five Corner’s Kitchen and Paul Riccardi (Executive Chef) and Jake Soucy (Sous Chef) from Ataraxis Tavern will each cook a dish featuring a mystery local seafood and ingredients from the Farmer’s Market. The event will be judged by Marblehead’s queen of all things culinary, Rosalie Harrington, Leigh Vincola, Director of Marketing at Edible Boston Magazine as well as judged and emceed by Rosalie’s husband and morning radio host on WRKO Todd Feinburg.
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07/09/2010
Seafood Throwdown season returns to Gloucester this Thursday, July 15 starting at 4 p.m. at the Cape Ann Farmers' Market new location on Rogers St. The reigning queen of the Throwdowns, Missy Hart and her Team Sugar Magnolias will once again defend her Throwdown title against Ryan Cox's team from the Farm Bar and Grille in Essex. While new to the Seafood Throwdown, Ryan's team is no stranger to competition and innovation as seen in their most recent event "The Farm at Sea" which was held on a boat.
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06/03/2010
Seafood Throwdown Coming to New York City's Union Square Farmers’ Market
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11/24/2009
Portland, ME
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09/23/2009
Unity, Maine
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09/19/2009
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09/14/2009
Gloucester, MA
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08/31/2009
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08/10/2009
Gloucester, MA
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05/05/2009
Washington D.C. (May 5, 2009)
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12/10/2008
Portland, ME
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10/06/2008
Gloucester, MA
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09/29/2008
Gloucester, MA
See photos from the Throwdown! -
09/15/2008
Gloucester, MA
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09/05/2008
Gloucester, MA
See photos from the Throwdown!
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08/28/2008
Gloucester, MA
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08/12/2008
Gloucester, MA
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07/15/2008
Boston, MA
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07/07/2008
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07/01/2008
Maine Governor's Top Choice for Fishery Council Cast Aside by NOAA
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03/20/2008
Saco, ME
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03/12/2008
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