June 13, 2o23 — World Oceans Day was Thursday, June 8, and this year companies and politicians alike shared how they were celebrating.
SeaPak and Morey’s announced that they have joined Ocean Conservancy’s Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), which was designs to help eliminate abandoned and discarded fishing equipment, also known as “ghost gear.”
“We are always looking for ways to safeguard and improve our oceans, and the Global Ghost Gear Initiative is doing incredible work to keep waterways cleans,” commented Ciera Womack, the Director of Marketing, Seafood for the Consumer Brands Division of Rich’s, the parent company of SeaPak and Morey’s. “While we are announcing this collaboration on World Oceans Day, and during National Ocean Month, our commitment to environmental stewardship is top of mind every day of the year.”
Publix is also taking action, announcing on World Oceans Day that over the last year they‘ve donated over $165,000 to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) to help support fishery and aquaculture improvement projects and advance seafood sustainability.
Publix has been collaborating with SFP for 13 years now. This year’s donation brings the company’s total contributions to SFP to more than $600,000.