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Relais & Châteaux launches an #SOSforBiodiversity to Save Ocean Species
For the ninth consecutive year, Relais & Châteaux will celebrate World Oceans Day on June 8th with the collective appeal #SOSforBiodiversity. The not-for-profit Association has invited chefs to adapt their menus by removing overexploited species, such as eel, and selecting sustainable seafood. To raise awareness of this issue, Relais & Châteaux is highlighting the efforts of four chefs who embody this initiative.
Mauro Colagreco (Mirazur, Menton, France ), Vice President, Chefs of Relais & Châteaux, highlighted:
#SOSforBiodiversity has been created to complement Ethic Ocean's #EelNoThankYou campaign, which Relais & Châteaux joined at the end of 2023, when it mobilized its chefs around the world to save endangered eel species globally.
Pedro Subijana of Relais & Châteaux Akelarre (San Sebastian, Spain ) and elected member of Relais & Châteaux's World Culinary Council:
Vicky Lau of Relais & Châteaux Tate Dining Room ( Hong Kong ) and elected member of Relais & Châteaux's World Culinary Council:
David Toutain of Relais & Châteaux Restaurant David Toutain ( Paris, France ):
Michael Cimarusti of Relais & Châteaux Providence ( Los Angeles, California , USA):
The figures are relentless: 35.4% of marine resources are overfished; illegal fishing represents 20% of global catch (between 11 and 26 million tons per year); and 35% of the world's catch is rejected and released, often resulting in the animals' death, without even being consumed. (Source: FAO)
In partnership with Ethic Ocean, Relais & Châteaux empowers its chefs to verify that their species choices are responsibly-sourced. This commitment to sustainable seafood goes beyond eel and covers all aquatic species, whether wild and farmed.
Relais & Châteaux, established in 1954, is an association of 580 unique hotels and restaurants throughout the world, owned and operated by independent entrepreneurs – most often families – who are passionate about their craft and deeply committed to forging warm, lasting relationships with their guests.
Relais & Châteaux members protect and promote the wealth and diversity of the world's culinary and hospitality traditions, to ensure they continue to thrive. They are equally dedicated to preserving local heritage and the environment, as articulated in the association's Vision presented to UNESCO in November 2014 .
Ethic Ocean is a non-governmental environmental organization dedicated to the conservation of fisheries and marine ecosystems. Its mission is to create opportunities for change and help implement sustainable practices in the fisheries industry. Ethic Ocean works with all stakeholders to help them source species having stocks that are not overfished or which have been farmed responsibly. For more information, visit www.ethic-ocean.org .
Contacts:
Lars Seifert , Chief Communications Officer,
l.seifert@relaischateaux.com
Isabelle Guéguen, Head of PR & Influence,
i.gueguen@relaischateaux.com
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