SeaFood Business

MAR 2013

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Editor���s Note Publisher Mary Larkin / mlarkin@divcom.com Associate Publisher / Editor Fiona Robinson / frobinson@divcom.com Senior Editor, SeaFood Business James Wright / jwright@divcom.com Assistant Editor, SeaFood Business Melissa Wood / mwood@divcom.com Online Editor, SeafoodSource Sean Murphy / smurphy@divcom.com Assistant Editor, SeafoodSource April Forristall / aforristall@divcom.com Contributing Editors Leaving a legacy Christine Blank, Chris Dove, Anthony Fletcher, Joanne Friedrick, Jason Holland, Lauren Kramer, Chris Loew Production Director Randy LeShane / rleshane@divcom.com G reat leaders don���t come along every day, so when one passes it sends shockwaves through the industry, and now is one of those times. Last month family and friends mourned the death of Mike Voisin, CEO and owner of Motivatit Seafoods in Houma, La. (see News Recap, page 12). Mike was a quiet guy, which was typically because he was in deep thought. He was a man of conviction, but accepted others for who they were and what they believed in. His obituary describes him as a ���loving, dedicated, loyal, honest, fair and kind-hearted man���; I witnessed all of that and more. Many looked to Mike as a mentor, ���rst as an oysterman, and then as someone to turn to for leadership when natural and man-made disasters repeatedly pummeled the Gulf of Mexico. It became commonplace to see him interviewed on CNN or NPR discussing the state of the seafood industry and the natural bounty the Gulf has to o���er. He brought a calm voice to an industry that���s sometimes best known for its ���spirited��� characters. Several years ago after attending a National Fisheries Institute conference in New Orleans I ventured farther south to Houma to go ���shing with Mike���s son, Kevin, and his family. Mike and his wife, Sarah, graciously drove me to Houma and I had the privilege of staying at their house. It was obvious to me that Mike was not just a great leader, but also a great family man who cherished everything in life. My thoughts are with the Voisin family and his extended network of friends across the nation. Art Director Laura Lee Dobson / ldobson@divcom.com Production Associate Doug Stewart / dstewart@divcom.com Production Web Designer Katie Emery / kemery@divcom.com Advertising Coordinator Wendy Jalbert / wjalbert@divcom.com ADVERTISING SALES Sue Kogan, Sales Manager U.S. East Coast/Europe (305) 598-0757 / skogan@divcom.com Marjorie Ferris, Sales Manager U.S. West Coast/Asia/South America (207) 842-5631 / mferris@divcom.com CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES Wes Doane (207) 842-5496 / wdoane@divcom.com SALES FAX: (207) 842-5611 @SeaFoodBusiness, @SeafoodSource .com/SeaFoodBusinessmagazine DIVERSIFIED BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS 121 Free St., P.O. Box 7438 Portland, ME 04112-7438 (207) 842-5606 Fax: (207) 842-5603 Published by Diversi���ed Business Communications Publisher of National Fisherman and WorkBoat Correction In our February U.S. News Recap (SFB Feb. ���13, page 8), we misidenti���ed the Coalition of Gulf Shrimp Industries��� countervailing duty petition as dumping, another international trade complaint that can also result in import duties. We regret the error. For an accurate depiction of the current shrimp-trading dispute, turn to Top Story on page 28. Copyright �� 2013 Diversi���ed Business Communications PRINTED IN U.S.A. Producer of The International Boston Seafood Show, Seafood Processing America, New England Food Show, European Seafood Exposition, Seafood Processing Europe, Asian Seafood Expo, Seafood Barcelona and www.seafoodsource.com Editorial Advisory Board DISTRIBUTION 6 RETAIL FOODSERVICE Rich Polins, North Coast Seafoods Jim Wallace, C&S; Wholesale Grocers Robert Cerullo, Wakefern Food Corp. Jack Gridley, Dorothy Lane Market Roger Bing, Darden Restaurants Roger Berkowitz, Richard Vellante, Legal Sea Foods Steve LaHaie, Shaw���s Crab House Andrew Wilkinson, Skipjack���s SeaFood Business March 2013 Nancy Hasselback President/CEO Mary Larkin VP Seafood Expositions Liz Plizga Show Director, IBSS, ESE, SB Karen Butland Sales Manager, IBSS Victoria Hennin VP Strategic Marketing and Business Intelligence (207) 842-5500 / Fax: (207) 842-5505 www.divbusiness.com

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