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Senior Editor, SeaFood Business
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Leaving a legacy
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Joanne Friedrick, Jason Holland,
Lauren Kramer, Chris Loew
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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.
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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.
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