The Conch podcast

Fishermen in Maine were leaving their jobs because they weren't making enough money to make ends meet. In the newest episode of the Conch Podcast, we hear how one woman started a seafood company to support fishermen in a time of need. Julie is joined by Jen Levin, Founder, President, and CEO of True Fin, a seafood company on a mission to sustain people and livelihoods in the Gulf of Maine. Episode...

In Episode 4 of the Conch Podcast, Julie is joined by Adriana Sanchez, the Responsible Seafood Strategy Director at Iberostar Hotels and founder of Seafood Ninja, a sustainable seafood consultancy.  At the end of the day, seafood is about people and Adriana is a tireless advocate for the underdog - be they small-scale fishers and producers or small seafood companies. She is always working to ensur...

In the newest episode of the Conch Podcast, Julie sits down with Monique Coombs, Director of Community Programs at the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association and fishing lifestyle blogger at AragostaMama.com . The crux of Monique's work centers around humanizing the commercial fishing industry and connecting our favorite seafood items back to the act of fishing and fishermen. Behind every lobster-the...

In the newest episode of the Conch Podcast, Julie sits down with Chef Charlotte Langley , a star of the culinary world and a leader in the resurrection of artisanal tinned seafood as the co-founder of Scout Canning. We dig into her journey in the seafood sector, examine the parallels between the restaurant and seafood industries, and hear her personal and poignant story of discrimination as a woma...

Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program , with its science-based ratings of global fisheries and fish farms, is the earliest and one of the most influential drivers of responsible seafood in the world. Seafood and Gender Equality , or SAGE, on the other hand, just celebrated its one-year anniversary. In this inaugural episode of The Conch, Julie Kuchepatov, the Founder of SAGE, sits down wit...

The Conch Podcast features interviews with the most inspiring women in the world of seafood. Join Julie Kuchepatov, founder of Seafood and Gender Equality (SAGE), as she interviews women striving to succeed in the sector and the challenges they face - all while working to improve the environmental and social responsibility of the planet's most incredible food source - seafood!