Seafood Import Workshop

Over the past five years, Urner Barry, in association with Richard E. Gutting, has attracted hundreds of attendees to its Seafood Import Workshops.  This full-day event was designed to keep seafood buyers and importers up-to-date on government requirements for importing and purchasing of seafood and to give them the tools they need to be fully compliant.

The Seafood Import Workshop began in 2007 in Newark, NJ and has grown ever since. The company typically hosts two workshops a year rotating from East and West Coast locations; from Seattle and Los Angeles to Boston and Miami, the workshops cater to areas concentrated with importers.

The agenda and speakers have varied over the years as regulations have changed with presenters coming from both industry and government. Typically, however, there are presentations, team exercises based upon case studies, and group discussions. Participants receive our Compliance Manual, which is updated each year, and reference materials, such as the Red Book. Gutting has been actively involved in US seafood regulatory policy for over thirty years, at one point serving as president of the National Fisheries Institute.