Pledge: Mike Peterson kicked us off with the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Thought of the Day:  Peter Webb gave us a brief history of Memorial Day, and the difference between Memorial Day (honoring the fallen) and Veterans’ Day (honoring those who served).  A National Moment of Remembrance occurs at 3pm local time on Memorial Day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newscast:  John Lau provided sage advice to the guys to foster better relations with the wives…ending with “a wise man once said….nothing”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunshine Report:  Cheryl Angeles reported that there is no report!

 

Rotarians with Guests:  Tried to capture all of these.  Ro Bianchi brought his “baby brother” Roy; John DeRussy brought Carole Fruthy; Mike Peterson brought Michael Kelly.

 

Announcements:  From President Chris, thank you for attending the recent memorials for Aaron Hoffman and Sandy Campbell.

 

SF Giants Game: Laura Porter organizing for June 24^th, 100 tickets. Get hold of her since she’s going to open it up soon to other Rotary clubs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bernie Mellot; thanks to Juan Raigoza, ponied up $100.

Mark Avelar; Meheeco trip, Cabo, Lover’s Beach

Mike Peterson; recognized for Tom Brady connection

Bob Mendoza; recognized for IBM PC campaign that used Charlie Chaplin in the ad. Bob says IBM stands for “I’m Bob Mendoza”, or perhaps “I Brought Money”.

Jeff Lowenstein; recognized for his old wedding photo 25 years ago.

 

John DeRussy; Seattle trip; already a Prez club members so he drew a name, Gary Hunt, who was miraculously let off!

 

Today’s Speaker: 

Arnie Croce was introduced by Peter Webb.

Arne relayed to us information about his latest venture, FishWise, where he is the CFO.  FishWise is an organization focused on sustainable seafood practices globally.  There are 30 people, most of which are marine biologists, scientists, etc.  The company was originally founded in 2003 by a couple of UCSC alumni.  The annual budget is $4MM, of which about 50% comes from donors.

 

The sustainable seafood movement began in the 1990’s.  FishWise is trying to build a sustainable global supply of seafood without damaging our ecosystems.  Seafood is the most heavily traded commodity globally, and there is a great deal of complexity in the seafood supply chain.  In terms of consumer choices, there is “wild caught” versus aquaculture, commercial and industrial fishing.  Generally the ships come in, and then the catch is globally distributed very quickly.

Apparently 1/5^th of all fish caught are considered “IUU” (illegal, unreported). This involves human rights and trafficking issues as another component issue.  Traceability of the supply chain is another big issue—how do you know seafood actually IS sustainably caught?

 

Be a responsible consumer: 1) ask for sustainable seafood, (2) make responsible purchases, (3) use the Seafood Watch app.

 

Aquaculture has been a big part of sustainability, though some practices are better than others.  Interesting point—“smaller is better” in terms of sustainability, i.e. eat more anchovies, sardines, clams, mussels, oysters for seafood choices, better for the environment.

 

Thank you for a very interesting discussion.

Spinnings Editor, Chuck Cattano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to the Photo Editor of the week Peter Webb!