George J. Davidson, Jr.
Memorial Fund
Established 2004
A seafood industry leader for more than 25 years, George J. Davidson, Jr. started his career with Shamrock Fisheries. In 1983, Mr. Davidson established Rainbow Seafood, Incorporated. Mr. Davidson is well known in the seafood industry and believed that work should not be stressful. While his philosophy was to do a good job, he encouraged people to have fun every day.
Rich Catanzaro
Memorial Scholarship Fund
2004
Richard Catanzaro passed away in 2004 at age 49. Born in New Jersey, Rich moved to San Antonio, Texas when he became the director of seafood merchandising, procurement, and product development at the H.E. Butt Grocery Company. Mr. Catanzaro led the seafood department at H-E-B for nine years, where he tripled sales. He was an innovator in marketing seafood within grocery stores.
Mr. Catanzaro was a leader at the National Fisheries Institute and active in the Special Olympics, National Shrimp Processors, International Shrimp Processors, Gladys Porter Zoo, and the Blessing of the Fleet. He contributed to “Seafood for Dummies” and “H-E-B’s The Cooking Connection’s Seafood Recipe Collection.”
The scholarships associated with the Rich Catanzaro Memorial Scholarship Fund are used to better understand the market dynamics of selling fish and seafood – an area in which Mr. Catanzaro was an innovative leader.
Richard F. Gutting
Memorial Scholarship Fund
2014
Richard Gutting received his law degree from Stanford Law School and graduated in 1968. He went on to pursue a 45-year career in law, government service, writing, and teaching. Mr. Gutting served as general counsel for fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, counsel for the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation of the U.S. House of Representatives, and legal advisor to the President’s Council on Environmental Quality. He also served as the president of the National Fisheries Institute and partner at the law firm Redmon, Peyton & Braswell.
2008
Abbot Weitzer served as the president of Arista Industries, Inc. Before entering the seafood industry, he served in the South Pacific with the Army in World War II. Once he retired, Mr. Weitzer volunteered with SCORE, an organization that assists people trying to start their own businesses. He enjoyed golf and dancing and was devoted to his family.
Rich Catanzaro passed away in 2004 at the age of 49. Born in New Jersey, Rich moved to San Antonio, Texas when he became Director of Seafood Procurement and Merchandising at H.E. Butt Grocery Company. Rich led the H-E-B Seafood department for nine years in which time he tripled sales. He was an innovator in marketing seafood within grocery stores.
Rich was a leader on the National Fisheries Institute Executive Committee and active in the Special Olympics, National Shrimp Processors, International Shrimp Processors, Gladys Porter Zoo, and the Blessing of the Fleet. He contributed to “Seafood for Dummies” and “H-E-B’s The Cooking Connection’s Seafood Recipe Collection”. He also helped rebuild the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles in the Gulf Coast.
The scholarships associated with the Rich Catanzaro Memorial Scholarship Fund are used to better understand the market dynamics of selling fish and seafood – an area in which Rich was an innovative leader.
March 31, 2022 — Washington, DC — The Seafood Industry Research Fund (SIRF) welcomes Larsen Mettler to its Board of Directors. Mettler is a Managing Director at S2G Ventures Oceans and Seafood Fund. His leadership in the seafood and finance sector also includes time as an owner and CFO of Silver Bay Seafoods and the Director of KeyBanc Capital Markets Seafood Investment Banking and Corporate Lending practice.
“SIRF is one of the best examples I can think of where committed members of the seafood community truly put their money where their mouth is,” said Mettler. “By catalyzing capital and industry commitment to fund important scientific research we can greatly improve the sustainability and resilience of the sector to benefit human, animal and climate health. SIRF has been pulling those oars for decades now and I’m thrilled to become involved at a time we believe to be a tipping point in industry technology and innovation.”
SIRF began as the Lewis Goldstein Memorial Fund in 1964 and nearly 60 years later stands as the premier body funding scientific research directly linked to industry improvements within the relevant fields of aquaculture, food safety and seafood nutrition, to name a few.
Corporate and individual donations make up memorial, living tribute, and perpetual funds.
“The SIRF Board works collaboratively across pre-competitive industry priorities to maintain its mission of advancing seafood innovation, and it’s guided by passionate seafood industry leaders,” said Sean O’Scannlain, President and CEO of Fortune International and Chair of the SIRF Board. “We look forward to having Larsen’s combined expertise in seafood and finance at the table.”
SIRF’s board of directors is made up of 13 members who serve for 3-year terms.
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The Seafood Industry Research Fund is a philanthropic research organization dedicated to supporting scientific, market, and economic research that benefits the seafood community. It works in conjunction with the National Fisheries Institute, the leading trade association for the fish and seafood community. For more information on SIRF, visit www.sirfonline.org.
Memorial Fund
Memorial Fund
Memorial Fund
From our humble beginnings in 1941, Pacific Seafood has grown to employ more than 3,000 team members across 41 facilities in 11 states. Still family owned, Pacific Seafood manages all parts of the supply chain from harvesting/fishing to processing, and distribution in order to provide customers with fresh, sustainable, high-quality products.
Website: https://www.pacificseafood.com/
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