New Orleans Slow Fish 2016

Slow Food New Orleans will host Slow Fish 2016 in New Orleans, March 10-13, 2016 at the Old US Mint and French Market. The gathering marks the first time a Slow Fish event has been held in the western hemisphere.

Slow Fish is an international gathering of fishers, scientists, chefs, students, and food artisans to address environmental, ecological, economic, and political challenges that impact fisheries, habitats, oceans, sustainable fishers, and cultural seafood systems.

“Gateway to the Americas” is the theme of Slow Fish 2016 in New Orleans. New Orleans was once known as the “Gateway to the Americas” as it is the central port of trade connecting North America with Central and South America. Thus, the theme was selected as both a tribute to New Orleans’ history and to invite Slow Fish & Slow Food delegates throughout the Americas to come to New Orleans.

Slow Fish 2016 in New Orleans will be both a convening of Slow Fish delegates from around the world and also a public seafood festival.

The conference portion of Slow Fish will be held primarily in the Old US Mint. Slow Fish/Slow Food delegates from around the world will gather to discuss issues impacting fisheries and oceans and develop strategies to promote small-scale fisheries and preserve heritage seafood traditions.

The festival will be held both on the grounds of the Old US Mint and at the Historic French Market. The festival is designed to engage the public in a celebration of the diversity of fishing and culinary cultures across the Americas to promote the Slow Food mission of Good, Clean and Fair Food for Everyone.

In addition to the conference and festival, Slow Fish 2016 in New Orleans will feature a traditional Lenten Friday Night Fish Fry at the French Market, tours of Louisiana’s rapidly disappearing wetlands and coast and other events around town and throughout the region.

source: Slow Food New Orleans