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Seafood Free September acknowledges First Nations and Indigenous communities around the world as the traditional custodians of the Land and Sea. We thank them for protecting our marine environment and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise their enduring connection to the Earth and Ocean, and we acknowledge and accept our Land and Sea was, is and always will be indigenous Land and Sea. We acknowledge the professionals and citizen scientists working in the fields of marine science, marine biology, oceanography, fisheries science and cetology, who make a valuable contribution to the scientific body of work on the ocean and marine life. We thank the past, present and future generations of scientists for caring about and protecting our marine environment for the Earth community of all beings, human and non-human. May we continue to work together to ensure our seafood security, sovereignty and sustainability.