Tag GAA

• Feed Sustainability

  April 29, 2019

  IFFO, GAA urge Asian trawl fisheries to improve stocks, product quality

  Fisheries improvements projects (FIPs) are an important mechanism for bettering South East Asian fisheries that supply into the aquafeed industry, a new report finds. 

• Animal Health & Welfare

  January 28, 2019

  Stirling researchers identify viable ablation alternatives for shrimp hatcheries

  A research project aimed at improving shrimp hatcheries’ welfare practices shows there is a viable alternative to a common spawn-inducing technique. 

• Leadership & Innovation

  September 4, 2017

  Shrimp farmers reflect on 20 years of demonstrating responsibility through GAA

  Under pressure for environmental impacts during its expansion in the 1990s, shrimp producers and marketplace representatives formed the Global Aquaculture Alliance to hold their industry to higher standards. 

• Leadership & Innovation

  September 4, 2017

  20 years of the Global Aquaculture Alliance

  A timeline of key milestones and achievements by the Global Aquaculture Alliance and its third-party aquaculture certification scheme, Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP). 

• Environmental & Social Responsibility

  June 6, 2017

  SeaWeb Seafood Summit blog

  The SeaWeb Seafood Summit, held June 5-7 in Seattle, Wash., convenes seafood industry executives, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and ocean advocates from all over the world. 

• Animal Health & Welfare

  May 26, 2016

  Camarón sin ablación de Seajoy responde a preocupación emergente de bienestar

  La remoción del tallo o pedúnculo ocular de camarones hembras reproductoras ha ayudado en el crecimiento explosivo de la acuacultura a escala comercial. Un compromiso de un productor de camarones de América Central ha demostrado que la producción de camarones 

• Animal Health & Welfare

  May 2, 2016

  Seajoy’s ablation-free shrimp answers emerging welfare concern

  Removing the eyestalk of broodstock female shrimp aided in the explosive growth of commercial-scale aquaculture. An undertaking by a Central American shrimp farmer has shown that producing shrimp without ablation can ease animal welfare worries without the feared drop in 

• Marketplace

  December 4, 2015

  GOAL video: James Anderson on shrimp trends

  James Anderson delivered a data-rich survey on global shrimp and finfish production volumes for the Global Aquaculture Alliance at its GOAL conference in October. See the full video of his presentation. 

• Leadership & Innovation

  October 24, 2015

  Aquaculture Exchange: Bill Herzig

  The Global Aquaculture Alliance will honor seafood procurement expert Bill Herzig with a Lifetime Achievement Award during its annual GOAL conference. He talked to the Advocate about top-to-bottom commitment to sustainability and the ambitious lobster aquaculture project he spearheaded in 

• Leadership & Innovation

  October 19, 2015

  High-density shrimp producer wins innovation award

  Camanor Produtos Marinhos Ltda. operates a land-based, multi-species concept for sustainable shrimp production called AquaScience. The Global Aquaculture Alliance has named Camanor the winner of its annual Aquaculture Innovation and Leadership award. Director Werner Jost discusses the process.