Articles posted during the month of August 2018

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GAA, Yonghui Yunshang Agree to Promote Responsible Aquaculture in China

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is pleased to announce that it has inked a strategic agreement with Yonghui Fuping Yunshang Supply Chain Management Co. Ltd., one of China’s leading suppliers of fresh food to retail, whereby the two organizations will work closely together to promote responsible aquaculture and product originating from GAA’s Best Aquaculture Practices 

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BAP Spotlight Story: Ram’s Assorted Cold Storage Ltd.

The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Program’s “Spotlight Stories” highlight BAP-certified facilities around the world and the stories of the people behind them. This Spotlight Story features Aditya Dash of Ram’s Assorted Cold Storage Ltd., a 3-star processing plant in India. What inspired you to become involved in the seafood industry? My father started his business 

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One of the World’s Largest Aquaponics Facilities Lands BAP Certification

One of the world’s largest aquaponics facilities has attained Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in late August. It’s the first aquaponics facility in the BAP program as well as the first land-based, recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) raising Atlantic salmon and steelhead trout in the BAP program. Wisconsin-based Superior Fresh, which 

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Impacting the Sustainability of Fish Farming through Increased Governance: Small Farms, Big Change

Editor’s note: The following is a guest blog post by one of GAA’s 30 Under 30 members, Fernando H. Gonçalves. Fernando has a doctorate in sustainable aquaculture from Sao Paulo State University. He worked as the executive director of fisheries and agriculture in a municipality in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He currently lives in the United 

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Workshop on Antibiotic Control, Residue Testing a Success by BAP

Around 65 quality control managers and technicians representing the majority of India’s leading processors and exporters turned out for a one-day Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-organized workshop on antibiotic control and residue testing. Held at The Gateway Hotel in Vijayawada on July 28, the workshop was held to support BAP-certified processing plants with antibiotic control and 

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GAA’s 30 Under 30 Blog Takeover

In honor of recognizing the younger generation of the aquaculture industry, over the next few weeks leading up to the GOAL (Global Outlook for Aquaculture Leadership) 2018 conference, GAA’s 30 Under 30 will be taking over the blog! Five articles written by 30 Under 30 members will go live each Wednesday starting Aug. 15. Special