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GAA To Co-Sponsor Asia-Pacific Aquaculture Expo 2015

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is proud to announce that it is co-organizing the Asia-Pacific Aquaculture Expo 2015 in Xiamen, China, with China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance (CAPPMA) from May 25 to 27. The Asia-Pacific region represents appropriately 85% of global aquaculture production, with China accounting for two-thirds of the total. The Asia-Pacific 

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GAA Exhibiting At Aquaculture America 2015

The Global Aquaculture Alliance is exhibiting at Aquaculture America 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, from Feb. 19 to 22. GAA is also among the event’s association sponsors. Organized by the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) in conjunction with the National Aquaculture Association, the U.S. Aquaculture Society and U.S. Aquaculture Suppliers Association, the four-day event features 

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M&J Seafood’s Mike Berthet: UK’s Sustainable Seafood Locksmith

Editor’s note: The following column is part of a series of columns written by GAA Communications Manager Steven Hedlund. Titled “Communicator’s Corner,” the column profiles aquaculture and seafood professionals whose leadership, sense of innovation and emphasis on education and communication set them apart. The column will also appear in the January-February 2015 edition of the 

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GAA, BAP Featured At China Tilapia Forum

The Global Aquaculture Alliance participated in the 11th International Tilapia Industry Development Forum in Beihai, Guangxi, China, from Nov. 18 to 19. Organized by the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance (CAPPMA), with which GAA has a memorandum of understanding (MoU), the forum acts as a platform for industry representatives to exchange information with 

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BAP Program Set To Grow Again In 2014

With year’s end in sight, the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program is again expecting year-on-year growth, in terms of the number of BAP-certified facilities and the volume of product originating from BAP-certified facilities. Through Oct. 31, 2014, the total number of BAP-certified facilities is up 11% from Jan. 1, 

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Strong Presence for GAA at China Fisheries & Seafood Expo

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) had a strong presence at the 19th annual China Fisheries & Seafood Expo (CFSE) at the Qingdao International Exhibition Center in Qingdao, China, from Nov. 5 to 7. Representing GAA and the Best Aquaculture Practices third-party certification program at the exposition were Carson Roper, BAP International Business Development Manager, Jane 

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GOAL 2014 Roundup: Investment, Smallholder Engagement Focus of Day 2

The need for the global aquaculture industry to better attract capital and investment and to better engage smallholders (i.e. small-scale, family farmers) was the highlight of the Day 2 plenary at the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s GOAL 2014 conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Oct. 9. Although topics ranged from food safety to aquaculture 

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GAA Participates In GFSI Focus Day

Lisa Goché, VP of the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) division, participated in the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Focus Day conference in Mexico City on Sept. 9. It was the first GFSI Focus Day to be held in Mexico. It was attended by more than 400 stakeholders from around the world, including