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Applications Sought for Ninth Annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is now accepting applications for its ninth annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award. The application deadline has been extended to June 30. Established in 2012, the competition recognizes individuals and companies finding new solutions to the key challenges facing aquaculture. Examples of aquaculture innovations include technologies that mitigate the occurrence of 

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Shrimp Eyestalk Ablation Researcher Wins 2020 Global Aquaculture Innovation Award

The results are in! Congratulations to University of Stirling postdoctoral researcher Simão Zacarias, the recipient of this year’s eighth annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award, sponsored by Lineage Logistics, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced on Oct. 19. Zacarias edged out two other finalists — Pablo Berner of Nuseed and Mark Luecke of Prairie AquaTech — to 

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GAA-Commissioned Study Evaluates Best Practices in Animal Welfare in Salmon

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) on May 26 published the results of a study designed to identify and strengthen best practices for animal welfare in aquaculture. The completion of the study signifies a milestone in a multi-phase project that began in December 2017 when GAA was awarded a $435,000 grant from the Open Philanthropy Project.