Congratulations to Avanti Feeds Limited, India’s third group to achieve four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) status for shrimp or any species, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in late April. Four-star BAP status denotes that the processing plants, farms, hatcheries and feed mills from which a group sources are BAP certified. It’s the highest such achievement
Congratulations to Blue Shell S.A., Chile’s first mussel processing plant to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. It’s also the world’s fifth mussel processing plant to attain BAP certification; the other four are in Canada. Located in Dalcahue, Chiloé, the processing plant has an annual production capacity of about 10,000 metric tons of mussels and
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Directorate of Fisheries (D-Fish) Vietnam in which the two organizations will work collaboratively to advance responsible aquaculture in Vietnam and globally through the exchange of information and research. Carson Roper, international business development manager for GAA’s Best Aquaculture Practices division, and
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and GLOBALG.A.P. on April 22 took a significant step forward in executing their memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Seafood Expo Global (SEG) in Brussels, Belgium, on April 22. The three standards-setting organizations — which are working collaboratively to increase efficiency and reduce duplication in the auditing process
The Global Aquaculture Alliance recognized National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA) with its “Commitment to Excellence” award at Seafood Expo Global (SEG) in Brussels, Belgium, on April 21. NAQUA was recognized for achieving four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) status in January. Pictured from left to right are Eng. Jaber Mohamed Al-Shehri, deputy minister of the Ministry of
Suryamitra Exim (P) Ltd., in conjunction with National Fish & Seafood (NFS), is India’s second group to achieve four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) status for shrimp or any species, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in mid-April. Four-star BAP status denotes that the processing plants, farms, hatcheries and feed mills from which a group sources are
Nelson Griffin of Red Lobster Seafood Company has joined the board of directors of the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), the world’s leading standards-setting organization for aquaculture seafood, GAA announced in early April. Griffin is VP of supply chain for Red Lobster, based in Orlando, Florida, USA. He is responsible for leading all supply chain-related activities
A warm welcome to Sunnyvale Seafood Co. Inc., GAA’s newest governing member, and Skretting, GAA’s newest sustaining member. Sunnyvale Seafood is the U.S. sales arm of Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Products Co. Ltd. a large-scale, fully integrated aquaculture producer of shrimp and tilapia. Based in China, Guolian operates facilities for breeding, feed manufacturing, farming and processing.
Penver Products Ltd., in conjunction with National Fish & Seafood (NFS), is India’s first group to achieve four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) status for shrimp or any species, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in early April. Four-star BAP status denotes that the processing plants, farms, hatcheries and feed mills from which a group sources are BAP