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
Aquafeed was the focus of a seminar at the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s GOAL 2014 conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Oct. 7. For the first time, the organization dedicated an entire day of its four-day conference program to a particular topic — aquafeed, which garnered a lot of interest at GOAL 2013. Separate
With a successful GOAL 2014 in the rearview mirror, the Global Aquaculture Alliance is gearing up for a productive GOAL 2015 in Vancouver, Canada— the first time in six years that the GOAL conference is being held in North America and the first time ever that it’s being held in Canada. (Click here to visit
The Global Aquaculture Alliance welcomes two U.S.-based companies as its newest members. Beaver Street Fisheries is a new GAA Governing Member. Beaver Street is a leading importer, manufacturer and distributor of frozen seafood from the United States and around the world. For more than 60 years, it has provided quality products to the foodservice market
Held concurrently with its GOAL 2014 conference, the Global Aquaculture Alliance on Oct. 9 held a special event titled “Celebrating Leadership in Vietnam’s Aquaculture Industry.” About 150 delegates attended the event, which was free of charge and open to all interested stakeholders. The event was quite a success. The three-hour program was devoted to celebrating
Friday, Oct. 10, 5:00 p.m.—GAA, IFFO, Lyons Seafoods Co. and Wm Morrison Supermarkets have collectively agreed to a position statement on the social concerns related to aqua feed production. The announcement came on the final day of GAA’s GOAL 2014 conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Thursday, Oct. 10, 12:55 p.m.—See you in Vancouver
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
Editor’s note: The following is an open letter to Global Aquaculture Alliance stakeholders regarding the Vietnam Pangasius Association. Dear GAA stakeholder, In early August, the Global Aquaculture Alliance exhibited at the Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish 2014) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with much success. The details were outlined in the September-October edition of
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) made a splash at the Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish 2014) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in early August. In addition to exhibiting at the three-day exhibition — hosted by the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and organized by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and
The Global Aquaculture Alliance in mid-August welcomed two companies to its growing list of members. SeaVina Joint Stock Co. is GAA’s newest Governing Member. SeaVina is a seafood processor and exporter based in Can Tho City, Vietnam. Established in 2009, it exports shrimp and Pangasius to Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Middle East. In
Editor’s note: The following column is the second in 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 September-October issue of the
The Global Aquaculture Alliance is exhibiting at the Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (Vietfish 2014) at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from Aug. 6 to 8. Hosted by the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and organized by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP),
The Global Aquaculture Alliance has presented Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Products Co. Ltd. and Allied Pacific Group with its “Commitment to Excellence” award. The two Chinese companies were recognized for their commitment to the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program. To qualify, a company’s first facility must be certified for at least seven consecutive years,
The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Carson Roper and Marcos Moya were among the more than 25 presenters at the inaugural Asian Aquaculture Insurance & Risk Management Conference at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Kowloon, Hong Kong, from May 13 to 15. Organized by AUMS Ltd., the three-day conference centered on the transfer of aquaculture insurance
Thursday, May 8, 4:00 p.m.—As the 2014 edition of Seafood Expo Global came to an end, representatives of GAA, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council and GLOBALG.A.P. met to frame the next steps toward achieving efficiencies across the three certification programs. It’s been one year since the three organizations signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Brussels,
Editor’s note: The following column is the second in 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 May-June issue of the
The Global Aquaculture Alliance and its Best Aquaculture Practices division exhibited with great success at the Food Products and Ingredients Expo of China in Wuhan, China, from March 21 to 25. This is the first time that GAA/BAP has exhibited at the three-day expo, which is organized by Wuhan Lanesync Supply Chain Management Co. Ltd.
Editor’s note: The Global Aquaculture Alliance is among the more than 1,000 companies and organizations exhibiting at Seafood Expo North America in Boston. Please visit booth No. 481 or check here regularly for updates from GAA and the Best Aquaculture Practice program. The three-day show runs through March 18. Monday, March 17, 2:15 p.m. —