Chinese supermarket chain commits to sourcing BAP seafood. Beijing Shouhang Guoli Trading Co. has committed to sourcing seafood from Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified facilities for its Beijing-based supermarket chain, known […]
Fish groups collaborate to enhance sustainability in SE Asia. In 2017, IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation, and GAA, The Global Aquaculture Alliance, commissioned a study on South East Asian fisheries […]
Cermaq contributes to traceability with blockchain. With a QR-code and blockchain technology, consumers can now get information in text and photos regarding where the salmon they are purchasing was farmed, […]
Ace Aquatec wins Global Aquaculture Alliance Innovation Award. Scottish aquaculture technology innovator Ace Aquatec won the Global Aquaculture Alliance Innovation Award at the GAA’s GOAL conference in Chennai, India on […]
BAP Launches Redesigned Website as part of a rebranding campaign, the Global Aquaculture Alliance on Oct. 16 launched a redesigned Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) website. The refreshed BAP site is […]
First RAS coho farm achieves BAP certification. Finger Lakes Fish Inc., has become the world’s first recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) coho salmon farm to be awarded Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) […]
BIM appointed as Sustainable Development Goal champion. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, has been appointed as a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) champion. BIM is one of just […]
Grey seal fish consumption research. By analysing their stomach contents and faeces, and multiplying the results by the number of grey seals in Norway, researchers estimated that they consume 8,000 […]
Aquaculture’s premier conference – connect. collaborate. commit. Aquaculture is a rapidly growing sector where change is fast and often disruptive. The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s annual Global Outlook for Aquaculture Leadership […]
How fishing affects fish growth. Over recent decades, many commercially harvested fish have grown slower and matured earlier, which can translate into lower yields and a reduced resilience to overexploitation. […]
Redesigned BAP logo unveiled as part of rebranding campaign. The Global Aquaculture Alliance is proud to announce that its industry-leading third-party aquaculture certification program, Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP), has a […]
Aquaculture Innovation Challenge taps start up spirit to lift Indonesia’s shrimp sector. Indonesia was once one of the world’s leading shrimp producers but has receded to the middle of the pack […]
AquaNor to host seminar on patent rights. At AquaNor on Tuesday, August 20, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office and the law firm GjessingReimers are organizing a seminar on an exciting […]
Smarter use of small pelagic species urged in FAO study. Small freshwater fish around Africa offer a large and underrecognized opportunity to boost food and nutrition security, according to a new […]
Application Deadline for Global Aquaculture Innovation Award is June 30. Only 6 days remain to apply for the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s seventh annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award, sponsored by Preferred […]
Bahama college offers aquaponics training. The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) newest Strategic Partner member, The Island School, is located in Eleuthera, Bahamas, is offering two 14-week semester programmes and a six-week […]
Success for Panamanian small pelagics FIP. IFFO RS has announced that the Panamanian small pelagics Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) has successfully transitioned onto the new IFFO RS Improver Programme (IFFO […]
Recommendations for SE Asian fishmeal sector The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and IFFO, the Marine Ingredients Organisation, have released the findings from a joint-funded project which improves the understanding of […]
Aquaculture groupings enter strategic partnership. The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and the World Aquaculture Society (WAS), two well-respected membership organizations, have entered into a Strategic Partnership with the intent to provide more […]