After seven years as executive director of the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), Wally Stevens will be transitioning to a leadership role with the Responsible Aquaculture Foundation (RAF), a charitable organization established by GAA under Stevens’ leadership to offer education and training in support of responsible aquaculture. Under Stevens’ leadership, GAA has experienced unprecedented growth over
October, 2013 Amir Sagi, Ph.D., a professor at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, is the winner of the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s inaugural Novus Global Aquaculture Innovation Award, sponsored by Novusr. Sagi was presented with the award at GAA’s GOAL 2013 conference in Paris, France, on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Dr. Sagi’s innovation—which involves
September, 2013 The Global Aquaculture Alliance is recognizing renowned shrimp pathologist Dr. Donald Lightner with a Lifetime Achievement Award at its GOAL 2013 conference in Paris, France, the organization announced in early September. He will accept the award on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Dr. Lightner is a shrimp and finfish pathologist in the University of Arizona’s School
August, 2013 The Global Aquaculture Alliance is recognizing aquaculture pioneer Bjørn Myrseth with a Lifetime Achievement Award at its GOAL 2013 conference in Paris, France, the organization announced in late August. Mr. Myrseth will accept the award at the start of the three-day GOAL 2013 conference program on Oct. 8. “Bjørn is not only a
August, 2013 Former Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) auditor Murali Krishna Bujji has joined the BAP staff as the international certification system’s new program integrity manager, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in mid-August.In his new role, Bujji helps monitor the performance of certification bodies that implement the BAP standards and assists in auditor and industry training
December, 2012 The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), the leading standards-setting organization for aquaculture seafood, has asked Jim Heerin to serve in a new role as special advisor to the GAA. In his new role, Heerin will advise GAA Executive Director Wally Stevens, GAA President George Chamberlain and GAA Chief Financial Officer Jeff Fort on matters
Global Aquaculture Alliance Executive Director Wally Stevens was among three panelists participating in the opening plenary on the future of aquaculture at the three-day SeaWeb Seafood Summit at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, on Feb. 9. Together with Dr. Michael Rubino, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s office of aquaculture, and
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is proud to announce that it is co-hosting the 2015 China International Aquatic Products Exposition at the Zhanjiang International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Zhanjiang, China, from June 18 to 20, 2015. The exposition is organized by the China Aquatic Production Chamber of Commerce (APCC). Co-hosting along with GAA are
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
The Global Aquaculture Alliance is a media partner at the Aqua Middle East Summit (AquaME) in Dubai, UAE, from March 16 to 18. Organized by Informa Exhibitions in conjunction with the UAE Ministry of Environment and Water and Nor-Fishing Foundation, the three-day event features a trade show with more than 50 exhibitors from about 20
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
For the second consecutive year, the Global Aquaculture Alliance is attending the Chinese Food Material Festival in Wuhan, China, from March 27 to 29, 2015. Held at the Wuhan International Conference & Exhibition Centre, the three-day expo, which is in its third year, is organized by Wuhan Lanesync Supply Chain Management Co. Ltd. The expo