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GAA Takes Action Following Labor Allegations at Narong Seafood

July, 2013 The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) carried out an unannounced audit at the Narong Seafood Co. Ltd. shrimp processing plant in Samutsakorn, Thailand, in mid-June. As a result of the audit, the organization recommends that the plant maintain its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. The BAP third-party certification program has a rigorous grievances procedure in 

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GAA Responds to Allegations of Unfair Working Conditions in Shrimp-Processing Sector

September, 2012 Through the development of its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification standards, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), the world’s leading standards-setting organization for farmed seafood, addresses the type of labor abuses cited in two recent reports in the U.S. mainstream media. The first is a Washington Post article documenting the tribulations of Burmese migrant workers 

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GAA Signs MoU With ASC, GLOBALG.A.P.

April, 2013 The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) on April 22 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and GLOBALG.A.P. whereby the standards-setting organizations will work collaboratively to increase efficiency and reduce duplication in the auditing process. GAA, ASC and GLOBALG.A.P. agreed to explore ways to reduce duplication of effort for 

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M&J Seafood’s Mike Berthet Joins GAA Board of Directors

November, 2014 Mike Berthet of M&J Seafood/Brakes Group has joined the board of directors of the Global Aquaculture Alliance, the leading standards-setting organization for aquaculture seafood. Berthet is director of fish and seafood for M&J Seafood. A qualified chef with 30-plus years of seafood experience, Berthet represents M&J on sustainability issues and ensures that the 

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Iain Shone To Continue With Global Aquaculture Alliance As Development Director

August, 2014 The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is delighted to announce that long-time supporter Iain Shone will continue with the organization, acting as its Development Director. Shone has been committed to GAA’s mission of responsible aquaculture for 15 years, supporting the development the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program from the outset and guiding 

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Carson Roper Joins BAP Market Development Team

April, 2014 The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) division has expanded its market development team with the addition of Carson Roper as BAP’s international business development manager. Roper will work with Peter Redmond, BAP VP of market development, to build and expand relationships with seafood suppliers, distributors, retailers and foodservice operators in Europe 

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Marshall To Chair GAA’s Zone Management Technical Committee

March, 2014 The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announced at Seafood Expo North America on March 17 that it is establishing a Zone Management Technical Committee to initiate the process of drafting Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards for zone management. Peter Marshall, founder and former CEO of Global Trust Certification, will chair the committee. The chairman’s 

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GAA’s Wally Stevens To Lead Responsible Aquaculture Foundation

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 

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Ben Gurion University Professor Wins Inaugural Aquaculture Innovation Award

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 

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Murali Krishna Bujji To Oversee Best Aquaculture Practices Program Integrity

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 

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GAA Addresses Aquaculture’s Future At SeaWeb Seafood Summit

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 

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GAA Co-Hosting 2015 China International Aquatic Products Exposition

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