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
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
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
The Global Aquaculture Alliance has settled on the venue and dates for the organization’s GOAL 2014 conference. GOAL 2014 will be held at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from Oct. 7 to 10, 2014. Located in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, the 470-room hotel features 2,500 square meters