May 19th, 2011
Volunteers Needed for CAA Aquaculture Pavilion at the State Fair CAA is seeking volunteers to help staff its Aquaculture Pavilion during this year’s California State Fair. The Fair runs from July 14-31, with volunteers needed each day. Volunteers spend part of the afternoon in the Pavilion, offering information about aquaculture and the fish on display [...]
May 19th, 2011
Aquaculture Committees Not Cut from DFG in Governor’s May Revise California Governor Jerry Brown has issued his much anticipated May budget revision. Given the state of the California economy and state revenues, there were many cuts throughout state government including the elimination of nine advisory committees and review panels at the Department of Fish and [...]
May 19th, 2011
Yesterday the Assembly Appropriations Committee defeated AB 88 (Huffman) which would have imposed mandatory labeling on genetically modified salmon. The vote was 6 in favor, 9 opposed, and 2 not voting. Passage would have required 9 votes. CAA, along with the California Farm Bureau Federation were vocal opponents of the bill, noting that no other [...]
May 12th, 2011
***Please Note the Changes*** Tuesday /Wednesday, August 2, 2011 Sacramento, CA – Board of Directors regular meeting Tuesday, October 18, 2011 TBA – Regular Board of Directors regular meeting
May 12th, 2011
At its meeting last week in Ontario, the CAA Board of Directors spent significant time discussing the need to press for the appointment of a new aquaculture coordinator. The consensus of the Board was that it was extremely helpful and important to have Heather McIntire as acting coordinator, and before her to have Devin Bartley [...]
May 12th, 2011
CAA and the aquaculture industry will be well-represented again this year at the California State Fair. The association will sponsor a day of special events on Aquaculture Day at “The Farm” on Saturday, July 23. The day will include informational presentations, cooking demonstrations by leading chefs, and special opportunities to sample California’s seafood treats. The [...]
May 12th, 2011
In only a decade, the Golden State has become the unlikely epicenter of America’s caviar industry. How does the Sacramento Valley’s harvest match up to the pearls of the Caspian Sea? By STINSON CARTER [Wall Street Journal Online] Erin Kunkel for the Wall Street Journal NET WORTH: Generic-labeled, coated metal tins are designed to age [...]
May 5th, 2011
***Please Note the Changes*** Tuesday /Wednesday, August 2, 2011 Sacramento, CA – Board of Directors regular meeting Tuesday, October 18, 2011 TBA – Regular Board of Directors regular meeting
May 5th, 2011
MEMORANDUM From John Laird, CA Secy. For Natural Resources TO: California Ocean and Coastal Community FROM: John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources DATE: May 2, 2011 SUBJECT: Ocean Protection Council Meeting in Sacramento- May 12, 2011 Please join us for the next OPC meeting on May12, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 [...]
May 5th, 2011
The Board of Directors of the California Aquaculture Association met on Wednesday, May 4 at the Doubletree Airport Hotel. The Board meeting was planned to coincide with the Fish and Game Commission meeting happening elsewhere in the same hotel. CAA leaders were able to attend portions of that meeting, offer testimony, and confer privately with [...]
