California Aquaculture Association

Please join us at Aquaculture America 2012 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, February 29th through March 2nd. The Aquaculture America Conference, hosted by the U.S. Aquaculture Society (formerly the U.S. chapter of WAS) in conjunction with NAA and the U.S. Aquaculture Suppliers Association, is the only major national aquaculture conference and exposition held [...]

Trout and catfish tanker trucks will keep rolling from private hatcheries to all state waters following Thursday’s action – or make that non-action — by the state Fish and Game Commission. California’s fish stocking program by private hatcheries in state waters will continue under the same permit regulations as the Commission rejected the Department of [...]

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) leadership recently concluded a deliberate review of all programs against mission- and user-based criteria, aimed at finding cost savings and forward-thinking business efficiencies so that timely, accurate and useful data remains available in service to agriculture.  In 2011, NASS made several enhancements within its programs and operations to deliver improved [...]

To help the U.S. aquaculture industry survive difficult economic times and challenges, the National Aquaculture Association (NAA) is offering a series of half-day grower workshops in 2012.  The aquaculture industry has an unprecedented opportunity for growth, but that growth will require that producers be armed with business development skills that can lead to sound management [...]

Dean Farrell, a near and dear friend, has recently passed.  We honor Dean and share this homage, written by Mark Eglington of Blue Beyond Fisheries. “I had the pleasure of meeting Dean Farrell at the2002 WAS meeting in San Diego. I was blown away by how much he knew, and by how willing he was [...]

Small Business Jobs Act: Implementation of Conforming and Technical Amendments This direct final rule contains various amendments conforming SBA regulations to changes made by the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 to several SBA programs, including business lending, disaster lending, and contract bundling. This rule also makes additional conforming changes to ensure that the regulations [...]

Owned and operated by Aquatic Eco-Systems (AES), a company with 30+ years of aquatic systems experience, Green Sky Growers (GSG) is forming roots in the hydroponic and aquaponic industry as a one-stop solution for new design ideas, existing garden troubleshooting, education and installation assistance… In addition to offering supplies, solutions and unparalleled customer service, AES and [...]

FishChoice.com, a nonprofit organization funded by private foundations, was built to help commercial buyers including restaurants, retailers, and distributors find sustainable seafood products as well as help sustainable seafood producers find new buyers. Seafood is not directly purchased through their website, rather the website works as a networking tool providing a directory of products and companies. [...]

NOAA Fisheries has released their “Fisheries of the United States- 2010” report. This report includes estimates for U.S. aquaculture production from 2004 – 2009. The report can be accessed here.

Your CAA Conference Committee met recently to establish a strategy for the upcoming World Aquaculture Society (WAS) conference.  The conference will be held February 29 – March 2, 2012 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada. The CAA will be holding a booth at the WAS conference and hopes to involve visitors with tours, activities, presentations, [...]