August 26th, 2011
The CAA is proud to announce the appointment of their new Communications Director, Michael Lee. Lee, the owner of a proprietary investing and financial consulting firm, serves as the Director of Communications for other organizations relating to the CAA. Lee is an accomplished business professional with experience including financial and business management and advising, accounting, [...]
August 1st, 2011
Kaci Poor/The Times-Standard Posted: 07/30/2011 02:00:10 AM PDT With elections some three months away, oyster farmer and community activist Greg Dale has announced his bid for the Division 2 Harbor Commission seat. Dale, a native of Alaska who has lived in Humboldt County for more than 20 years, said in a press release announcing his candidacy [...]
July 16th, 2011
Pacific Legal Foundation is stepping forward to help fight a bureaucratic assault on recreational freshwater fishing in Califo rnia — a sporting industry that contributes $2.4 billion to the state’s economy, creating thousands of jobs and offering outdoor enjoyment for millions of individuals and families. Stringent, costly — and unjustified — new permitting requirements are [...]
July 8th, 2011
The Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA is granting approximately ten million dollars for projects promoting agricultural commodities. CAA applied for a grant to create seven informational items and 5 video vignettes of fish farmers in California. An updated CAA brochure A vendor information leaflet Several large post cards featuring farmers A packet on healthy [...]
July 1st, 2011
For the past several months, CAWSI members have been participating with other leaders throughout the state on the California Roundtable on Water and Food Supply, a consensus-based forum for leaders to uncover obstacles, identify solutions, and take action to enhance water security for specialty crop agriculture, the public, and the environment. On June 22nd, the [...]
June 24th, 2011
With the Pensacola City Counsel doing its part Monday to bring a fish hatchery and marine research center to downtown Pensacola, the city must now wait to see if BP funding comes through. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservations hopes to build to hatchery on Pensacola’s waterfront in conjunction with Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute… To view [...]
June 24th, 2011
By Richard Gaines, Staff Writer In the watery world, the shift from hunter-gatherer to farming and ranching arrived centuries after it did on Terra Firm. But arrive is has, delivered by dual forces — the need to conserve and stabilize the wild fish stocks in the 1970s, and simultaneous breakthroughs in fish farming… To view full [...]
June 17th, 2011
The Department of Commerce and NOAA have now released national marine aquaculture policies that will help the U.S. meet increasing demand for healthy seafood, create jobs in coastal communities, and protect vital ecosystems. For more information, check out the Aquaculture Policy Page and view the Press Release.
June 15th, 2011
San Francisco’s ever-active Animal Control and Welfare Commission has renewed its push for a pet sale ban in the city – only this time, it even covers goldfish. The idea is to put the squeeze on puppy and kitten mills that supply pet stores, and to discourage “impulse buys” of hamsters and other small pets [...]
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 [...]
