California Aquaculture Association

The Board of the Directors of CAA met at Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute in San Diego last Thursday. The opening of the meeting was delayed for some time because most of the Directors and many of the other members in attendance began the day offering testimony at the meeting of the California Fish and Game [...]

Register Now! CAA joins the NAA in Sponsoring “The Four P’s of a Safe and Sustainable Aquaculture Industry: Practices, Presentation, Promotion and the Press” Friday, October 22, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Hubbs Seaworld Research Institute, 2595 Ingraham Street,  San Diego, CA 92109. Registration for the workshop includes lunch, all of the [...]

FACT SHEET UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FARM SERVICE AGENCY Page 1 September 2010 2009 Aquaculture Grant Program (AGP) Overview The Secretary authorized up to $20 million under Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, to provide economic assistance for aquaculture producers who experienced high feed input costs during the 2009 calendar year. [...]

MEDIA RELEASE - 24 SEPTEMBER 2010 International nutrition experts promote seafood and health in latest Seafood Services Australia videos WHAT might four North American nutrition researchers involved with institutions like the US National Institutes of Health, the Universities of Michigan and Illinois, Cornell University in New York and Canada’s Sherbrooke University have in common? Well, first, [...]

Matthew Berger As farmed fish consumption catches up on wild, a search for sustainable aquaculture picks up steam. Some experts are predicting this is the year in which humans, globally, will begin to consume more farmed seafood than wild-caught. Whether the milestone is reached this year or not, though, it is clear the trend is [...]

Important News for Catfish Farmers USDA Grants Assistance to U.S. Catfish Producers Under Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) recently announced that it has certified a petition for catfish under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program.  Beginning June 25, U.S. catfish producers [...]

Aquaculture Development Committee July 15, 2010 1416 Ninth Street, Room 1206 Sacramento, CA 95814 Call-in line (916) 274-5714 At the discretion of the Aquaculture Disease Committee, all items appearing on this agenda may be deliberated upon and may be subject to action.  The agenda order is subject to change. 9:00    Welcome and Introductions 9:10    Agenda [...]

Recent weeks have made it clear that the Hatchery and Stocking EIR will require substantial changes in the regulations governing stocking of streams and ponds in California.  Proposed regulations being drafted by the Department of Fish and Game appear to have such dramatic consequences for the state that several groups have rallied to try to [...]

Benefits of Eating Fish Need to be Better Communicated says World Health Organization Report highlights danger of not eating enough seafood May 19, 2010 Washington, DC – A joint report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization says governments need to do a better job emphasizing [...]

USDA Extends Sign-Up for Emergency Assistance to Eligible Producers of Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish The USDA has announced that it will accept applications for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) for losses that took place in calendar years 2008 and 2009.  ELAP sign-up ended on Dec.10, 2009, for 2008 [...]