Global Aquaculture Alliance

The Global Aquaculture Alliance "is an international, non-profit trade association dedicated to advancing environmentally and socially responsible aquaculture. GAA recognizes that aquaculture -- the culture and farming of shrimp, fish, shellfish and other aquatic organisms -- is the only sustainable means of increasing seafood supply to meet the food needs of the world's growing population."

Directors
Accessed February 2009:

OFFICERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 * George Chamberlain, President
 * Bill Herzig, Vice President
 * Lee Bloom, Secretary
 * Rick Martin, Treasurer
 * Wally Stevens, Executive Director
 * Bert Bachmann -- Salmon of the Americas
 * Lee Bloom -- Eastern Fish Co., Inc.
 * George Chamberlain -- Global Aquaculture Alliance
 * John Galiher -- Preferred Freezer Services
 * Bill Herzig -- Darden Restaurants
 * Ray Jones -- Rich-SeaPak Corp.
 * Rick Martin -- Red Chamber Group
 * Sergio Nates -- Fats and Proteins Research Foundation, Inc.
 * John Peppel -- Cargill Animal Nutrition
 * Antonio Pino -- Promarisco S.A.
 * Iain Shone -- Lyons Seafoods Ltd.
 * Wally Stevens -- Global Aquaculture Alliance
 * Erwin Sutanto -- C.P. Indonesia

Association Members
Accessed February 2009:


 * [[All China Federation of Industry and Commerce Aquatic Production Chamber of Commerce] -- http://www.apcc.org.cn/en/Default_en.aspx
 * Associação Brasileira de Criadores de Camarão -- http://www.abccam.com.br
 * Cámara Nacional de Acuacultura -- http://www.cna-ecuador.com
 * Fats and Proteins Research Foundation, Inc. -- http://www.fprf.org
 * International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation -- http://www.iffo.net
 * National Fisheries Institute -- http://www.aboutseafood.com
 * Oceanic Institute -- http://www.oceanicinstitute.org
 * Prince Edward Island Seafood Processors Association -- http://www.peispa.com
 * Salmon of the Americas -- http://www.salmonoftheamericas.com
 * U.S. Soybean Export Council -- http://www.ussoyexports.org
 * Washington State China Relations Council -- http://www.wscrc.org
 * World Aquaculture Society -- http://www.was.org

Conservation International Partnership (2007)
"In partnership with Conservation International, the Global Aquaculture Alliance has launched a pilot project to restore mangroves in abandoned shrimp ponds in the Philippines. The multiyear program is designed to examine rehabilitation methods that benefit both biodiversity and local human interests.

"GAA's Best Aquaculture Practices Coordinator Daniel Lee joined Bambi Semroc and Vangie Miclat of Conservation International (C.I.) on the Philippine island of Negros in March to inspect the proposed site and refine the project plan. The site at E.B. Magalona is an area of particular ecological importance that falls within the megadiverse Sulu-Sulawesi seascape, for which C.I. had previously devised an overall conservation management plan."

Contact

 * Web: http://www.gaalliance.org