From: BRosenberr@aol.com
To: AQUA-L@killick.ifmt.nf.ca
GLOBAL AQUACULTURE ALLIANCE: FURTHER NEWS
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), a new trade association that
promotes aquaculture products and encourages environmentally
friendly fish and shellfish farming, has released an attractive
information packet which contains "a special invitation" for Founding
Members. It also contains:
- The mission statement and by-laws
- A background article on the history and purpose of GAA
- A list of companies that have pledged to become Founding
Members
- A description of NGO activities that threaten the future of
aquaculture
- A budget for the first year
Preliminary Budget for the First Year
A budget of $500,000 has been set for the first year:
- Founding Activities (incorporation, seal, trademark) $40,000
- Code of Practices (consultants, legal fees) $50,000
- Communications and Education (news and information) $130,000
- Fund raising (travel, brochures, communications) $30,000
- Management (staff, office, travel) $250,000
Founding Members
GAA is raising funds for its first year of operations through a one-
time category of membership called Founding Member. The fee is
$10,000. Benefits include:
- Lifetime use of the title Founding Member of the Global
Aquaculture Alliance
- Setting policy during first year
- Listed on the GAA letterhead for the first year
- Names listed on all GAA publications for the first year
- A plaque
More than 20 companies and producers associations have pledged to
become Founding Members. They are:
- Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster), Orlando, FL, USA
- Granjas Marinas San Bernardo, S.A. de C.V., Choluteca, Honduras
- Ralston Purina International, St. Louis, MO, USA
- Maritech, S.A. de C.V., Sonora, Mexico
- The Deli Group, Coral Gables, FL, USA
- A Gexpront, Guatemala
- Sahlman Seafoods, Nicaragua
- Canaipes, Mazatlan, Mexico
- Productora Semillal, S.A., Chinandega, Nicaragua
- CENIACUA, Cartagena, Colombia
- ANDA, Managua, Nicaragua
- Ocean Garden Products, Inc., Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
- Brazilian Shrimp Growers Association, Goianinha, Brazil
- Shrimp News International, San Diego, CA, USA
- Rich Sea-Pak Corporation, St. Simons Island, GA, USA
- Con Agra Corporation, Santa Fe Springs, CA, USA
- Burris Mill & Feed, Inc., Franklinton, LA, USA
- Starich, Inc., AL, USA and Belize
- Bluepoints Company, Ecuador
- Zeigler Bros., Inc., Gardners, PA
- Camera Nacional de Aquacultura, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Empacadora Champmar, S.A., Guayaquil, Ecuador
If you are interested in becoming a founding member, contact Lee
Weddig, Global Aquaculture Alliance, National Fisheries Institute,
1901 North Ft. Myer Drive, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209, USA
(phone 703-524-8880, fax 703-524-4619, email office@nfi.org).
The Next Step
The first Founding Members have ratified the by-laws and elected an
interim board of directors which will serve until the first annual
membership meeting, tentatively scheduled for October 29-30, 1997.
At that meeting, a board of directors and officers will be elected. It is
expected that initial work will involve the formulation of an industry-
based code for responsible aquaculture and a seal of approval
evidencing compliance with the code.
For information on background, we refer to NL31 of April 15, 1997
Bob Rosenberry, Editor/Publisher
Shrimp News International
9450 Mira Mesa Boulevard, Suite B-562
San Diego, CA 92126 USA
Phone 619-271-6354
Fax 619-271-0324
Email shrimpnews@aol.com
Web Page http://members.aol.com/brosenberr/Home.html
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