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  • Call for Papers Deadline Extended: Aquaculture Canada 2010 & Cold Harvest 2010 Conference and Tradeshow

    Contributed papers are invited for presentation at Aquaculture CanadaOM 2010 and NAIA Cold HarvestTM 2010. All topics related to aquaculture will be considered for inclusion into the conference. Proposed session topics will include: International Mussel Forum; Moving Aquaculture Forward - From Science to Innovation; Finfish Aquaculture; Fish Health; Aquaculture Sustainability; Socio-Economic Implications of Aquaculture for Local Communities; Training and Education; Aquatic Invasive Species; and many more sessions of relevance to industry including an update on regulatory reforms and advances in shellfish and finfish culture.

    Presentations must be of a scientific or technical nature, and a completed abstract form must be submitted through the AAC website...

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  • Aquaculture without Frontiers launches online donation appeal

    BATON ROUGE, LA - December 8, 2009 – Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF) today launched its online appeal to solicit donations from the global aquaculture industry and interested public to support its objective of alleviating poverty by improving livelihoods in developing countries. AwF has created an online secure donor page at its website at www.aquaculturewithoutfrontiers.org where companies and individuals can make donations using their credit card.
     
    “We are also asking the aquaculture community and members of the public to consider making a donation to help us fulfil our objective of working to meet the Millennium Development Goal # 1, which i...

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  • Scotian Pride 2010 Call for Papers

    The Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia extends its Second Call for Papers to everyone interested in participating at the Scotian Pride Conference to be held in January 27-29, 2010 at the Delta Halifax In Halifax, NS.

     

    This year's theme:

     

    “Innovation in Canadian Aquaculture. Perceptions, Facts and Future”

     

    Please forward your abstracts to Fernando Salazar (fsalazaraans@eastlink.ca) by January 20th.

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    Each oral presenter shall be entitled to no more than 20 minutes comprised of 15 minutes for a presentation, plus 5 minutes for questions.

    Oral presentations ca...

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  • Reflections on Aquaculture Canada 2009

    The Aquaculture Association of Canada hosted another great meeting this year, Aquaculture Canada 2009, in Nanaimo, BC in May. This was our 26th annual meeting where we had the opportunity to bring industry, government, researchers, students and others together to focus on issues and developments pertinent to the Canadian aquaculture community. AC09 provided the annual opportunity for our national aquaculture community to get together, discuss opportunities and challenges, network and have fun. It is amazing how strongly connected the people working in all aspects of aquaculture are within Canada. We are like one big family and the camaraderie certainly shows when we come together. The theme of our meeting this year was “Aquaculture: Meeting the Challenges”. Our industry ha...

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  • AAC Launches New Website

    The Aquaculture Association of Canada has had a makeover. A new website has been launched with the emphasis being on improved member service, better functionality and easier information findability, all packaged in a clean and smart design.

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