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Members

GAA membership is comprised of hundreds of producers, processors, marketers and retailers of seafood products, as well as feed and equipment suppliers that provide ancillary support for the aquaculture industry.

GAA membership is also open to NGO groups and regional and international aquaculture, seafood and trade organizations.

The companies and groups listed below are committed to sustainability and responsibly raised aquaculture. Won’t you join them in support of GAAs activities?

Aqualma - UNIMA Group

Agribrands International Inc.

Agromarina de Panama, S.A.

Alicorp S.A. -- Nicovita

Aquatec/Camanor

Asociación Nacional de Acuicultores de Colombia (ACUANAL)

Asociación Nacional de Acuicultores de Honduras (ANDAH)

Associação Brasileira de Criadores de Camarão (ABCC)

Bangladesh Chapter - Global Aquaculture Alliance

Belize Aquaculture, Ltd.

Bluepoints Co., Inc.

C.P. Aquaculture Business Group

Cámara Nacional de Acuacultura

Camaronera de Cocle, S.A. (CAMACO)

Cargill Animal Nutrition

Continental Grain Co.

Darden Restaurant

Deli Group, Ecuador

Deli Group, Honduras

Delta Blue Aquaculture LLC

Diamante del Mar S.A.

Eastern Fish Co.

El Rosario, S.A

Empacadora Nacional, C.A.

Empress International, Ltd.

Expack Seafood, Inc.

Expalsa-Exportadora de Alimentos S.A

FCE Agricultural Research and Management, Inc.

Fishery Products International

India Chapter - Global Aquaculture Alliance

Indian Ocean Aquaculture Group

INVE Aquaculture, N.V.

King & Prince Seafood Corp

Long John Silver's, Inc.

Lu-Mar Lobster & Shrimp Co.

Lyons Seafoods Ltd.

Maritech S.A. de C.V.

Meridian Aquatic Technology Systems, LLC

Monsanto

Morrison International, S.A.

National Food Institute

National Prawn Co.

Ocean Garden Products, Inc.

Overseas Seafood Operations, SAM

Preferred Freezer Services

Productora Semillal, S.A.

Promarisco, S.A.

Red Chamber Co

Rich-SeaPak Corp.

Sahlman Seafoods of Nicaragua, S.A.

Sanders Brine Shrimp Co., L.C.

Sea Farms Group

Seprofin Mexico

Shrimp News International

Sociedad Nacional de Galápagos (SONGA)

Standard Seafood de Venezuela C.A.

Super Shrimp Group

Tampa Maid Foods, Inc.

U.S. Foodservice

Zeigler Brothers, Inc.
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AIS Aqua Foods, Inc.

Al Fulk National Co., Ltd.

Alicorp S.A. -- Nicovita

American Seafoods Group
American Seafoods is one of the largest integrated seafood companies in the U.S. in terms of revenues. The Company harvests and processes a variety of fish species aboard its sophisticated catcher-processor vessels, its freezer-longliner vessels and at its land-based processing facilities, and markets its products to a diverse group of customers in North America, Asia and Europe.

American Seafoods operates in two principal business segments, at-sea harvesting and land-based processing.

American Seafoods is the largest harvester in the U.S. Bering Sea fishery with approximately 45% catcher-processor market share.

Aqua Bounty Technologies
AquaBounty is a biotechnology company dedicated to the improvement of productivity in aquaculture.

Our mission is to play a significant part in “The Blue Revolution” – bringing together biological sciences and molecular technology to enable an aquaculture industry capable of large-scale, efficient, and environmentally sustainable production of high quality seafood.

Aquamarina de la Costa, C.A.

Camanor Produtos Marinhos, Ltda.
We are a household name in shrimp because we offer a quality product on the marketplace. Our reputation is synonomous with quality in all its aspects -from our relationships with retailers and business partners to our relationship with the environment.-this has earned us.

Capitol Risk Concepts, Ltd
CRC is a full-service insurance agency specializing in risk-free international marine insurance for seafood importers, exporters, wholesalers, manufacturers, and distributors.

With CRC, you can be sure you and your business have the risk-free insurance protection you need at the best possible price.

Cargill
When you choose Cargill Animal Nutrition, you work with a partner committed to creating innovative solutions for improving your production. Our aquaculture consultants tap an extensive network of knowledge, experience and research. We offer you the best possible nutrition for your species and services that will ensure the success of your operation.

Chang International Inc
A fast-growing global seafood trading corporation, Chang International is your connection to the world's most dynamic seafood industry.

At Chang, we work with only the Chinese producers that will deliver the quality you need - at a price you can afford.

The professionals at Chang International export dozens of species of seafoods from around the world to China. At Chang, we take the risk - and expense - out of China market for you.

Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants, Inc., (NYSE: DRI) headquartered in Orlando, Fla., is the world’s largest company-owned and operated restaurant company with almost $6.7 billion in annual sales and through subsidiaries, the company employs approximately 180,000 employees. Through subsidiaries, the Company owns and operates more than 1,700 restaurants including Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52.

Delta Blue Aquaculture LLC
Delta Blue Aquaculture produces and distributes premium, all-natural aquaculture products from integrated and sustainable sources. Using innovation and efficiency we create unique and healthy seafood items, and are committed to delivering service and value that exceeds our customer’s expectations. With a long term perspective, Delta Blue builds a competitive advantage for our customers and suppliers.

Eastern Fish Co., Inc.
Eastern Fish Co. began in 1974, primarily as a fish and crab trading company sourcing products from Alaska and Canada. By 1982 we re-directed our focus to the burgeoning farm-raised shrimp industry and began supplying fresh, consistent, premium quality shrimp.

Today we are one of the world's largest importers and marketers of shrimp.

We at Eastern Fish guard our reputation for integrity and trust as determinedly as we guard the quality of the shrimp, scallops, crab and lobster we deliver to you. We source, import and provide more than 60-million pounds of shrimp per year from 15 different countries. And with every delivery we have one goal - earning your trust every single day.

Empress International, Ltd.
Empress International is a leading seafood marketer with over 50 years of experience. More than a shrimp company, Empress provides a total seafood solution. So whether it's shrimp, fish, crab, lobster or other shellfish, you can find it in our basket of quality, frozen seafood. Empress is also the home of the XCELLENT brand, representing the standard others continue trying to match.

Fishery Products International, Inc.
Fishery Products International is one of the leading broadline seafood suppliers in the market today, serving the foodservice marketplace by delivering solutions to America’s largest restaurant chains, national distributors, and regional specialists. To maintain our position and the value we provide to our customers, our continued investments in culinary expertise, processing technology and seafood market insights are complimented by our dedicated global procurement and quality assurance teams. We are committed to ensuring customers receive reliable supply, superior quality and cost-effective product offerings

Global Food Technologies
Global Food Technologies is a life sciences company dedicated to making sustainable food clean and safe for you and your family.

Our patented non-thermal organic technologies and daily on-site services are focused on the elimination of deadly pathogens and contaminants which too frequently compromise food products during the processing and packaging stages.

We build in extraordinary safety from the start. The iPura seal signifies “The Highest Standard in Food Safety” – it’s not just our slogan, it’s the end result.

Grobest USA Inc
When Grobest was established in Taiwan in 1974, its primary goal was to produce top quality aquatic feeds. Due to quality manufacturing and intensive research the Grobest brand became established as the industry leader. Over the years, the business has grown, expanded abroad and successfully transformed itself into the Grobest Group, a vertically integrated aquaculture enterprise. Through knowledge and advanced technology acquired by decades of accumulated experience, Grobest provides to customers around the world services that include aquaculture production, feedstuff trading, feed additive production, research and development, biotechnology application, feed manufacturing, aquatic food processing and marketing, expert consulting services, and livestock feed manufacturing.

Through this experience and technology - particularly unparalleled feed formulation - the Group is able to provide a wide array of aquatic products and services to meet the highest quality standards required by our global customers. Grobest is committed to safe, traceable, environmentally friendly, and high value products. The Group assigns the highest priority to the continuing development of innovative technology for ecological conservation and proper utilization of natural resources in order to have sustained aquatic production.

Harbor Seafood
At Harbor seafood, we provide outstanding service and valuable market information while supplying quality seafood from around the world

Our business fundamentals are based upon reliability and integrity. We take pride in maintaining long term prosperous relationships with our valued customers and suppliers

Imaex Seafoods
Since opening our doors for business in 1994 IMAEX Trading has been dedicated to producing, importing, and distributing the finest frozen seafood products sourced from around the world. Our company's long-standing reputation with key products in China, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, India and Vietnam enables us to develop and consistently deliver our specialized product mix.

Inspectorate America Corp.
Inspectorate is one of the world’s leading inspection and testing organisations.

Our independent inspection and testing services are delivered at key trading locations across the world and we have more than 6,000 experienced members of staff, including geologists, master mariners and chemists.

We believe every contract is unique and we pride ourselves on offering a personalised service in the very locations in which our clients operate, including new and emerging markets.

International Associates Corp.

King & Prince Seafood Corp.
As North America’s leading supplier of value-added seafood to the foodservice industry, King & Prince® and it’s line of high quality Mrs. Friday’s® branded products is your best resource for the widest variety of flavorful, seafood products.

Our culinary expertise and extensive seafood selection will help you satisfy demand for the fastest growing center-of-the-plate protein. Over 77% of adults eat seafood at least once a month, and 51% of seafood eaters consume more seafood than they did five years ago. Demographic indicators suggest this tremendous seafood growth will continue well into the future.

Lyons Seafoods Ltd.
Our business is processing, sourcing and sales of prawns and other speciality seafoods; fresh cook, chilled, and frozen to retail, foodservice and manufacturers in UK and Europe.

Our philosophy is to provide our customers with the highest quality seafoods, from controlled ecologically sound and sustainable sources - manufactured to the most stringent standards always closely matching our customers aspirations of quality, choice, flexibility and convenience at affordable prices.

It's what we do,
It's our passion,
It's what we have been good at for over five decades

Maloney Seafood Corp.
Formed in 1965, Maloney Seafood Corporation imports and distributes frozen seafood, principally Canadian Snow Crab, Cold Water Shrimp, and Flatfish.

Our sources are worldwide, our customer base is national.

Specializing in program business catering to food service and retail companies, Maloney Seafood has worked hard to achieve its reputation as one of the most reliable, hard-working businesses in the seafood industry.

Mazzetta Co. LLC
Mazzetta Company, LLC founded in 1987, is one of the world’s leading,
fully integrated, direct importers of premium-frozen seafood. Mazzetta
has developed the resources to successfully manage all of the intricate
steps involved in identifying, harvesting, processing and delivering an
uninterrupted supply of healthy fresh tasting, fish and shellfish from the
finest sustainable resources worldwide to restaurants, retailers, distributors, hospitality, and foodservice organizations across North America.

Morey's Seafood International
Morey’s Seafood International LLC specializes in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of restaurant-tasting, high-quality fish and seafood products. Morey’s is constantly working to create new, innovative, and healthy products for consumers.

Our Purpose: To provide value-added services and products which enhance the experience while increasing the consumption of fish and seafood.

Our Core Values:
We respect the dignity of all.
Our word is our bond.
We believe in the development of our people.
Continuous improvement means we are never satisfied.

National Fish & Seafood Inc.
Experienced procurement capabilities. A deep adherence and commitment to quality. Competitive pricing. This is what has put National Fish and Seafood, located in “America’s Oldest Seaport,” Gloucester, Massachusetts, at the top of the Frozen Seafood Chain since 1979.

From shrimp to cod to stuffed clams to breaded flounder, we can accommodate all your frozen seafood needs. Our experienced purchasing department monitors the global harvest seasons to offer consistent quality and supply while negotiating the best possible prices.

National Prawn Co.
Covering an area of approximately 250sq km on the Red Sea Coast in Saudi Arabia the privately owned, NPC is among the largest, fully integrated prawn farms in the world. The ten farms are fed directly from the pristine, crystal clear waters of the Red Sea. Sustainability is an integral part of NPC’s commitment to its customers, employees and shareholders. Every aspect of production from hatchery to pond to plate is monitored and traceable

P.T. Central Proteinaprima, TBK

Preferred Freezer Services
PREFERRED FREEZER SERVICES offers the most modern, state-of-the-art, full service refrigerated warehouses in the United States.

We operate 24 facilities in 9 regions nation wide, with 2 additional facilities actively under construction and 8 more scheduled to commence construction shortly. We have nearly 800 employees and and close to $150 million in sales. With over 180 million cubic feet from coast-to-coast, we offer our customers premier facilities.

As our growth continues, we shall build on this foundation - constructing superior facilities, utilizing leading-edge technologies, incorporating the finest MIS systems available, and hiring outstanding people with the talent and drive to perform.

Our goal is to be rated "The Best" by every customer, employee and vendor we engage with. Please contact any one of us at PREFERRED to find out more about our leading-edge technologies and truly unique approach to this industry.

Promarisco S.A.

Red Chamber Co.
Headquartered in Southern California, Red Chamber Co. has been in seafood business since 1973. The variety of seafood products we offer has allowed us to be an innovator in product development. The diversity of our products allows us to be the leader in the seafood industry.

Rich Products Corp
Sustainability isn't new to Rich's, it's been part of our business for over 60 years. In 2008, we decided to take a more formal approach by creating a long-term sustainability strategy and Center of Excellence to raise awareness and prioritize actions across the company to support a broader initiative. We're also developing a scorecard to measure the total impact of our efforts. Our goal is to drive continuous improvements that are good for business and good for the environment, focusing on long term efficient use of resources, reducing waste, and creating products that delight our customers and have minimal impact the environment.

Sahlman Seafoods of Nicaragua, S.A.
Sahlman Seafoods, Inc. is a fully-integrated production company that farms, processes and markets raw shrimp that includes farm-raised and ocean-caught shrimp under the brand "Bee Gee" from Nicaragua.

The company owns and operates a shrimp farm and processing plant in the northwestern part of Nicaragua.

Sea Port Products Corp.
Catch Our Wave!

We ARE The Leading Seafood Importer…

One of the most recognized and respected names in the seafood industry, Sea Port leads the way in ethics, honesty and integrity. Ride our wave to obtain the best available seafood products.

Variety : One Stop Shop

We provide our customers with outstanding service, the widest variety of quality seafood and the most competitive prices. Shrimp, lobster, crab, scallops and fin fish can all be purchased under one roof, from one company on the crest of one wave.

Seafood Exchange of Florida
Seafood Exchange has been a major seafood processor and importer since 1979. Working throughout the world, our product line ranges from shrimp and fish to chunk light and Albacore tuna in foil pouches.

Our customer-partners include major restaurant and retail chains, many of which count on us to produce their highest-quality private label products.

We are proud members of the National Fisheries Institute and the Global Aquaculture Alliance. We ensure your food safety and quality by manufacturing in facilities certified by the Aquaculture Certification Council, which guarantees that our production processes are safe, traceable, and environmentally and socially responsible.

SeaJoy
TODAY, the Seajoy Group is one of Latin America’s largest producers of premium farmed shrimp. Our operations are completely vertically integrated

* from hatcheries to processing plants
* giving us total control over all facets of shrimp farming and processing.

We have almost 3,000 hectares (7,500 acres) of shrimp farms, producing our Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), which we sell to discriminating buyers throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.

* Our customers trust us to deliver.
* To deliver on time.
* To deliver the quantities they ordered.
* And to deliver the high-quality product they have come to depend on.

Suram Trading Corp., Inc.

Thai Union Group
WHERE QUALITY MEETS
GLOBAL NEEDS

We are the leading of producer and exporter of frozen and canned seafood in Thailand who serves the best quality product from sea to shelf for you.

Trace Register
As the business of supplying food to consumers becomes increasingly complex, producers and regulators are using traceability to assure integrity and quality by showing the life history of each product – from source to sale.

Tropical Aquaculture Products, Inc.
Founded in 1995 and based in Vermont USA, Tropical Aquaculture Products, Inc. is the sales, distribution, marketing and accounting operation of a growing cooperative of aquaculture farms. By focusing on quality and continuity of supply, and ensuring world-class customer service, we have consistently met the growing needs of our wholesale customers.

Tropical's 13 tilapia farms are geographically distributed throughout Latin America. This extensive network combined with five dedicated processing plants, four daily points of entry into the United States and six distribution centers enables us to successfully avoid interruptions in supply. This growing infrastructure is the reason we can guarantee a consistent supply of high quality, fresh tilapia 365 days of the year.

U.S. Foodservice

Urner Barry Publications, Inc.
Urner Barry Publications, Inc. is the oldest commodity market news reporting service in America. Roots of the company date back to 1858 when one of the founders, Benjamin Urner, published the first issue of the "Producers Price-Current."

For more than 140 years, Urner Barry has maintained its leadership position in the field. The company has never strayed from its original goal of reporting timely, unbiased price quotations and market conditions for the poultry, egg, dairy, meat and seafood industries.

Zeigler Brothers, Inc
Our commitment is to ongoing research and development that will fuel economic viability of aquaculture and meet alternative health demands. We believe it is important to focus, not on the economics of feed inputs, but on those nutritional components which will provide the greatest impact on production yields and overall seafood quality.

Features & Capabilities:
. Complete Nutritional Lines for Aquaculture (from Maturation to Growout)
. Organic, Non-GM, and "High Health" Aquaculture Diets
. Expansion, Extrusion, and Vacuum-Coating Processing Technologies
. Active Research & Development Program
. Export to Over 50 Countries utilizing ISO-9001:2008 Specifications

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Alltech

Amanda Foods

Ammon International Inc.

Anova Food Inc

Aqua Star

Australis Aquaculture

Beaver Street Fisheries, Inc.

Binh An Seafood Joint Stock Co.

Black Tiger Aquaculture Sdn. Bhd.

Blue Ridge Aquaculture

C.P. Products

Camanchaca Inc.

Contessa Food Products, Inc.

Cooke Aquaculture Inc.

Cumbrian Seafoods Ltd.

Devcorp International

Diamond V Mills

DSM

Findus Group

Fortune Fish Co.

GenoMar A.S.

Gradient Aquaculture

H & N Foods International, Inc.

H.Q. Sustainable Maritime Industries Inc.

Hanwa American Corp.

Harvest Select Catfish

Inland Seafood

International Marketing Specialists

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health

Ipswich Shellfish Co.

Maritime Products International

Mida Trade Ventures International

Mirasco Inc.

North Coast Seafoods

Novozymes

Novus International

Orca Bay Seafood

Orion Seafood International

PT Fega Marikultura

ProFish Americas

Pacific Aqua Farms, Inc

Pacific Asset Funding

Pacific Seafood Group

Pacific Supreme Co.

ProFish international

Seattle Fish Co.

Seattle Fish Co. of N. M.

Slade Gorton & Co., Inc.

Solae, LLC

Starfish Foods, Inc.

Stavis Seafoods, Inc.

Sysco Foods of Detroit

The Fishin' Company

The Plitt Co.

Trans-Pac Foods, Ltd.

Trident Seafoods, Inc.

TUV SUD PSB Corp. Pte. Ltd.

All China Federation of Industry & Commerce
The All China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Aquatic Products Chamber of Commerce (APCC), is an association of producers in China. APCC assisted GAA during the GOAL 2008 conference in Qingdao, China.

American Feed Industry Association (AFIA)

Bangladesh Shrimp & Fish Foundation (BSSF)

Brazilian Shrimp Farmers Association (ABCC)

Cámara Nacional de Acuacultura

Fats and Proteins Research Foundation, Inc.

International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation

National Fisheries Institute (NFI)

National Renderers Association

PEI Seafood Processors Association

Salmon of the Americas

Seafood Importers and Processors Alliance (SIPA)

USSEC (US Soybean Export Council)

World Aquaculture Society (WAS)