Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is an international non-profit

trade association A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association partic ...

dedicated to advancing responsible

aquaculture Aquaculture (less commonly spelled aquiculture), also known as aquafarming, is the controlled cultivation ("farming") of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae and other organisms of value such as aquatic plants (e.g. lot ...

. Established in 1997, GAA works with industry, the NGO community, governments, academia and the investment community. GAA has published

best management practice for water pollution Best management practices (BMPs) is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe a type of water pollution control. Historically the term has referred to auxiliary pollution controls in the fields of industrial wastewater control an ...

for aquaculture, a type of standard that has gained widespread application in traditional agriculture.

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External links

Official website
Aquaculture Agricultural organizations Trade associations based in the United States