Please Renew your Membership with the Oregon Aquaculture Association

OAA Members,
Thank you for your support for and engagement with the Oregon Aquaculture Association (OAA). As we move into 2023, we are excited for the future of Oregon aquaculture, the growth of our association, and our continued engagement with industry members like you.

In 2022, the OAA board made a commitment to grow and further strengthen OAA by hiring association staff and establishing additional relationships with related associations and agencies throughout the nation.
 
As we enter this new chapter for our association, we encourage you to support OAA and our continued efforts by renewing your membership. It is only with support from members like you that we will be able to ensure our industry’s growth and success. To renew your membership, please click here. 
 
Below is a brief list of some of OAA’s current activities and recent accomplishments:

• Assisting in the development of an aquaculture literacy and outreach session and networking event at Aquaculture America 2023 in New Orleans, along with the Maine Aquaculture Association (MAA) and other PR and outreach professionals.
• Assisting in the USDA grant project to plan and develop a Pacific Aquaculture Marketing & Innovation Center, along with the California Aquaculture Association (CAA) and the Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA).
• Continuing outreach efforts to further public understanding of aquaculture and its need to meet future demand, increase consumption of farmed aquaculture products, and further develop the aquaculture industry in Oregon and throughout the nation.
• Organized and hosted the Oregon and Pacific Northwest Aquaculture Development Conference: “Investing in the Future of Seafood” in Salem, Oregon.
• Continued to support and work with the National Aquaculture Association (NAA) on:
  • Catastrophic Disaster Assistance: To further integrate aquaculture into the USDA Emergency Livestock, Honey-Bee and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP).
  • Transportation: Reversed a USDA Export program decision to stop endorsing health certificates.
  • Research: Conducting a two-year programmatic review of the five USDA Regional Aquaculture Centers (RAC) to recommend improvements to USDA and support additional funds for applied research, answering farmer questions and solving on-farm challenges.
  • Regulation: Successfully challenged the use of environmental DNA sampling as a state regulatory tool and are challenging federal use of eDNA for surveillance, regulation, and public reporting.

 
Again, we kindly ask that you renew your membership with OAA by visiting oregonaquaculture.org/join.html.
 
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. We are here to serve you!

Sincerely,
Michael Lee, Outreach Officer
[email protected]