The Florida Aquaculture Association (FAA) issues a quarterly newsletter as a benefit to members.  For a glimpse of past FAA events, accomplishments, and news, see the newsletter contents listed below and read the "President's Message" on-line:

• Summer 2011:  San Francisco Mills Tropical Fish Sales Ban; What's on Your Bumper?; 2011 Florida Legislative Wrap-Up:  Florida Aquaculture Association; Support FAA's Scholarship and Aquaculture Education Assistance Funds; FTFFA Coop Store; The Resolve to Be Organized
   
• Winter 2011:  New Draft of National Aquaculture Policy Released; In Memory of Donald William Bryne;  What's on Your Bumper?; Farmers are Reminded that the Sign Up Period for Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments for 2009 Has Opened; MSF to Host the 2011 Florida Aquaponic Conference; New Canadian Import Regulations in the Works; Clam Culture Industry Workshop:  A "Mixed Bag" of Applied Research Projects (Focus on the Potential of Sunray Venus Culture and Marketability, Updates on Other Research Projects); FAA Board of Directors Volunteers Needed
   
• Winter 2010:  Frank H. Hoff, Jr. (1938 - 2010); What's on Your Bumper?;  Volunteers Needed; Legislative Review--EPA's Proposed Nutrient Criteria, Budget Sparks Fly, Working Waterfronts, Springs Protection High-Profiled; Fish Meal Numbers; Farmers Asked to Stop Selling Island and Channeled Apple Snails; Aquaculture and the Law; FDA Backs Down on Raw Oyster Closure; UF Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory Spring 2010 Workshops Scheduled
   
• Summer 2009:  FDA Announcement (Ovaprim); FFA Aquaculture Competition Big Success; Photo Highlights from the March 17, 2009, Legislative Reception in Tallahassee; Florida Aquaculture Association 2009 Legislative Session Highlights; An Expert's Guide to Discounting
   
• Winter 2009:  Florida Agriculture Literacy Day Set for March 24; Eugenie Clark Scientific Explorers Award Presented to Mote's Scientific Leaders; Aquaculture Park on the Mend--Repairs Slated for Completion in May; Fish to be Rebranded as "Sea Kittens"; In Memoriam--Robert C. "Bob" Heideman; Florida Marine Science Educators Association Conference (FMSEA 2009:  Education and Research Schooling Together); Fish Tales (Learn How to Navigate the Oft-Murky Waters of Farmed, Sustainable; and Organic Aquaculture)
   
• Fall 2008:  Researchers Confirm Theory on Red Tide Algae Toxins; Supplemental Agriculture Disaster Programs Included in the Farm Bill; Proposed Florida Constitutional Amendments--Amendment 6; In Memoriam--Daniel R. Leonard; Support the Daniel Leonard Scholarship Program
   
• Summer 2008:  Scholarship Awards Available; Fresh from Florida Program Reap the Benefits; FAA / FTFFA Legislative Update; FDA Approves Antimicrobial for Two New Aquaculture Indications; Big Changes Announced for NAA; From Fish Farm to Fuel
   
• Spring 2008:  Mark Your Calendar for the Taste of Aquaculture; Agriculture on Decline in Florida--Increasing Age of Farmers Tempts Many to Grab Off Developer's Bucks; Scholarships Available; State Ag Chief Bronson:  Let's Pay Farmers
   
• Fall 2007:  Notice of Annual Membership Meeting; Suzanne Rawlins Wins Aquaculture Proficiency Award; Help Save the Lab--Immediate Action Required!; Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory (TAL) Funds; Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory Calendar of Events 2007; Florida Aquaculture Association Scholarship Application and Requirements; Farmers Can Take the Heat, But . . . ; Bryans Find New Victoria spp. Water Lily in Brazil; Why You Should Attend the FAA Annual Meeting; Resignation Letter of Longtime Director Dugan Whiteside
   
• Winter 2007:  FDACS Division of Aquaculture Establishes Apple Snail Task Force; FDACS Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture Marketing Awarding Incentive Money; Department of Revenue Rule Concerning Tax Exemption for Powered Farm Equipment; Right to Fact Act Strengthened; Seafood Festivals Make a Splash; What's On Your Bumper?; Funds Available for Species Preservation; Albert Greenberg Named to 2006 Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame; 2005 Florida Aquaculture Survey Released
   
• Summer 2006:  Legislative Update; Book Review; University of Florida Tropical Aquaculture 2006 Calendar of Events; Clam Farming Task Force Focuses on Issues; Aquaculture Puts the "Wild" in Wildwood Middle School; Aquaculture Specialty License Tag: What's on Your Bumper?; CVM Update: Reminder to Aquaculture Producers About the Use of Formaldehyde; New Web Site Tracks Fuel Costs; Mark Your Calendars and Plan to Attend the FAA 2006 Fall Conference
   
• Winter 2006:  Legislative Alert; Tech Corner; University of Florida Tropical Aquaculture 2006 Calendar of Events; Verify Social Security Numbers Online; Make It Known: US Aquaculture Counts!; 2005 Hurricanes Cause $8 Million in Damages to South Florida Aquaculture; Do Fish Farmers Undervalue Their Work?; Florida Aquatic Animal Health Program (FLAAHP); 12 Grade-A Ways to Build a Nest Egg for Retirement; Emergency ICE  
   
• Summer 2005:  Sales Tax Exemption; Officials Add Up South Florida Losses; Alligator Carcasses Could Be Used in Skin-Care Products; Massachusetts Red Tide Closes Federal Waters; A True Survivor; Legislative Session Wrap-Up 2005; Prominent Florida Aquaculturists Recognized; Tyler Helms is State Winner in the FFA Aquaculture Proficiency Award; NAP Coverage; International Boston Seafood Show; We Hear It Caused Quite a Flap
   
• Spring 2005:  In Memoriam of Sandy Young; Florida Aquaculture Auto Tag Now Available; Florida Aquatic Farmers in the News; An Overview of Mote Marine Laboratory Aquaculture Park; Ocean Fish Farming in Federal Waters; New Source of Larvae Could Make Large-Scale Lobster Farms Feasible; Fish May Now Be Shipped Without Water; 2005-06 Florida Aquaculture Plan Available on the Web; New Chair Appointed at the UF/IFAS Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences
   
• Winter 2005:  Revised Guide to Drug, Vaccine, and Pesticide Use in Aquaculture Now Available; PETA Has New Hook:  Let Fish Swim, Not Fry; USDA Requires Country of Origin Labeling for Fish, Shellfish; US Seafood Consumption Reaches Record Level; HBOI Hurricane Damage Update; Air Carriers See Turbulence Ahead; World's Tiniest Fish; Water Expert:  Cooperate--Or Risk Losing It; US is Set to Impose Shrimp Tariffs
   
• Fall 2004:  Florida Farm Bureau News; Sex Secrets of Sea Creatures May Benefit Aquaculture; 2004 Annual Conference Schedule; MUMS Passes; 2002 Census of Agriculture Aquaculture Summary; Programs to Assist Producers
   
• Summer 2004:  2004 Annual Conference Schedule; New Hire Reporting in Florida; Legislative Update; Sustainable Seafood:  Florida Aquaculture Center Seeing Success with Cobia; Aquaculture Approved for Organic Designation; Determined to Halt Fish Fry, Betta Extinguishes Blaze; Aquatic Plant Update
   
• Winter 2004:  Biotechnology and Aquaculture; Disease or Pest Reporting is Required; Mandatory Labeling; Bi-annual Aquaculture Survey Under Way; Update on Spring Viremia of Carp (SVC) and Koi Herpes Virus (KHV);  Struggling US Shrimpers File Antidumping Petition; BMP Notes; 2004 Legislative Update
   
• June 2003:  Industry News; Tax Tip; FAA Member Wins Award; Florida Represented at USDA Workshop; ARC Seeks Your Input; Aquaculture Gumbo Recipe; USDA Announces Additional Disaster Loss Programs; USDA-APHIS-VS Hires Aquaculture Veterinarian Kathy Hughes for Florida; Spring Viremia of Carp Update; Friends of Agriculture; USDA Announces $44 Million in Grants for Renewable Energy Initiatives
   
• February 2003: Tropical Fish Lost on Columbia Shuttle Disaster; Industry News; Call to Action:  2003 Budget Cuts Threaten Division of Aquaculture; Fact Sheet Regarding Florida Aquaculture; Photo Highlights of FAA Fall Conference
   
• April 2002:  Invasive Species Plan in the Works; Juvenile Fish Facts: National Aquaculture Association (NAA) in Action; Aquaculturists Cry PU at Pew Report; John R. MacMillan's Keynote Address at the WAS-NAA Annual Meeting; 2002 Legislative Update
   
• December 2001:  National Aquaculture Association Activities; Legislative Update; HCC's Aquaculture Program Doubles; Aquaculture and Fisheries Statistics; We Need Shellfish Farming; OceanBoy Farms; News You Might Never Use; FFA Aquaculture Proficiency Award Winners; More Environmental Stuff; State Agencies Work on Invasive Species Plan
   
• June 2001:  Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Online News and Information Sources; NAA is Working for You; Hillsborough Community College News Splash; Internet Newsletter; Aquaculture Outlook; And For More Pet Fish News . . .; Environmentalism is Big Busine$$; A Solution Might be Aqua-Media; So Just Eat More, More, and Even More Fish; 2001 Legislative Reception in Tallahassee Photos; Final FAA 2001 Legislative Report; Marvels of Science; Juvenile Fish Facts; Burris Comes to Florida
   
• March 2001:  Legislative Community Budget Issue Requests; Supermarket Seafood Changes; ARC News; So What About This Fish Meal Debate?; Aquaculture's True Impact on Wild Fish:  Industry is Using Alternative Protein Sources; Sturgeon News; Aquaculture Display at the 2001 Florida State Fair Photos
   
• December 2000:  Legislative Update; What's Going on in Washington?; Sturgeon Changes Proposed; Tropical Fish Marketing; BMP Seminars; New NAA Policy:  Aquaculture Research; HBOI Partners with USDA; More Organic Aquaculture; Baby Fish Facts
   
• July 2000:  FAA Final Legislative Report; Fun Stuff; Progress on Strep; Where Does Florida Rank?; Legislative Reception Photos; Aquaculture and the Environment; SRAC News; NADA Annual Report; Division of Aquaculture; Records Set for Seafood Imports in 1999; Sturgeon Culture Risk Assessment Workshop Provides Valuable Information; State Labs Require USDA Certification; Is a Very Finely Split Hair
   
• April 2000:  USDA Aquaculture Outlook; More Census of Aquaculture 1998; Useful Stuff; Federal Animal Transportation Bill; USDA Developing Organic Standards; NAA:  MUMS Proposed Legislation Moves Forward; Annual Meeting Around the Corner; Marketing and Shipping Live Aquatic Products; HBOI Shrimp Report
   
• January 2000:  1999 Consumer Food Safety Survey; News for Youse; NADA News; Aquaculture Funding Requests; Legislative Update; DACS Division of Aquaculture; Legislative Reception Set; Shrimp Funding News; A New Look at Agriculture; What is a TMDL?; Florida FIRST; Pet News; Ag Land Values; 1999 Secretary of Agriculture's Honor Award; Fun Facts; Aquaculture Certificate of Registration; Aquaculture BMPs; So Where's the Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture?
   

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