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As we have represented California’s aquaculture industry since 1983, we greatly appreciate your continued membership and involvement with the California Aquaculture Association (CAA).

To provide a brief update, in 2016 CAA accepted the advisory services of attorney Lauren Bernadett with Somach Simmons & Dunn. Lauren has been, and will continue to be instrumental in helping CAA and its members navigate the changes in California groundwater use outlined in the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). In 2016, CAA has also taken significant strides in further developing our relationship with state legislature – Most notably, the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture (JCFA) hearing in Bodega Bay, CA was a significant success that provided an opportunity for our industry to connect and network with state and federal regulators. The hearing was an occasion to present to the legislature a variety of recommendations that are related to improving our regulatory relationships, encouraging more access to resources that promise the development of California aquaculture and that protect our members from the constantly changing political climate. These are the same issues that will shape our agenda in the coming year.

Moving forward, 2017 brings new challenges and opportunities to CAA and our members. We appreciate your continued membership with us and hope that you stay involved with us through the coming years.

Again, we appreciate your membership with the California Aquaculture Association and would like to remind you that, as a member, you:

• Are eligible to vote in CAA elections and other voting events.
• Are eligible for Director nomination (Producer/Associate members only).
• Are eligible to attend CAA Board meetings.
• Are well represented regarding California legislative issues via our legislative advocacy and government relations professionals, who have developed relationships with the Governor, key members of his administration, legislative leadership, and appropriate policy committees.
• Receive a subscription to the weekly CAA newsletter, which includes relevant industry news and updates.
• Receive discounted insurance rates from Placer Insurance Agency.
• Help us in our mission to protect, promote, and grow California’s aquaculture industry.
• Are eligible to submit posts/articles that will be viewable to all site visitors in our Member Posts section. These publications will also appear in Google news and will be viewable via all CAA social media outlets including our RSS feed, Facebook page, and Twitter. (Producer/Associate members only. Limit one post per month).

To renew your membership, please submit membership dues in accordance with the invoiced amount received. If you did not receive a membership invoice, please contact info@caaquaculture.org.