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Tropical Aquaculture's monthly newsletter will give you timely and relevant information about our Vermont based company as well as our overseas facilities. Each month we will also be sharing a new sustainability point that we currently practice - so keep your eyes open!

Produmar Obtains GLOBALG.A.P. Certification

Last September, Produmar farm located in Ecuador, was audited under the GLOBALG.A.P. standards by Union Control. Aquamar farm was certified earlier this year making these farms the only two GLOBALG.A.P. Certified farms in the Americas. Both farms market their product exclusively through Tropical.

GLOBALG.A.P. certification is designed to ensure safety and sustainability for a variety of aquaculture products. The standard covers a wide range of points of the production cycle including integrity of the product, food safety, responsible use of resources, worker safety and animal welfare. "GLOBALG.A.P. verifies many of the practices already implemented at our farm. Above all, it has helped reinforce the relationship between the employees and the community," said Eduardo Reyes, Production Manager at the farm." Read more

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Staff Notes

Lisa Falasco, Controller

Lisa shared the exciting news with us that she is pregnant! It's still too early to know if she'll be having a boy or a girl, but Lisa is looking forward to being a Mom for the first time in March!

Congratulations Lisa and Henry!

Meghan Bouchie (now Chambers), Sales Representative

I know what you are all thinking, "Meghan... again??" This girl's so busy we have to write about her in every newsletter! Last week Meghan graduated from the Future Leader's program while attending the National Fisheries Institute's annual meeting in Chicago. We congratulate Meghan on this achievement!

One week prior to her graduation from the NFI's Future Leaders program, Meghan married Jason Chambers in Pittsford, Vt. They had a beautiful day for their wedding and are currently on their honeymoon in the Outer Banks....Congratulations Meghan and Jason!

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