The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA) has appointed Jim Parsons as president, the trade association said on Wednesday.
Parsons is general manager of Seattle-based Cooke Inc. subsidiary Cooke Aquaculture Pacific.
NWAA, formerly the Washington Fish Growers Association, represents aquaculture producers and suppliers in the Northwest region, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia.
The organization also appointed Kurt Grinnell, CEO of Jamestown Seafood, a collaborative venture with the Sequim, Washington-based Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, as vice president.
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