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BAP Certifies First Salmon Plant: Multiexport Foods
The Best Aquaculture Practices program has awarded its first certification...
Best Aquaculture Practices Certifies Skuna Bay Salmon Farms
Four salmon farms operated in British Columbia, Canada, by Grieg...
Best Aquaculture Practices Program

GAA coordinates the development of BAP certification standards, thus improving the quality and supply of aquacultured seafood.

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To promote responsible practices across the aquaculture industry, the Global Aquaculture Alliance coordinates the development of Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification standards for hatcheries, farms, processing facilities and feed mills.

The BAP program drives continued improvements via high standards that deliver significant benefits industrywide.

The BAP standards currently cover aquaculture facilities for shrimp, salmon, tilapia, channel catfish and Pangasius. Additional standards are under development.