Annual Renewal

Best Aquaculture Practices certification remains in effect for one year from the date of final certification approval by BAP. In each successive year, facilities must undergo a site inspection and pay a recertification fee based on production volume. Facilities have 30 to 60 days past the recertification date to complete recertification.

Farms must pay a reinspection fee of U.S. $1,800 to $3,000 and a program fee of $1.25 per metric ton, with a minimum recertification fee of $650 and a maximum fee of $5,000. Processing plants pay an inspection fee of U.S. $5,500 and a program fee of $3 per metric ton, with a minimum recertification fee of $5,000 and a maximum of $15,000. Hatcheries pay an inspection fee of U.S. $1,800 to $3,000 and a recertification fee of $650. Feed mills pay an inspection fee of U.S. $5,500 and a program fee of $1.25 per 10 metric tons, with a minimum recertification fee of $3,000 and a maximum fee of $10,000.