Public Comment Sought on BAP Mollusk Farm Standard Issue 2.0
The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Mollusk Farm Standard Issue 2.0 is now available for public comment, Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced. The 60-day public comment period ends on Monday, December 15.
Issue 2.0 has been modified from the previous issue 1.2. The changes made include:
- New links and updated resources for all additional information sections
- Revised and increased the requirements in the Social Accountability section to conform to other current BAP standards
- Reorganized the Environment Responsibility section for clarity and updated it to reflect advanced understanding and tools for measuring carrying capacity and environmental interactions
- Modified approach to Animal Welfare to conform to other current BAP standards, modeling BAP’s four pillars of accountability and traceability.
All public comments received during the public comment period are carefully considered for inclusion in the final draft. All properly submitted comments and GSA’s response will be public, however the author will be anonymous. To comment, please download this form and email it to David Dietz at David.dietz@globalseafood.org.
