Articles posted during the month of May 2015

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Brakes’ Sustainability Pledge Includes Four-Star BAP Seafood

Brakes Group, the United Kingdom’s largest wholesale food supplier, has committed to source only sustainable seafood, including product from Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified facilities, as part of the Sustainable Fish Cities pledge. By taking the pledge, Brakes agreed to a suite of actions that will ensure that all of its general-sale, own-brand seafood is sourced from 

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World’s First Hatchery Enrolls In iBAP Program

China’s Progift is the world’s first hatchery, and the fifth facility overall, to enroll in the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s new iBAP program. Launched in February, the iBAP program — the “i” in “iBAP” represents “improvement”— is designed to provide assistance and encouragement to aquaculture facilities interested in pursuing Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification. Facilities that 

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BAP Program Hits Milestone With 800th Certified Facility

The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program has reached a milestone, surpassing the 800-facility mark. Currently, more than 800 aquaculture facilities worldwide — processing plants, farms, hatcheries and feed mills — are BAP certified. That’s up from 701 BAP-certified facilities as of Dec. 31, 2014, and 648 BAP-certified facilities as of 

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GAA Partners With Preferred Freezer, UMass Dartmouth To Build Aquaculture Facilities Database

The Global Aquaculture Alliance is partnering with Preferred Freezer Services and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on a project to build a global database of aquaculture facilities, including processing plants, farms, hatcheries and feed mills. The project is championed and funded by John Galiher, CEO of Preferred Freezer Services, a member of the GAA board 

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Applications Sought for Preferred Freezer Services Global Aquaculture Innovation & Leadership Award

The Global Aquaculture Alliance is accepting applications for the Preferred Freezer Services Global Aquaculture Innovation & Leadership Award, the organization announced on May 21. This is the third consecutive year that GAA has organized the competition and the second consecutive year that Preferred Freezer Services has sponsored the competition. Preferred Freezer Services is also a 

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Chilean Outfit Is World’s First Two-Star BAP Mussel Group

Congratulations to St. Andrews S.A., the world’s first group to achieve two-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) status for mussels, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in mid-May. Two-star BAP status denotes that the processing plants and farms from which a group sources are BAP certified. St. Andrews is also Chile’s first mussel farm and second processing 

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M&J Seafood, Part of the Fresh Direct Group, Commits to BAP as Part of Wider Sustainability Platform

Fresh Direct Group’s M&J Seafood — the UK’s largest seafood supplier — announced that it is to further its commitment to the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program by adding 18 new four-star BAP prawn items to its product range. M&J Seafood has a strong history of seeking out responsible choices when sourcing seafood, and 

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Asia’s First Aquaculture Operation Enrolls In iBAP Program

China’s God Bless Tilapia Bao Fang Farm is Asia’s first aquaculture operation, and the third worldwide, to enroll in the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s new iBAP program. Launched in February, the iBAP program — the “i” in “iBAP” represents “improvement”— is designed to provide assistance and encouragement to aquaculture facilities interested in pursuing Best Aquaculture Practices 

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Two More Members Join RAF Board

Dr. Everett Barnes Jr. of RMC Research Corporation and Dr. Michael Tlusty of the New England Aquarium have joined the board of directors of the Responsible Aquaculture Foundation (RAF), the educational arm of the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA). Barnes is president and owner of RMC Research Corporation, a private government consulting company he joined in