Articles posted during the month of May 2016

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SouthFresh Aquaculture Approaching Three-Star BAP Catfish

U.S.-based SouthFresh Aquaculture is one step closer to being eligible to offer three-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) catfish. SouthFresh Feeds enrolled its feed mill in the iBAP program earlier this year, a precursor to the BAP certification program. The iBAP program is a deadline-driven plan providing technical support for facilities committed to full BAP certification. SouthFresh 

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Peter Redmond To Depart GAA, BAP

Peter Redmond, vice president of market development for the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) division, is leaving the organization following an eight-year stint in which BAP, the world’s leading third-party aquaculture certification program, grew tremendously. Redmond has been instrumental in the organization’s growth and the marketplace’s acceptance, and embracement, of the concept of 

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BAP Mollusk Farm Standards Released

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), the leading standards-setting organization for farmed seafood, has expanded the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification program with the completion of the new BAP mollusk farm standards. The standards encompass all major farmed mollusk species, including mussels, scallops, oysters, clams and abalone, and replace the existing BAP mussel farm standards. 

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BAP Representative Teams Up With China’s Zhanjiang Guolian

Five tilapia farmers in China that supply product to Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Products Co. Ltd. and its subsidiary, Guangdong Gourmet Aquatic Products Co. Ltd., are expected to apply for Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification following a visit by Panchu Duraisamy, BAP’s country representative in India. While in China, Duraisamy worked with the farm director and 

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BAP Auditor Training Course Set for Bangkok in June

The Best Aquaculture Practices’ (BAP) next auditor training course, scheduled for Bangkok, Thailand, from June 19 to 25, is filling up fast. Space is limited. New auditor candidates, returning auditors requiring refresher training as well as industry observers — such as government officials, producers and others who wish to learn more about the BAP certification standards and auditing process — 

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Four-Star BAP Tilapia From China Hits The Market

Four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) tilapia from China will soon be available to U.S. consumers, with the first shipment of four-star BAP tilapia from China just hitting U.S. shores. (Editor’s note: The original version of this press release failed to specify China in the opening paragraph. Four-star BAP tilapia from Paraiso Springs Aquaculture Guatemala is already available in