Articles in the Category BAP – News

Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) has launched its Seafood You Can Trust marketing toolkit, part of a new, insight-driven campaign designed to help retailers and foodservice operators more effectively communicate about responsible seafood sourcing at the point of purchase. The Save Mart Companies, one of the United States West Coast’s largest regional, full-service grocery chains, has 

Producers certified to the Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) standards made significant improvements across their operations in 2025, with a total of 7,808 improvements made. Total certified production at the plant level at the end of 2025 was more than 3.2 million metric tons. To achieve certification, 

This Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) spotlight story features Cherrystone Aqua-Farms, a family-run shellfish producer based in Virginia who attained certification for their clam and oyster farms. GSA: What inspired you to become involved in the seafood industry? CAF: Seafood is a family legacy. Since 1895 the Ballards have worked the waterways of Virginia’s Eastern shore. 

This Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) spotlight story features Murray Cod Australia (MCA), a 3-star BAP-certified producer established to create responsible white-fish industry built around native Murray cod. GSA: What inspired you to become involved in the seafood industry? MCA (answered by Ross Anderson, CEO): What inspired me to become involved in the seafood industry was 

An independent survey conducted by GlobeScan in 2025 reveals new consumer insights in key regions around the globe. New research conducted by GlobeScan for the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) surveyed a minimum of 1,000 consumers in five key countries: Canada, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The consumers surveyed were those who 

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is taking another step forward in strengthening human rights assurances within its Seafood Processing Standard (SPS). Beginning November 1, 2025, seafood processing plants that opt into the Enhanced Social Module (ESM) will be required to undergo overnight audits if they operate outside of standard business hours (8 a.m.–5 p.m.). This 

Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) and Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) have achieved special recognition from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, GSA has announced. GSA and BAP were awarded a certificate at the Global Technical Recognition Ceremony in Rome on Wednesday, October 15.  GSA and BAP were selected for recognition in the 

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 

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce the official release of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Feed Mill Standard Issue 3.3. The standard will become effective December 22, 2025 at which point all feed mills must apply to Issue 3.3. The updates made to the standard are the result of more than a 

Best Aquaculture Practices will adapt its global seafood industry-leading certification standards to reflect the latest information regarding the viability of potential alternatives to eyestalk ablation, a common practice in shrimp aquaculture for decades. The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) will require all shrimp production facilities around the world certified to Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification standards 

Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) is pleased to announce the official release of its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) Salmon Farm Standard (SFS) Issue 3.0. The standard will become effective on August 5, 2026, at which point all salmon farms must apply to Issue 3.0. Updates have been made to make the standard more robust, including strengthened 

Yumbah Aquaculture, an Australia-based vertically integrated shellfish producer, has become the first oyster producer in Australia to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced. Yumbah produces multiple shellfish species – including oysters, abalone and mussels – from farms in Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. Yumbahattained BAP 

Harimanada Co., Ltd., located in the Harima Sea in the southwest of Hyogo Prefecture, has become the world’s first Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)- certified oyster producer in Japan with the certification of its processing plant. The Harima Sea offers a unique environment for growing oysters, with nutrient-rich waters from five rivers known as the “Harima 

GSA is the only organization in the world that offers third-party certification programs for both farmed and wild caught seafood. Programs like GSA’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) are more important now than ever before. These programs are recognized worldwide for their rigorous standards and credible third-party auditing process and help 

GSA’s Steve Hart discusses his background in aquaculture feeds and what’s next for the BAP Feed Mill Standard. Let’s take a moment and look at where everything in the aquaculture supply chain truly begins: feeds. I think it’s widely recognized that the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification program involves audits of hatcheries, farms, processing plants 

Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) third-party certification programs, Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) and Best Seafood Practices (BSP) grew 5 percent in 2024, ending the year with a total of 4,168 facilities in 45 countries. The overall retention rate was 88 percent. Of the total 4,168 facilities, 540 are processing plants (including farmed and wild capture), 3,132 

Azure Seafood, a seafood supplier located in North America, has endorsed the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program, Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced. Azure Seafood is a seafood supplier to large retailers and other purveyors of fresh and frozen seafood in North America. They offer a wide variety of products, including Norwegian salmon, Atlantic cod 

Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) recently conducted a survey of more than 3,000 consumers in China to better understand consumer purchasing decisions and the awareness of the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) label. A total of 3,079 consumers were surveyed by a third party, with more than half of survey respondents being 30 years old or younger.