Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP), the world’s leading third-party certification program for responsibly farmed seafood, has partnered with Great British Chefs to launch a new campaign aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of the BAP label among chefs and consumers, Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced. The campaign, launched on June 15, features recipes with seafood
The report highlights the importance of GSA’s global community and its role in advancing responsible seafood practices through advocacy, education and third-party certification. Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has released its 2025 Annual Report, showcasing a year of measurable progress in advancing responsible seafood practices worldwide. The report highlights key initiatives that would not be possible
Certification of Bern Aqua’s Olen feed mill reinforces leadership in responsible aquaculture, hatchery nutrition and early life-stage feed solutions for fish and shrimp producers worldwide. Bern Aqua, an ADM group company and leading supplier of hatchery and nursery feeds for fish and shrimp, has become Belgium’s first Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified producer with the certification
Potential Non-Compliances (NCs) identified at certified facilities outside of a Best Aquaculture Seafood Practices (BAP) or Best Seafood Practices (BSP) audit are handled by the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) Program Integrity team. These could be standards related (against certified facilities) and/or policy related (e.g. certification bodies) and could be a result of evidence obtained through
This Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) spotlight story features Yumbah Aquaculture, Australia’s largest privately owned aquaculture company that produces abalone, mussels, oysters and Yellowtail Kingfish. Yumbah currently has oyster farms and a processing plant certified to BAP standards. GSA: What inspired you to become involved in the seafood industry? Yumbah Aquaculture: At Yumbah, our inspiration comes
Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) is a third-party certification program developed by Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) that covers the entire farmed seafood production chain. The four star system is used to represent each piece of this chain, which includes the processing plant, farm, hatchery and feed mill. A four-star designation is the highest achievable for BAP-certified
The International Fish Feed Company (IFFC) is the first feed mill in Oman to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced. IFFC was established in 2023 with a state-of-the-art facility and boasts an annual production capacity of 31,200 metric tons of high-quality aquafeed, supporting responsible growth in the aquaculture sector
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